Universities are creating more opportunities for students to get excited about entrepreneurship both in and outside of the classroom. While most entrepreneurship programs are a part of business schools, many universities offer entrepreneurship classes and minors to non-business students, making it one of the most interdisciplinary business tracks there is. If you love entrepreneurship it’s worth it to check out these ten top programs:
University of Michigan
UMich offers an entrepreneurship minor. While it is a minor, it’s a pretty intense one with 15 required classes. This minor is unique because you don’t have to be a part of their Ross Business School to declare it. Around 400 current students have declared this major and while some are from the business school, others are from Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, School of Education; School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; and more. This is a great opportunity for students who don’t want a business school track but still want to study entrepreneurship. UMich also has the Center for Entrepreneurship which is hosted by their engineering school which offers programs and opportunities for those interested in Entrepreneurship both in and out of the classroom.
USC
USC Marshall has two routes when it comes to studying entrepreneurship. They have Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship and Operations concentration. In the Entrepreneurship major, they also offer Entrepreneurship and Venture Management Concentration Technology Commercialization Concentration and Certificate Program. All three options do share some courses and themes, but having multiple routes allows entrepreneurship students to specialize in what they find most interesting.
Babson
Babson’s Entrepreneurship Division houses the Entrepreneurship concentration for undergrads. Their program focuses on idea generation, opportunity recognition, resource acquisition, and entrepreneurial management. While there are four core courses, this concentration is largely elective courses. Babson also houses the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. The center has start-up incubation programs and other opportunities for young entrepreneurs.
UC Berkeley
Berkeley-Haas offers the Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology Program for undergrads. This program is a little different from some of the others on this list because students earn two Bachelor of Science degrees, one from the Haas School of Business and one from the College of Engineering. They offer a whopping seven tracks in this program: Engineering Undeclared + Business, Bioengineering + Business, Civil Engineering + Business, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science + Business, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research + Business, Materials Science & Engineering + Business, and Mechanical Engineering + Business. If you are interested in entrepreneurship and science this is probably the program for you.
UPenn
The Wharton School of Business offers the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Concentration which is connected to Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab. What does that mean? They have a very Management centric approach to entrepreneurship and many of the electives in this program are MGMT classes.
UT Austin
UT Austin and their McCombs School of Business offer the Entrepreneurship Minor. Interested students do have to apply for this minor. Prospective students are accepted based on their “overall academic record, including, but not limited to, hours and number of courses taken in residence, demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, and overall UT grade point average.” That might sounds scary, but it’s worth it for those who really want a great foundation in entrepreneurship. The minor is also open to both business and non-business majors.
Cornell
Cornell and their SC Johnson School of Business offer a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. It’s a great program, but it is not the only thing that makes Cornell stand out when it comes to entrepreneurship. Cornell also has Entrepreneurship at Cornell (EaC). EaC is a university-wide program that hosts hackathons, internship and mentorship programs, webinars, a business accelerator, conferences, and even co-working spaces for those interested in entrepreneurship. EaC offers a lot of support to Women in STEM, those interested in Social Entrepreneurship, and more as well.
Northeastern
Northeastern’s D’Amore- McKim School of Business offers either a BS in either Business Administration or International Business and in either, program students can choose to concentrate in Entrepreneurial Startups or Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. They also offer Two Colleges, Two Majors, a dual degree program that lets students earn a business major and a major from another school such as Data Science, Psychology, Design, Mathematics, and others. They also offer a host of minors which include the Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurial Startups which is open to both business and non-business students. TLDR, Northeastern has a lot of options for students who are interested in ntrepreneurship to make their own path.
NYU
NYU’s Stern School of Business offers a BS in Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. BTE is a business degree but it is also a STEM-certified degree and electives can be taken outside of the business school. NYU also has a school-wide initiative, Entrepreneurship at NYU. The program supports students who are interested in start-ups and includes accelerators, competitions, research opportunities, and funding ops.
Indiana University at Bloomington
The Kelley School of Business at IUB offers the Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation major as well as Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Minor and Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field in Entrepreneurship (for those interested in Entrepreneurship in the arts.) They also have several extra and co-curricular opportunities for those interested in entrepreneurship such as the yearly IDEA Competition, Kelley Corp Track, Student Venture Track, and the Hoosier Hatchery (a student incubator/accelerator for start-ups.)
Entrepreneurship majors and minors have so many options for career paths later in life and get to blaze their own unique trails. It’s exciting being on the cutting edge especially when it comes to the intersections of business and tech. Whether you are a business student or someone who just wants to get involved with entrepreneurship as an undergrad, you can’t go wrong with these ten schools.
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