MBA, General

Develop advanced managerial skills applicable to a variety of business disciplines while shaping your degree to meet your professional goals.

Prepare for wide-ranging leadership roles and career paths with a rigorous core curriculum, which will deepen your understanding and use of financial operations, global economics, business analytics, innovation and corporate sustainability, and persuasion and negotiation strategies.

This MBA program from the AACSB-accredited Cotsakos College of Business offers you the flexibility to choose electives that match your interests. The coursework embeds top-down management, leadership, decision-making, and career development themes throughout the degree, preparing you to assume higher-level positions.

As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:

• Understand the economic, financial, and environmental factors impacting international business operations
• Use business analytics and resulting data to problem-solve, make organizational decisions, and develop actionable plans
• Comprehend the interplay of environmental sustainability, strategic management, and corporate social responsibility
• Apply the managerial persuasion and negotiation skills needed to influence others, manage conflict, and negotiate agreements in a wide range of internal and external business scenarios
  
  

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Admission Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and official transcripts from all institutions of higher learning attended.
• Professional resume detailing educational and work experience
• Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher OR
• Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75+ with 2 years of work experience in a professional supervisory capacity OR
• Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75+ and a minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or a minimum score of a 152 verbal and a 152 quantitative on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

Application Deadline*

December 1st: Spring semester
May 1st: Summer semester
August 1st: Fall semester

*Applications received after the deadline will be reviewed on a space availability basis


International students are advised to apply by:
April 1st: Fall (September intake)
November 1st: Spring (January intake)
December 1st: Summer (May intake)

*Students without comparable undergraduate coursework with a grade of B or better may require up to nine (9) additional credits.


Contact Us

Cindy Nino
Graduate Advising & Recruiting Coordinator
Email: ninoy@wpunj.edu
Phone: (973) 720-3917

Career Opportunities:

• Business Owner
• General Manager
• Chief Operations Officer
• Director of Operations

Duration

As few as 12 months* 

Credit Hours

30*

Tuition Per Credit

$891.75



William Paterson University's main campus offers a variety of specialized MBA concentrations.


• Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Applied Business Analytics
  
  
• Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance