Management (B.S.)

In a fast-paced, global and complex world, businesses need excellent managers to keep them productive and competitive.

The management major combines a strong liberal arts foundation with a hands-on professional education that prepares you to think critically, creatively and collaboratively when solutions are needed for challenging problems in business. Plus, with the option to specialize in human resources, you can tailor your studies to align with your career aspirations.

If you enjoy taking a leadership role and working with diverse groups of people to help them accomplish goals and improve organizational effectiveness, then management is the major for you.

Program Highlights

Honors in Management

The Honors College offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. You’ll enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles.

The honors degree requires:

1. All requirements for the B.S. in management
2. All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree

The honors credits in the major must include at least six credits of BUAD and/or FINC courses. They may include required courses from other Lerner departments.

Program Requirements

For the most accurate and up-to-date degree requirements, visit UD’s course catalog. Under the Department of Business Administration, select “Display Programs” to find your degree and view course options and sequencing.

Career Opportunities

Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2024, 95% of Lerner’s management graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $58,927) or pursuing further education. For more information on career resources please visit the Lerner Career Services Center.

Top Employers

Some of the top employers of Lerner’s management graduates include:

• Exelon Corporation
• Capital One
• Techtronic Industries
• Amazon
• PepsiCo
• Deloitte
• Aramark
• Citi
• NBCUniversal
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with a management degree include:

• Account Executive
• Business Owner
• Client Service Business Analyst
• Consultant
• Human Resources Generalist
• Human Resources Representative
• Technical Recruiter

Visit the Career Outcomes of Lerner management students to see more top employers, job titles, salaries and locations.

News

• Lerner Profs Define Greed as Harmful to People, Society - Analyzing more than 500 academic studies across economics, psychology, management, finance and sociology, their conclusion was unequivocal: greed is neither good nor sustainable.
• Lerner Career Lab Prepares Students for Real-World Careers - Lerner Career Services introduces Career Lab, a monthly workshop using employer-designed job simulations to help undergraduate and graduate business students gain hands-on experience, explore career paths and build job-ready skills.
• Lerner College Hosts Annual Management Research Summit - During the day-long conference, management scholars met with one another, discussed research ideas and created future collaborations for research.
• Data-Driven Decisions Saving Lives in Health Care - Distinguished researcher Julie Swann showed Lerner students how operations research and data analytics inform life-saving healthcare decisions, from pandemic response to equity-focused system design, during the W.L. Gore Lecture Series.
• Lerner Prof Beth Schinoff Discusses Peloton Research - UD management professor finds developing workplace relationships is almost as easy as riding a bike.

Admissions Information

Learn more about undergraduate admissions requirements, deadlines, tuition and financial aid available to you.