Business administration degrees abroad
Business administration is one of the most popular business degrees you can study, and it can lead to a wide range of careers after graduation. It gives you a good understanding of a range of business principles, as well as management, communication and decision making skills.
There are many business administration degree programs available all over the world, so your study abroad options will be huge. Studying abroad means you’ll get to learn and experience business practices in a new country, giving you a valuable new perspective on the subject.
Studying abroad is also a great opportunity to broaden your personal horizons, meet new people, and improve your language skills. Most employers look favorably on graduates who have studied abroad, as it shows your willingness to try new things.


Business administration program structure
You can study business administration at associate and bachelor’s level. Bachelor’s are offered as BA, BSc or BBAs. BBA is a Bachelor of Business Administration, and can be more focussed on administration subjects than a BA or BSc. Bachelor’s in business administration typically take three or four years to complete.
At postgraduate level, an MBA (Master of Business Administration) is regarded as a prestigious qualification. They are often studied by students who have several years of work experience in the business sector, and want to pursue a leadership role. An MBA usually takes two full years to complete, but some business schools do offer intensive one year courses.
Business administration is sometimes seen as offering an all-round business education, therefore the program content can be quite varied. Modules and topics that most programs cover include:
- Accounting and finance
- Marketing
- Supply chain and operations management
- Entrepreneurship
- Human resource management
- Information systems
- International business issues
- Business law
- Management strategy
- Digital marketing
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Business administration study abroad programs
Business administration undergraduate programs
Bachelor's in business administration
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Business Administration: Entrepreneurship - BSc American University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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50,542 USD
Fee in university's local currency 50,542 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Business Administration - BComm (Hons) Lakehead University, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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18,580 USD
Fee in university's local currency 23,604 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Aviation: Business Administration option - BBA University of the Fraser Valley, Canada
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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31,486 USD
Fee in university's local currency 40,000 CAD
- Start date
- January, September
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Business Administration: General Business Specialization - BSBA Central Washington University, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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22,551 USD
Fee in university's local currency 22,551 USD
- Start date
- September, January
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Business Administration - Accounting - BSc California State University, Monterey Bay, USA
- Program type
- Bachelor's
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,647 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,647 USD
- Start date
- January, August
Associate in business administration
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Administration of Justice: Corrections - AA/Cert Merritt College, USA
- Program type
- Associate/Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- August, January, June
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Business Administration - ASc Black Hills State University, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,422 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,422 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Business Administration - AA National University, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,320 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,320 USD
- Start date
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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Business Administration (for Transfer) - ASc Berkeley City College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- August, January, June
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Network Systems Administration - AASc Fox Valley Technical College, USA
- Program type
- Associate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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6,600 USD
Fee in university's local currency 6,600 USD
- Start date
- August, January
Diploma in business administration
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Supply Chain and Operations Management – Business Administration - OCADip Durham College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,734 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,907 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration With Co-op - UGDip Institute of Technology Development of Canada, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 22 months
- Annual tuition fee
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8,147 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,350 CAD
- Start date
- January, April, July, October
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Hospitality Administration - Dip Flair College of Management and Technology, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 5 months
- Annual tuition fee
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3,223 USD
Fee in university's local currency 4,095 CAD
- Start date
- January, April, July, September, November
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Office Administration: Executive - Dip Sheridan College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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14,166 USD
Fee in university's local currency 17,997 CAD
- Start date
- September, January
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Business Administration: Insurance and Risk Management - Dip Bow Valley College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate diploma
- Duration
- 16 months
- Annual tuition fee
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24,795 USD
Fee in university's local currency 31,500 CAD
- Start date
- September, January
Certificate in business administration
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Business Administration - Cert North Island College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,166 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,185 CAD
- Start date
- January, May, July, September
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ECE: State Short Early Childhood Education: Administration - Cert North Seattle College, USA
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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9,687 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,687 USD
- Start date
- September, January, April, June
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Medical Office Administration - Cert Douglas College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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14,168 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,000 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Office Administration – General - Cert Durham College, Canada
- Program type
- Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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11,734 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,907 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Administration of Justice: Corrections - AA/Cert Merritt College, USA
- Program type
- Associate/Undergraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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7,950 USD
Fee in university's local currency 7,950 USD
- Start date
- August, January, June
Business administration graduate programs
Master's in business administration
