Schools offering Business Administration

Yes – OP, what you want to compare is the degree requirements of a BBA (any major) vs. a BS-Econ, BS-Marketing, BS-Acctg, etc.

My guess is that the BBA will have more of a “MBA Junior” feel – required courses in more general business fields – while the BS-Major will be more focused on the major.

But I’m pretty sure that you can also get a broad business education with a BS – you don’t have to have a BBA to get that.

If you want a broad business education, make sure the school offers the following basic courses:

Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Corporate Finance
Operations Management
Marketing Management
Strategic Management
International Business
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurialism
Business Law (aka Corporate Law)
Organizational Behavior
IT Management or MIS

Also, if you have not taken a Statistics course, do so. Everyone hates it, but it really comes in handy.

Regardless of whether you get a BBA or a BS, if you take at least one class in those 13 headings, you will have some idea of what is required to start and manage a business. You obviously can also drill down further into your major (Econ, Marketing, Accounting, whatever) for a more in-depth understanding.

Finally, electives that support a broad business education:

Demography (this will be a Sociology course)
Interpersonal Communications
Psychology
English Grammar & Comp (you need to know how to write so that your employees/co-workers can understand you)