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The international scope of 21st-century business requires professionals with knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep. The Business Department at Salem attracts motivated young women like you who want a high-quality liberal arts education, intensive and hands-on business training and opportunities to travel the world to apply your...

The international scope of 21st-century business requires professionals with knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep. The Business Department at Salem attracts motivated young women like you who want a high-quality liberal arts education, intensive and hands-on business training and opportunities to travel the world to apply your knowledge.

Your Programs

You may choose from among four majors within the Business and Economics Department:

  • Accounting

  • Business Administration

  • International Business

  • Economics

Along with an individualized approach to learning, these programs are widely respected for their practical orientation, emphasis on leadership, study abroad opportunities and caring teachers who bring decades of professional experience in senior executive levels of business management.

Your Commitment

You belong in the Business and Economics programs if you are committed to hard work, aren't afraid to take risks and understand that, above all, it's about results. You will be highly motivated and usually go above and beyond what's simply required to complete an assignment or course. You'll be required to fulfill an internship as well as complete a research project before you graduate. You'll also explore learning opportunities and experiential education programs that may take you to Europe, Asia or South America.

Your Faculty

Professors in the department bring a combined 150 years of high-level experience in the academic and business world. Their professional savvy is matched only by their ability and passion for teaching young women like you in a professionally-oriented program. They take a highly personal approach to teaching, and as a result are able to readily address your individual needs.

Your Experience

When you graduate with a degree in business administration, accounting, economics or international business, you'll be equipped with the broad-based knowledge that comes from a liberal arts program as well as with specific business skills and experiences. As a result, you will have many options for how you use your degree. You may:

  • Work for a corporation, the government or a not-for-profit institution

  • Start your own business

  • Enter one of the many fine management-training programs and graduate schools in the country that have accepted Salem students.

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