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Business Administration

Program Overview

Through its high-quality Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program, Western Illinois University prepares its MBA graduates for socially responsible leadership and managerial roles in an interdependent, multicultural, and diverse business world. With full accreditation by AACSB international, Western’s College of Business and Technology ranks among the top 15% of business schools nationwide.

Possible Careers

Course concentrations for preparing students in Management, Supply Chain Management, Finance (Macomb only), Accounting, Economics

Why Choose Business Administration at WIU?

Western’s MBA is focused on providing a quality learning environment. As such, we are dedicated to providing our MBA professionals with the following:

  •   Full-time professors teaching business courses in Macomb and Moline
  •   Evening and weekend courses
  •   Personal relationships with professors and mentors for assistance and professional development
  •   Individualized academic advising and career exploration
  •   Professional leadership opportunities in business student organizations
  •   Frequent presentations by experienced business professionals and community leaders

Our Faculty

The College of Business and Technology’s faculty is student-oriented and believes the most important learning comes from close interaction and exchange of ideas between student and professor. Classroom lectures are supplemented with a wide variety of activities focusing on current issues. MBA students gain an understanding of the social responsibility of business and develop skills in using quantitative, technical, and theoretical approaches to business problem solving.

Many of Western’s business faculty members have practical experience and advise business and government agencies. Professors hold doctoral or law degrees from more than 40 internationally recognized universities. Their academic, professional, practical, and research backgrounds, as well as their continuing involvement in business and community problem solving, enhance the classroom experience.

 


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  • Degrees Available:
    • M.B.A.
  • Locations:
    • Quad Cities
    • Macomb
  • Required GPA:
    • Cumulative: 2.75 or
    • Last 2 years: 3.0
  • Admission Requirements:
    • Transcripts
    • GMAT
    • Goals Statement
    • Resume
  • Interesting Facts: Fall 2011
    • Currently enrolled: 104
    • International: 12
    • Minority: 4
    • Male: 63
    • Female: 41
    • Students with Assistantships: 29

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