Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship

The entrepreneurship (ENTR) major will provide you with the knowledge, skills, connections and resources you need to launch a startup, foster innovation in an established company or develop sustainable solutions to important societal problems.

Technology innovation changes the world by creating new knowledge, disrupting established industries and reshaping career paths. The entrepreneurship major prepares you to adapt and thrive amidst this rapid change.

Through first-hand experience, you will learn to recognize opportunity, generate ideas, validate business models, influence others, bring innovative technologies to market and launch and grow new ventures. You’ll join other students and entrepreneurs through the programs of Horn Entrepreneurship.

What I love about my major

In this video, UD Lerner College students majoring in entrepreneurship discuss why they chose their major – why it is unique and opportunities they’ve had that will prepare them for their careers.
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Program Highlights

Focused Study

Enrollment in the ENTR major is limited to 30 students per year. This enables us to deliver a high-impact, small-school experience as well as the many opportunities associated with attending a major research university.

You’ll move through the program with the other students in your class as a cohort, completing required entrepreneurship courses and being immersed in the broader entrepreneurial community together. Seasoned entrepreneurs and business leaders actively engage with you in all program courses and co-curricular activities.

Program Requirements

Suggested Course Sequence

Career Opportunities

Within 6 months of graduating, for the class of 2022, 95% of Lerner’s entrepreneurship graduates are employed (earning a mean starting salary of $58,842 – 3 year average 2020-2022) 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 entrepreneurship graduates include:

• The Siegfried Group
• AlphaSights
• Indeed
• Livestream
• S&P Global
• Self-Employed
• Skyline Artists

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with a entrepreneurship degree include:

• Founder and CEO
• Market Associate
• Advisory Associate
• Account Executive
• Digital Strategist
• Product Developer

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

News

• Lerner Professor Amanda Bullough Publishes Case Examples Featuring Women in Business - Bullough couldn’t find affordable case studies to teach women entrepreneurs in developing countries. So, with the help of Lerner students, she wrote her own.
• Lerner Student Alexa Bachonski Enjoys “Super” Internship Experience - UD junior Alexa Bachonski served an internship with premium hospitality business On Location during this year’s Super Bowl in Arizona, working the big game for the second consecutive year.
• Blue Hen Places in Top 1% at National Sales Competition - Lerner College junior Amanda Zicherman was named in the top 1% of participants in the National RNMKRS College Sales Competition.
• UDREAM Program Helps Lerner Students Succeed - UDREAM peer mentors help new students pick classes, manage schedules and get involved in extracurricular activities to acclimate them to life at UD.
• UD’s Entrepreneurship Recognized - University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship program is one of the best in the nation, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.

Admissions Information

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

Admissions & Financial Aid