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On the friendly Thomas College campus along the Kennebec River in Waterville, Maine, students and faculty forge strong bonds. With small class sizes, one-on-one career advising, and dozens of student interest clubs, our flexibility and personal approach helps you design the campus experience that prepares you for real-world success.

For almost 130 years Thomas College has built such a strong reputation for its business degrees that we have earned the title of “Maine’s Business College.” THOMAS COLLEGE

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Gain flexible skills for a dynamic career.

With a Thomas College degree, you’ll be in high demand with employers

from a wide range of industries.

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“At Thomas, I built relationships with professors that led me to a job opportunity after graduation.”
MADISON EDWARDS ’23, M.B.A. ’24 FINANCE MAJOR RETAIL MANAGEMENT TRAINEE, HANNAFORD SUPERMARKETS

CHAMPIONS OF REAL-WORLD SKILLS, 6 YEARS RUNNING

For six consecutive years, Thomas College business students have placed as the Top 3 finalists of the Society for the Advancement of Management’s International Collegiate Business Skills competition, and earned first place for many of the categories.

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A LAUNCHING PAD FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Do you have an idea to solve a problem that no one else has addressed? At Thomas College’s Harold Alfond® Institute for Business Innovation, you’ll learn how to leverage the same tools and creative processes that many of the most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley use to build their companies.

A NETWORK BUILT FOR YOUR SUCCESS

Thomas College’s close-knit community means that our alumni stay in touch, no matter how far their careers have taken them. We’ll introduce you to alumni leaders in career fields that interest you, and we’ll prepare you with the skills to build business relationships that will make you highly employable.

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BUSINESS MAJORS AND DEGREES

ACCOUNTING

As an industry leader in internships, the Thomas College Accounting program goes beyond the textbook. The Accounting program is offered in the fields of Managerial Accounting, Public Accounting, Accounting and Financial Analysis, and Forensic Accounting.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Business Finance

◊ Cost Accounting

◊ Financial Statement Analysis

◊ Federal Personal Income Taxation

◊ Auditing Theory & Practice

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

With a foundation in operations and management, you will gain analytical skills and team experience to succeed in a wide range of leadership roles.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Leadership

◊ Managerial Accounting

◊ Interpersonal Relations

◊ Business Ethics

◊ Innovation, Change, and Agile Organizations

BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Delve into the information economy with this highly relevant degree that challenges you to use creativity and innovation to collect, mine, decipher, and interpret what “big data” means to organizations.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Business Analytics – Intro and Applied

◊ Managerial Risk Analysis and

◊ Decision-Making

◊ Econometrics

◊ Business Application Development

BUSINESS & LIBERAL ARTS

By combining practicality and critical thinking, this program has an emphasis on ethics, global citizenship, DEI, and sound managerial decision-making that will allow students to engage in the modern business climate.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Business Ethics

◊ Statistical Inference and Decision Making

◊ Humanities or Philosophy Elective

◊ Psychology or Sociology Elective

◊ Diversity/Social Justice

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT

In the constantly evolving field of digital marketing, master communication technology tools to create and manage web, mobile, and social media sites.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Web Design

◊ Introduction to Communications

◊ Media Design Technologies

◊ Social Media

◊ Strategic Media Planning

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy; learn how to manage and own an ‘existing small business, and how to start your own as an entrepreneur. Choose from concentrations in small business management, and creativity and innovation.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Advertising and Promotion

◊ Sales and Sales Management

◊ Internet Marketing / Marketing Analytics

◊ Leadership

◊ Venture Capital

ESPORTS AND GAMING ADMINISTRATION

From players to programmers, the gaming ‘industry is booming and needs businessminded leaders. Gaming Administration professionals need a lot of expertise: not just tech and business, but a solid understanding of games and gaming culture as well.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Introduction to Esports Management

◊ Esports Convention, Event & Tradeshow Planning

◊ Distribution of Games: The Role of the Publisher

◊ Introduction to Games

FINANCE

Develop your analytical and managerial skills for a successful career in fiscal management. This degree offers a Financial Analyst concentration, which prepares you to take the Chartered Financial Analysis exam to launch a career in investment and brokerage.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Business Finance

◊ Personal Financing Planning

◊ Investment Management

◊ Financial Statement Analysis

◊ Money, Banking, and Financial Market

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

A business is only as good as its employees; learn how to successfully recruit and manage people, develop leadership skills, and ethically run an organization with a degree in Human Resources.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Management Principles

◊ Human Resource Management

◊ Law of the Work Place

◊ Employee Recruitment and Section

◊ Compensation and Benefit Administration

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

In our global economy, businesses must consider the implications of their work across the world and develop plans for growing their international markets. An International Business degree will prepare you for leadership on a global scale.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Comparative Political Systems

◊ Managing in the Global Environment

◊ Current World Problems

◊ Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

◊ Global Marketing Management

MANAGEMENT

An in-demand field across all sectors of business, the valuable management expertise gained at Thomas College will allow you to chart your unique career path in the industries and markets that most interest you.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Management Principles

◊ Business Communications

◊ Human Resource Management

◊ Leadership

◊ Ethics

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Creative challenges abound in the exciting field of marketing; build a portfolio of project-based work and internships that illustrates your valuable skills to top employers.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Business Communications

◊ Services Marketing

◊ Consumer Behavior

◊ Advertising and Promotion

◊ Business and Management

SPORT MANAGEMENT

Good news, sports fans – you can turn your team loyalty, love of competitions, and athletic knowledge into a rewarding career! In this degree, delve deeper into the sports industry (the third-largest industry in the U.S.!) to understand why people are loyal to teams, events, and athletes, and how to use their affinity in ethical, innovative ways to advance sport management. This degree is offered with a concentration in Sport Marketing.

KEY COURSES:

◊ Sport Information and Public Relations

◊ Sport Marketing Management

◊ Sport Facility Management

◊ Athletic Administration

◊ Sport Finance

MASTER’S PROGRAMS

At Thomas College, we offer flexible and innovative graduate degrees in a range of fields. After earning your bachelor’s degree at Thomas College, you can pursue your master’s degree in a one-year, fulltime, online or in-person graduate program with all the perks of a residential student experience. Students pursuing a one-year master’s may live on campus or commute, and we offer generous scholarships for both pathways.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

MBA IN ACCOUNTING

MBA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION

MBA IN CYBERSECURITY

MBA IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

MBA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

MBA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

“The foundation, education, and experience Thomas has offered me has given me the ability to achieve the career and life goals I’ve set for myself in the future.”
-SAM FALLA ‘22

LAUNCH INTO THE CAREER OF YOUR DREAMS

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