business administration
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business administration
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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After a brief stint on Wall Street, he got a master’s degree in business administration at Stanford University, where he met his future wife, Kat Taylor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
An industrial engineer by training with a master’s in business administration from Duke, Cook started his career at IBM.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
By working part-time jobs, Takaichi scraped together the money to attend Kobe University, where she studied business administration and played in a heavy-metal band.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Getting a degree—maybe even in the field of business administration.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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