What kind of business degree should I get?

Arielle L: What kind of business degree should I get?
I am a professional dancer but I would like to get a business degree to help me further my dance career. I need to learn how to manage money, run a studio, promote myself, etc… All the things that artists are known to be bad at. I will eventually be starting my own business. What business degree would be best to help me accomplish my goals?

Answers and Views:

Answer by ALi J
Accounting and Finace would be the best!

Answer by Tom M
definitely a marketing major

Answer by CoachT
General business. If you can find a general business with concentration in entrepreneurship that’d work well. A bachelor’s degree in your art followed by an MBA would be even better.

Specific majors like accounting, finance, marketing, etc… are for people that plan to get a job in that specialty working for someone else – they aren’t really being taught to run a business. You’ll benefit much more from a general understanding of all of those functions.

I’ve noticed a trend in MBA programs in the last couple years. There are a lot of us “artsy people” following our artistic bachelor’s degree with an MBA for exactly the reason you state in your question. If you plan that route, get a minor in business in your undergraduate degree.