business administration
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business administration
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Graduates of the state’s most popular major — business administration, management and operations — earned an average of just over $74,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Arafat was studying business administration at Gaza's Al-Azhar University before the war forced him to stop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Lee entered the University of California, Berkeley, in 2021 expecting to spend four years to earn his degree in business administration.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Zoe Cullen, associate professor of business administration at Harvard University, found that U.S. technology workers were willing to accept a 25% pay cut for partly or fully remote roles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
She hopes she will finish her studies in business administration and eventually form her own family in Honduras.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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