Master of Business Administration

What Are the Career Opportunities?
An MBA will greatly increase your income potential and marketability in today’s competitive job market. This professionally focused program prepares you for business management and corporate leadership. As a graduate of this program you will be qualified for high-level employment opportunities in finance, marketing, operations, management of information systems, and human resources. An MBA can also help you advance your current career. You can choose to focus on an area of study that best fits your career and educational goals:

1. Fast Track Master of Business Administration
If you’re working full-time, but want to earn your MBA as quickly as possible, our fast track program is an ideal option. It offers you the opportunity to pursue an advanced degree on your time and around your schedule. You can earn your MBA in about a year and a half as a part-time student, taking just one course at a time. Alternatively, if you can enroll as a full-time student, you can earn your MBA in just over a year. This core program focuses on essential business knowledge and critical skills like finance, management, marketing, and strategy. An MBA can greatly increase your income potential and marketability in today’s competitive job market. According to the GMAC survey, MBA degree holders saw an average post graduation salary increase of 29 percent in 2004.

Qualify for higher-level positions in:
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Corporate Management
• Marketing
• Operations

Who Should Take This Program?
If you currently hold a bachelor’s degree and want to obtain MBA credentials as quickly as possible to advance your business career, consider pursuing the fast track MBA. You may have prior work experience or course credits that can be transferred toward your degree*.

*Please refer to University Catalog for transfer of credit policy.

2. Focused Master of Business Administration
This comprehensive program combines the career-oriented focus of a traditional MBA with the rigorous academic curriculum of a more advanced program, giving you the specific knowledge and skills you need to excel in the modern business world. Our curriculum will help you master the specialized expertise necessary for an executive career by allowing you to focus on one of six specializations: finance; marketing; Human Resource; information technology; entrepreneurship; and management, communication, and quality. The focused MBA can take between one and two years to complete, depending on if you are attending school full-time or part-time and if you have applicable transfer credits.* This degree can be further specialized by focusing on one of six specializations; Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Management, Communication, and Quality.

Qualify for higher-level positions in:
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Corporate Management
• Marketing
• Operations

Who Should Take This Program?
If you currently hold a bachelor’s degree and want to advance your business career in a corporate setting, consider pursuing this comprehensive MBA.