Master of Business Administration

Earning a degree while working full-time or raising a family has never been more possible. Here’s why adult students are thriving and reaching their goals at SNU:

• Classes take place one night a week or entirely online.
• Students focus on one class at a time or may qualify to participate in our accelerated 12-month MBA program.
• Students study alongside other adults in similar stages of life.
• Instructors with vast amounts of industry experience guide students through courses.
• Textbooks are delivered directly to your door at the beginning of each class.
• A dedicated student success advisor guides students through the duration of your studies.

• Consultant
• CEO
• Vice-President
• Financial Analyst
• Product Manager

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree covers a broad range of business disciplines such as finance, marketing, operations, strategy, and leadership. This comprehensive skill set is valuable in today's dynamic business environment. A MBA degree can significantly enhance your career prospects, skills, and earning potential. MBA graduates tend to have higher salaries compared to those with only an undergraduate degree.

• Consulting Firms
• Financial Services
• Technology Companies
• Manufacturing and Industrial Firms

All 124 ranked business schools that supplied salary data to U.S. News reported an average base salary figure. The overall average base salary paid to 2023 graduates at those programs was $109,159. Read more here. 

A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking executive in a company, responsible for the overall management, strategic direction, and performance of the organization. Some of the primary duties include strategic planning, vision casting, leadership, financial oversight, and stakeholder maintenance. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills to align all parts of the organization with its mission.

• Christian Worldview
• 6-week courses
• One course at a time
• Small class sizes
• Scholar-practitioner instructors
• Cohort format
• Cengage Unlimited (Ebooks and Online Learning Platform)
• 12-18 months completion time

•  20 hours per week
• Strategic business plan
• Dedicated Academic Advisor
• Cohort Model
• Leveling course

$21,250 ($625 per credit hour) + Books (Cengage Unlimited) No fees

SNU has a monthly Business and Leadership Network event and several networking events throughout the year.

SNU is a place that will challenge you academically and spiritually. Once you complete your degree, you will have become an expert in your discipline, formed lasting relationships, and prepared for our ever-changing world.

Credit hours: 4 This course provides a foundation in professional business concepts related to accounting, economics, finance, global business, marketing, management, and business law and ethics.

Credit hours: 3 This course explores the managerial skills necessary for strategy development.  Emphasis will be placed upon generating value and sustaining competitive advantage within the marketplace. 

Credit hours: 3 This course examines law, regulation, and ethics within business. Emphasis will be placed on the laws that regulate business relationships and attention will be given to the importance of ethical practices upon the employee, firm, consumer, and society. Case studies are incorporated to assist the student in understanding ethical practices and the laws governing today’s business environment as well as social responsibility and ethical leadership.

Credit hours: 3 This course incorporates the techniques necessary for formulating domestic and global marketing strategies for the 21st century. Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of marketing opportunities, analysis of marketing mix activities, and assessment of corporate marketing strategy implementation.

Credit hours: 3 This course explores business operations necessary to compete in the global marketplace. Attention is focused on business models and barriers to global expansion such as cultural, political, or economic aspects.

Credit hours: 3 This course enhances the ability to lead organizations and their members. Emphasis will be placed upon organizational behavior theory, effective communication practices, motivational theory, and organizational culture analysis.

Credit hours: 3 This course emphasizes the usage of quantitative techniques to support strategic managerial decision-making.  Focus will be on the analysis of data and application of findings rather than mathematical developments, with the goal to solve practical business problems. 

Credit hours: 3 This course examines how accounting impacts the manager’s role in the planning and control functions of business. Emphasis will be placed upon how managers can effectively use accounting information in the decision-making process.

Credit hours: 3 This course applies economic theory to practical business operations and examines how economic knowledge affects managerial decision-making. Emphasis is placed on the application of economic concepts to management activities.

Credit hours: 3 This course explores financial functions within the corporate world.  Emphasis is placed upon the interpretation and use of financial information within the management decision-making process.

Credit hours: 3 This course integrates the functional business disciplines within the strategic planning process.  A management simulation component is utilized to demonstrate the strategic linkage of the business areas.