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Online Bachelor's in Business Administration Project Management Degree

Learn Strategies to Manage Projects with a Project Management Degree

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management helps students develop the fundamental knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to meet organizational and stakeholder requirements in the planning, implementation, and assessment of projects.

Whether you're looking to advance or change your career, a transfer-friendly project management degree program at SNHU will help you get where you want to go. This focused business degree gives you the tools and resources to make an impact in highly competitive, fast-growing industries.

Why earn a project management degree at SNHU?

  • Average annual salary of $105,000 for project management-oriented jobs in 2017*
  • 213,974 new project management roles predicted through 2027*
  • Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
  • Transfer up to 90 credits toward an undergraduate degree
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See Yourself Succeed in Project Management

The online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management explores how to successfully plan, execute and close a variety of organizational projects. You'll gain a strong foundation in the strategies and principles used by successful organizations, including supply chain management, statistical analyses and Six Sigma.

Courses within this program are 100% online and are taught by experienced faculty who know how to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The project manager degree is designed for students interested in the production of goods and services and the application of quantitative methods to solve business problems.

As a private, nonprofit university, SNHU has one mission - to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your project management degree online at SNHU include:

  • Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
  • Convenience. Access your coursework when and where you want - our online classroom is available 24/7
  • Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your undergraduate degree at your own pace, over six 8-week terms throughout the academic year
  • Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
  • Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
  • Simple application process. Just fill out an online undergraduate application, and we'll retrieve U.S. transcripts from your previous institutions and automatically complete an official credit evaluation. Plus, there's no application fee
  • Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
  • Transfer-friendly enrollment. Transfer up to 90 credits toward an undergraduate degree

Career Outlook

Completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management opens career opportunities in a number of fields, including managerial and leadership roles in businesses, nonprofit agencies and government.

The future appears to be bright for project managers. The Project Management Institute predicts that 213,974 new project management roles will be needed in the U.S. through 2027.*

Additionally, the average annual salary for project management-oriented jobs was $105,000 in 2017.*

Curriculum

This bachelor's degree in project management will have students explore project management methodologies, tools and practices for appropriate use in the process of creating and completing organizational projects.

The program combines core business training with a focus on areas such as:

  • Management of demand forecasting
  • Production planning
  • Inventory control
  • Logistics
  • Supply chain management
  • Quality control

See detailed course information below.

Courses To Prepare You For Your Career

SNHU's bachelor's in project management program includes:

  • General education
  • Business core
  • Degree-specific courses

General Education Program

Our programs are designed to equip you with the skills and insights you need to move forward. In recent years, employers have stressed the need for graduates with higher order skills - the skills that go beyond technical knowledge - such as:

  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Analysis
  • Problem solving

All undergraduate students are required to take general education classes. Through foundation, exploration and integration courses, students learn to think critically, creatively and collaboratively, giving you the edge employers are looking for.

Business Core Program

Programs in the School of Business require learners to complete the business core program, which includes a variety of business-specific courses. This program focuses on 10 core competencies to prepare you for success wherever you go.

View Full Curriculum in the Catalog
BS in Business Administration - Project Management

Courses May Include
QSO 349 Project Contracting and Procurement

This course addresses the process of acquiring products, resources, services, or results from outside the project team. How to plan procurement management, conduct procurements, control procurements, and close procurements is covered.
QSO 355 Resource Estimating and Scheduling

Project managers are responsible for keeping projects on time, on budget, and within scope. This course reviews the critical processes of activity definition, resource estimating, and scheduling.
QSO 420 Integrated Cost and Schedule Control

This course reviews cost and schedule control techniques that are integrated with project scope as well as overseeing a cost and schedule plan aligned to that scope. The importance of measuring a project's performance using Earned Value Management (EVM) is reviewed.
QSO 435 Adaptive Project Management

Adaptive project management recognizes the nature of changing business processes and goals and the need for iterative techniques to ensure business results are achieved. Agile frameworks including Scrum are reviewed.

Total Credits: 120

Program Outcomes

Tuition & Fees

Tuition rates for SNHU's online degree programs are among the lowest in the nation. We offer financial aid packages to those who qualify, plus a 30% tuition discount for U.S. service members, both full and part time, and the spouses of those on active duty.

Online Undergraduate Programs Per Course* Per Credit Hour*
Degree/Certificates $960 $320
Degree/Certificates
(U.S. service members, both full and part time, and the spouses of those on active duty) 		$675 $225

*Tuition Rates are subject to change and are reviewed annually.

Additional Costs
No Application Fee, $150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)

University Accreditation

Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education as well as several other accrediting bodies. More...

This program is accredited by ACBSP. Consumer information is available on the College Navigator.

*Project Management Institute, Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017 – 2027, on the Internet, at https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/learning/job-growth-report.pdf (viewed online April 6, 2018). Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.