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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?

Public Comments

1. Accounting and Finace would be the best!
2. definitely a marketing major
3. 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.