Great leaders are made, not born
Managing people is one of the most rewarding (and challenging) parts of doing business. But there’s more to it than being a “born leader.” Skilled management requires careful study of current research-based best practices.
The Tippie BBA in management will provide you with the communication, strategy, and leadership tools you need to run teams, divisions, even entire businesses. Know what else it provides? Plenty of room for career growth and upward mobility. A management major is perfect if you’re looking for a supervisory role in the future. Popular double majors include accounting or finance—both a great avenue to an entry-level role where you can move up the ranks and claim more responsibility.
Three tracks, one solid foundation
In addition to providing the core business disciplines of accounting, economics, finance, and marketing, Tippie’s BBA in management offers three career-specific tracks that let you tailor your education to your personal goals.
Entrepreneurial management
Gives you the skills you need to finance, develop, and market new products and even new businesses.
Human resource management
Prepares you to recruit, develop, and train a business’s greatest asset—its people.
Leadership and management
Gets you ready to be the go-to person, whether it’s running a project, a team, or an entire office.
“I knew I wanted to build up my leadership skills, so I went into management for an explicit understanding of how leadership ‘worked’—and to see what I could improve on as a leader.”
# 20
BEST PUBLIC UNDERGRADUATE Management MAJOR
U.S. News & World Report, 2024-2025
# 28
Best college for entrepreneurship
Princeton Review, 2022
$ 55,000
Average starting salary for management grads
Class of 2022
95 %
Management alums employed or in grad school
within 6 months of graduation, 2020
Prepare to advance
Graduates with a Tippie BBA in management are forging successful management careers with businesses and nonprofits across the country.
Entrepreneurs welcome
The Tippie College of Business is home to one of the nation’s leading resources for entrepreneurship and innovation. If you’ve already got a business idea on the back burner, Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) can help you get it off the ground. You can also enhance your BBA degree with a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management.
More about management at Tippie
Our Department of Management and Entrepreneurship includes highly skilled faculty from all over the world with a mix of research credentials and hands-on experience that will give you a well-rounded perspective on the field.