I promise to excel
Fast-track your climb to a leadership position by earning your MBA in as little as 18 months from Judson University. Whether you currently work in business, non-profits, government, or another field, an MBA can help you increase your skills in finance, marketing, strategic leadership, and other fields.
This is a program designed by professionals, for professionals. That means you’ll learn from instructors who still work in their field and can provide you with real-world organizational problems you can solve using your newfound knowledge and skills.
Our core MBA courses integrate finance, culture, communication, strategy and more to provide you with the knowledge and skills you can immediately apply to your organization, such as:
“More organizations are really looking for their people to have a better understanding of their inner workings. This degree allows people to perform at a higher level in the workplace.”
J. Cliff Boggs
Department Chair, MBA
You’ll begin with 36 credit hours of core business courses that help you enhance your understanding of key management topics. Your core courses include:
After you complete your core courses, you’ll choose a 4-course concentration that best aligns with your career goals:
Top 15
Online MBA in Illinois by OnlineMBAToday.com
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Featured in college rankings by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education
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Average class size in MBA program
Both the MBA and the MAOL programs build upon existing leadership skills, but the curriculum prepares you for different outcomes.
Learn the theories and practices that businesses are grounded in; then use these learnings to direct strategic change within an organization. Your coursework will be focused on data-centric topics like economics, finance, and marketing.
Learn to manage the human side of organizations through skills like change management, persuasion, and conflict resolution.
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On-campus classes take place one night a week in Elgin or Rockford. You can also complete most or all of your courses online.* You can expect to spend about 15-25 hours a week on coursework outside of class. Following that schedule, most students can complete their MBA in as little as 18 months.
*MBA concentration courses in Not-for-Profit Leadership are only offered on campus.
If you have prior college courses, we’ll make them count at Judson. We have a generous transfer policy, and our enrollment coaches work one-on-one with you to get the every hour possible for your previous work.
per credit hour
(36 credit hours required)
Judson students who receive financial aid
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More than 856,000 jobs nationwide require a master’s in business administration. Nationwide, employment of business and financial operations occupations is projected to grow 10% through 2026, faster than the average for all occupations.
In Illinois specifically, more than 34,000 business and financial operations job openings become available each year.
Chief executive
National Annual Mean Salary: $196,050
Illinois Annual Mean Salary: $206,020
Computer and information systems manager
National Annual Mean Salary: $149,730
Illinois Annual Mean Salary: $137,140
Marketing manager
National Annual Mean Salary: $145,620
Illinois Annual Mean Salary: $122,260
BLS, 2017
“Earning my MBA is going to open new doors in the future. You never know where life’s going to take you, and this MBA is really preparing me for that future.”
Tony La Rocco
MBA
Judson’s Division of Professional Studies classes only meet once a week, with coursework designed to increase your value to your current (and future) organization. You can take classes online or on campus in Elgin or Rockford—when and where it’s convenient for you.
Choose the location that works best with your schedule.
Rockford Campus
200 Y. Boulevard, Rockford, Illinois
Online
Elgin Campus
1151 North State Street, Elgin, Illinois
To help you focus on what matters most, Judson has partnered with the YMCA to provide free child care during class to students who attend the Rockford campus.
Success coaches, 24/7 help desk support, tutoring services, and more are always close by to set you up for success inside and outside the classroom.
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