The MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree provides a well-rounded business education that will help you advance your career. Our students find professional development and learning opportunities inside and outside of the classroom. The MBA lecture, financial markets seminar, international field experiences, and field-based learning projects allow students to translate classroom lessons into business solutions.
"The Winthrop University academic and practical experiences remain a strong asset to students after graduation."
Our MBA alumni find success in a wide variety of fields: corporate finance, banking, sales, marketing, law, non-profit management, education, consulting, general management, entrepreneurship, and many others.
"The MBA gave me an advantage in job seeking — opening up more possibilities; and I was able to find a job faster than those who only had a B.S. degree."
Some of the more common employers of MBA graduates include:
Bank of America
Carolinas Healthcare System
Continental Tire North America
Vanguard
Wells Fargo
The MBA is a program consisting of 30 semester hours of required graduate courses. The curriculum includes the MBA core of 27 hours and 3 hours of elective courses which can be customized. Up to 5 courses of prerequisites may be required, depending upon the individual student's preparation.
The MBA program is also available in an online format. Visit the online MBA program page for more information.
ACCT 680: Accounting for Managers (3 hours)
BADM 571: Business Analytics (3 hours)
BSAN 680: Statistical Methods and Business Research (3 hours)
CSCI 685: Data Management (3 hours)
ECON 680: Managerial Economics (3 hours)
FINC 680: Financial Policy Management (3 hours)
MGMT 680: Leadership & Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
MGMT 684: Strategic and International Issues in Management (3 hours)
MKTG 680: Marketing Management (3 hours)
Electives (3 hours): Approved CBT courses
For more details about the campus program, visit the Graduate Studies MBA program page.
For more details about the online program, visit our online MBA page.
For the online MBA program requirements, visit our curriculum page.
Prerequisites:
Total of 4 Hours (1 credit hour per course)
Accounting 670: Principles of Accounting
Economics 670: Principles of Economics
Finance 670: Principles of Finance
Computer Science 670: Principles of Information Systems
*may be fulfilled by undergraduate waiver (degree within 3 years)
Students must have a grade of C- or better in each of the program prerequisite courses
