Mission Statement
Programs
- Early Career and Career Change MBA Program: The Early Career and Career Change MBA program is a full-time multi-sector MBA program designed for recent graduate and students with limited work experience seeking their first position or career change in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. The program emphasizes experiential learning and provides a variety of concentrations through which students can pursue greater in-depth knowledge and experiences in their career areas of interest. For brevity, the program is commonly referred to as the Willamette MBA.
- MBA for Professionals Program: The Willamette MBA for Professionals program is an evening part-time MBA program designed for experienced managers seeking to prepare for career advancement and enhancement while employed.
Degree Titles
- Masters of Business Administration for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management: The educational program leading to the “MBA for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management” is the Early Career and Career Change MBA program.
- Master of Business Administration:The educational program leading to the "Master of Business Administration" is the MBA for Professionals program.
Accreditations
- Early Career and Career Change MBA: AACSB International and NASPAA - The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration
- MBA for Professionals: AACSB International
Mode of Delivery
- Early Career and Career Change MBA: Full-time, Face-to-Face
- MBA for Professionals: Evening, Face-to-Face
Number of Credit Hours Required
- Early Career and Career Change MBA: 60 semester credits
- MBA for Professionals: 48 semester credits
Length of Degree
- Early Career and Career Change MBA: 21 months
- MBA for Professionals: 24 months
Dual Degrees
Areas of Concentration
Admission Criteria
Number of Students
- AGSM Total MBA Degree-Seeking Enrollment, 2022-23: 181
- Early Career and Career Change MBA, 2022-23: 104
- MBA for Professionals, 2022-23: 77
- AGSM Total MBA Degree-Seeking Enrollment, 2021-22: 208
- Early Career and Career Change MBA, 2021-22: 115
- MBA for Professionals, 2021-22: 93
Number of Teaching Faculty
- AGSM Total Teaching Faculty During 2021-22: 34
- Teaching an Early Career and Career Change MBA Course During 2021-22: 28
- Teaching an Evening MBA for Professionals Course During 2021-22: 20
Tuition and Costs
Financial Aid
Employment Report
- 2022 Early Career and Career Change MBA Employment Report
- 2021 Early Career and Career Change MBA Employment Report
Internship Report
Graduation Rates
Current Rankings: Career and Career Change MBA
- Businessweek ranks Willamette MBA as one of the Best Business Schools in the U.S.
- Forbes ranks Willamette MBA as one of the best Business Schools for Return on Investment.
- Poets & Quants ranks Willamette MBA as one of the Top U.S. MBA programs.
- Princeton Review ranks Willamette MBA as one of the best business schools in the nation.
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Non nobis solum nati sumus — Not unto ourselves alone are we born