Management (BBA)

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Why Major in Management?

Businesses and organizations need leaders who can motivate teams and help them meet their goals. Majoring in management provides you with foundational knowledge and skills in business leadership that are sought out by employers.

Why Study Management at Iona?

Iona University offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management designed to prepare students for careers in the management of public and private sector organizations. A BBA in Management combines courses typically found in a business administration major alongside classes designed to bolster students’ aptitude for organizational leadership.

With our small class sizes, you have the opportunity to develop close working relationships with our business faculty. They have a wealth of knowledge in the management sector that illuminates their teaching and mentorship. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business is designed to be a hub of creativity and possibility with spaces for students to collaborate on projects and learn from each other.

As a management major, your learning also extends beyond the classroom. Iona’s community connections in New Rochelle and the greater New York metropolitan area offers an abundance of service-learning experiences, internships, case competitions and networking events.

What You'll Learn

A BBA in Management offers foundational knowledge in business administration alongside management courses examining successful teams and enterprises. You gain an understanding of how organizations are structured, and you will develop the thinking, traits, knowledge and skills essential to being a leader in any business.

Throughout the management major, special emphasis is put on building the interpersonal and decision-making skills to help you sharpen your business leadership abilities. Course topics include negotiation, international business management, organizational behavior and human resource management.

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Management Minor

Management Minor for Students

What I find rewarding about my internship at Regeneron is the ability to combine my two passions: business and biology. I take pride in my role, contributing to the development of new medicines, therapies, and biotechnology to help patients.

-Christina Mangiafreno '24, Management Major with a Minor in Biology
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Careers & Outcomes

A BBA in Management degree sets students up for successful business career paths, especially ones that rely on innovative collaboration between teams. This management major is designed to foster business leadership skills that are transferable to a variety of industries and contexts.

Job Titles

Account Manager
Customer Supply Chain Manager
Economic Developer
Human Resource Administrator
Product Manager
Management Analyst
Team Sales Manager

Our Graduates Have Worked At:

I can confidently say that I would not be the person I am today if it wasn't for the opportunities that Iona College gave me as an undergraduate.

Roger Rojas '16, Management concentration

State-of-the-Art Facilities

You will be taking classes in our new state-of-the-art, eco-friendly LaPenta School of Business. This space focuses on the needs of business students and features our expanded LaPenta-Lynch Trading Floor with Bloomberg Terminals and a live stock ticker!

Successful Business Graduates

Numerous courses throughout the BBA in Management utilize case studies and project-based learning to build our students’ career-ready skills. Over the last 5 years, 90% of Iona’s Business students found immediate employment after graduation or continued on to graduate school.

AACSB-Accredited Programs

Iona’s business programs, including the management major, are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) — a highly acclaimed distinction awarded to just six percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Management introduces you to the concepts of business leadership alongside business administration coursework. Our management major provides opportunities to build a career-ready skill set that will serve you well in the workplace.

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