Online BABA program

Program length

  • 120 credits
  • Length to degree completion varies based on a variety of factors

Application deadlines

  • Fall 2025: April 28
  • Spring 2026: September 2
  • Summer 2026: January 26

Format

  • Online
  • Asynchronous

Why earn an Online BABA at Warrington?

Criminology. Tourism. Communications. Psychology. These interests couldn’t be more different. But one factor ties them all together: the need for a solid business background to start a career.

The University of Florida Warrington College of Business’ Online Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree program serves as a gateway for all kinds of endeavors. Warrington takes this novel program a step further, offering all business and specialization coursework through our dynamic online format..

  • Let the nation’s top professors guide your introduction to business fundamentals.
  • Take the lead in your studies with a choice of application-based business electives and 11 specializations.
  • Transform your interests into an innovative career through the Online BABA’s customizable program structure.
  • Communicate and collaborate with your peers, thanks to our Yellowdig learning platform partnership.
  • Grow your experience with a required internship and opt-in leadership and career development activities.
  • Continue your studies in one of the University of Florida’s 16-month accelerated MBA programs.

Ready to get started?

Make your next move and discover more about Warrington and our online bachelor’s in business administration programs.

Online BABA facts and figures

Our decades-long pursuit of a better online business degree has led us (and you) here.

#1

Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs.
U.S. News & World Report, 2025 Rankings

2001

When Warrington started offering an online degree in business.

AACSB

Accredited online business program.

For UF Warrington's Career and Leadership Challenge, Online BABA practice professional development skills on the job

Heavener Career and Leadership Challenge

If admitted, you can set your success in motion in the challenge. Through a choose-your-own-adventure experience, Warrington’s optional career readiness program — built on our established competencies — encourages our students to put business theories into practice and acquire new skills.

About the Online BABA degree

Break away from average and circumvent expectations to craft a future that’s 100% yours. As an Online BABA student, you’ll begin with the building blocks of business before planning your path forward:

  • Get a thorough introduction to business: Explore accounting, economics, business law, international business, finance, management, marketing and data analytics. Beyond principles, you’ll see how these areas help a business run, develop a strategic mindset and understand how to manage people, resources and processes.
  • Get broadly applicable business skills: Prepare to analyze, manage, strategize and achieve goals in any industry through an expert-guided study of accounting, finance, marketing, data analytics, AI and other functional areas.
  • Lead with a game plan: Do you see yourself as a leader, entrepreneur, or growth-driver? Electives in these areas show you several ways business applies in the real world.
  • Select a specialization: Learn to captivate through your words and ideas. Dive deep into human behavior or a scientific discipline. Translate business to the entertainment industry. Explore all specializations open to online students.
  •  Structure your degree around your life: Whether you’re a full-time student or juggling a job, family and other obligations, you can adapt your course load to your availability — from a lighter semester (four to eight credits) to a full schedule (12 credits).

Tuition and scholarships

Amazing outcomes plus affordable tuition result in a return on investment you’ll find nowhere else. Through UF Online, you’ll pay 40% less than if you attended courses in person. See how much a UF online business degree costs.

On top of this, Warrington awards scholarships to undergraduates each year, including online students.

These one-time, term-based awards range from $500 to $2,000. For consideration, interested students are advised to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) and Warrington’s undergraduate scholarship application.

Types of awards include:

  • Merit- and need-based awards: Stay focused on your next major goal with a scholarship that recognizes all you’ve achieved so far.
  • Region-specific awards: Live in Tampa, Palm Beach, Polk County or another Florida region? You may be eligible for a scholarship that offsets the cost of tuition or study abroad expenses.
  • Study abroad awards: About half of Warrington undergraduates complete a study abroad experience before they graduate. For many students, scholarships that partially cover tuition or living expenses make these trips possible.
  • Veterans and military benefits: Whether you’re earning your degree overseas or wherever your mission takes you, Warrington invites veterans and current military members to apply for a whole host of benefits toward an Online BABA degree.

What to expect in Warrington’s online bachelor’s in business programs

Log in to grow your grasp of business and professional network. Here’s how Warrington and UF Online support students enrolled in the online bachelor’s in business programs:

  • Access courses, free software, and assignments from any laptop, tablet, desktop, or smartphone to study wherever you’re located.
  • Plan your semester in advance — including assignments, exams, activities, and deadlines — with syllabi provided at the start of each course.
  • Get support: Connect with your professors, teaching assistants, academic advisors, UF Online OneStop and tech support in person and via email, phone, Zoom, Canvas and Yellowdig.
  • Take charge of your education through the Online Student Center in e-Learning, where you’ll find a host of resources including orientation modules, advising information, program options, study tips, academic planning spreadsheets and UF contacts,

Admissions: Freshman, sophomores and high school AA

Freshman, sophomore, and high school AA applicants are admitted by the university. If you have any questions or if you’re a high school AA applicant, please contact the UF Online Admissions Office.

