Envision your future and make it a reality
At the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, the boundaries of what’s possible are yours to push, shape, and redefine. You will gain the skills and experience to seize every opportunity to achieve your goals and make a lasting impact on the world of business. So, bring your optimism, enthusiasm, entrepreneurial spirit, and individuality. The Ivy College of Business is ready to welcome and support you as you build the foundation of your legacy.
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What can I study?
The Ivy College of Business continuously evaluates its programs, innovates, and adds new opportunities that fit current market demand and anticipate future business needs.
The college continues to earn high rankings in many areas for undergraduate and graduate programs, and is among the elite 2% of the world’s business schools to receive accreditation in both business and accounting from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Majors, minors and certificates
- Accounting
Major, Minor
- Actuarial Science
Major, Certificate
- Business Administration
Major
- Business Analytics
Major, Minor
- Business and Technology Consulting
Minor
- Business Economics
Major
- Entrepreneurship
Major, Minor
- Finance
Major, Minor
- General Business
Minor
- Healthcare Management
Major
- Human Resource Management
Major
- International Business
Major, Minor
- Management
Major, Minor
- Management Information Systems
Major, Minor
- Marketing
Major, Minor
- Professional Sales
Certificate
- Supply Chain Management
Major, Minor
Research
New entrepreneurial ventures can attract the wrong kind of attention
Paul Sanchez-Ruiz, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship
Sanchez-Ruiz's award-winning research shows that new ventures can attract the wrong kind of attention, as criminals victimize entrepreneurs, leading them to slow the growth of their business, relocate, or even close.
- Read about it
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Your opportunities in entrepreneurship are endless. You may choose to start your own business, hire employees, and become the engine of our economy. If you don’t want to start something, that’s OK. Use your entrepreneurial skills and join a startup, small business, large corporation, or nonprofit organization. Entrepreneurial students fit in anywhere.
Start Something in the Ivy College of Business
It’s so realistic that you’ll swear you’re running shoulder-to-shoulder with the Cyclone football team. An Ivy College of Business student created a company that uses virtual reality technology to make fans feel like they’re on the field and in the middle of the action. The light cardboard VR headsets are affordable and as simple to use as scanning a QR code.
- Read how Christopher James created True360
- Learn how you can Start Something
Opportunities
You're a doer, a thinker, a difference-maker. Immerse yourself in Ivy's experiential, hand-on programs with internships and co-ops, the CyBIZ Lab, team projects, and case competitions. Make connections and have fun in any of our 20+ student organizations, get real-world experience inside and outside the classroom, gain a global perspective, and make an impact.
Business is global
Explore the world while taking courses that count toward the completion of your business degree. Choose a study abroad program that fits your schedule, your budget, and your sense of adventure.
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Success at Iowa State
Whether you're an undergraduate or graduate student, Ivy's Business Career Services staff is here to help connect you with employers. They'll prepare you to land that dream job with mock interviews, resume writing, campus interviews, job postings, resume referrals, professional development training, career fairs, negotiating with your future employer, and more.
- Learn more about career preparation
Business career paths
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Accountant
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Actuary
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Analyst
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Business analyst
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Data analyst
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Financial advisor
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Healthcare manager
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Human resource manager
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Manager
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Supply chain analyst
Featured story
Free income tax assistance is a win-win for business students who volunteer and the community members they help
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
Free income tax assistance is a win-win for business students who volunteer and the community members they help
Each spring semester, business students get real-world experience helping people in the community fill out their tax forms, for free. They do this work annually as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offered through the Internal Revenue Service. Students gain confidence and employability skills while helping Iowa State and community members. It is a win-win.
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