Welcome to the John L. Grove College of Business at Shippensburg University. Our AACSB-accredited programs combine rigorous academics, personalized instruction, and hands-on learning to prepare principled leaders for a global business environment. Through internships, student organizations, entrepreneurial opportunities, and experiential learning, you'll gain the knowledge, skills, and professional connections needed for career success.
With a tradition of academic excellence, engaged faculty, and a supportive alumni network, more than 90% of our graduates secure employment within three months of graduation.
Whether you are a prospective student, current student, alumni, or community member, we encourage you to explore our programs. We are committed to helping every student thrive both in the classroom and beyond.
Our college is nationally ranked and enjoys AACSB accreditation. AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, is the global standard-setting body for business education, strengthening the world’s business schools through accreditation, thought leadership, and transformative learning.
In 1981, we became the first school in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education and the ninth college overall in Pennsylvania to become internationally accredited by the most prestigious business accrediting agency in the world. Find your niche within our three academic departments and numerous programs.
Explore Our Programs
Undergraduate BSBA Majors
Seven undergraduate programs including Accounting, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems and Analytics, Marketing and Supply Chain Management plus concentrations available
Online Undergraduate BSBA Majors
Two 100% online undergraduate BSBA programs are available: Marketing and Business Management
Graduate Programs
Shippensburg University offers the MBA with 7 concentrations available as well as a MS in Supply Chain Analytics.
Minors and Certificates
Undergraduate Minors
A Business Minor works with almost any other program. Explore the minors offered by the Grove College of Business.
Post-Bachelor's Certificates
These College of Business certificates for anyone who already has their Bachelor's Degree can help you step up into the next phase of your career.
Business Affiliated Shippensburg Certificate Programs
These certificates offered by other colleges at Shippensburg University complement your business career.
Current Student Resources
Current students can find advising resources, departmental forms, registrar forms, links to schedule tutoring and writing assistance, career assistance, internships and more. Please note: A ship.edu login is required to access.
Undergraduate Student Resources
Graduate Student Resources
Student Organizations
You can join student and professional organizations to receive training in leadership skills. Immerse yourself in a learning environment where the focus of every action is on you and your holistic academic experience.
John L. Grove College of Business Departments
Department of Accounting and Information Systems & Analytics
Graduates from our BSBA-Accounting program can find meaningful employment as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) where they serve the needs of clients; a corporate accountant, serving the accounting needs of an individual business; government or not-for-profit accounting, working to fulfill the accounting requirements of various governments and agencies.
Department of Finance and Supply Chain Management
Career choices for our finance graduates lead to competitive salaries in a variety of fields. When you complete both real estate courses in the program, you will be qualified to take the Pennsylvania real estate licensing exam. Our Personal Financial Planning concentration is officially approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, which allows you to take the exam to become certified as a CFP professional.
Department of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
The Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Entrepreneurship, Management (with concentrations in Management, Human Resource Management, and International Management), and Marketing (with concentrations in Marketing Management and Digital Marketing and Analytics).
Centers and Special Programs
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Investment Management Program
The Investment Management Program (FINA434 and FINA435) is a finance course in which real money portfolios are managed by students. Investments are held by the Shippensburg University Foundation, which accepts and implements student recommendations.
Charles H. Diller Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation
The Charles H. Diller Jr. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (the Diller Center) and Innovation including the Milton K. Morgan III Makerspace is to develop both the skill set and the entrepreneurial mind set of students at Shippensburg University to recognize and capitalize on business opportunities.
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
We provide educational programs and no-cost, confidential consulting services for small business owners and entrepreneurs, empowering aspiring and existing small business owners with the knowledge, resources, consulting, and mentoring they need to start, grow, and prosper.
Journal of Business Disciplines
The Journal of Business Disciplines publishes quality pedagogical applications, business case studies, and applied and pure research in all areas of business. Our goal is to publish a broad range of quality research for our readers, as well as providing high quality service to our contributing authors.