Majoring in Business Management
The Business Management Degree
The College's Division of Business and Management offers majors in accounting, marketing, and management.
Students pursuing management degrees also have the option of adding concentrations in accounting, human resources management, marketing, sports management, entrepreneurship, and international business.
The management major provides a solid foundation in management, computer systems, accounting, human resources, financial analysis, marketing, and strategic planning. Emphasis is placed on applied business skills that provide the student with marketable skills that make the transition into the business world as successful as possible.
What Sets Keuka Apart
- International business program with opportunities in China.
- Participation in VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program.
- 4+1 articulation agreement with Clarkson University for MBA degree.
- Senior class Commemorative Wine Project, a real-world, hands-on marketing project where students with work a local winery to produce, market, and sell commemorative wine.
- Leadership lectures by visiting business professionals.
- Member of Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society in business, management, and administration.
SIFE
Members of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team help area entrepreneurs and small business owners by developing business and marketing plans. They also create and deliver business and financial literacy programs for the local community. Keuka's SIFE team also excels in competitions against other schools, winning six regional titles in the past seven years and faring well at the SIFE USA National Exposition.
Learn more about majoring in Business Management at Keuka College.
Business Management Internships & Field Periods
Students working toward a business management degree at Keuka College must complete a 140-hour internship each year—we call
this Field Period.
Here's where some of our business management
students have recently done their Field Periods. All of these
organizations have indicated they'd be interested in hosting Keuka students in the future.
- Adirondack Central School District
- Boonville, N.Y.
- ALION Science and Technology
- Rome, N.Y.
- AmeriCorp, Yates County Chapter
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Ameriprise Financial
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Ashton Place
- Clifton Springs, N.Y.
- Auburn City School District
- Auburn, N.Y.
- Auburn Doubledays
- Auburn, N.Y.
- Batavia Muckdogs
- Batavia, N.Y.
- Bike Ride to Gettysburg
- Palmyra, N.Y.
- Bonita Bay Group Marketing
- Bonita Springs, Fla.
- Boy Scouts of America, Finger Lakes Council
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Brockport Central School District
- Brockport, N.Y.
- Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Casowasco Camp
- Moravia, N.Y.
- CBS Radio the Zone 94.1
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Century 21
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Common Wealth Financial Group
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Complete Payroll Processing
- Perry, N.Y.
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County
- Canandaigua, N.Y.
- D. G. Landscaping
- Clay, N.Y.
- Dr. Jamie L. Brenon Chiropractic and Massage
- Tonawanda, N.Y.
- Executive Collision
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Fabius-Pompey Central School District
- Fabius, N.Y.
- Ferro Electronic Materials
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Gallery R - The School of Art, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences at RIT
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Gananda Central School District
- Macedon, N.Y.
- Getinge USA, Inc.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Girl Scouts Seven Lakes Council
- Horseheads, N.Y.
- Glenora Wine Cellars, Inc.
- Dundee, N.Y.
- Humane Society of Yates County
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Hunt Real Estate
- Lockport, N.Y.
- International Paper
- Geneva, N.Y.
- J. Carey & Company, CPA's
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- J. N. White Designs
- Perry, N.Y.
- Jamestown Jammers
- Jamestown, N.Y.
- Jordan - Elbridge Central School District
- Jordan, N.Y.
- Keuka Appraisal Associates
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Key Bay Mortgage
- Lake Mary, Fla.
- KPMG
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Kurt Weiss Sales and Marketing
- Center Moriches, N.Y.
- Livonia Central School District
- Livonia, N.Y.
- Maine-Endwell Central School District
- Endwell, N.Y.
- Michael Johns of London
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Microworx
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Monroe County Sheriff
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Mount Morris Central School
- Mount Morris, N.Y.
- New York City Council
- New York, N.Y.
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Schenectady, N.Y.
- Nichols Financial Services
- Newark, N.Y.
- Odessa-Montour Central School District
- Odessa, N.Y.
- P & C Foods
- Sylvan Beach, N.Y.
- Palm Beach Coralytes Summer Camp
- Delray Beach, Fla.
- Penn Yan Central School District
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Phelps Sungas
- Geneva, N.Y.
- Pip's Creativwear
- Corning, N.Y.
- Pocono Whitewater Adventures
- Jim Thorpe, Pa.
- Radisson Hotel
- East Corning, N.Y.
- Rental Plus
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Rochester Razor Sharks
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Rochester Rhinos
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Rock 107, Shamrock Communications
- Scranton, Pa.
- Saintly Setters Boarding and Rescue
- Maplecrest, N.Y.
- Seneca Harbor Station and Capt. Bill's Seneca Lake Cruises
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Silgan Plastics
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Sodexho
- Keuka Park, N.Y.
- Solvay Union Free School District
- Solvay, N.Y.
- South Lewis Central School
- Turin, N.Y.
- Subway
- Salisbury, N.C.
- T & G Electric Supply Inc.
- Canandaigua, N.Y.
- The 1819 Red Brick Inn
- Dundee, N.Y.
- Toronto Hockey Factory
- Scarborough, ONT M1V5L8,
- Town of Big Flats Youth Services
- Big Flats, N.Y.
- UBS Financial Services
- New York, N.Y.
- Vashon Energy
- Tacoma, Wash.
- Victoria's Secret
- Victor, N.Y.
- Watkins Glen International Public Relations
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Wegmans
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Workforce Development
- Kenmore, N.Y.
- Yates County Office of Emergency Management
- Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Young's Plant Farm Inc.
- Auburn, Ala.
Links for Business Management Majors
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Business Management Major Skills
What type of skills do Business Management majors need to be successful? Here's a sampling.
- Critical thinking
- Directing activities & staff
- Interpersonal skills
- Leadership
- Organizing activities
- Planning activities
- Problem solving
- Sound decision-making
- Strategic Planning
- TeamWork
What Can I Do with a Business Management Degree?
With a Business Management degree, you can find a career in the following:
- Account Executive
- Assistant Manager
- Benefits Manager
- Branch Administrator
- Branch Manager
- Entertainment Agent
- Entrepreneur
- Finance Manager
- Hotel Manager
- Human Resources Administrator
- Marketing Manager
- Mortgage Loan Officer
- Operations Manager
- Personnel Manager
- Promotions Manager
- Retail store manager
- Sales Manager
- Telecommunications Manager
Average Annual Salary
$40,038 (entry-level) National Association of Colleges and Employers, Salary Survey: 2006-2007