Transfer

Our college oversees admissions for junior level transfer applicants. Students who have 60+ credits, must complete our seven business prerequisite courses with a 2.5+ GPA prior to enrollment:

  • Intro to Financial Accounting (ACG 2021)
  • Intro to Managerial Accounting (ACG 2071)
  • Problem Solving Using Computers (CGS 2531) or equivalent course
  • Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 2013)
  • Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2023)
  • Survey of Calculus (MAC 2233) or Calculus 1 (MAC 2311)
  • Intro to Statistics (STA 2023)

Applicants may be conditionally admitted if they’ve completed 5 of the 7 required prerequisites (including Financial Accounting and Calculus) with a 2.9+ GPA and have the last 2 prerequisites in-progress at the time of application.  Note that junior and senior level business courses completed at other schools will not count toward our degree and will have to be retaken.

Prerequisite courses must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to our UF courses. Please review our course equivalency webpage for details.

Online or in person, Warrington has an undergraduate business degree made for you.

Virtual courses. Veritable benefits.

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Yellowdig partnership

Just finished a challenging assignment or mind-blowing lecture? Why not talk about it! Through Warrington’s partnership, Yellowdig fosters a dynamic, involved community for online bachelor’s in business students to collaborate, network and share insights.

UF Warrington students, including from the Online BABA program, network with recruiters at an on-campus career fair

Make time to meet up

Go beyond your screen straight to Gainesville. These periodic, optional in-person sessions see online undergraduate students convening on UF’s main campus to participate in activities, meet faculty and advisors, and attend a job fair.

A student from UF Warrington's Online BABA program smiles and shakes hands with an internship recruiter

Internship

Couple your customized exploration of business and beyond with an internship that engages all you’ve learned to date and provides an opportunity to build your network and resume for your next move.

Courses

Think entrepreneurially. Position yourself for corporate roles. Or pursue the plethora of possibilities in between. Through Warrington’s Online BABA courses, you’ll learn to develop strategies, grow visibility, direct employees, oversee finances, and adapt to economic trends — skills that distinguish you in any field.

Core courses


Business Finance

Students will understand the role of finance within a firm, society and an economic system.

Career Accelerator

Prepares students to secure internships and full-time jobs through emphasis on career readiness competencies

Exploring Careers in Business

Overview of the various career paths available through the business majors available at UF.

Foundations of Business Analytics & Artificial Intelligence

Introduces the basics of data analytics and machine learning using Python.

International Business

Learn about international business environments and how to analyze the potential of production, distribution and marketing in other countries.

Introduction to Public Speaking

Theory and practice presenting public speeches.

Principles of Management

A broad overview of management that will help you become a better manager and better team member.

Principles of Marketing

Students will understand the role of marketing within society and an economic system.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Covers correlation and linear regression, model building, multiple regression and more that impact business decisions.

Retail Management Seminar

Learn from guest speakers in retail store management, buying and planning.

Sales Seminar

Overview of selling and managing the sales function to achieve the growth targets of a business.

Special Topics in Business Communication

Develop communication skills and build strong professional relationships through communication.

Statistics for Business Decisions

Covers correlation and linear regression, model building, multiple regression, and more that impact business decisions.

Introduces the legal environment of business and emphasizes the social, political, and ethical aspects of legal issues in business.

Writing and Speaking in Business

Learn the fundamentals of communication while preparing for the demands of the business workspace.

Electives


Business Data Communications 1

Examines various telecommunication systems, the use of local and wide area networks, and wireless technologies. Elective.

Business Processes and Accounting Information System 2

This course provides an examination of the accounting information systems in a business organization. Elective.

Business Systems 1

Introduces the basic tools for building business systems using object-oriented and event-driven programming paradigms.

Business Systems 2

Continues developing the basic tools for building business systems using object-oriented and event-driven programming paradigms.

Business Systems Design and Applications

Conceptual foundations of the process, data, and object-oriented approaches for business systems.

Computing in the Business Environment

Presents fundamental concepts from perspectives of the business computer user and the corporate business computing environment.

Consumer Behavior

Emphasizes both descriptive and conceptual analysis of consumer behavior.

Cost and Managerial Accounting

Applying economic principles and analytic skills to provide financial data for a management control system.

Creativity and Innovation in the Business Environment

Examination of the creativity process and organizational environment of several innovative organizations.

Database Management

Introductory course on database management covering stages in the database development process.

Debt & Money Markets

Covering financial markets, as well as institutions and instruments associated with debt funds.

Digital Marketing

Students learn how to use Python programming to analyze data and develop digital marketing solutions.

Effective Career Management

Based on the cognitive information processing theory for career problem solving and decision-making.

Equity & Capital Markets

Covers financial markets, institutions associated with equity funds, and the mechanics of stock prices.

Estate & Tax Planning

Learn the fundamentals of estate planning through trusts, guardianships and post-mortem planning.

Ethics in Global Business

Explores issues promoting profitable but responsible commerce and socially beneficial business activity.

