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Online BA in Professional Leadership and Ethics: Career Outlook

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  • 325,900 administrative services manager positions as of 20191
  • Purchasing manager, buyers, and purchasing agents earn an average salary of $69,6002
  • 214,200 cost estimator positions as of 20193

After graduating from Methodist University’s 100% online BA in Professional Leadership and Ethics program, you’ll be able to move into the job market, seek out promotion opportunities, and advance your career. The need for qualified, fair, and innovative leaders is growing in a number of industries.

Sales Manager

$126,640/year4

As a sales manager, you would help facilitate sales promotions to drive business growth. To this end, you would organize staff to carry out different projects to ensure organizational success. Sales manager positions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, are expected to grow by 4% through 2029.

Public Relations and Fundraising Manager

$116,180/year5

Fundraising and PR managers are primarily responsible for strategizing, implementing, and monitoring promotional campaigns to help organizations raise money. Typically working in the non-profit sector, you would help organizations accomplish their goals in development and fundraising. PR and fundraising managers typically earn a yearly salary of $116,180, and positions in the field are expected to grow by 9% through 2029, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Additional roles for graduates of the online BA in Professional Leadership and Ethics degree include:

  • Financial manager
  • Lodging manager
  • Sales manager
  • Training and development manager
  • Administrative services manager

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Program Outcomes: Promoting Ethical Leadership

When you complete this program, you will be able to:

  • Apply a moral framework to leadership decision-making.
  • Communicate to members of staff effectively and across modalities.
  • Analyze and interpret data for reporting purposes.
  • Utilize leadership techniques to anticipate growth opportunities.
  • Emphasize ethical problem-solving in the workplace.

Ensuring Your Success Beyond Graduation

From the moment you become a student at Methodist University, you’ll have access to the support needed to obtain career readiness skills, internships, employment, and other career opportunities. And you can tap into a wide variety of career services long after you’ve graduated.

Here are just a few examples of what you can expect for career support as a student or alumnus. You can benefit from all of them remotely.

Individual and Group Workshops

Whether you need help with assessing your skills and defining your career goals or want a crash course in job searching, our staff can help.

Career Readiness

MU Career Services is committed to empowering students with career readiness tools. Contact us for details about our signature programs, the MU Career Challenge, and the Senior Seminar Series.

Mock Interviews

Learn how to respond confidently to general and behavioral interview questions while articulating your strengths with mock interviews.

Sources:

  1. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/administrative-services-managers.htm
  2. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/purchasing-managers-buyers-and-purchasing-agents.htm
  3. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/cost-estimators.htm
  4. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/sales-managers.htm
  5. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/public-relations-managers.htm