Food Business Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Program
  • Bachelor’s Degree Program

Food Business Leadership

Program Overview

Online Bachelor’s Degree for CIA Associate Graduates Only

Looking for a promotion? Ready to advance your career? Let’s make it happen. You’ve got the fundamentals and hands-on kitchen skills. Now master the business side of food, enhance your career, and boost your earning potential with CIA’s online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Food Business Leadership.

°Õ³ó±ð°ù±ð’s no better way to turn your CIA associate degree into a bachelor’s! With convenient, accessible part-time study, you’ll advance your career while you work—at your own pace. This online bachelor’s program is designed specifically for CIA associate degree alumni with at least four years of full-time, progressive work experience after graduating. You’ll gain advanced knowledge from the same world-class faculty that mentored you before, and make essential connections with business leaders that you’ll carry with you throughout your career.

Whether you want to become a leader outside the kitchen or lead a kitchen, you’ll be fully prepared to grow your career with this online bachelor’s degree.

Quick Facts

Start Date: September

Campus: Online

For CIA Associate Degree Graduates Only

Program Highlights

  • Benefit from the convenience of a curriculum that’s 100% online—you can earn your bachelor’s degree without interrupting your work schedule.
  • Get the comprehensive, food business-specific skills you need to become a next-level leader and prepare for what’s coming in the food world.
  • Explore career-relevant topics such as economics, sustainability of food systems, and key principles of business leadership—all vital to your future advancement and success.
  • Apply up to 30 transfer credits from a college other than CIA to complete your degree even faster.
  • Grow your earning power—per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bachelor’s grads earn nearly 42% more weekly than those with associates.
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Careers

Take Your Place as a Leader

The food industry is bursting with opportunities and looking for leaders. Couple that with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report that bachelor’s degrees lead to 42% more weekly earnings than associates, and you can see why this food business leadership program is so vital to your career.

It’s the ideal formula for success. Greater opportunity + greater earning potential = an amazing food business career. And with your CIA bachelor’s degree in hand, you’ll have plenty of next-level leadership paths to choose, in areas such as:

  • Food and beverage management
  • Corporate foodservice
  • Restaurants and catering
  • Hotels and resorts
  • School foodservice
  • And so much more!

Curriculum

Cutting-Edge Curriculum

You will get a carefully designed mix of in-depth food- and beverage-focused management, business, and liberal arts courses that build on CIA’s renowned culinary or baking and pastry arts core.

The 60-credit Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Leadership includes:

  • 30 credits in liberal arts requirements
  • 30 credits in business leadership requirements

Faculty

We want you to become the best of the best, which is why our faculty members are masters in their fields. Learn from acclaimed chefs, industry executives, world-famous restaurateurs, restaurant owners, published authors, and sommeliers.

Admissions

Being a leader in business is your future—and there’s no better place to start than here.

Throughout the year we offer campus tours, open houses, and online events so that you can ask questions, learn more about our Applied Food Studies degree program, and chat with admissions counselors.

Tuition and Financial Aid

The Value of a CIA Education

If you’re looking to advance your career in food, there is no better investment than a CIA education. From hands-on opportunities and expert faculty instruction to unique concentrations and exclusive networking events, our education and experiences are unparalleled. We are also committed to making your CIA education as affordable as possible. Our costs are comparable to similar colleges, with more than 90% of our students receiving some form of financial aid.

Chat With a Student

Are you curious about what it’s really like to attend CIA? We’ve got you covered. Our students are ready to answer the questions you haven’t asked anyone else, share their own personal experiences, and give you genuine advice—because they’ve gone through it, too.

School of Business and Management

The food-focused business education offered through the School of Business and Management is unprecedented—this level of high-end food, beverage, and hospitality instruction is not found in any MBA program. The depth of research and experience provided by our expert faculty delivers industry-relevant learning ideal for today’s ever-expanding food world. These instructors have helped shape the advancement of foodservice and hospitality into the global business model we see today. Students also have access to leading food business professionals who share their insights.

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FAQs

Are you considering a career in food business? These FAQs are a great way to get to know us a little better or to find the answer to a specific question you may have. If you don’t see the information you’re looking for below, please contact us at 1-800-CULINARY or admissions@culinary.edu.

Contact Us

Ronald Knoth

Admissions Counselor