Jobs after studying business administration: opportunities at a glance

Those who study business administration are broadly positioned after their studies and find a wide range of graduate job opportunities on the job market. That sounds promising. But which jobs for business graduates are even accessible for you after completing your business studies? We present you with a selection of potential industries and careers that you can choose after studying business administration. You may even find your dream job there!

Why should you study business administration?

Business administration is by far the most popular subject in Germany. Business and management continues to be the subject group with most students in UK higher education. Of approximately 2.5 million students across the sector, business and management accounted for 412,815 (16.3%) in 2019/20.[1] And no wonder. You can never really go wrong with business administration and you can also study it almost anywhere.

Especially at the beginning of your business administration degree, you keep many professional doors open and only during the course of your studies do you concentrate more and more on certain areas that particularly qualify you for certain jobs after your business administration degree. Those who specialize in marketing during their studies, for example, can then work in an advertising agency, in the marketing department of a company or in business development.

You can choose the following areas to focus on during your studies:

• Purchasing & Procurement (Supply Chain Management)
• Finance (accounting, controlling, bookkeeping)
• IT & Telecommunications
• Key Account Management
• Management & Corporate Governance
• Marketing & Advertising
• Organisation & Project management
• Personnel management
• Sales

Most jobs are advertised in the areas of finance, accounting and controlling. This is followed by areas such as organization and project management, IT and telecommunications or corporate management. In the area of finance, the main concern is to depict the economic situation of the company. As a controller, for example, you are tasked with obtaining important information from company figures, on the basis of which operational and strategic company decisions are made.

Good to know: the subjects Business Administration, Business Economics, General Management or Industrial Management are business administration courses with different focal points.

Business degree - bachelor's or master's?

After the bachelor's degree, which lasts an average of six semesters, you can continue your education in a particular field with a master's degree. A part-time master's degree is worthwhile for anyone who wants to start their career after earning a bachelor's degree in business administration or who no longer wants to trade their workplace for a lecture hall. But you can also get good jobs after your Bachelor's degree in business administration.

Here your career opportunities are already quite varied. Employees with a business administration background are in demand in almost every company. A number of jobs are therefore waiting for you after completing your business administration degree, in all kinds of industries and in companies of all sizes. A master's is particularly worthwhile if you are aiming for a management position in the course of your career. The master of business administration degree, which you can also complete part-time, is then recommended as a career booster.

In which sectors can you start your career after studying business administration?

It is the unbelievably wide range of possible applications that speaks in favour of a business administration degree. You can find jobs after your business administration studies in almost every industry. That's why you have one of the best job opportunities of all with a business administration degree in your pocket. The table below gives you an overview of the top sectors for career starters after completing a business administration degree.

Top 10 industries for starting after completing a business administration degree [2]

What jobs can you get with a business degree?

NGOs, start-ups, large corporations or hospitals - you can basically find jobs anywhere with your degree in business administration. The table below shows you ten typical professions for business administration graduates.

Top 10 jobs after completing a business administration degree [3]

For example, as a risk manager you are responsible for recognizing, analysing and evaluating risks of all kinds, as well as monitoring, managing and controlling them. You will pay particular attention to technical and financial risks, as well as environmental and software risks. 

The work of a management consultant relates to advising companies on business issues by analysing and optimizing business processes. This can be as management consulting, HR consulting or IT consulting. As an auditor, you have the professional task of conducting business audits, in particular of annual financial statements of companies.

Which jobs you are ultimately interested in after completing your business administration degree is obviously up to you. In other words, you are spoiled for choice. For many business administration graduates, the financial aspect also plays a decisive role when looking for the right job and the right industry. As a guide, you can also take the average starting salary from the table. Note that the salary is always influenced by the size of the company, the industry, the location of the company, your qualifications and your negotiating skills.

What do business administration graduates actually earn?

As a rule, the monthly starting gross salary for a business graduate is about £ 2500. You can count on earning a gross annual salary between £25,000 and 45,000. The best paying industry is the automotive industry. But you can also count on good entry-level salaries in banking, insurance or consulting. You have to reckon with significantly lower pay in the hotel and catering industry, as well as in the tourism and leisure industry.

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[1] Source: The British Academy, Business and management is the biggest discipline in the UK – and it is growing.

[2] Source: glassdoor.co.uk

[3] Source: glassdoor.co.uk