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Business Management
Social responsibility matters.
Business management, economics, marketing, and finance all impact the world around us. At Northland, we take that a step further with our business management program. Northland blends traditional business principles with a strong focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship.
This major equips students with the skills to navigate the complexities of managing organizations while integrating principles of environmental sustainability. Core business courses cover finance, marketing, operations, and strategic management, but with a unique twist. Students learn to apply these concepts within the context of environmental and social challenges and opportunities.
Program Emphasis Options
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Business Management
Prepare yourself for a career in accounting, small business, management, and other areas of business. You’ll take classes on global business/marketing, quantitative methods, and technology and communication, all while gaining management and strategic development skills through our internship opportunities.
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Build on the basics of entrepreneurship and ecological and social concerns through business planning, product development, and the evaluation of existing businesses. You will learn to recognize change, identify challenges to a sustainable world, and to create market opportunities for sustainability-focused businesses.
Why Northland?
Experiential Learning
An education at Northland involves more than just sitting in lecture halls. We combine classroom learning with immersive field studies and opportunities within the community to create a one-of-a-kind learning experience. Our career-focused curriculum will provide you with the tools and confidence to succeed in anything you do.
Access to Financial Aid
Think all private colleges are expensive? Think again. With 99% of all Northland College students receiving some form of financial aid, you can receive a private school education at a public school price.
Proven Outcomes
A degree from Northland is your pathway to opportunity. Our 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio allows our professors to personally invest in your success, and the results of this approach speak for themselves. 93.5% of our recent graduates are employed or in graduate school.
Full-Spectrum Sustainability
At Northland, we live our sustainability mission every day. Going green is a part of everything we do as an institution and everything you’ll do as a student—from how you’ll live, to what you’ll learn, and ways you can contribute.
Live & Learn in a Natural World
Our location in Ashland, WI, a small, safe community of just over 8,000 tucked along the south shore of Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and over a million acres of national forest, creates truly unique educational and recreational experiences.
Work with the Best & Brightest
Our faculty are passionate about learning—and not just student learning. They are dedicated learners and scholars, and that shines through in the classroom and in the field. And they’re more than just teachers. They are mentors who often establish life-long relationships with students.
