As finance majors, students will gain the analytical tools and financial awareness needed to navigate the complexities of investment, risk management, and corporate finance, earning a degree that opens doors to a myriad of exciting career opportunities.
A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree will prepare you for entry-level positions in various business fields. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects such as accounting, business communication, management, marketing, economics, and business ethics.
Our Bachelor of Science in Banking and Financial Services program is designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in this ever-evolving industry.
Our Master's in Music Education program offers a flexible way to complete your advanced degree in two years while you retain your current job. You'll be stimulated, challenged, and ready to move forward in the classroom and your career. The online program is practice-oriented and covers the essentials of research in music education, music theory, performance practices, conducting, pedagogy, and music education management. Courses are taught by highly qualified faculty with years of successful classroom experience.
As an NSU music education major, you can learn to teach music to K-12 students, perform and create music, and develop students’ understanding and appreciation of the art of music. We have two emphasis (Instrumental and Vocal): The instrumental emphasis is for you if you’d like to teach K-12 instrumental music and supervise school music programs. The vocal emphasis prepares you to teach K-12 vocal and general music and supervise school music programs.
The music program teaches you to leverage critical thinking skills and develop discipline through the study of music to pursue a broader array of professional opportunities in music as well as other fields that require creative skills. The program is designed to provide you with the opportunity to pursue music in a formal setting while allowing you time to pursue your unique interests alongside broader course offerings in the liberal arts.
Through our program, you’ll not only dive into an applied art study of your choice, but you’ll also gain the knowledge and skills needed to thrive as an educator. As you take courses across the fields of art and education, you’ll build your content competency and prepare for licensure. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to run an engaging and interactive classroom, inspiring the next generation of artists.
Nine out of ten businesses in the US rely on employees with foreign language skills, and 85% of those are looking for people proficient in Spanish. NSU’s Spanish major will not only gain you proficiency in speaking and writing the language, but teach you how to apply that knowledge in your chosen career.
As a sociology major at Northern State University, you’ll hone your skills in analysis and problem solving, comparative thinking, writing, and critical inquiry. Equipped with these skills, you’ll have a strong foundation for a career in social work, law, social justice, nonprofit organizations, administration, government, business, or medicine. In addition, your sociology coursework will provide the theoretical and methodological training you’ll need for advanced graduate work in all the behavioral sciences.
As a math major at Northern State University, each of your upper-level math courses will provide you with the foundational knowledge needed to pursue further mathematical study or a quantitative career outside of mathematics. In addition, if you’re interested in applying the mathematical skills you’ll acquire from our program to other pursuits, Northern offers minors or double majors in related fields such as chemistry, finance, or pre-law.