Master of Business Administration
| Grantham's Degree Programs | Credit Hours |
| Master of Business Administration | 36 credit hours |
Program Description
The Master of Business Administration program provides students with a practical knowledge of today’s business environment. The program emphasizes finance, financial and managerial accounting, human resource management, information management, macroeconomics and microeconomics, marketing, organizational behavior, and quantitative analysis.
Program Outcomes
At the successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Apply knowledge, techniques, skills and tools of past, present and future business models and practices
- Apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of project management, leadership, marketing, human resources, and technology to the 21st Century business environment
- Apply creativity to the design and implementation of business models and practices
- Analyze business strategies for change
- Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
- Evaluate professional, ethical and social responsibilities in business management
- Use quantitative analysis in business
- Demonstrate respect for diversity and knowledge of contemporary professional, societal, behavioral, and global issues related to business
Course Highlights
| BA500 | Management |
| BA530 | Marketing Management |
| BA520 | Quantitative Analysis |
| BA560 | Business Ethics |
| BA685 | eBusiness |
To view the curriculum in its entirety, please download the University Catalog“…The MBA opens doors and provides the modern manager with the tools needed to identify new business opportunities and threats.Options for the MBA-qualified manager have never been greater…”
Association of MBA’s mbaworld.com, The Advocate for the MBA
Career Specific Information
The Master of Business Administration program prepares professionals for work in any industry as managers and/or leaders. This includes private organizations producing goods and services and government organizations at the federal, state, and local levels. The functions they perform are in planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the operations of the organization and performing leadership tasks in linking the organization with the ever-changing external environment and strategically moving the organization on a parallel course with such environment. Graduates will apply the principles of business ethics and their qualitative and quantitative skills to analyze a business, identify its strengths and weaknesses, determine what changes can be made for improvement, and conduct independent research relevant to business related topics.
In the next 10 years, the Marketing/Advertising/Sales Management field is projected to grow by more than 68,000 positions.
583,000 2006 |
651,000 2016 |
Total number of new jobs and replacement jobs
*2016 total jobs is an estimate
If you choose to work as a Marketing/Advertising/Sales Manager, you can expect to earn:
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The top 10% earn: $145,600 |
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The upper 25% earn: $129,985 |
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The median earn: $91,007 |
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The lower 25% earn: $63,007 |
Job Market
In 2006, there were more than 583,000 Marketing/Advertising/Sales Management positions. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, an MBA is one of the Top Ten in demand majors in today’s job market.
Available positions include:
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Manager
- Advertising Manager
- Public Relations Manager
The information on Job Titles, Salary, and Job Growth was assembled using information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These are not promises or guarantees, and they should not take the place of prospective students doing their own research on other possible career outcomes.
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