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In 2011, a New York Times article<\/a> dubbed business degrees as the “default major,” backed by its soaring popularity in the United States. A case in point: one in every five undergraduate students major in business. Its popularity was attributed to a purely instrumental line of thinking that has seeped into business education. 
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Put simply, business degrees are a means to an end, this being one or all of three things: an elite network, further credentials, and a big paycheck. Years later, that dream still hasn’t quite matched the reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem with Business Schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Center for Education Statistics<\/a>, of the nearly 2 million degrees awarded in 2017, business degrees accounted for close to 400,000, producing the largest body of undergraduate majors in the country. In the same year, a LinkedIn report<\/a> found that around 50 percent of general business and marketing majors are \u201cmore likely to be unemployed or underemployed.\u201d 
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Suhasini Gadami<\/a> was among the former. Despite earning two master\u2019s degrees\u2014an MBA in India and a Master\u2019s in Engineering Management in the US\u2014she struggled to secure a job. \u201cWhen I moved to the US, I found everything very different. The work culture was different, even the way that I had been taught about things in my previous studies.\u201d 
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\u201cMy education had always focused on the same textbook content, year after year. And that didn\u2019t seem to be what was needed in my new home,\u201d she said. \u201cI was struggling to find a job, and interviews I\u2019d done led me to think it was because I didn\u2019t have the skills and approach to work that recruiters were looking for.\u201d 
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Immediately here, the problem with the traditional business learning model becomes evident, and it\u2019s one that\u2019s been making the rounds for years. That is, despite the prestige that traditional business programs boast, the skills they impart have strayed so far from what the current job market demands. 
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As Forbes<\/a> put it, \u201cFor the most part, today\u2019s business schools are busy teaching and researching 20th-century management principles and, in effect, leading the parade towards yesterday.\u201d 
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Yet alongside the declining ROI of business degrees is the rising demand for professional development opportunities. With the virus on the loose, the race toward increasing one\u2019s relevance in the workplace and future-proofing one\u2019s career has become top of mind for most.
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Responding to this demand is Udacity<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing Udacity\u2019s Business Nanodegree Programs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It used to be that aspiring business professionals only had two learning products on the menu: an undergraduate degree and an MBA. In recent years, however, the combination of digital disruption, staggering college tuition fees, and a dynamic market has pushed for the emergence of more accessible, affordable, and adaptable learning platforms. One such platform is the edtech company, Udacity.
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While most would recognize Udacity<\/a> for its tech-centered Nanodegree programs, it\u2019s actually a hub for business courses, too. A quick look at its catalog shows you 14 business Nanodegrees, all of which cover the most competitive areas of the business industry. We know that reading about 14 programs in one go is a lot to process, so here are the details on Udacity\u2019s most sought-after business Nanodegree programs. 
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