Location
Online
Curriculum
30 credit hours
Program Length
as few as 14 months
Accreditation
Regionally Accredited by SACSCOC
Elevate Your Career with CIU’s 14-Month MBA!
Ready to take the leap in your professional journey? Whether you’re a recent grad or looking to pivot into business, CIU’s 100% online MBA is your launchpad for success.
Our flexible, six-week courses fit seamlessly into your life, with no set login times and multiple start dates throughout the year. Dive deep into essential business skills, from leadership to strategic thinking, all grounded in ethical practices.
Gain the tools to collaborate effectively, evaluate markets, and craft innovative growth strategies. With CIU, you’ll be fully equipped to thrive in today’s dynamic business landscape. Your future starts now!
“After graduating at CIU from Master of Business Administration in 2019, Abby was hired to work at French Business Academy where she leads. She ministers to professionals who have difficult family challenges in a nurturing Christian environment.”
Abby Heinzel, ‘20
Why Earn a Degree at CIU Online?
Columbia International University’s MBA is fully accredited with 6-week, 100% online classes that can be accessed 24/7. No GMAT or GRE required. You can finish your MBA in just 14 months and work the classes around your schedule. Classes are taught by industry professionals who prepare you for today’s workforce.
What You’ll Learn
Columbia International University stands out with its mission-driven focus and strong core values, offering an online MBA that seamlessly integrates truth and rigorous academic learning. This versatile degree equips you with essential business principles and leadership skills, paving the way for a solid career. With access to a robust Learning Management System and a dedicated faculty committed to your success, you’ll gain practical insights through engaging classes and real-world simulations.
The program opens doors to diverse organizations, empowering you to take on greater responsibilities and even start your own venture. Plus, enjoy flexibility in your studies, networking opportunities, and a transfer-friendly approach that lets you pick up where you left off. Transform your career and personal growth with a CIU Online MBA!
Concentrations
Specialize in Finance while earning your MBA 100% online with Columbia International University. Position yourself as a leader in the corporate world with forward-thinking approaches to accounting and economic strategy.
An MBA with a concentration in healthcare management can give you several advantages, including credentials to move into leadership roles, greater earning potential, and entry into a growing industry. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the number of medical and health service manager jobs will grow by 20% through 2026. Furthermore, salaries for professionals in the healthcare management field often reach up to six figures.
Earning an MBA with a concentration in healthcare management opens up multiple job opportunities. To those aiming to become the director of a hospital should consider getting their MBA in healthcare management. That said, professionals who graduated with this degree also go on to work for nonprofit and for-profit health organizations as financial managers, consultants, and administrators.
What Will I Study?
You will take the following classes to earn your MBA:
- BUS 5010 Business Research and Data Analysis
The purpose of this course is to prepare you in mathematical, probability, and statistical concepts for your upcoming studies in quantitative methods. Topics include research design, measurement issues, the sources and collection of data. Ethical issues associated with the conduct of research will also be explored. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 5020 Organizational Leadership and Ethics
This course explores the key principles, models, and practices that provide the foundation for effective, ethical organizational leadership and management. Best practices of leadership and management are examined and evaluated as applied to the dynamics of understanding organizational behavior, building cohesive teams, and developing healthy organizations. Ethical and corporate social responsibility (CSR) models and decision making in both for-profit and not-for-profit entities will be addressed. Special emphasis on analyzing and integrating the values and ethics from a Christian worldview will challenge individuals to formulate one's own philosophy of organizational leadership and healthy organizations. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 5040 Information Systems and Technology for Business
This course examines the role of information systems and technology in today's rapidly changing business environment and analyzes technology's implications for efficient management of operations. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 5050 Marketing
A course designed to explore the main aspects of strategic marketing theories and concepts and their global applications. This course examines the marketing process, marketing research, product development innovation and diffusion, pricing strategy, distribution value drain, advertising and promotion, and strategic marketing issues. This course is designed to equip the students with the concepts and principles necessary to make market oriented business decisions and to enable students to plan, design and critique marketing promotional materials and campaigns within the framework of an ethical perspective. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 6010 Managerial Finance
This course focuses on the critical financial issues and decisions facing organizational leaders and business executives. Key concepts covered in the course include analysis of financial statements, time value of money, cost of capital, working capital management, and cash flow forecasting. Using these tools, students will learn to evaluate and determine the value of organizations and proposed capital projects. (3) Limited to online program students
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 6020 Accounting for Financial Reporting and Management
This course explores the use of accounting information for planning, control and decision-making. Students develop analytical and applied skills through problems and cases that focus on preparing, reporting, and analyzing financial data. Special emphasis focuses on ethical reporting and on potential misuses of financial information. Topics covered include the principles and practices of financial accounting and the fundamentals of managerial accounting, such as cost behavior and budgeting. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 6040 Operations and Quality Management
This course focuses on the basic principles and tools required for efficient and effective operations management. It explores key concepts and dynamics such as productivity, project management, quality concepts, statistical controls, supply chain management, inventory management, forecasting, and material requirements. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- ECN 6010 Economics for Business Management
This course provides the concepts and principles required for understanding and solving economic business problems. The course especially focuses on microeconomic analysis applied to practical business problems and decision-making -- such as factors relevant to production, cost, demand, pricing, and profits -- and also on monetary and fiscal policies that affect industries, markets, and firms. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
- LDR 6010 Strategic Planning
This course introduces the student to the basic concepts and tools of strategic business planning and management. The overall framework within which leaders plan and make decisions is studied. Students explore the notion of strategy and how it relates to competitive advantage and success. Students discover different strategic tools to evaluate environmental threats and opportunities, including using industry competitive forces analysis. The course shows how to identify organization strengths and weaknesses and how to develop competencies. Students study the strategic positioning of an organization in its industry and the necessary factors responsible for strategy execution.
