Business Administration
Study Business Administration at Fordham
About the business administration major
At Fordham, you’ll have the unrivaled opportunity to study business administration in New York City—home to global businesses, major media organizations, and top financial institutions.
You’ll gain a solid foundation across business fields including marketing, accounting, and entrepreneurship, learning from industry leaders and moral thinkers. Manage $2 million of the University’s endowment through the Student Managed Investment Fund. Explore internship opportunities across the city—or across the world. And use your knowledge to inform business decisions in areas you’re needed most, from cybersecurity to social innovation.
Our graduates go on to careers in …
- Accounting and economics
- Marketing, real estate, and entrepreneurship
- Investment banking, financial consulting, and more

Business administration program profile
Major
Rose Hill
Minor
Rose Hill
Program at a glance
of business administration graduates in the past five years were employed, continuing their education, or engaged in public service or other meaningful endeavors within six months of graduation
Financial Services, Investment Banking, and Advertising, PR & Marketing
industries where the greatest number of business administration graduates find jobs at places like Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, Omnicom, and TikTok
primary concentrations to choose from: accounting, business economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and social innovation
of Gabelli graduates who got job offers before graduation reported that their internship led directly to the full-time spot
portion of Fordham’s actual endowment directly managed by business students through the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF)
prize money awarded to the winner of the annual Consulting Cup, the defining sophomore experience for all business students that mirrors what business consultants do in real life
Business administration in action
Business administration program FAQs
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Here, you’ll learn by doing. With hands-on opportunities in one of the biggest cities for business and finance, you’ll be able to gain the skills and experiences employers seek. You’ll be just a subway ride away from world-class internships at top companies on Wall Street, Broadway, Madison Avenue, and beyond.
Along with the lively energy of New York, you’ll have a tight-knit, supportive campus community, eager for you to thrive.
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In addition to the fundamentals of business, you might dive into specific courses like Business of Sports Media, where you’ll explore the industry in depth through leading sports media coverage, or Sustainability and Strategy, where you’ll explore solutions to corporate issues affecting the climate. You could even concentrate in areas like entrepreneurship, where you’ll gain insights into how to work for a startup—or launch your own business.
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With New York City as your college town, you’ll have unmatched access to some of the biggest names in business, media, fashion, and more. Here are just some of the places business students have interned:
- Goldman Sachs
- Paramount
- EY
- Sony Music
- Morgan Stanley
- KPMG
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Our rigorous curriculum in a global city prepares you for careers in a range of areas, including alternative investments, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, and sustainable business, to name a few.
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At Fordham, you’ll use AI as a tool to enhance your learning. Our program will equip you with the skills to navigate the ever-changing landscape of AI in the workforce.
As a business administration student, you’ll gain an understanding of how AI is changing the way organizations manage workflows and approach investment opportunities with courses like Artificial Intelligence in Financial Markets. You’ll examine how these technological advances are reshaping corporations, preparing you for high-growth roles in areas like AI risk management and automation consulting. Additionally, you can learn with and from Gabelli professors who also teach in the Artificial Intelligence in Business master’s degree program and know how to equip students with the skills needed for roles ranging from generative AI specialist to AI algorithm trader.
You’ll also have access to the Gabelli School’s AI Business Hub, which connects companies, entrepreneurs, policymakers, students, and community partners to harness AI responsibly for growth, innovation, and meaningful impact.
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