Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Stand Out in your career.
NEXT START
May 12
Classes begin every 8 weeks
FLEXIBLE
Finish in just 1-2 years
Take 1-2 courses every 8 weeks to match your pace
ONLINE
100% online coursework
Learn on your schedule, wherever you are
AFFORDABLE
$590 per credit (Fall 2025)
Affordable tuition + 33 credit program saves you time and money
Professional Preparation
Professional preparation
Professional preparation
Accelerate your career with Northwestern College's 100% online MBA program, designed for working professionals. Complete your degree in as little as one year while balancing work and life commitments. Our comprehensive curriculum integrates Christian principles with essential business disciplines inclduing accounting, finance, economics, marketing, analytics, and more.
Through our program, you'll develop critical thinking abilities, collaborative teamwork skills, and authentic leadership capabilities that you can apply immediately to your work. Our graduates stand out for their ability to make ethical, faith-informed decisions in complex business environments.
Engage with real-world case studies and simulations from brands like the NFL, Amazon, and Chick-fil-A, while also applying theories and practical skills directly to your current professional challenges.
Connect with a community of like-minded professionals in Northwestern's online MBA program, where students foster a supportive network, discern their vocational calling, and develop the skills to serve others through principled business leadership.
"This program has made me understand that in both business and life,
we have the ability to be responsible stewards of our talents and resources,
embodying honesty and integrity in our work, words, and actions."
- Kate, MBA student
"This program has made me understand that in both business and life,
we have the ability to be responsible stewards of our talents and resources,
embodying honesty and integrity in our work, words, and actions."
- Kate, MBA student
"This program has made me understand that in both business and life,
we have the ability to be responsible stewards of our talents and resources,
embodying honesty and integrity in our work, words, and actions."
- Kate, MBA student
Learning goals
Earning your MBA through Northwestern will help you develop ethical leadership skills grounded in Christian values and principles where you will master the integration of theory and practice to solve complex challenges.
You will learn to effectively motivate and inspire teams while creating strategies to identify opportunities and overcome obstacles in your dynamic business environment.
Tuition + fees
Continuing your education is more than a time investment. Learn more about our tuition, fees, and financial aid resources and discover what resources that may help you finance your bachelor's degree, master's degree, endorsement or certificate with Northwestern College. We strive to offer our quality programs at an affordable cost.
Financial aid information
Alumni Grant
The Alumni Grant is available to Northwestern College alumni who completed either their undergraduate or a graduate degree through Northwestern. Alumni wishing to pursue their Master of Business Administration degree online at NWC can apply a tuition discount of 50% for their first course.
Additional resources
Click the link below to access a variety of additional resources designed to support your educational journey. Here, you'll find helpful tools to provide further assistance as you move forward.
Additional resources
Earning your MBA through Northwestern will help you develop ethical leadership skills grounded in Christian values and principles where you will master the integration of theory and practice to solve complex challenges.
You will learn to effectively motivate and inspire teams while creating strategies to identify opportunities and overcome obstacles in your dynamic business environment.
Northwestern's MBA is designed to prepare students to be outstanding professionals in the setting of their choice and is aligned with the standards and competencies of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). The program will be eligible to apply for IACBE accreditation during the 2025-26 academic year.
Continuing your education is more than a time investment. Learn more about our tuition, fees, and financial aid resources and discover what resources that may help you finance your bachelor's degree, master's degree, endorsement or certificate with Northwestern College. We strive to offer our quality programs at an affordable cost.
Financial aid information
The Alumni Grant is available to Northwestern College alumni who completed either their undergraduate or a graduate degree through Northwestern. Alumni wishing to pursue their Master of Business Administration degree online at NWC can apply a tuition discount of 50% for their first course.
Click the link below to access a variety of additional resources designed to support your educational journey. Here, you'll find helpful tools to provide further assistance as you move forward.
Additional resources
Application Requirements
Application Requirements
Application Requirements
No GRE or GMAT required. No application fee.
No GRE or GMAT required. No application fee.
No GRE or GMAT required. No application fee.
Official transcripts showing a degree from an accredited institution in any of the following disciplines: accounting, economics, finance, or business administration.
- Applicants with a degree in a non-business discipline, but have completed at least 12 credit hours in any of the topics above, will be considered as satisfying the discipline requirement.
- Applicants who cannot satisfy the above requirement must: (1) earn a 590 or above on the GMAT, or (2) take and earn a 70% or higher on an exam issued by the Business and Economics department, or (3) take and pass an online refresher course.
Send official transcripts to onlineadmissions@nwciowa.edu or Northwestern College, Graduate & Professional Studies, 101 7th St SW, Orange City, IA 51041.
Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants with a GPA between 2.7 and 3.0 may be eligible for conditional admission.
- Applicants with a GPA below 2.7 will not be considered for admission.
International applicants with GPAs not measured on a 4.0 scale will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Students who are not from an English-speaking country or did not receive their baccalaureate degree in an English-speaking country will be required to demonstrate English proficiency with either a TOEFL score of 90 or above or an IELTS score of 6.5 or above.
Program Specifics
Program Specifics
Program Specifics
MBA Specializations
Customize your degree with one of our in-demand specializations by selecting 3 focused electives from one of the concentrations below (9 credits):
MBA Specializations
Customize your degree with one of our in-demand specializations by selecting 3 focused electives from one of the concentrations below (9 credits):
MBA Specializations
Customize your degree with one of our in-demand specializations by selecting 3 focused electives from one of the concentrations below (9 credits):
Core Curriculum
The required 8 courses below provide a comprehensive foundation in essential business disciplines (24 credits):
Core Curriculum
The required 8 courses below provide a comprehensive foundation in essential business disciplines (24 credits):
Core Curriculum
The required 8 courses below provide a comprehensive foundation in essential business disciplines (24 credits):
ACC502 - Accounting for Managers
This course incorporates the fundamentals of both financial and managerial accounting. Students will develop the essential ability of all managers, to use complex accounting information as a platform for decision-making. Topics include income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, differential analysis, budgeting, and internal reporting using accounting information and various analytical tools. This course focuses on interpreting financial statements and internal accounting information in the decision-making process and communicating accounting information to various stakeholders. (3 credits)
BUS504 - Corporate Finance
This course will cover the two quintessential corporate finance topics: capital structure and capital budgeting. In other words, should I get money through equity or debt, and what should we spend it on? We will also discuss payout policy and stock and bonds valuation. This course will prepare candidate to make sensible capital allocation decisions with the company?s stakeholders and make reasonable valuation determinations in the merger and acquisition process. (3 credits)
BUS512 - Organizational Leadership
This course explores a range of modern leadership principles and their influence on team and organizational dynamics. Topics include organizational motivation, leadership, and teamwork, as well as organizational culture, design, and change. The philosophical framework of servant leadership will be particularly emphasized throughout the course. (3 credits)
BUS523 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
This course focuses on how to plan and make decisions that optimize operations in manufacturing as well as in services. Topics include delivery strategy, process design, capacity, and supply chain. Students will learn specific ways in which operations and supply chain management provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. (3 credits)
The course focuses on formulating and implementing marketing management strategies and tactics. The course relates marketing principles to consumer and business actions. Students will learn to develop a marketing strategy and select the appropriate tactics for successful implementation and value delivery their target market. (3 credits)
BUS575 - Data and Decisions
The course is designed to build competencies in applied statistics and research as applied to workplace decisions, problems, and opportunities. Students will learn how to analyze data and make decisions. Students will also practice data-driven decision-making in marketing, finance and management. We focus on basic descriptive and inferential techniques. Topics may include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, linear and logistic regression models, factor and discriminant analysis, and forecasting. (3 credits)
BUS603 - Strategic Management
Strategic management explore how firms build and sustain their superior competitive positions and achieve long-term profitability. This course develops an integrated view of the firm, encompassing functional areas such as management, marketing, accounting, and finance. It focuses on case studies, simulations, and lectures/presentations to help understand the changing dynamics of strategy. Implementation for large and small business entities will be examined. (3 credits)
ECO515 - Economics of the Firm
This course focuses on applications of microeconomics and game theory in managerial decision-making. Topics include supply and demand, regression analysis of demand, pricing strategies, business strategies, decision-making under uncertainty, and selected topics in behavioral economics. Students will analyze business environments, resource allocation, and strategic interactions from economic perspectives. (3 credits)
Additional Electives
Choose one of the specializations above (all 3 courses) for your electives to earn that specialization OR select 3 courses (9 credits) from across any of the specialization electives to earn a general MBA.
Additional Electives
Choose one of the specializations above (all 3 courses) for your electives to earn that specialization OR select 3 courses (9 credits) from across any of the specialization electives to earn a general MBA.
Additional Electives
Choose one of the specializations above (all 3 courses) for your electives to earn that specialization OR select 3 courses (9 credits) from across any of the specialization electives to earn a general MBA.
Prepare for Leadership
Graduates will be equipped with a holistic and ethical mindset, a deep spiritual awareness, and a strong sense of purpose, enabling them to steward resources responsibly and make values-driven decisions that create meaningful impact in their careers.
Our students are currently working full-time + serving in roles throughout the region.
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