Undergraduate degrees are offered in most of the specialties named in the section describing what a business manager is. Either a business or management degree will offer some coverage of each of the specialties. A liberal arts degree prepares one for analytic thinking, discussion, and writing and may be acceptable to businesses that have their own training programs for managers. In New Mexico there will be a growing need for business specialists and managers, especially in sales, accounting, purchasing, and personnel. Nationwide, the fastest-growing specialties in business are the technical ones that require math and computer skills.
Business managers are one of the fastest growing occupation groups in the country.