Business Administration, Management Concentration, BA Online

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Program Overview
Program Highlights
Why Earn Your Online BA in Business Administration with a Management Concentration?
What Can You Do with a Degree in Business Administration with a Management Concentration?
Accreditation
Dr. Carrie Colbert Wins ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award
Why Choose NEC?
Recognition and Rankings
Program Data
Degree Requirements
Faculty
Frequently Asked Questions
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Bachelor of Business Administration with a Management Concentration Program Overview

NEC’s online Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration with a concentration in Management degree may prepare you for various career possibilities across industries. As a student, you’ll gain a solid liberal arts and business foundation and hone your competencies in planning, budgeting, and leadership.

Through real-world examples and interactive activities in each seven-week course, the concentration emphasizes valuable communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills. By studying under industry experts who are active in the field, you’ll gain insights into the latest business practices and trends that can bolster your confidence for entering the business world.

Available BA in Business Administration Online Concentrations

Additional Academic Options

Associate of Arts: Receive a general business background in two years.
Master of Business Administration: If you are especially motivated, you can qualify to participate in our accelerated Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and earn both a BA and an MBA in under five years. Both degrees may be earned with a combined 148 credits, and after receiving your bachelor’s degree at NEC, you will be eligible for a 25% discount on the master’s program.

Business Administration, Management Concentration Program Highlights

100% Online	Experienced	Engaging
Build your study around your busy schedule.	Study under subject matter experts with current field experience.	Interactive format designed for ample faculty-student communication.

Why Earn Your Online BA in Business Administration with a Management Concentration?

New England College’s online BA in Business Administration, Management concentration is an undergraduate degree designed for efficiency, from initial enrollment to final coursework. This creates an engaging and accessible learning environment to help you focus on your knowledge and skill development.

100% online to fit into your busy schedule
Multiple term starts each year, so you can start sooner
Four-credit, seven-week courses, so you can finish sooner
Taught by subject matter experts working in the field
Highly interactive format with frequent communication among faculty and students
Streamlined admission process—only submit your application and transcript(s); no ACT/SAT score needed
Financial aid and generous transfer credits policy

Online BA in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Apply language and principles of accounting, marketing, management, and finance
Analyze decisions using quantitative methods and information systems
Evaluate the legal, ethical, and global environments
Develop effective decisions and actions for sustainable enterprise

What Can You Do with a Degree in Business Administration with a Management Concentration?

Earning an online BA in Business Administration with a concentration in Management can provide ample career potential. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts 1.1 million job openings in management occupations annually between 2022 and 2032. This growth can allow graduates to pursue a range of business administrative and management roles across organizational departments and industries.

Marketing Manager

$138,700*

Healthcare Administrator

$104,830*

Assistant Business Manager

$54,980**

*Salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2022

**Salary data from Payscale as of January 2024

Accreditation

ACBSP accreditation logo

In addition to institutional accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), NEC is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for the following business programs:

BA in Business Administration, online and on campus, all concentrations
MBA, all concentrations, English and Spanish
MBA Executive program, all concentrations

Dr. Carrie Colbert Wins ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award

Professor Carrie Colbert Dr. Carrie Colbert, Professor of Business Administration at New England College, has been selected as a regional recipient of the 2024 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. Each year, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) celebrates excellence in teaching by recognizing faculty members who go above and beyond in their dedication to students.

“I am humbled and honored to be recognized for the work I do for my students,” Colbert stated. “My number one priority has always been my students and making sure they have everything they need to successfully achieve their professional and personal goals.”

Why Choose NEC?

New England College (NEC) is a private, nonprofit college founded in 1946 to serve the needs of servicepeople attending college on the GI Bill after World War II and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Today, NEC is an innovative, military-friendly institution and one of the top five liberal arts colleges in New Hampshire.

NEC offers 60 associate and bachelor’s degrees, as well as more than 20 master’s degrees and one doctoral degree program, all delivered by dedicated faculty focused on giving students opportunities to live what they learn. With access to many clubs, outdoor activities, natural areas, internships, and professor-led trips, NEC students have many ways to meet new people and try new things.

At NEC, the world is your classroom.

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Recognition and Rankings

NEC Ranked Top Online College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as one of the best Online Colleges in New Hampshire, as acknowledged by Forbes Advisor, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

NEC Ranked Top Online Degree Program

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading online college in NH, as acknowledged by Intelligent.com, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

NEC Ranked Top College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading college in NH, as acknowledged by EduRank, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

Program Data

Below is information on student enrollment, yearly graduates, and the share that students in business programs make as a percentage of all NEC undergraduate students. The data shown is from the fiscal/academic year ending in June 2024. The data for each program includes all students in the below-referenced program, including those enrolled in a concentration.

Program	Enrollment	Share of Programs	Graduates	Graduates as a % of Enrollment
BA Residential	125	10.6%	25	10.1%
BA Online	52	4.4%	14	5.6%

Method of calculation:

Enrollments—Includes any student who was enrolled in the program at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Students who were enrolled in multiple semesters are only counted once.
Share of Programs—Includes any student who was enrolled in the program at any time in the year 2024 taken as a percentage of all students enrolled in any NEC degree program at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Students who were enrolled in multiple semesters are only counted once.
Graduates—Included any student who graduated from one of the referred programs at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024.
Graduates as a percentage of enrollment—The percent of graduating students as a percent of the total number of enrolled students during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Note that if all students who entered the four-year program stayed at NEC and graduated on time, this percent would be 25% as graduating seniors would make up a quarter of all the students enrolled in the program. A number less than 25% suggests that some students are taking longer to graduate, do not graduate, transfer, or that enrollments are uneven between years.

