Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Colleges award this field under 5 named programs, from Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies to Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 5 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Prepares you to perform development, marketing and management functions associated with owning and operating a business.
- Franchising and Franchise Operations
- Prepares you to manage and operate franchises. Covers legal requirements, set-up costs and capitalization requirements, financing, and applications to specific franchise opportunities.
- Small Business Administration/Management
- Prepares you to develop and manage independent small businesses. Covers business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; personnel supervision; capitalization and investment; taxation; business law and regulations; e-commerce; home business operations; and applications to specific sectors, products, and services.
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Focuses on blending entrepreneurial ideas and management skills for issue advocacy and social change. Covers philanthropy, business modeling, design, entrepreneurship, finance, investing, resource management, project management, prototype development, and marketing.
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
- Enterprise management and entrepreneurship not listed above.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
Explore related careers, starting with the closest connections and the occupations hiring the most people.
General and Operations Managers
- Median pay
- $105,770
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 285,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyManagers, All Other
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.9%
- Job openings a year
- 100,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyChief Executives
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.2%
- Job openings a year
- 19,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $99,080
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.9%
- Job openings a year
- 7,600
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career GrowingPersonal Service Managers, All Other
- Median pay
- $69,770
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.2%
- Job openings a year
- 2,000
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $40,221 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
Related careers can feel very different from one another. Compare the specific occupations to understand the work each one involves.
Few of the careers connected to this field are measured as substantially in-person or active work. Compare the specific occupations to see how much time each one involves with people, equipment, and movement.
College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 125 | $41,568 | 90% | $17,000 |
| Baylor University TX | 125 | $44,803 | 51% | $34,000 |
| Florida State University FL | 103 | — | 25% | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | 90 | $59,349 | 54% | $26,000 |
| University of North Texas TX | 78 | $43,395 | 72% | $14,000 |
| The University of Tampa FL | 76 | $39,562 | 41% | $32,000 |
| Syracuse University NY | 67 | $46,454 | 42% | $21,000 |
| Loyola Marymount University CA | 66 | $39,625 | 40% | $34,000 |
| Texas Christian University TX | 65 | — | 43% | $18,000 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 63 | $33,527 | 50% | $6,000 |
| University of Arizona AZ | 58 | $58,147 | 86% | $16,000 |
| Boston College MA | 57 | $71,395 | 16% | $13,000 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK | 51 | $43,981 | 71% | $16,000 |
| Iowa State University IA | 48 | — | 89% | $15,000 |
| University of St Thomas MN | 48 | $44,313 | 85% | $24,000 |
| Lynn University FL | 46 | — | 74% | $43,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | 46 | — | 6% | $10,000 |
| Drexel University PA | 41 | — | 78% | $35,000 |
| University of Miami FL | 40 | $47,164 | 19% | $22,000 |
| Suffolk University MA | 39 | $45,041 | 85% | $26,000 |
| High Point University NC | 39 | — | 77% | $32,000 |
| Central Michigan University MI | 37 | $40,200 | 91% | $14,000 |
| Brown University RI | 37 | $66,171 | 5% | $6,000 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA | 37 | — | 43% | $8,000 |
| Georgia State University GA | 36 | — | 62% | $17,000 |
| Brigham Young University UT | 35 | $51,830 | 69% | $13,000 |
| Nova Southeastern University FL | 33 | — | 73% | $30,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN | 32 | — | 77% | $14,000 |
| University of Delaware DE | 31 | $54,936 | 65% | $13,000 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver CO | 30 | — | 99% | $15,000 |
| Washington University in St Louis MO | 30 | — | 12% | $6,000 |
| Washington State University WA | 30 | — | 85% | $12,000 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa HI | 29 | $37,575 | 70% | $14,000 |
| University of Dayton OH | 29 | $52,813 | 62% | $24,000 |
| East Carolina University NC | 28 | — | 90% | $15,000 |
| Elon University NC | 28 | — | 67% | $24,000 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University FL | 28 | — | 77% | $11,000 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV | 27 | — | 96% | $11,000 |
| University of San Francisco CA | 26 | — | 51% | $34,000 |
| Rowan University NJ | 25 | — | 78% | $19,000 |