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MBA Concentrations

Tailor Your Education To Fit Your Goals

The Mitchell College of Business Master of Business Administration program offers five specialized concentrations designed to integrate advanced business training with industry-specific expertise. 

Economics and Finance

This concentration equips graduates with the analytical tools and strategic insights necessary to interpret complex financial data, forecast market trends, and manage risk across global economies. It is designed for those pursuing accelerated career growth in investment banking, corporate finance, consulting and economic policy.  

  • Core Skills: Financial modeling, risk management, economic forecasting and managerial finance.

Healthcare Leadership

The healthcare leadership concentration is designed for students seeking to develop leadership and management skills within healthcare organizations and related industries. This concentration prepares students to apply core business principles in hospitals, health systems, physician practices, nonprofit healthcare organizations, and other healthcare-related enterprises.

  • Core Skills: Transformational change management, crisis leadership, regulatory navigation and operational efficiency.

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

The industrial-organizational psychology concentration focuses on the application of psychological principles to workplace behavior and organizational effectiveness. It focuses on human behavior in the workplace, making it highly valuable for human resources professionals, consultants and for individuals looking to integrate these skills into business strategy. 

  • Core Skills: Talent management, organizational development, performance management and employee well-being.

Marketing

This concentration balances creative strategy with data analytics to prepare graduates for positions in marketing management, brand leadership and strategic communications. Students learn to navigate changing consumer expectations, digital platforms and global market trends.

  • Core Skills: Strategic marketing, consumer behavior, branding, digital marketing and data analytics.

Sports Management

This concentration is designed for students interested in careers in the sport and entertainment industries. Coursework addresses the business, legal, and managerial aspects of sport organizations, including governance, marketing, finance, and operations with an emphasis on the economic environment of the sport industry.

  • Core Skills: Athletic administration, event and facility management, sports marketing and ethical leadership.

Take the Next Step

Advance your career and position yourself to make an impact from day one. Contact us today to determine which concentration aligns with your professional goals.