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Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Project Management

Plan and Execute Projects with Finesse

Project managers make companies more competitive by ensuring that they operate faster and more efficiently. With a Project Management degree specialization from DeVry University, you will learn the skills you need to lead important business projects at any stage. Our Project Management degree specialization brings the real world into the classroom and teaches you the most current technology and project management processes.

Get to know our Bachelor’s Degree with a Specialization in Project Management

A Bachelor’s Degree with a Specialization in Project Management will teach you how to manage cost estimates, budgets, risk assessments, bid negotiation and contracts, and performance reporting. You’ll work with our knowledgeable faculty who will provide hands-on experiences in the project management field. They will guide you in the areas of planning, executing, monitoring and closing out a variety of projects. You can earn this degree specialization along with our Bachelor’s Degree programs in Technical Management, Business Administration or Management.

A project management education at DeVry University coordinates A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) areas with the program and course objectives. The Global Accreditation Center (GAC) by the Project Management Institute distinction confirms DeVry University's project management curriculum meets PMI's rigorous standards, which includes an assessment of the program's objectives and outcomes, faculty and student evaluations, on-campus and online resources, and proof of continuous improvements in the area of project management.

The Project Management Specialization can be earned as part of the following bachelor's degrees in business: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Management

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Management

COMPLIMENTARY PMI® STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

To support you along your professional development journey, students enrolled in select courses* receive a complimentary PMI student membership. Aspiring project managers can use this membership to:

  • Download a free PMBOK®Guide and other PMI resources

  • Access project management templates and tools

  • Receive discounts on certification exam fees and more

*A complimentary PMI®  student membership is provided to students enrolled in PROJ330, PROJ404, PROJ410, PROJ435, PROJ420.

Classes start on May 5, 2025
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Minimum Completion Time*
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2 years
8 months
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Normal Completion Time**
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4 years

ACCELERATE AT YOUR PACE

Choose the schedule that best fits your goals and commitments. You can earn your Bachelor's Degree in as little as 2 years 8 months.*

Or, follow a normal schedule and complete your program in 4 years.**

*Per 12-month period, assumes completion of 3 semesters, enrollment in 12 to 19 credit hours per semester and continuous, full-time year-round enrollment with no breaks.
**Per 12-month period, assumes completion of 2 semesters and full-time enrollment in 12 to 19 credit hours per semester.

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Knowledge & Skills

What You'll Learn (Outcomes)

The Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration/specialization in Project Management covers the following:

  • Theoretical Application
    Learn to manage projects successfully by applying a broad theoretical and technical understanding of the project management discipline.
  • Concepts and Techniques
    Build your skills by exploring the various concepts and techniques used in the management of projects.
  • Innovative Project Approaches
    Practice implementing innovative project approaches to solve specialized business problems in predictable and unpredictable environments.
  • Risk Navigation
    Manage complex professional and technical activities and learn to navigate risk in various contexts within the project management framework.
  • Assessment of Factors
    Explore the impact of internal and external factors that may promote or hinder individual decisions as well as the management of people, procedures, processes and projects.

Accreditation and Recognition Matter

DeVry is proud to be accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org.

Our Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Project Management is accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.

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Student Achievement
At-a-Glance

Our Business Administration, Management and Technical Management programs, when completed with a Project Management major/concentration, are accredited** by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) www.gacpm.org.

 

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Our Project Management Mission Statement

The mission of DeVry University’s undergraduate project management degree concentrations/specializations is to educate students with real-world, industry-relevant project management knowledge, tools and techniques needed to manage successful projects in today's business environment.

Career

Career Opportunities in Project Management

Graduates of our Project Management specialization may consider careers such as:

  • Construction Manager

  • Cost Estimator

  • General and Operations Manager

  • Management Consultant

  • Organizational Change Manager

  • Procurement Manager

  • Project Developer

  • Project Manager

  • Project Quality Manager

  • Project Specialist

  • Project Team Leader

*Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
**ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION DATA - GAC Student Achievement Results - Available for all of DeVry and Keller’s GAC® accredited programs. PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. The GAC seal is a mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
1Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must also take the following to fulfill this requirement: BUSN369; BUSN412; GSCM206
2Students enrolled at a New Jersey location take ENGL108 in lieu of this course.
3Students enrolled at a Nevada location must take POLI332 in lieu of this requirement.
4Students enrolled at a New Jersey location may take PHYS204 or SCI200 to fulfill this requirement.
Students enrolled at a New Jersey location must take an additional six semester-credit hours of general education coursework within these course areas: Communication Skills, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Humanities and/or Social Sciences courses selected should be upper-division coursework (DeVry courses numbered 300-499).

Academic Catalog
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Business Administration: Project Management
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Management: Project Management
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Technical Management: Project Management
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