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title: "QSR Magazine: Chipotle is Now Offering a Business Degree to Workers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2fd11044-0f09-4bfe-90e2-26f630ce8d56
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-chipotle-is-now-offering-a-business-degree-to-workers-12046
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
topics: ["Operations"]
published: 2017-05-03T15:10:58.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:13.078Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/6dbe3bc058fe4b10a08de68b035252b36775.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Chipotle is Now Offering a Business Degree to Workers

**TL;DR:** Chipotle launches an 18-month customized bachelor's degree in business for employees, focusing on business operations and decision-making. The degree is offered through Bellevue University and is designed around an employee's schedule.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-chipotle-is-now-offering-a-business-degree-to-workers-12046).*

## Story

Employees at Chipotle who are looking to earn a business degree were finally given the opportunity on Tuesday. The chain launched an 18-month customized bachelor’s degree in business.

“This degree enables our employees to apply what they learn in the classroom to their work at Chipotle and vice versa,” said Steve Ells, founder, chairman and CEO at Chipotle, in a statement. “Employees will gain a solid understanding of business operations including people development, marketing, and decision making. The new degree program extends a series of education benefits we’ve been putting in place over the last couple of years to help better equip our employees for success at Chipotle and beyond.”

The degree is offered through Bellevue University and is designed around an employee’s schedule.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Chipotle (company)
- employee development (topic)
- education benefits (topic)
- business degree (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-chipotle-is-now-offering-a-business-degree-to-workers-12046). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2fd11044-0f09-4bfe-90e2-26f630ce8d56).