Program Highlights

Open the door to more opportunities with an online MBA program.

Business degrees are extremely versatile, especially when you have a strong understanding of how businesses operate at a very high level. With our online MBA program, you can learn the skills and concepts you need to be able to take your career to the next level. With a combination of academic and applied learning, you’ll gain a strong understanding of the business world.

Classes in this program are led by professional experts who focus on helping you learn all of the most valuable management, administrative and leadership skills you’ll need to succeed on the job.
In addition to taking classes offered as part of our core MBA curriculum, you’ll also be able to choose three other courses offered through our online MBA program to take as electives.
The Baker College Master of Business Administration online program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
Want to complete your degree as soon as possible? This program is eligible for our Accelerated Path option, which allows you to earn your master’s degree in significantly less time.

At a glance

Credit Hours

1–2

Years (Avg.)

86%

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

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Business Administration classes are taught exclusively through Baker Online.

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Why Study Business Administration?

Find work in a wide variety of industries and environments with the freedom to take your career in any direction you choose. This program combines the best of conventional academic training with the best of applied learning.

The difference between this major and the other MBA programs is that it includes core MBA courses, and also three selected courses within the degree track, offering the flexibility to choose classes that interest you the most or would help you better prepare for a career in a certain industry.

Career Facts

$96,940

Median Yearly Income

Outlook 2018–2028

$166,330

Median Salary for Executives

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Curriculum

The Baker College Master of Business Administration program is a 1–2-year, IACBE-accredited program consisting of 36 credit hours (9 hours of major courses and 27 hours of business requirements). Our curriculum includes three self-selected elective major courses, human resource management and strategy in a global environment (capstone).

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Sample Courses

BUS 5720

Human Resources Management

Description

Evaluates a variety of human resource issues facing corporations and businesses today. These include employee development, performance appraisal systems, job design, hiring and dismissal processes, career management strategies, legal issues, morale monitoring, domestic and global labor market problems, as well as how cultural and economic factors influence the effectiveness of human resource management.

BUS 6780

Research and Statistics for Managers

Description

Emphasizes the use of data collection and analysis in business environments to facilitate decision-making. Research designs will be addressed so that students can ask and answer specific questions. Students will learn to properly use basic descriptive and inferential statistics. This course will offer an applications-oriented perspective to conducting and critically evaluating primary research.

BUS 6900

Strategy in a Global Environment

Description

Provides the capstone course for the MBA program. It builds upon and integrates the theories, skills and knowledge from previous courses. Students have the opportunity to make strategic decisions that affect performance and long-term viability of business enterprises. Students will analyze the business strategies of current public corporations. Students will also complete a decision-making business simulation.

In Their Words

“I chose Baker for the curriculum. They look at what you’re going to need, and a lot of MBAs are general. ...I felt that a lot of the things that I was doing in school, I could directly translate into what I was doing in the hospital.”

Outcomes & Performance

Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous program curricula will establish and enhance core business knowledge and the ability to anticipate and react to societal changes, as well as provide students with technological proficiency, the ability to make ethical decisions and the communication skills that embody the professional acumen graduates need to make positive contributions to their chosen fields.

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Accreditation

External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.

The College of Business at Baker College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. List of accredited programs.

Online Classes Available Anywhere

Baker College online programs are available to students across the country. In Michigan our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.

Master of Business Administration

Business Administration (MBA)

Program Highlights

Open the door to more opportunities with an online MBA program.

Credit Hours

Years (Avg.)

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

Learn Your Way

Why Study Business Administration?

Career Facts

Median Yearly Income

Outlook 2018–2028

Median Salary for Executives

Curriculum

Sample Courses

Outcomes & Performance

Accreditation

Online Classes Available Anywhere

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