business administration

American  

noun

1. a program of studies at the university level offering courses on general business theory, management, and practices.

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Etymology

Origin of business administration

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Shell, 60 years old, has a master’s of business administration from Harvard and has held senior roles at Disney and Fox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Tuliaupupu is now pursuing his third degree, as he already earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2022, before earning his master’s degree in project management.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Adams was valedictorian at Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, got his bachelor’s in economics from Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., and then moved to California, where he earned a master’s in business administration at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

A former men’s rugby player and women’s rugby coach at UCLA, Layne received his master’s of business administration from the school in 1977 and went on to found Nova Storage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Getting a degree—maybe even in the field of business administration.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper