Sam and Irene Black School of Business


The Sam and Irene Black School of Business is the business school of Pennsylvania State University – Erie, The Behrend College, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Penn State Behrend is a part of the Pennsylvania State University commonwealth system. It was founded in 1998 when The Black family donated a gift of $20 million to the college. The school of business is located in the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center on the campus of Penn State Behrend.

Degrees

The college is accredited in business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and offers undergraduate degrees in:


In addition to the numerous undergraduate degrees offered, the business school also offers graduate degrees in:


The Sam and Irene Black School of Business also offers the following optional programs at the undergraduate level:
Center for Credit and Consumer Research/

Economic Research institute of Erie
In addition to the two research groups mentioned above, Penn State Behrend also encourages its students to participate in undergraduate research.