What if your big idea could lead to products and businesses that change the world — and your future?

Major in Entrepreneurship

What is Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is at the heart of transforming bold ideas into real-world impact — driving new ideas, economic freedom, and a better quality of life. You'll learn how to turn everyday problems into exciting business opportunities while building creativity, leadership, and the confidence to bring your vision to life. Whether you dream of launching a startup, growing a family business, or driving innovation within an existing company, entrepreneurship helps you gain independence, create value, and make a lasting impact.

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Program Highlights

Louisiana Learning Lab Through the Louisiana Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Program of Study (LEEPS), you’ll explore the state and meet successful entrepreneurs, learning how real ventures are built from the ground up.

Compete for Funding Step into the spotlight and pitch your big ideas in student competitions like the J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge for real-world funding to launch or grow your business.

Career Prep Join the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization to establish your professional networks through events, chapter activities, and conferences.

Space to Innovate Access the Mark and Judy Weaver Ideation Lab — a creative space with innovative equipment, including a 3D printer, for entrepreneurship, venture development, mentorship, and engagement in the regional business community.

What You Can Do

An LSU degree opens doors to a wide range of career paths and professional opportunities. With a strong academic foundation, real-world learning, and support from a powerful alumni network, you’ll graduate prepared for success in today’s competitive job market. Whether you’re planning to work in a corporate setting, nonprofit organization, government agency, creative industry, or research lab, LSU equips you with the in-demand skills and hands-on experience employers value most.

Potential Careers

All General Business Fields
Business Ownership
Business Strategy Consultant
Entrepreneur
Family Business
Franchisee
Research & Development

Workplace Settings

Business Incubators
Economic Development Organizations
Family Businesses
Nonprofits
Self-Employed
Startups

$58,000

Average alumni Entrepreneurship salary 5 years after graduation

What Entrepreneurship Looks like

What I Love About My Major

Deventria Curtis – Careers You Didn’t Know About

Three teams for LSU students hold large cardboard checks displaying the money they just one in an entrepreneurship pitch competition.

Mobile Detailing Company Earns $12,000

Innovative Approach to Burial Plot Market

Building Skills

Inside Innovation Use startup thinking to improve and grow profitability of existing companies.

Ideation & Activation Learn how to brainstorm, develop, and launch real innovations.

Entrepreneurial Management Combine creativity and leadership strategy to grow a business from the ground up.

Business Planning Build a business roadmap that covers goals, marketing, finance, operations, and more.

Through LSU's entrepreneurial programs, I have gained critical insights that directly influenced the growth of Certified Country Lemonade, a family-owned business that has grown into a thriving brand. Simone Sears
BS Entrepreneurship '25
Chief Creative Officer, Certified Country Lemonade

The advice given and stories told during LEEPS trip will be carried throughout my entrepreneurial endeavors. There is so much that I could say about the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, but none of it can capture the true impact of opportunities such as this! Michael-Leah Hart
BS Entrepreneurship '25

The entrepreneurship program helped me develop ideation skills, build relationships, and explore options to launch my business, Carpe Momentum, out of college...helping individuals and brands share their stories through digital content creation. Daniel Ellender
BS Entrepreneurship '19

Advance your Career

Post-graduate education

LSU offers competitively ranked post-graduate programs designed to help you innovate and lead in your field. Engage in advanced coursework, contribute to impactful research, and learn from expert faculty who are solving real-world challenges across Louisiana and beyond. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, pivot into a new industry, or accelerate your career, LSU’s graduate programs open the door to a world of opportunity.

PhD Entrepreneurship & Information Systems Flores MBA Program

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