Business Degree in the Northeast | St. Bonaventure University

Earn your Business Degree in the Northeast

Whether you are currently an undergraduate student looking to move into graduate studies or just someone currently engaged in the workforce looking to develop stronger skills, you’ll love what a Business degree in the Northeast at SBU can offer. We offer 2-3 different formats for many of our graduate programs, including full-time, part-time and weekend formats, to ensure that the pursuit of higher learning is accessible to all.

Obtaining your Business degree from SBU can significantly advance your potential for workplace development. In addition to increasing your knowledge base and gaining more advanced skill sets, your Business degree allows you to experience personal growth and an expanded network that typically result from the graduate school experience.

Unleash your potential with a Business degree. Contact St. Bonaventure, today!

SBU has been consistently ranked by US News and World Report as one of the 10 best Colleges Values in the northern US!

Exemplary SBU Alumni

When we say that studying at SBU can lead you on the path to becoming extraordinary, we mean it. Some of our notable alumni include:

Eugene McQuade: 1971; Chief Executive Officer, Citibank N.A.
Deborah A. Henretta: 1983; Group President, Proctor & Gamble – Asia
Charles J. Dougherty: 1971; President, Duquesne University
Andrew Nicholson: 2012; first-round pick of the Orlando Magic in the 2012 NBA Draft
Edward H. Bastian: 1979; President, Delta Air Lines
Chris LaPlaca: 1979; Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, ESPN
Robert S. McDow: 1991; Director of Finance and Plant Services, Sweet Home Central School, Amherst, NY
Richard P. Kearns: 1972; retired Chief Administrative Officer and now Senior Advisor, Zurich Financial Services Group
Janet Bodnar: 1971; Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
Dan Barry: 1980; Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, New York Times
Tim Brown: 1985; President/CEO, Nestlé Canada

Business Degree Program Study Details

The MBA program is available in part time, full time and weekends formats. Only 5% of business schools worldwide are accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business, and St. Bonaventure is one of them. Get the benefits of a flexible program, where you can enroll full-or part-time on either the main campus in or at our Buffalo Center. Starting in the Fall of 2012, foundational courses are available online.

Part-time Format
Generally held once a week in the later afternoon or evening at the main campus in Olean.

Full-time Format
Classes are generally held once a week in the late afternoon or evening at the main campus on a semester basis. Students with the appropriate academic background may be able to complete degree requirements in one year.

Weekend Format
Classes are held on Friday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Center. Students take one course at a time in five weekend modules.

St. Bonaventure University is the oldest Catholic Franciscan University in the United States. You’ll encircle yourself with friars, professors and eager students who have the same humble, human values; values that give St. Bonaventure its Franciscan identity.

St. Bonaventure University is currently located at the heart of the stunning Allegheny Mountains of southwestern New York State.

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