About OU's Master of Business Administration
Ottawa University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program provides students with high-quality professional advanced study in business. Courses incorporate personal values and professional ethics. For maximum flexibility, OU’s MBA courses are 100% online and designed to help working adults attend school while juggling their busy lives.
The Master of Business Administration at OU will help you gain the real-world education and problem-solving skills you need to impact your organization’s outlook in a leadership or expert role. From large corporations to small businesses, superior management skills are always in demand. In addition, nonprofit organizations look for leaders with good management and business skills. A graduate degree in business is an important factor in reaching senior management ranks within most companies. Through OU’s online MBA program, students can qualify for jobs in the private sector, the public sector and in academics.
Eight MBA Concentrations
The core curriculum of OU's online MBA emphasizes a global perspective on business, communication skills and direct application to your current and future career goals. In addition, Ottawa offers eight MBA concentrations to help you personalize your graduate education and work toward the career that best fits your goals and skill set. Tailor your MBA degree with one of the following concentrations:
- Accounting
- Business Data Analytics
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Leadership Development
- Population Health/Health Care
- School Business Operations
- Strategic Innovation
With working professionals in mind, the three-module, 36-hour master degree program can be completed 100% online. Like all of the graduate programs offered by OU, the MBA is fast-tracked with flexible eight-week terms - six terms per year - allowing you to take courses at your pace and with the ability to take more than one course per term.
Career Outlook for the MBA
Courses in our MBA degree program will prepare you to become a leader within your current organization or to pursue new leadership opportunities in fields such as accounting, financial management, sales and marketing, corporate affairs and education. The median starting salary for an MBA graduate was $115,000 in 2019, according to a survey of corporate recruiters by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Starting salaries in the top 25% range had an expected median of $125,000. The lowest 25% had an expected median of $85,000.
The MBA in Perspective
“What is really needed in business, the church, government, education, arts, or any other type of organization is a group of more enlightened, competent leader-managers who appreciate and understand the disciplines and interconnectedness of the world around them – who lead people with a shared sense of purpose and enthusiasm for the myriad challenges that confront them.” - Dr. Kevin C. Eichner, Ottawa University Chancellor
For curriculum and course descriptions, please download a program overview.
Career advancement awaits with a Master of Business Administration degree. Are you ready?
To learn more about earning your online MBA from Ottawa University, contact us today.
