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The world needs business leaders who can bring dynamic solutions to complex problems and meet today’s challenges head-on. Whether you want to work for a Fortune 500 company, develop the digital marketing strategy for an NGO, or start your own venture — you can position yourself for a lucrative career by earning an in-demand degree, certificate or microcredential online.

Oregon State University’s top-ranked online business and communications programs are developed and taught by Oregon State faculty who are corporate leaders, experienced entrepreneurs, industry experts, content creators and world-class researchers. Network among professionals who can help you get where you’re going faster.

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39 programs in business and communications available

 

Undergraduate degrees (13)

Accounting

B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Learn to make financial decisions and drive strategy in a large or small business, government or nonprofit organization.

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Business Administration

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Learn to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, and choose from in-demand specializations that set you apart in the competitive job market.

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Business Analytics

B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Integrate datasets and tools to address business challenges, mitigate risk and gain a deep understanding of business operations, customers and markets.

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Business Information Systems

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Become an innovator at the intersection of business and technology by serving global organizations and helping businesses gain the insights they need most.

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Contemporary Music Industry

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Tap into your creative interests to become an innovator who has the artistic skill and business savvy to influence modern music practices, media and the entertainment industry.

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Digital Communication Arts

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Become one of the new media leaders of the future as you learn innovative, cutting-edge industry standards in technology and communications.

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Economics

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Become a skilled analyst of data, marketing trends and human behavior, so you can help businesses and governments make more informed decisions and influence economic policy for the betterment of all.

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Finance

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Gain an in-depth understanding of how to invest money and raise funds to influence business operations and impact entrepreneurial ventures in virtually every industry.

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Hospitality Management

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Develop the advanced knowledge you need to excel in leadership roles within the dynamic hospitality industry, with a focus on service, operations and technology.

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Management

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Become an effective leader who can manage diverse projects and people by gaining the ability to solve problems through strategic communications.

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Marketing

B.A. or B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Immerse yourself in the science of consumers, products and communications as you develop the expertise to improve business brands through marketing insights.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Management

B.S.
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Learn what it takes to deliver insight and analysis that can improve supply chain resiliency and sustainability, and gain skills to solve business problems using knowledge of global logistics systems.

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Sustainability

B.S. (Postbaccalaureate or double degree)
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Gain interdisciplinary expertise in sustainable practices through this double-degree program, and build a career that can impact all aspects of global business, politics, economics and society.

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Undergraduate certificates (1)

Organizational Leadership

Undergraduate Certificate
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Gain strategic communication and leadership skills, and learn how to effectively find, motivate and lead talented employees while running dynamic projects.

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Undergraduate microcredentials (19)

Business and Professional Writing

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Sharpen your professional writing and communication skills and gain helpful strategies for creating clear and concise technical documents, presentations and more.

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Business of Viral Content Creation

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Learn to strategically analyze and produce content with the intention of building your own platform and brand, and sharpen your content gathering, evaluation and writing skills.

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Consumer Analytics Fundamentals

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Equip yourself with the marketing and analytics skills to make decisions that advance organizations, and learn to apply human behavior principles to various business contexts.

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Content Development and Production

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Enhance your creativity and gain the applied skills to visualize a text narrative into an audio/visual media production, and develop the ability to manipulate sound media.

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Digital Marketing Fundamentals

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Understand digital channels, tools and trends — including search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) — so you can grow your business and advance its goals.

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Disparities and Discrimination Through an Economic Lens

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Take part in the economic analysis of disparities with a focus on theories and evidence of discrimination, sources of employment and wage disparities, and policies to remedy economic inequality.

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Economic Foundations

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Study how institutions allocate resources, the consequences of resource distribution, and learn to analyze decisions in markets and everyday settings.

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Identification

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Learn design-thinking principles that will help you identify and scale emerging business opportunities, and learn entrepreneurship basics and a framework for process innovation.

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Innovative Healthcare Leadership

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Use exercises, simulations and real-world business scenarios to learn the key principles of healthcare management, and discover the forces that shape organizational performance.

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Innovative Healthcare Management

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Learn how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to health care delivery systems and create innovative management solutions that better support health care workers and patients.

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Occupational Safety in Supply Chain Management

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Maximize the health and safety of workers by learning how to manage exposures to hazards that come about from the products, processes and services organizations provide.

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Organizational Leadership

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Explore effective leadership styles that best fit your personality and preferences, and develop vital skills in the capacity of mentoring and cross-cultural communication.

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Professional Readiness

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Acquire the knowledge that employers need most when it comes to hiring and promoting individuals, and become a skilled problem-solver who makes sound decisions.

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Professional Sales

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Study the concepts and principles of effective sales strategies, and become skilled in persuasive communication, personal selling techniques and how to identify opportunities.

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Retail Management Fundamentals

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Learn about all levels of management responsibility related to merchandising and store operations, and gain the ability to effectively market brands, products and services.

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Sports Business

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Empower yourself to develop marketing strategies, evaluate strategic implications of sponsorship and apply analytical skills to improve sports business decision-making.

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Supply Chain Analytics

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Develop critical analytical skills and learn how to make data-driven business decisions. Learn how to analyze and improve supply chain challenges using proven, data-informed research methods.

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Supply Chain Logistics Management and Procurement

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Discover how to blend practical analysis skills with knowledge of supply chain management, and fine-tune your interpersonal and innovation skills through experiential learning.

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Supply Chain Management Fundamentals

Microcredential
Overview    |    Classes    |    Skills

Build decision-making skills related to project and inventory management as well as the ability to apply process management concepts needed to solve workplace problems.

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Graduate degrees (2)

Business

MSB
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Develop strong business acumen and leadership qualities while gaining the tools to be an expert in the workforce in this MSB program, which offers a variety of specialization options.

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Business

MBA
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Gain in-demand business skills through a highly regarded MBA program. Choose from several specialization tracks, which were designed with industry feedback to give you a competitive edge.

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Graduate certificates (4)

Business Analytics

Graduate Certificate
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Learn how to integrate information technologies with data science as you manage, mine, explore and analyze large data sets while developing skills that are in high demand.

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Business Fundamentals

Graduate Certificate
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Become an in-demand professional with knowledge of key business concepts such as operations, finance, law, accounting and marketing that you can immediately put into practice.

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Leading and Creating Change

Graduate Certificate
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Using practical methods, develop professional leadership skills that are valued by organizations that prioritize social, organizational and environmental health and justice.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Graduate Certificate
Overview    |    Careers    |    Skills

Start your career in a rapidly growing industry by acquiring the skills to manage the flow of products, from sourcing raw materials to transportation to manufacturing.

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Undergraduate minors (19)


Graduate minors (1)


Learn more about Oregon State’s online programs in business and communications.

Oregon State Ecampus graduate Patric Papabathini walks forward with a smile on his face and a laptop carried under his left arm. He is wearing a half-sleeve, light blue button-up shirt under a dark blue Nehru collar vest with a handkerchief in the breast pocket.
I always wanted to move into management. So having a business degree can get me the job that I want.”
Patric Papabathini, '18
B.S. in Business Administration

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