Management Major
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At Carthage, management majors follow our proprietary READY™ curriculum (Real-world Experience And Developing You), designed to develop the best-prepared business students in the Midwest.
Gain insight from industry-experienced faculty
Our professors set business professional standards, embedding “real-world” projects and industry standard software (Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Google Ads, HubSpot, WordPress, Tableau, Trello, etc.) in their classes.
Let our guiding principles inspire your journey
At the heart of the program are our mission, vision, and values that shape how we educate, lead, and inspire future business leaders.
- Mission: Inspiring today’s learners to guide tomorrow’s enterprises.
- Vision: A regional center of excellence committed to advancing applied management and leadership principles.
- Values: Act with integrity, promote free enterprise, incorporate creativity, work hard, and dream big.
What you’ll take with you
By the time you graduate, you’ll demonstrate:
- The application of applied management through consistent academic effort.
- An eagerness to pursue growth, advancement, and opportunities outside the classroom.
- A readiness to face their next challenge with the knowledge gained through their experiences at Carthage.
Designed for flexibility and ambition
Carthage’s School of Business and Economics is designed to offer management students the flexibility to pursue multiple business disciplines. With the ability to double or even triple major, students can broaden their expertise and enhance their credentials across a variety of interconnected fields within business.
One pairing option, unique to Carthage, is the ability to major in management and healthcare administration while minoring in medical humanities — equipping students with the skills needed for effective healthcare management, while also enhancing their ability to communicate empathetically with patients and their families. Unique to Carthage, healthcare administration majors can follow a healthcare management track by double majoring in management while minoring in medical humanities — equipping students with the skills needed for effective healthcare management, while also enhancing their ability to communicate empathetically with patients and their families. Download a flyer for a management track.
Industry leaders bring experience to the classroom
Management students regularly gain insights from guest speakers representing a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, sports, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, arts, and design. These professionals share real-world experiences, offer career advice, and help students connect classroom learning to industry practices. Some of the companies whose representatives have spoken with students include:
Beyond the classroom
Internship Opportunities
Located in the vibrant Chicago-Milwaukee business corridor, Carthage offers students unmatched access to internships and career opportunities. Through our partnership with BizStarts Racine, students can take their ambitions even further by earning junior fellowships that place them at the forefront of exciting new start-up ventures.
Management Student Organizations
As part of the READY concept, business management majors can gain professional experience right on campus.
- Velocity Consulting: Work at the first 100 percent student-run, full-service consulting company in the country.
- Enactus: Address global problems from an economic perspective with this international nonprofit.
- Pi Sigma Epsilon: Join the campus chapter of this professional coed sales and marketing fraternity.
Study Abroad Experiences
Faculty regularly lead business-focused study tours to countries like Sweden, China, South Africa, and England. There, students can visit top international companies and meet with senior executives.
Management major career options
Between now and 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts an 8 percent growth in employment of management occupations, “driven by the formation of new organizations and expansion of existing ones.”