Master programmes and career options
After your bachelor’s degree, there are several paths you can take – here you will find an overview of your options for employment, master programme, and how you can shape your direction.
Opportunities after your bachelor programme
You start with a bachelor – but what comes next?
When you consider studying for a bachelor programme at CBS, you probably ask yourself: What can I actually become afterwards? And perhaps also: Is it necessary to take a master programme – and what does that mean for my job opportunities?
The answer is: It depends on you, your choice of programme, and the decisions you make along the way.
Two paths after your bachelor programme
After completing your bachelor programme, you have two options:
- You can enter the job market directly.
- You can continue on to a master programme, which the vast majority choose to do.
From breadth to specialisation
A bachelor programme covers several academic areas and typically provides a broad introduction to your chosen field of study. During a master programme, you specialise in one or more of the areas you have worked with during your bachelor programme.
It is often during the master programme that you develop your individual academic profile, and it is largely the master – rather than the bachelor programme – that shapes your career opportunities. A master programme generally leads to broader job prospects and often positions with greater responsibility.
“Remember that it isn’t only your titel that determines your job opportunities. Employers look at your overall profile – including your bachelor and master programme, your work experience, and your academic and personal skills.”” Lukas
Student guidance counsellor
From your bachelor to a master programme
Master programmes (Panel content)
Guaranteed admission to a master programme
All bachelor programmes have a so-called natural progression. This is a master programme that is academically aligned with your bachelor programme and to which you have a guaranteed right of admission.
Guaranteed admission means that you are entitled to be admitted to the master programme after completing your bachelor programme, provided you apply within three years.
CBS continuously develops its range of master programmes, and changes to a bachelor programmes natural progression can occur. You can find a list of natural progression programmes in the tab above.
Other master programmes
You also have the opportunity to apply for master programmes other than your natural progression, both at CBS and at other universities. However, you must meet all the entry requirements for the programme you wish to apply for, and admission is not guaranteed.
List of natural progression programmes (Panel content)
Below you can find an overview of the master programmes that serve as natural progression for each bachelor programmes for students starting in 2026.
BSc in Business Administration and Digital Management
BSc in Business Administration and Service Management
BSc in Business Administration and Sociology
BSc in International Business
BSc in International Business and Politics
BSc in International Shipping and Trade
- MSc EBA in Supply Chain management
HA almen erhvervsøkonomi
HA i markeds- og kulturanalyse
- Offentliggøres senest 1. september 2026.
HA i projektledelse
HA(fil.) - erhvervsøkonomi og filosofi
HA(it.) - erhvervsøkonomi og informationsteknologi
HA(jur.) - erhvervsøkonomi og erhvervsjura
HA(kom.)- erhvervsøkonomi og virksomhedskommunikation
- Offentliggøres senest 1. september 2026
HA(mat.) - erhvervsøkonomi og matematik
HA(psyk.) - erhvervsøkonomi og psykologi
Should you consider master programmes now?
It can be difficult to decide which master programme you might be interested in before you have even started your bachelor programme. And you don’t need to.
It can be a good idea to have an overview of your options – but you don’t need to have your entire career planned from the outset. You can choose the bachelor programme that interests you most, knowing that you will later have the opportunity to specialise in the direction you would like to work in.
A bachelor programme takes three years. They are three years you will get the most out of if you are academically curious and engaged – not if you have chosen solely based on a potential master programmes.
Shape your own academic profile
Your choices shape your profile
During both your bachelor and master programme, you will begin to make choices that shape your direction:
- Which elective courses do you choose?
- Which projects do you focus on?
- What kind of student job do you apply for?
- Do you go on exchange?
- Do you choose to do an internship?
- What do you write your bachelor project or master thesis about?
Each choice helps shape your profile in a particular direction. Two students from the same degree programme can therefore graduate with very different skills – and pursue different career paths. Conversely, students from different programmes can shape their profiles in similar ways and move into similar careers.
What will you become afterwards?
We cannot give you one definitive answer as to what you will become after your graduate, because your opportunities depend on the choices you make along the way. For some, it can be frustrating not to know exactly what they will become once they graduate. On the other hand, it also gives you the freedom to help shape the direction you would like to pursue.
A degree from CBS provides you with skills that can be applied across many industries and roles. Your direction depends on your interests, your choices, and the experience you build along the way. You do not start with one fixed destination. You start with opportunities to shape your profile over time.
You can explore typical career paths and job roles for all our degree programmes by selecting the programme you are interested in under Bachelor programmes or Master programmes.
Where your career begins
Your degree is a foundation you build upon
A bachelor and master programme from CBS provide you with a strong academic foundation to begin your career. You develop knowledge and skills that can be applied in many different ways. But your education does not end when you land your first job. It is only the beginning.
Your career will evolve
Very few people remain in the same role throughout their entire career. New interests emerge, and new opportunities arise. The labour market changes – and so do your experience and skills. Along the way, you may choose to specialise further, change direction, or build new competencies on top of those you already have.
You do not need to have all the answers now
Choosing a degree can feel like a major decision – but you do not need to have your entire career mapped out from the start. What matters most is that you begin somewhere that motivates you. You can develop and adjust your direction as you move forward.