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Online Master of Business Administration Concentrations

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Customize Your Online MBA Experience

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8 Concentrations

1–2 Years

37 Credit Hours

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Stand Out as a Business Leader with Custom Skills

Earning a Master of Business Administration degree strengthens your professional capabilities in today’s fast-paced business world. Even better, earning your MBA online with Southwest Minnesota State University allows you to customize your education and stand out in your field with expert-level skills in the business area of your choice.

SMSU’s online MBA degree program offers eight concentrations structured for your success as a leader. Choose from entrepreneurship, general management, organizational leadership, international business and leadership, marketing, hospitality management, human resource management, or healthcare administration.

Details on Concentrations

  • Custom MBA education
  • Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
  • Stand out with niche skills in your chosen field
  • Accelerated course options are available
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Online MBA Concentrations

SMSU’s online MBA concentrations focus on the needs of today’s business world. Choose the concentration that best aligns with your professional goals and gain the expertise for ongoing success.

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Unlock your full professional potential with the skills needed to turn your business idea into a successful reality.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 607: Strategic Management Marketing
  • MBA 660: Legal and Ethical Environment of Management
  • MBA 685: Strategic Management and Policy

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Build expert skills for managing diverse teams, innovative technology systems, sales, and more.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 550: Diversity Management
  • MBA 556: Organization and Managerial Behavior and Theory
  • MBA 557: Interpersonal and Managerial Skills in Organizations

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Explore issues within organizational leadership and learn to develop efficient solutions in diverse business settings.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 620: Negotiation and Mediation: Agreements in Law and Business
  • MBA 652: Organization Development and Change Management
  • MBA 686: Seminar in Management Issues

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Learn to address today’s global business issues as a trusted leader.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 556 :Organization and Managerial Behavior and Theory
  • MBA 560: Leadership and Team Management
  • MBA 620: Negotiation and Mediation: Agreements in Law and Business

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Become an expert leader in one of today’s most in-demand business fields.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 511: Integrated Marketing Communications
  • MBA 521: Business to Business Marketing
  • MBA 541: Marketing Research

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Focus your MBA education in a field that offers opportunities to travel the world and build relationships with professionals across the globe.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 520: Hospitality Revenue Management
  • MBA 525: Applied Hospitality Service Management
  • MBA 530: Hotel/Resort Management Seminar

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Gain the skills it takes to play an essential role in your organization’s personnel management.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 551: Training and Development
  • MBA 552: Staffing Management
  • MBA 565: Human Resource Management

1–2 Years | 12 Credit Hours

Develop a strong understanding of today’s healthcare issues and make an impact on the care provided in your community.

Course Highlights

  • MBA 570: Long Term Care Administration
  • MBA 572: U.S. Services, Programs, Issues, and Trends in Healthcare
  • MBA 575: Healthcare Administration

An MBA Curriculum Designed for Tomorrow’s Leaders

SMSU’s online MBA includes 37 credit hours, and you can complete the program in as little as one year with accelerated course options. The degree offers a core rooted in today’s business issues, plus concentration courses built for leadership success in your desired field. Each concentration allows you to customize your learning experience with a selection of career-driven electives.

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Career Outlook: Opportunities for MBA Graduates

It’s no secret that earning your MBA can open the door to new professional opportunities and higher earning potential. In fact, the National Center for Education Statistics reports that workers ages 25–34 who complete a master’s degree typically earn 21 percent more annually than those who only complete a bachelor’s degree.1 With the online MBA program from SMSU, you can advance your career, increase your salary, and build expert-level leadership skills in your chosen business area.

Explore today’s in-demand positions for MBA graduates:

  • Marketing manager: $140,040 median annual salary2
  • Compensation and benefits manager: $131,280 median annual salary3
  • Human resources manager: $130,000 median annual salary3
  • Medical and health services manager: $104,830 median annual salary3
  • Public relations manager: $129,430 median annual salary4
  • Sales manager: $130,600 median annual salary3

Sources

  1. National Center for Education Statistics, Population Characteristics and Economic Outcomes. “Annual Earnings by Educational Attainment.” Retrieved Sept. 26, 2023, from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cba/annual-earnings.
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers.” Retrieved Oct. 11, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/advertising-promotions-and-marketing-managers.htm.
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Management Occupations.” Retrieved Sept. 26, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm.
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Public Relations and Fundraising Managers.” Retrieved Oct. 11, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/public-relations-managers.htm.