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Business Administration at Algoma University
BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) · Faculty of Business and Professional Studies · Sault Ste. Marie, Brampton campus
What average do you need for Algoma Business Administration?
Majors or options chosen later: Accounting, Economics, Human Resources Management, Marketing.
What courses do you need?
Grade 12 courses the school requires, as its page lists them.
How much does Algoma Business Administration cost?
For a student from Ontario, at this year's prices. Food after first year, transit and personal spending are left out.
- Tuition
- $6,000 first year, $23,900 in all
- Student fees
- $1,000 first year, $3,900 in all
- Residence and meals
- $9,200 first yearFirst year
- Rent after first year
- $25,100 in allHalf a two-bedroom in Sault Ste. Marie, $697 a month
What do business and commerce graduates earn?
Statistics Canada publishes pay by field for each province's graduates, not by school. Figures are for Ontario bachelor's graduates, the class of 2022 two years after and the class of 2019 five years after, in 2024 dollars.
What careers does Algoma Business Administration lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- Accountant (CPA)The money behind every business. A degree, a national exam, and a designation that travels.$84kTypical pay6 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Financial AnalystRead the numbers behind a company or a deal and tell people what they mean. A degree, then years of exams.$90kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Marketing SpecialistGet people to notice, want and buy a product. A diploma or degree, a portfolio, and results you can measure.$74kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- ActuaryPut a price on risk for insurers and pension plans. Years of exams, but you are paid well while you write them.$106kTypical pay7 to 10 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- Affiliate MarketerYou earn a small commission when people buy through your links. Most earn little, and the few who earn a lot built an audience first.$1kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
- AI Automation Agency OwnerYou build AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots, voice agents and automations for small businesses. A new market that needs real technical and sales skill.$3kTypical income1 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand
Where else can you study business and commerce?
The same field at other universities, with what each says it takes.
| Program | School says | Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| AccountingBrock, Ontario | Expected cut-off: mid 80s | $10,553 |
| AccountingGuelph, Ontario | 80-86% | $10,565 |
| AccountingOntario Tech, Ontario | Expected cut-off: low 70s; last year's cut-off: 70 per cent | $10,358 |
| Accounting (BAcc)Carleton, Ontario | 80% | $9,735 |
| Accounting & EconomicsTrent, Ontario | Minimum 70% overall average (Trent general requirement); co-op stream minimum 80% | $9,387 |
| Accounting & FinanceTMU, Ontario | 80-85% | $10,565 |
| Accounting and Financial ManagementWaterloo, Ontario | Mid-80s | $6,250 |
| Administration des affairesUOF, Ontario | Moyenne minimale exigee de 70% dans six cours de niveau 4U ou 4M | $7,528 |
If you don't get in
Routes the data shows: like programs that ask for less, and college programs with a transfer agreement into this one.
- Asks for less
- Bachelor of Business Administration at Brandon: Ontario high school graduation with a minimum 60% average on six Grade 12 U or M courses including English (ENG4U)
- Transfer in from college
- Business Administration: Accounting (opens in a new tab) (3-year advanced diploma) at Algonquin: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- Business Administration: Marketing (opens in a new tab) (3-year advanced diploma) at Algonquin: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- Business Marketing (opens in a new tab) (2-year diploma) at Algonquin: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- Business: Accounting (opens in a new tab) (2-year diploma) at Algonquin: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- Business Administration: Accounting (opens in a new tab) (3-year advanced diploma) at Cambrian: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- Business: Accounting (opens in a new tab) (2-year diploma) at Cambrian: counts for about 50% of the degree, needs 65% in the college program
- And 109 more: every agreement is in the comparer.
Where these numbers come from
- Admission average: algomau.ca (opens in a new tab) (from an archived copy, 3 October 2026 (opens in a new tab))
- Tuition: algomau.ca (opens in a new tab) (live page, exact text re-read with a plain request on 10 October 2026; the request was served normally, no challenge)
- Residence: algomau.ca (opens in a new tab) (live page, exact text re-read with a plain request on 10 October 2026; the request was served normally, no challenge)
- Pay by field: www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
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