Financial Accounting and Reporting 1

Apply economic reasoning, accounting concepts and generally accepted accounting principles to solve problems.

Financial Accounting and Reporting 2

Learn about financial accounting standards and rules to record complex transactions.

Financial Management

An examination of the theory and practice of managerial finance, financing, and investing decisions.

Financial Plan Development

Covers retirement needs, individual, corporate and government retirement plans, plus group benefits plans.

Information Systems and Operations Strategy

Policy and management issues surrounding information systems and operations management in today’s enterprises.

Integrated Product and Process Design 1

Engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to create authentic products and processes.

Integrated Product and Process Design 2

Continuation of the two-course sequence where engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors.

Introduction to Financial Planning & Wealth Management

An examination of the financial planning process, professional conduct and regulation, and education planning.

Introduction to Retailing Systems and Management

This course focuses on functions, institutions and activities of retailing goods and services.

Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Covers skills and strategies of business to innovatively and sustainably solve problems.

Leadership

This covers the knowledge, skills, and foundation in leadership necessary to be effective in a variety of settings.

Leading Organizations

Provides foundation for leadership practice in a variety of professions and increases the capacity to lead.

Managerial Operations Analysis 1

Introduces the concepts of management science and increases confidence using deterministic analytic models.

Managerial Operations Analysis 2

Students will learn stochastic modeling techniques and introductory visual basic.

Marketing Management

Analyzes marketing strategies involving product and brand development, channels of distribution and pricing and promotion.

Professional Writing in Business

Designed to teach business students fundamental written communication skills, focusing on those areas central to professional writing in business.

Professional Selling

This teaches the importance of the selling role and provides basic professional selling skills.

Professional Speaking in Business

Teaches students communication skills for succeeding in business, including presentations, speeches, interpersonal skills and interviewing.

Principles of Entrepreneurship

Practical, hands-on understanding of the stages of the entrepreneurial process.

Real Estate Analysis

Principles of real estate decision making within the context of our economic, social, legal and political governmental systems.

Real Estate Investment Decision Making

Explores real estate investment and the skills of decision-making for those who make investments.

Risk Management and Insurance

How to identify and handle risk while introducing life, health, property, liability and other areas of insurance.

Sales Management

Focused on principles, methods and problems relating to the management of a sales force.

Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

Past topics have included Business Plan Lab, Small and Family Business, and Dilemmas & Debates.

Special Topics in Finance

Highlighting special topics in finance fields of study.

Careers with an online business degree

Watch possibility and potential coalesce into the career you’ve always pictured. With an online bachelor’s in business from Warrington, you can move up in your current organization, reach for new opportunities, begin your own business or start graduate school.

$58,800

Average salary for online BABA graduates.

963K

New openings are projected each year for business and financial occupations through 2033.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

23%

More roles for operations research analysts are projected through 2033.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Where our graduates work

Citi
Deloitte
HarbourVest Partners
Marriott Vacation Club
Microsoft
Nike
Porsche Financial Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Universal Orlando Resorts
ZoomInfo

Job titles

  • Account Executive
  • Analyst
  • Commercial Advisor
  • Communication Specialist
  • Consumer Experience Specialist
  • Customer Success Account Manager
  • Global Real Estate Advisor
  • Inventory & Revenue Management Specialist
  • Marketing Analyst
  • Quality Assurance Associate
  • Sales Executive
  • Senior Legal Assistant
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Career preparation

Business Career Services’ virtual door is open, and we welcome you to make an appointment or browse our resources. Reach out for résumé and job search tips, practice for an upcoming interview, or draw up a step-by-step plan to start a career in line with your skills and passions.

Faculty

Our faculty are respected researchers, visionary thought leaders, and sought-after experts. Teaching both on-campus and online undergraduate business classes, they deliver a uniform, uncompromised educational experience for all students.

UF Warrington Online BABA Instructor John C. Banko

John C. Banko

Wells Fargo Faculty Fellow
Instructional Associate Professor, Finance and Director of Wealth Management Program

Course taught: Business Finance

UF Warrington Online BABA Instructor Amanda Phalin

Amanda Phalin

Instructional Associate Professor

Course taught: International Business

UF Warrington Online BABA Instructor Joel Davis

Joel Davis

Clinical Professor
Director, David F. Miller Retail Center

Course taught: Foundations of Business Analytics and AI

On-campus experiences enhance the online

UF Warrington Online BABA Instructor Natalie Nguyen (BABA ‘25)

I found the on-campus meet-up to be an outstanding experience. Being able to connect with other online students, meet our professors, and talk to our advisors made it a positive event that I plan on attending in the future. Having the opportunity to walk around campus and attend the career fair made it an even more memorable experience.

Natalie Nguyen (BABA ‘25)
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A convenient, customizable online business degree

A nationally ranked degree results in a career with infinite potential. Begin to build your momentum with an Online BSBA degree from Warrington.