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Administration - Communication Arts - MSc University of the Incarnate Word, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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17,280 USD
Fee in university's local currency 17,280 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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General Administration - MSA Central Michigan University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,466 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,466 USD
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Business Administration (12 subjects) - MBA Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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24,690 USD
Fee in university's local currency 31,936 AUD
- Start date
- March, July, November
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Business Administration - MBA Schiller International University, Germany
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 18 months
- Annual tuition fee
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22,028 USD
Fee in university's local currency 18,140 EUR
- Start date
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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Business Administration (Equine Studies), MBA - MBA Midway University, USA
- Program type
- Master's
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,810 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,810 USD
- Start date
- August
Doctorate in business administration
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Business Administration: Human Resources Management - DBA Lincoln University, USA
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 5 years
- Annual tuition fee
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9,000 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,000 USD
- Start date
- January, August
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Business Administration in International Management - DBA Geneva Business School, Switzerland
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,176 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,700 CHF
- Start date
- February, September
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Business Administration - PhD Trine University, USA
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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12,000 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,000 USD
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration - DBA Westcliff University, USA
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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15,000 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,000 USD
- Start date
- January, March, May, June, August, October
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Business Administration - PhD University of Gloucestershire, UK
- Program type
- Doctorate
- Duration
- 3 years
- Annual tuition fee
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16,000 USD
Fee in university's local currency 11,715 GBP
- Start date
- January, September
Diploma in business administration
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Business Administration - Accounting and Finance - PGDip North Island College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 4 years
- Annual tuition fee
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11,642 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,790 CAD
- Start date
- January, September
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Business Administration - Accounting - OCDip Fanshawe College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 20 months
- Annual tuition fee
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12,612 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,022 CAD
- Start date
- September
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Business Administration: Global Business Management - GDip Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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10,117 USD
Fee in university's local currency 12,853 CAD
- Start date
- September, January, May
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Business Administration - PGDip Central Queensland University, Australia
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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21,524 USD
Fee in university's local currency 27,840 AUD
- Start date
- March, July, November
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Office Administration – Legal - OCDip Centennial College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate diploma
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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13,012 USD
Fee in university's local currency 16,531 CAD
- Start date
- January, September
Certificate in business administration
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Business Administration - PGCert Central Queensland University, Australia
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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10,762 USD
Fee in university's local currency 13,920 AUD
- Start date
- March, July, November
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Health Care Administration - PGCert Alpha College, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Annual tuition fee
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12,547 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,940 CAD
- Start date
- January, May, September
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Public Administration - GradCert Central Michigan University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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9,555 USD
Fee in university's local currency 9,555 USD
- Start date
- August, January, May
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Business Administration - PGCert RMIT University, Australia
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 6 months
- Annual tuition fee
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16,699 USD
Fee in university's local currency 21,600 AUD
- Start date
- February, July
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Business Administration - GradCert Thompson Rivers University, Canada
- Program type
- Postgraduate certificate
- Duration
- 8 months
- Annual tuition fee
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11,020 USD
Fee in university's local currency 14,000 CAD
- Start date
- September, January, May
Pathway in business administration
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Business Administration (MBA), Pre-Masters - PGP Western Washington University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 3 months
- Annual tuition fee
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10,353 USD
Fee in university's local currency 10,353 USD
- Start date
- -
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Master's Accelerator - Master of Business Administration in Management - PGP Adelphi University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 1 year
- Annual tuition fee
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26,738 USD
Fee in university's local currency 26,738 USD
- Start date
- January, May, August
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Business Administration (Global Pathways) - PGP Northeastern University, USA
- Program type
- Postgraduate pathway
- Duration
- 4 months
- Annual tuition fee
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15,200 USD
Fee in university's local currency 15,200 USD
- Start date
- March, July, November
Future business administration careers
A degree in business administration sets you up for a career in the business sector, but there are a huge number of roles you can choose to follow. Popular career choices for business administration graduates include:
- Business consultant
- Business analyst
- Sales manager
- Business manager
- Insurance underwriter
- Investment banker
- Account manager
- Risk manager
- Marketing specialist
- Accountant
A business administration degree will give you a great all round business education, but to follow certain career paths you may need to do further courses or programs. Many businesses offer training while you work, or can support you to get further qualifications and improve your skills.
