Get directly admitted to our College of Business Administration and start your business classes on day one. As an innovation and entrepreneurship major, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to channel your entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll ignite your creativity and critical-thinking skills to come up with novel ideas and turn them into actionable, profitable ventures.
Under the guidance of seasoned entrepreneurs and experts, you’ll learn through a mix of stimulating course work and practical experiences. Here, we’ll challenge you to build something bigger than profit — solutions that uphold ethical values and contribute positively to society.
Now, more than ever, the world demands business professionals who are not only good at what they do but who are honest, transparent and ethical. At Marquette, ethics and social responsibility will permeate everything you learn and do — we’ve been offering a values-based business education since 1910.
Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall, College of Business Administration
At our College of Business Administration, you'll help shape an ethical future for business while you focus on career skills, applied learning, collaboration and leadership development. Your career preparation is bolstered by our strong internship program, and 82% of our students participate in it.
Most of our graduates go directly into the workforce or work for themselves. Here’s where some of our recent graduates landed.
While you’re here at Marquette, preparing you for what’s next will be one of our top priorities. So, expect lots of learning by doing, connecting with others who share your passions, and reflecting on how you can Be The Difference.
Opened in 2023, O'Brien Hall is our state-of-the-art, community-building space. Designed to foster collaboration between Marquette Business students and industry, our building emphasizes innovative spaces where you're immersed in experiential learning and creative solutions. Here, future accountants team with aspiring marketers, and next-generation bankers map balance sheets with up-and-coming developers.
Our location in Milwaukee provides you with instant access to guest speakers, corporate visits and internships. In fact, during your junior year, you’ll participate in our one-on-one mentoring program and be paired with an executive from a Milwaukee-area firm who’ll help you start your career network.
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Enter a business competition and apply your knowledge and conceptual understanding to real-world problems. From financial analysis to supply chain to real estate and more, competitions put you head-to-head with teams from other universities and let you practice skills that translate directly to your career. Plus, when you're on the Marquette team, you'll end up winning more often than not.
Become a people-centered leader guided by our Jesuit tradition. Join our E-Lead program sophomore year and you’ll complete a combination of leadership courses and experiences that prepare you to be the driver of innovation for the common good. You’ll develop the skill set to generate innovative solutions and the mindset to reflect on the impact your work has on the world. Bonus: You’ll graduate with a concentration in leadership, too.
Our full-time international business director and advisers make an international experience simple for innovation and entrepreneurship majors. You'll be able to choose from more than 50 programs in close to 30 countries, with credit-earning opportunities ranging from weeklong to semester-long experiences and business course work.
A Marquette education equips students to thrive professionally and personally through overall student support, career preparation and an extended family that can't wait to meet you. But don't just take our word for it.
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