Management Major: Careers, Salaries and Job Outlook

Drexel LeBow’s management major prepares students for careers in fields such as management consulting, business advisory, entrepreneurship, technology management, human resource management and project management. This major also complements other business majors, providing a versatile skill set suited to roles that blend technical and managerial expertise.

Management Career Outlook

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in management occupations is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2025 to 2035.

What Skills Will You Gain From Majoring in Management?

The Management major is designed to equip students with a rigorous foundation in four essential managerial skills:

1. Strategic insights and decision-making
2. Leadership
3. Innovation
4. Communication and collaboration

Students gain both the theoretical knowledge and practical abilities needed to function as effective team players and visionary team leaders. They will learn to approach business challenges creatively, communicate persuasively, and inspire others to achieve shared strategic goals. These competencies are developed through a combination of scientific rigor and experiential learning.

Our students have done their LeBow co-ops in a variety of organizations, both locally and around the world.

The top co-op employers for management majors include:

What Can You Do with a Management Degree?

Graduates are prepared for a range of careers, including client-facing roles in accounting, banking, business development and marketing, as well as analytical positions requiring cross-functional business insights, such as strategic and people analytics.