Course Work

• According to Education Portal, students seeking professional business degrees generally complete course work related to everything from ethics to technology to marketing. Generally, course work is designed to show students what variables influence business and how to control or prepare for these variables. According to Education Portal "Students take classes in the administrative, promotional and management skills necessary to run successful business organizations." In addition, the website notes that colleges often require students to complete general education courses, as well as internships in order to obtain the degree.
  
  

Types of Degrees

• Professional business studies' degrees are available at the associates, bachelor's and post-graduate level. Lackawanna College's associates degree in business studies seeks to help students develop basic skills needed for the business world, understand the influences on today's business, and set and maintain specific career goals. Students who receive post-graduate degrees can often obtain leadership and executive positions; they can also teach business classes at colleges and universities.
  
  

Types of Schools

• Professional business studies degrees are available from many community colleges, as well as four-year colleges and universities. You can also get a professional business studies degree online.
  
  

Salary Expectations

• According to Education Portal, in 2010 the average salary for careers associated with professional business studies' degrees ranges from just over $60,000 to just over $80,000 annually, with teachers of business courses in the university or college making the most.