Management degree programs that mean business
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Enhance your experience with focused resources
Whether you need career advice, academic advising, personal and professional development or a chance to meet other students in your program, our department gives you a wide breadth of resources so you can take full advantage of your WMU education.
Do you have entrepreneurial aspirations?
The Department of Management offers opportunities to explore and test your ideas. Participating in entrepreneurship programming as a student will help you develop concepts before you graduate.
- Entrepreneurship minor: Learn about designing, financing and managing a new venture. Check it out.
- Bronco Pitch Competition: Pitch your innovative business ideas for a chance to win prizes and receive feedback. Get ready to pitch.
- Starting Gate: Apply to participate in WMU’s own student business accelerator. You will develop a business plan, pitch your ideas and explore funding. Learn more.
My hope is always that students gain a greater appreciation for the potential role of business to make society stronger.
Find your competitive edge at WMU
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WMU business students successfully sweep awards in DECA competition
In a field of more than 1,200 participants, Western Michigan University students bested their competitors at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference. At the competition, business students tested their skills in a variety of contexts in both prepared and extemporaneous case studies and presentations, with four WMU Haworth students placing in the international competition.
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Brush Ease wins first place at Bronco Pitch Competition
The 2024 Bronco Pitch Competition brought out the best from student entrepreneurs across Western Michigan University who pitched their innovative business ideas to a panel of judges. The first-place team consisted of four engineering students with an idea for a more sanitary and environmentally-friendly hair brush called Brush Ease.