Career Paths

With today's difficult economic environment, the Bachelor of Science in Business allows companies to hire individuals who have a broad knowledge of all aspects of business. This broad knowledge allows student to be effective within many different types of organizations. Some examples include:

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION: students can be found starting their own business or working several years with other entrepreneurs before venturing out on their own.

FINANCIAL SERVICES OPTION: students are working financial organizations such as banks, real estate firms, insurance brokers, investment firms, and credit companies.

HEALTH SERVICES OPTION: students are working in health care enterprises such as hospitals, managed-care organizations, clinical practices, and physicians' offices.

INDIVIDUALIZED BUSINESS OPTION: students may have combined marketing and health services option courses to develop a resume to work the Pharmaceutical sales.

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OPTION: An emphasis on the skills and knowledge necessary for the business professional to function in community and regional centers of commerce.

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An integral part of the business degree is a six credit internship completed senior year. This experience has proven beneficial for both the students and employers. Organizations Hosting Penn State Altoona Business Interns over the past year include...

• Allegheny Mountain Convention & Visitors' Bureau
• Altoona Blair County Development Corp.
• Altoona Curve
• Altoona Hospital
• American Cancer Society
• Blair County Chamber of Commerce
• Forever Broadcasting
• The Hancock Group, Inc.
• HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
• Lake Raystown Resort Lodge
• Lazerpro Digital Media Group
• PennDOT
• Sheetz, Inc.
• UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital
• Wal-mart
• W.S. Lee & Son, Inc.
• WTAJ- TV