Build your career without stepping away from it with PennWest’s flexible Master of Business Administration degree. Delivered 100% online, this program allows you to continue to work in your professional role while earning the credentials you need to become a leader in your organization.
Our leading-edge curriculum breaks down disciplinary silos by integrating information, concepts and tools. As a result, you learn to create and implement ethical and financially sound decisions, and assess the prospective impact of those decisions on stakeholders at all levels. The program emphasizes the collaborative, integrated assessment and problem-solving skills demanded of ethical leaders, effective managers and informed citizens in an ever-changing world.
Choose from three concentrations that can lead to professional and financial rewards in the fields of Finance, Healthcare Management and Management. You’ll acquire the skills and vision you need to become a top business professional and an agent of change.
PennWest’s MBA program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
An MBA offers tremendous advantages, including promotions, raises and new job opportunities.
Recognized among the best online programs in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by U.S. News & World Report.
The time it takes to earn your MBA on a full-time basis. Just 24 months if you go part-time.
36
100% online
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There’s a wealth of opportunity for individuals with an MBA and a special concentration in Finance. It’s an exciting career path if you’re a team player with an analytical mind who’s willing to work hard to meet employer expectations and personal goals.
This 36-credit program develops your potential to develop and communicate sound financial solutions. Highly experienced faculty will lead you through courses such as advanced financial management and forecasting, risk management, analytical decision making, and financial markets and monetary policy.
As a graduate you will be qualified for a variety of positions in business, government agencies and insurance firms, working as a financial analyst or advisor, an investment banker, financial examiner or a chief financial officer.
The rapidly aging population in Pennsylvania and across the nation has increased employment opportunities for management professionals within the healthcare industry. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts an 18% growth in the number of jobs in the field between now and 2028. The Healthcare Management concentration of the MBA program will prepare you to take your place in this growing field.
As a student, you will learn from experienced faculty mentors. They will guide you through topics such as healthcare policy, informatics and economics. They’ll help you understand how to solve organizational challenges in healthcare, how to assess the impact of the healthcare industry and its processes on the delivery of medical care, and how to develop ethical solutions to meet the needs of your healthcare organization.
You will complete the program with a thorough foundation in business as well as deep knowledge of how to lead a healthcare organization in these complex times.
Organizations large and small rely on effective managers to lead them into the future. Position yourself for career advancement with the MBA Management concentration from PennWest.
Whether your undergraduate degree is in business, liberal arts, education or any other field, this program will give you a solid foundation in business management while you strengthen your leadership, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
You’ll be able to apply coursework such as leadership dynamics, inclusive and equitable human resource strategies, and conflict management and negotiation across any discipline and in many organizational settings as you move forward in your career.
There’s a high demand for well-educated managers in business and financial roles. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a 14% growth in employment for business analysts through 2024. And more than 700,000 new jobs will be added to the business and financial market from now to 2026.
PennWest’s three campuses, California, Clarion and Edinboro universities, have been delivering award-winning online programs for more than 20 years. You’ll graduate with a degree from Pennsylvania Western University, completely supported by the expertise and community of learners on our brick-and-mortar campuses.