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You’re in good company.

Between our dedicated faculty, passionate students, involved alumni network and career opportunities, the business program at William Woods University is ready to prepare you for your career —  whatever that looks like to you. Our professors have business experience of their own, and they’re excited to help you find your place on campus, in your internships, and out in the world. After graduation, you will be ready to take on a leadership role in any company, agency, firm or business of your own.

Special opportunities:

  • Internship experiences
  • Business classes that take on real world clients and solve real business problems
  • The opportunity to take on leadership roles in any of our student organizations or on-campus employment opportunities
  • A global perspective with business abroad opportunities all over the world
  • An ACBSP-accredited business program

A global alumni network

William Woods University alumni are currently working in management, finance, marketing, human resources and other positions at these and many other organizations:

  • 3M
  • ABB
  • AT&T
  • Bank of America
  • Boeing
  • Briggs & Stratton
  • Carmichael Lynch Advertising
  • Dollar General Corporation
  • Frito-Lay
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • KPMG
  • Kraft
  • Monsanto
  • Scholastic
  • State of Missouri
  • Target Corporation
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
  • Unilever
  • United Way

Accelerate Your Success with our MBA in 5 Program.

As essential as a four-year degree can be, the ultimate goal for an aspiring business leader or entrepreneur is the Master of Business Administration, usually a two-year graduate program. An MBA from William Woods helps you develop the leadership skills you need to meet tomorrow’s business challenges at the management level: team building, business analysis, law, ethics and more. With our accelerated MBA In 5 program, you can earn this degree in a total of five years instead of six.

Alumni Perspectives

With William Woods, you’re able to get the one on one. You get that direct feedback that you wouldn’t get in a large classroom setting.

— Benjamin Gakinya, MBA in Entrepreneurial Leadership '12, Bachelor in Management August 2008, Managing Director - Plaza Event Center at Parkade Center, Columbia, Missouri

The MIS program at William Woods is one I would recommend to anyone. Many of the classes allow hands-on experiences, and the professors are willing to go out of their way to help you succeed.

— Stacie Bonte, MIS, '07, Digital Communications Specialist at Fleishman-Hillard

I found the smaller class sizes to be beneficial because I was able to become close with all the students studying in the same area. The professors were willing and able to put in the extra time to make sure that I really understood the materials

— Adam Mulari, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, '04, University of Colorado Sturm College of Law, '07

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting

Learn the necessary skills and understanding to produce financial statements according to accounting industry standards, as well as crucial business knowledge in economics, finance, ethics, law, and math.

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