Faculty Focus – Volume 3 Now Available
Founder and CEO of Capitala Shares Insights With Students Exploring Careers in Finance
WFU’s Sylvia Green Ranked No. 10 Among Top 50 Women Chief Marketing Officers of 2025
Shannon McKeen: When Knowledge Is Free, What Are Professors For?
Inaugural Edition of The Heart of Business – The Wake Forest School of Business Magazine Released
Alumna’s Journey to the Center of Pro Sports
Forbes on Wake Forest: a model for balancing credentials with character
At the Heart of Business
Helping businesses and organizations
create a better world
Business Education at
Wake Forest University
Explore our undergraduate and graduate business programs, where students from widely diverse backgrounds and interests learn to use business to make a difference.
Undergraduate Programs
Nationally-ranked Bachelor of Science degree programs in Accountancy, Business and Enterprise Management, Finance and Decision Analytics.
Master of Business Administration
Offered in Winston-Salem and Charlotte across three program formats, the #1 part-time MBA program in North Carolina is designed specifically for working professionals.
Master of Science in Accounting
Open to any major, kickstart your accounting career with world-class faculty, premier internship opportunities and unmatched CPA pass rate success.
Master of Science in Business Analytics
Explore advanced methodologies for taking data from insight to impact across a range of functions, including finance, marketing, operations and human resources.
Master of Science in Management
A 10-month, STEM certified/OPT eligible program designed specifically for non-business majors and business minors who want to excel in today’s marketplace.
Pathways with Business
Explore how you can amplify any major with our diverse array of business program options.
School of Business Rankings
Our world-class programs are routinely recognized in major national and international rankings.
#1 and Top 20
Top 25
#3
#5
#2
#1 CPA Pass Rate
#1 in Big 4 Recruiting
Top 20
Top 10
Thought Leadership
We create a vibrant culture of inquiry, embracing interdisciplinary and discipline-based research and providing thought leadership to address business and organizational issues and key societal challenges.
Our People Make a Difference
School of Business faculty, staff, alumni, students, and partners each have an important role in helping to make the world a better place.
Optimizing Conservation
Supporting a Pro Humanitate Mission
Analyzing Innovation
Shaping the Future
Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
Featured
Research
Explore a few of the groundbreaking ways our faculty uses research to address business and organizational issues and key societal challenges.
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Journal of Medical Internet Research
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Journal of Business Research
Journal of Business Research
Research Policy
Research Policy
Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Business & Professional Ethics Journal
Our academic centers drive thought leadership and create an unrivaled connection to the market
At the cutting edge of academic research & impact
Allegacy Center For Leadership And Character
We believe a strong character is as vital as strong achievement. The Allegacy Center develops future leaders who prioritize integrity, resilience, and service, preparing students to lead with purpose in any setting.
Center For Analytics Impact
Powerful data is the driver behind inspired action. The Center for Analytics Impact turns insights into ideas, providing hands-on experience solving real problems with real data, while helping businesses make smarter and more efficient decisions.
Center For Private Business
Through expert-led programming, strategic advising, and community partnerships, the Center for Private Business supports the success of businesses that span generations.
Center For The Study Of Capitalism
How can capitalism evolve for the good of all? This center explores that question head-on, uniting scholars and thought leaders who examine how markets, policy, and purpose can coexist in a rapidly changing world.
Our Community
We are friends to all humanity, teaching, helping, and serving, with friendship and honor.
Supporting NC Families in Need
Paul Griggs (’96, MSA ’97)
PwC US Senior Partner
Ashley Wilcox (Director of Sustainability Initiatives)
Isra Al Hashimi (B.S., Business and Enterprise Management, MSBA)
School of Business News
Shannon McKeen: Let’s Stop Calling Them ‘Soft Skills.’ They’re the Hardest Ones to Master
(Fast Company)
How Bob’s, Ikea Are Bucking the Trend of Furniture Retail Stagnation
(Retail Dive)
The Grade Debate: Is There a Better Path Forward?
(AACSB)
Upcoming Events
Join the School of Business for a broad assortment of events and happenings that advance the practice of business.
Sounds of Joy: A Wake Forest Holiday Gala
Celebrate the season with the third annual Sounds of Joy holiday concert, featuring the Wake Forest Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble! Enjoy an uplifting evening of festive music and beloved classics, performed with spirit and style to welcome the joys of winter.
Annual Lovefeast
The Annual Lovefeast is one of Wake Forest’s most cherished traditions. Join us this year at 7 p.m. on December 7 in Wait Chapel. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the prelude begins at 6:20 p.m. We hope you will join us as the radiance of this night becomes the light within the darkness of the world. This event is first come, first seated. Viewers may also watch a livestream of the service at lovefeast.wfu.edu.
Pavel Haas String Quartet
The Pavel Haas Quartet is revered across the globe for its richness of timbre, infectious passion and intuitive rapport. Performing at the worlds most prestigious concert halls and having won six Gramophone and numerous other awards for their recordings, the Quartet is firmly established as one of the worlds foremost chamber ensembles. Tickets: $5-$25; Free with WFU ID Wake Forest University and Medical School faculty, staff and retirees receive FREE admission for themselves and one guest to each Secrest Artists Series performance. WFU and Medical School Students receive FREE admission for themselves. We encourage those with a WFU ID to pre-register so we can keep track of available seats for the community at large. Our concerts regularly sell out. Those with a reserved ticket receive priority admission.
School of Business Social Media
Follow our social media channels to stay current on everything happening at the School of Business.
Explore Further
Considering a business program to strengthen your career prospects? Interested in the world-class research being done by our faculty? Or just want to speak with someone to learn more about the School of Business? Here are a few more areas to explore.
