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Online Professional, MBA

Take your business career to new heights with Seattle University’s Online MBA degree. Gain knowledge and leadership skills from anywhere in the world.

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About this Program

Increase Your Impact: Empowered, Ethical Leadership for Modern Business

Business leaders’ ethics directly impact long-term business success by influencing employee behavior and creating or undermining trust among investors and consumers. Our collaborative, innovative curriculum design, mentorship program and influential alumni network help you become an effective, ethical leader who can sustain business success.

Our rigorous curriculum, incorporating 17 leadership challenges, teaches you to thrive amid the ambiguity and complexity that define modern business.

The online master's in business administration carries the same prestige as an MBA earned on campus. The difference is that you can enroll and learn from anywhere with our flexible part-time MBA workload. With our program, you don’t have to uproot your life to uplift your career.

It all adds up to an excellent investment in your career and our Top 100 Best Value Schools rankings.1

Fewer than 5% of business schools qualify for the prestigious AACSB accreditation, based on peer review of several criteria, including curriculum, faculty qualifications, and program

In our tech-connected, Online MBA, you’ll develop high-demand leadership skills and cross-functional business knowledge for fast-tracked career growth.

You’ll also improve your earning potential. In fact, the typical annual starting salary for an MBA graduate is about $115,000, with lifetime earnings of $4.1 million. High-achieving executives in technology, consulting and finance can make as much as $500,000 a year.

  1. Retrieved on May 11, 2022, from premium.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/seattle-university-01239

Online MBA At A Glance

Learn how this degree from Albers School of Business and Economics will contribute to your career goals, explore course requirements and see how impactful a Seattle University MBA can be.

Our graduates have found career success at powerful companies across a wide range of sectors, from technology and aerospace to healthcare and civic government.

The Online MBA program at Albers stresses an ethical approach to doing business not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes good business sense for your career as well. The most ethical companies in the U.S. consistently outperform their competitors by between one and four percentage points. When you opt to pursue an ethically oriented MBA, jobs and careers in some of these successful, forward-thinking organizations could be well within reach.

MBAs aren’t just desirable degrees for the numerous job opportunities that present themselves upon completion. They are also extremely valuable due to the impressive way in which graduates are compensated in their post-MBA jobs. The Online MBA from Albers helps you grow into the kind of confident, collaborative, and cross-functional leader who can capitalize on these lucrative roles.

The online Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to prepare graduates for leadership responsibilities in business. The program is constructed with the following goals:

  • Demonstrate competence for managerial decision-making
  • Recognize and address moral and ethical challenges, and defend a course of action
  • Understand, integrate, and apply relevant knowledge and skills in a global context
  • Display competence in communications
  • Establish and maintain constructive working relationships
  • Develop self-awareness and professional purpose

All classes for this program are held online.

What You’ll Learn

Learn about the classes you’ll take as a student here.

Meaningful Connections

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Tenured, Innovative and Connected Faculty

Advance your cross-functional business knowledge, build key relationships with colleagues, and cultivate your ethical framework for a well-rounded approach to business leadership with help from our faculty.

Faculty of the Albers Online MBA program have top-level experience in industries ranging from finance to information technology, manufacturing to transportation and more. Our tenured professors have published research and commentary in numerous top-tier journals, reflecting the diversity of their expertise. They are innovative, connected and committed to your success.

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Tech-Forward Alumni Network for Career Connections

Over 70% of Albers graduates work within the state, helping to facilitate internships and career connections. As an Albers student, you have a gateway to the Pacific Northwest tech community through the Albers Mentor program, New Tech Northwest, and partnerships with the Puget Sound region’s top business professionals.

Additionally, Albers is connected to over 81,000 alumni in 42 states and 88 nations. Our connections open pathways that help you take the fast track to leadership in your chosen field.

Explore our networking Opportunities
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Meaningful Connections with Online MBA Residency Retreat

Begin career-long connections with your cohort and faculty during a full-day, online retreat held in your first quarter of the Online MBA program. Experiential team-building activities jump-start personal connections that create richer in-class collaborations and friendships that strengthen you professionally and personally.

Talk to an Admissions Advisor for more information

Transformative Education with Immediate Results

You need well-rounded, deep leadership skills to grow, pivot and excel in today’s dynamic job market. As an Albers MBA student, you learn through practice with over 17 Leadership Challenges that teach you how to drive greater impact, thrive in complex environments and speak the language of leadership.

Rise above the competition for positions at leading organizations with the Albers values-centered MBA. Our transformative curriculum helps you develop a cross-functional skill set, including the most in-demand executive skills:

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Creative Problem-Solving
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Collaboration

Develop your people skills in Leadership Challenges woven throughout our MBA curriculum. These holistic exercises also help you internalize course information and build your professional network by connecting with your classmates.

Your agility, decision-making and leadership skills honed through the Leadership Challenges make you a top prospect for organizations across the business spectrum, from startups to Fortune 100 companies and global nonprofits.

An MBA Pays Off

Abundant Career Opportunities

Executives and hiring managers in all industries—and particularly at some of the most successful firms in the U.S. and the world—agree on one thing: Job candidates who possess an MBA are consistently desirable hires.

Highly Desired, By the Numbers

94% of American companies intend to hire MBA graduates in the near term
97% of Fortune Global 100 companies plan to do the same
90% of companies across the healthcare, consulting, technology, and products and services sectors have MBA graduates in their short-term hiring plans
92% of startups do as well

Impressive Salary

The average MBA salary is impressive. $115,000 Median starting base salary for new hires with an MBA in the U.S.2
2. Retrieved on May 11, 2022, from mba.com/business-school-and-careers/salary-and-roi/employers-explain-why-mba-salaries-so-high

From Our Alumni

Mariel D.

“The residency was amazing, and I think a key part of why I am enjoying the online program so much. It allowed us to come together as a group to have a shared experience and learn from each other. My cohort has really shown me different ways to approach projects and find solutions.”

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