College of Business & Health Administration
The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, IL, College of Business and Health Administration offers cutting-edge business education.
The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, IL, College of Business and Health Administration offers cutting-edge business education.
Dr. Shannon Brown welcomes students to the College of Business & Health Administration!
Dr. Shannon Brown Dean, College of Business & Health Administration Click here to view my faculty profile
USF’s School of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating and rewarding teaching excellence. Accreditation is evidence of USF’s commitment to teaching excellence, best practices and continuous improvement of programs. There are about 2,400 U.S. institutions of higher education that have business-related curricula. Only 300 have successfully achieved ACBSP accreditation.
The University of St. Francis is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to learn more about university accreditations.
The College of Business and Health Administration is a team of exceptional, experienced professionals dedicated to providing a rigorous academic curriculum in a supportive and compassionate learning environment. Guided by our Catholic Franciscan values, we are committed to student success and lifelong learning.
The College of Business & Health Administration Incubator & Accelerator, located at 16 W. Van Buren Street in downtown Joliet, supports the economic development of the region by fostering new business development. A secondary aim of the incubator provides students from St. Francis and neighboring junior colleges entrepreneurial education in a lab setting.
The incubator provides residents with the following:
– Co-working environment between startups, community members, and entrepreneurial students
– Events/lecture series promoting educational offerings for startups
– A professional office location in downtown Joliet for startups to begin/continue business activities
Accounting & Business Analysis (BBA)
Business Analytics (B.S.)
Economics (BBA)
Entrepreneurship (BBA)
Finance (BBA)
Health Care Management (BBA)
International Business (BBA)
Marketing (BBA)
Supply Chain Management (BBA)
Values-Based Management (BBA)
The 100% online programs are designed for adult students who transfer to USF with college courses or previous degrees in order to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Business Administration (B.S.)
Health Care Management (B.S.)
Supply Chain Management (B.S.)
Business Administration (MBA) – online and on-campus
– Accounting
– Cybersecurity
– Data Analytics
– Finance
– Health Administration
– Human Resource Management
– Learning & Development Manager
– Management
– Supply Chain Management
Health Administration (M.S.)
– Data Science in Healthcare
– Leadership in Healthcare (Self-Design)
– Management of Long-Term Care
– Population Health
– Quality Improvement in Health Care
Management (M.S.) – online only
– Cybersecurity
– Data Science in Health Care
– Health Administration
– Human Resource Management
– Management
– Performance Improvement
– Quality Improvement in Health Care
– Supply Chain Management
Talent Development (M.S.) – online only
Business Analytics
Supply Chain Management
Accounting
Data Analytics
Data Science in Health Care
Finance
Human Resource Management
Learning & Development Manager
Logistics
Performance Improvement
Population Health
Quality Improvement in Health Care
Supply Chain Management
COBHA’s “3 to Degree program” allows current undergraduate students to seamlessly complete a BBA/B.S. degree and an MBA or M.S. degree in five years. This program is designed for students to take up to nine graduate credit hours that count towards both their undergraduate and graduate degrees, saving approximately $7,500 in tuition costs. Learn more here.
It’s a David vs. Goliath story for our students measuring up against the world’s best and brightest. Each semester, USF business students compete in a capstone “business simulation” modeling course and consistently perform well against institutions from across the country. USF students have successfully competed against teams from business programs like Notre Dame, Indiana University, DePaul, Duke, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, BYU, Pepperdine, Michigan State and several international schools in India and Dubai.
The college is divided into three key programmatic areas:
The School of Business programs for undergraduates and graduates are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, a leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating and rewarding teaching excellence.
The School of Health Administration is a member of The Association of University Programs in Health Administration, a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals and organizations dedicated to the improvement of health care delivery through excellence in health care management and policy education. For more information on School of Health Administration programs, contact Dr. Michael Stowe, chair, at mstowe@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-3606.
The School of Professional Studies provides flexible programs for busy people like you featuring tracks in training and development in human resource management, business and health administration, and e-learning. For more information on School of Professional Studies programs, contact Dr. Bonnie Covelli, chair, at bcovelli@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-5071.