Degree Requirements

Business Core Requirements

(52 credits)

Management Concentration Requirements

(12 credits)

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor's Degree

Electives

Select additional electives to meet 120 credits required for a bachelor's degree.

Elective Courses

Faculty

Dr. Carrie Colbert

Professor, Business Administration
Phone: 603.428.2438
Email: ccolbert@nec.edu

Expertise and Achievements
• Holds five marketing certifications
• Member of American Marketing Association, Network of Executive Women, and National Association of Professional Women
• Guest speaker on a variety of business and marketing topics

Educational Background
Doctor of Management, University of Maryland Global Campus
MBA, California State University, Los Angeles
BS in Marketing Management, California State University, Los Angeles

Bio
Dr. Carrie Colbert, Dr. C to her students, manages the marketing side of the Management Division. She teaches the majority of the marketing courses, including Advertising and Brand Promotions, Digital Media Marketing, Consumer Behavior, and Personal Selling and Customer Relationships.

By trade, Dr. Colbert is a marketing management professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, promotion development, data analysis, and marketing management. She has held senior-level positions with Valassis Communications, Dole Food Company, Symphony IRI, and The Nielsen Company. She has also worked with many CPG manufacturers such as Nestle USA, Kraft, Mission Tortillas, and Nissin Foods, along with various grocery and drug retailers (e.g., Ahold USA, Delhaize, Winn Dixie, Rite Aid, etc.).

Dr. Colbert owns and operates Doctor Colbert Consulting, a marketing management consulting company where she helps small businesses build their customer base and increase exposure.
Cynthia Burns Martin
Professor, Business Administration; Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness
Phone: 603.428.2214
Email: cmartin@nec.edu

Expertise and Recent Press

Expertise:
Cynthia’s recent writing and public presentations are place-based non-fiction—prompted by oral tradition or published town histories; informed by extensive primary document research; focused on decisions made by individuals; and understood within the context of broad national and regional changes in the economy, technology, political environment, and society during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Recent Press:
- New England College, Arcadia Publishing, 2016
- Vinalhaven Island’s Maritime Industries, Arcadia Publishing, 2015
- “Bodwell Granite Company Store and the Community of Vinalhaven, Maine, 1859–1919,” Maine History, 2012
Educational Background
MBA, Boston University
AB in English Literature, Smith College

Bio
Cynthia Burns Martin, Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, is responsible for accreditation and assessment of New England College. She is a tenured Professor of Business Administration, with more than 30 years of fulltime teaching experience, primarily in undergraduate marketing and management, at NEC. In the past, she served as Assistant Dean of the Management Division, Chair of the Management Collegium, Chair of the Social Sciences Division, and Assistant Dean for Special Projects. She is an elected member of the Scholar Practitioner Committee of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, which publishes the Transnational Journal of Business.
Dr. Erin Wilkinson Hartung
Dean of Management; Associate Professor, Business Administration
Office: John Lyons Center
Phone: 603.428.2301
Email: ewilkinsonhartung@nec.edu

Educational Background
- DBA with specialization in International Business—Marketing, Alliant International University
- MIBA, U.S. International University
- BA in International Relations, Second Major in Business Economics, University of San Diego
Research Interests
- Social venture business models
- Livelihood development and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bio
Erin Wilkinson Hartung is a marketing, academic, and business consultant with over 15 years of experience in higher education, global development, and small business advising. Her specialties include competitive analysis, international marketing, consumer behavior, and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has held international teaching positions

Wilkinson Hartung has consulted with numerous small business agencies—such as the SBDC, CWE, and MBDA—assisting small businesses with market planning and training, often times bringing client projects into the classroom. She also has experience in global development championing women’s empowerment as she has worked on several NGO-sponsored international livelihood development projects.

Wilkinson Hartung is a Fulbright Scholar and spent 2012 teaching, doing research, and working on social venture marketing and sustainable entrepreneurship in Tanzania. She continues traveling to Tanzania and is active in her follow up on these entrepreneurship projects. Outside of her professional interests, Wilkinson Hartung travels widely, cooks, bikes, and kayaks. A transplant from southern California, she enjoys living in New England with her family and dogs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to complete the BA in Business Administration with a Management Concentration?

NEC’s online BA in Business Administration, Management concentration typically takes four years to complete.

How is the Business Administration Management Concentration program structured?

NEC’s online BA in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management consists of 120 credits, as follows:

Business Core Requirements (52 credits)
Management Concentration Requirements (12 credits)
Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum (40 credits)
Electives (16 credits)

What are the benefits of completing a degree in business administration with a management concentration?

NEC’s online BA in Business Administration with a Management Concentration can help you build the competencies to take a holistic approach to management in key aspects of business, such as accounting, marketing, and finance. It also prepares you to meet modern business challenges, including ethical business concerns.

How do I enroll in NEC’s BA in Business Administration, Management Concentration program?

You can enroll in NEC’s BA in Business Administration with a Management Concentration program by applying directly on the NEC website. NEC does not charge an application fee and does not require standardized test scores.

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