Degrees type: Master
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The Master in Business Administration (MBA) is a 36-credit program that accommodates both working students and those singularly pursuing graduate study. Students can focus in accounting, project management, health and human service administration, and non-profit management. Graduates in the accounting concentration who have earned a baccalaureate in accounting will be able to meet the 150 hour requirement for CPA licensure.
At Mount Aloysius our Business Administration program is ranked in the top 35% in the United States. The study of Business is exciting; it acknowledges the reality that instantaneous communication offers unlimited opportunity in often volatile global markets. Students here benefit from an academic approach that encourages development of personal ethics, strategic thinking, problem solving, situational analysis and much more.
Program Highlights
After graduation some of your career choices may include:
- Human Resource Manager
- Health Administration
- Accounting CPA Firm
- Not-for-Profit Leader
- Government or Public Sector
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officer
- General and Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Investment Banker
- Sports Management Professional
- MBA 505 – Human Resources of Leaders 3 Credits
- MBA 513 – Global Business 3 Credits
- MBA 515 – Marketing Management and Planning 3 Credits
- MBA 516 – Accounting and Finance for Business Leaders 3 Credits
- MBA 518 – Managerial Economics 3 Credits
- MBA 520 – Current Topics in Business Law and Ethics 3 Credits
- MBA 522 – Information Systems and Technology 3 Credits
- MBA 600 – Strategic Management and Business Policy 3 Credits
A graduate with a business degree is able to pursue any number of career options. The demand for Human Resources Managers is expected to rise 9% from 2014 to 2024, an increase of 10,800 jobs.
The average median wage for a Human Resources Manager in the state of Pennsylvania is $128,280.
Employment of management occupations is projected to grow 6 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations, which will result in about 505,400 new jobs. Employment growth will be driven by the formation of new organizations and expansion of existing ones, which will require more workers to manage these operations.
The median annual wage for management occupations was $98,560 in May 2015, which was the highest wage of all the major occupational groups.
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Integrate the application of theories of accounting, human resource management, marketing, information systems, and economics in complex business settings;
- Analyze business dilemmas, respecting the roles of ethics, laws, and personal integrity;
- Apply problem solving skills in diverse business environments;
- Develop an aptitude for operating businesses in volatile regulatory environments in a global setting;
- Communicate effectively for organizational settings.
Additionally, depending upon the concentration chosen, the student will:
- Develop the broad-based knowledge and dispositions necessary for professional accountancy; or
- Develop analytical and strategic acumen applicable to the health care industry; or
- Develop the multifaceted skill necessary to manage complex programs and contracts; or
- Develop analytical and strategic acumen application to nonproft management.
Student Voices & Success Stories
- Kate Wackerman, Class 2016, Human Resource Assistant at Corban OneSource, St. Petersburg, FL
- Julie Vitko, Class of 2016, Director of Case Management at UPMC Hospital
- Adam Gerycz, Class of 2012, CPA at Kotzan CPA & Associates PC, Johnstown
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Faculty & Staff
Jodi Blubaugh
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Internship Coordinator
Cathleen Golden
Associate Dean of Continuing Education & Strategic Partnerships/Business Department Chairperson
Christopher Mingyar
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business Administration/Coordinator of Assessment & Accreditation for the Business Department
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