Earn a business degree with a difference

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You don’t want just any business degree. You want one that makes employers take notice. Working with employers, we created business programs that give you an edge in the marketplace.

Business + your major

Waterloo's business degrees give you two areas of expertise: a deep knowledge of a specific subject (your major) – plus skills in marketing, finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, and more.

With the combination of business skills and your major, you might help biotech firms commercialize their research, help a clean energy company grow, or promote a major league team's run for the championship.

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Business programs at Waterloo

Business + paid co-op work experience

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Through Waterloo's co-op program, you can gain up to two years of relevant experience – and get paid – while testing out careers before you graduate. Work for Fortune 500 companies, startups developing the next big idea, government, non-profits, and everything in between.

Learn about business careers of the future.

Why should I choose business at Waterloo?

Turn your ideas into action

Whether your passion is tech, social justice, Indigenous-based businesses, or environmental change, Waterloo's support for student entrepreneurs provides space and tools for you to explore your ideas.

Grow your entrepreneurial skills to become more employable or get help launching your own business.

Among the top entrepreneurial communities

Ranked among the world’s top ecosystems for entrepreneurs, Waterloo region offers business incubators, mentors, funding, and a supportive network of other startups – all you need to turn your ideas into a business.

Our on-campus Accelerator Centre ranks top five in the world – and has a 93 per cent success rate for launching companies, compared to the national average of only 51 per cent.

Own your ideas

Unlike most universities where ideas belong to the institution, Waterloo allows you to capitalize on the ideas you generate through one of North America's most entrepreneurial-oriented intellectual property (IP) policies.

That means you can easily turn your ideas into a business with lots of on-campus support.

Make entrepreneurship part of your degree

Why not make entrepreneurship part of your business degree? Take a few courses or include a minor in entrepreneurship (available as an option if you're in Engineering).

You can also choose minors in International Trade, Human Resources Management, Legal Studies, Management Studies, and more.

Learn more about entrepreneurship at Waterloo.