Baker School of Business
The Baker School of Business, officially named the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business, is one of the five schools composing The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Baker School of Business currently enrolls over 700 undergraduate and 250 graduate students in bachelor's and master's degree programs. It was established in 2002 as The Citadel reorganized its existing departments into the five schools. The school is located in Bond Hall, but will relocate to the new Bastin Hall south of campus upon completion.
On February 22, 2017, The Citadel announced that Tommy and Victoria Baker had made a gift to endow business programs, and that the school would be named in their honor.
The school has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business since 1996, and the MBA program is ranked among the Princeton Review's Top 282 Business Schools.
Deans, Directors, & Departments
The Baker School of Business is composed of three academic departments:| Department | Department Head |
| Accounting & Finance | Cindy Bolt, MTAX |
| Management & Entrepreneurship | Al Lovvorn, PhD |
| Marketing, Supply Chain Management, & Economics | Bob Riggle, PhD |
Undergraduate
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is conferred upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate major program of study within the Baker School of Business.The Citadel's undergraduate day program is available to cadets, veterans, and active duty military members. The Citadel's undergraduate degree completion program offered through The Citadel Graduate College is available to anyone.
The Baker School of Business offers the following major and minor programs of study:
| Program of Study Type | Program of Study | Department | Eligible Degree Programs | Notes |
| Major | Accounting | Accounting & Finance | Day | Currently available |
| Major | Business Administration | Management & Entrepreneurship | Day | Currently available |
| Major | Business Administration | Management & Entrepreneurship | Degree Completion | Currently available |
| Major | Finance | Accounting & Finance | Day | Currently available |
| Major | Supply Chain Management | Marketing, Supply Chain Management, & Economics | Day | Currently available |
| Minor | Business Administration | Management & Entrepreneurship | Day | Currently available for non-BSB majors |
| Minor | Business Administration | Management & Entrepreneurship | Degree Completion | Currently available for non-BSB majors |
| Minor | Economics | Marketing, Supply Chain Management, & Economics | Day | Available fall 2020 |
| Minor | Economics | Marketing, Supply Chain Management, & Economics | Degree Completion | Available fall 2020 |
| Minor | Entrepreneurship | Management & Entrepreneurship | Day | Currently available for non-BSB majors |
| Minor | Entrepreneurship | Management & Entrepreneurship | Degree Completion | Currently available for non-BSB majors |
Graduate
The degree of Master of Business Administration is conferred upon satisfactory completion of a graduate major program of study within the Baker School of Business.The Baker School of Business’ graduate program is available to anyone and can be completed in-person or online. In 2020, the MBA program was ranked 97th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, while the online program was ranked 102nd. It also was named 58th among online programs for veterans.