3.00 credit hours
- BUS 5030 Organizational Behavior and Change Management
This course examines the dynamics of organizational behaviors, as well as how the major organizational factors such as design and structures, change management, and learning organization significantly impact organizational effectiveness and business outcomes. (3) Limited to online program students.
3.00 credit hours
Admission Requirements
- Online application
- Official transcripts for bachelor’s degree and any master’s degree work
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.0 GPA
Accreditation and Accolades
What Can I Do With This Degree?
An online MBA boosts your chances for career growth and a higher salary. You’ll gain leadership skills applicable in various fields like accounting, finance, and marketing. Career options include:
- CEO
- CFO
- Chief Technology Officer
- General Manager
- Customer Relations Manager
- Business Analyst
- Director of Operations
- Sales Manager
- Management Consultant
Top FAQs
- What is an MBA?
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An MBA, or Master’s in Business Administration is an advanced course that is typically taken after one finishes their bachelor’s degree. Through this master’s degree, you will build on your previous educational foundation and sharpen your knowledge with advanced lessons through the world of business. This degree offers fundamental management knowledge, granting you a precise view of business across departments such as finance, accounting, and marketing while developing crucial leadership skills. No matter your background, if you are interested in learning management skills, then an MBA is definitely for you. This degree assists you in creating and managing institutions, companies and industries effectively.
- What career opportunities are available with an online MBA?
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An online MBA opens career paths such as accountant, finance manager, global manager, human resources manager or even health care administrator.
Other potential options include:
Logistics Manager Operation Research AnalystWith a wide range of possibilities, the MBA gives you a springboard to a rewarding career in many areas. Building your professional skills and credentials with an MBA is a steppingstone to higher salaries. According to research, attaining your MBA is one of the best investments you can make for your career.
- Financial Analyst
- Human Resource manager
- Investment Banker
- Budget Analyst
- Policy Analyst
- Consultant
- IT Manager
- Product manager
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Sales Manager
- What can I do with an MBA?
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The choices and opportunities given through an MBA degree are almost endless. You can go from starting businesses, to accentuating business success, analyzing finances successfully, and making effective creative choices to grow a brand. You’ll know how to market a company, effectively manage the members of your team, and decide on the best kind of budget for any financial situation. You’ll be prepared to be:
Accountant: Preparing and organizing financial records for individuals and companies, while making sure everything is accurate and that tax returns and statements are completed accurately, and on time. Investment Banker: Selling equity in companies, and providing advice to help clients with investment opportunities. Human Resources Manager: Overseeing recruiting and hiring, and working to create long-term plans while handling disciplinary protocols. And many more …
- Does an MBA increase salary?
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Getting an MBA has the possibility of boosting your pay significantly. If you combine your years of experience and the company you are working with, an MBA can aid you in earning a much larger paycheck.
According to the Graduate Management Admission Council, the average starting salary for an MBA is $105,000 per year. With additional years of professional experience, salaries increase. Making the choice to devote the time and money to earning an online MBA is an investment that will pay you back many times over.
- Can I get an MBA online?
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Of course, you can! CIU offers online MBA programs that are just as effective as classes offered in person. Also, it doesn’t matter where you are in the country, or even around the world, you can earn your MBA from CIU, allowing you the opportunity to continue to work, and providing you accessibility anytime from anywhere. Over 40% percent of students around the world are currently attending classes online.
CIU’s online business degrees began early in the 2019–2020 school year, and have been some of our most prolific and effective degrees to date.
- How long does it take to get an MBA?
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You can finish your MBA in just 14 months! Our online degrees offer students a flexible schedule that works well for people who have full-time jobs. It allows you to effectively finish your classes and focus on other things in your life. The classes are designed with the understanding that your education is a part-time commitment. You can balance your education, your career, and manage personal responsibilities. The classes are designed for flexibility.
- When can I start my MBA?
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With multiple starts dates throughout the year, it is easy to get started! We have specifically designed our classes for people who are attending college part time. Many working students try to balance their education and career, as well as personal responsibilities. Fill out the application and go with the start time that works best for you. If needed, you can also delay your start time once you are accepted. Online courses are made to be flexible and comfortable for your own pacing. Whether you are in a full-time job, or a stay-home student, no matter where you are, you can find a time to begin your MBA.
- How much does an MBA cost?
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For a standard, 30 credit hour, online MBA, tuition and fees come to just over $20,000. Learn more by checking the online tuition and fees schedule. There are certain discounts and benefits given for military status, and to employees and family members of our partner organizations. Our financial aid counselors will help you determine the best way to finance this important investment in your future career earnings. For more detailed information, check our financial aid page and select option for online students.
- Do you need the GRE or GMAT for CIU’s online MBA?
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You do not need a GRE or GMAT for CIU’s online MBA. While many universities require these scores for admission to their master’s degrees, CIU believes a record of academic achievement from your previous institution suffices. We do not want to put any obstacles between you and your goals.
We want to make sure that your degree choice, isn’t determined by a test score.