Program Overview

Business Administration, MBA (Online)

The Weatherhead School of Management's Professional MBA is a launchpad for ambitious professionals ready to elevate their careers. Whether you're stepping into management for the first time or aiming for higher leadership roles, this MBA equips you with cutting-edge expertise to tackle today's business challenges and shape the future.

Program Overview

With a focus on driving organizational success and fostering sustainable solutions, Weatherhead empowers you to lead transformative change. Recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top evening MBA programs, this experience combines world-class instruction, hands-on learning opportunities, and invaluable connections with influential business leaders.

Learning Outcomes

• Students function effectively in teams.
• Students are effective communicators in a business setting.
• Students are critical and creative thinkers.
• Students are competent analysts.
• Students can develop strategies to secure sustainable competitive advantage.

Program Requirements

The part-time MBA is a flexible 42-credit-hour program that combines a core of key business skills with options to create specialized expertise. Students in the Professional MBA program can choose their focus area from the available electives or one of our online concentrations.

Concentrations

Students must complete all required courses in a desired concentration. Earning a concentration is optional.

Healthcare

A blend of MBA core and healthcare core courses, the online MBA curriculum is designed to create future leaders in the growing field of healthcare management. You'll benefit from rigorous yet flexible classes and complete hands-on training during two in-person residency experiences at some of the nation's top-ranked hospitals.

Product Management

Weatherhead School of Management's Product Management MBA is your gateway to leadership in the dynamic world of product development and strategy. The program offers flexible online learning, real-time interaction, and hands-on residency experiences, equipping you with AI-infused product management expertise and leadership coaching.

Plan of Study

Healthcare Management MBA

• First Year:
  • Fall: Digital Innovation in Healthcare, Leading Self, Probability and Statistics for Decision Modeling, Regression and Decision Modeling, Introduction to Learning Skills
  • Spring: Leading Others, Using Financial Statements to Evaluate Performance, Cost-Based Decision Making, Corporate Finance
  • Summer: Valuing Businesses, Leading Organizations, Empowering Healthcare Innovation: Frameworks for Real-World Impact
• Second Year:
  • Fall: Finance Issues and Applications in Healthcare, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, The Strategic Edge - Economics for Leaders, Introduction to Operations Management
  • Spring: Economic Issues and Applications in Healthcare, Introduction to Business Strategy, Marketing Planning and Management, Marketing Execution
  • Summer: Action Learning in Healthcare, Leading Organizations, Elective
• Third Year:
  • Fall: Healthcare Decision Making and Analytics, Business Strategy Applications, Elective

Product Management MBA

• First Year:
  • Fall: Foundations of Product Management, Leading Self, Probability and Statistics for Decision Modeling, Regression and Decision Modeling, Introduction to Learning Skills
  • Spring: Leading Others, Using Financial Statements to Evaluate Performance, Cost-Based Decision Making, Corporate Finance
  • Summer: Product Strategy & Leadership, Product Discovery, Analytics, & Customer Insights, Business Model Design, Product Management in Startups
• Second Year:
  • Fall: Valuing Businesses, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, The Strategic Edge - Economics for Leaders, Introduction to Operations Management
  • Spring: Product Development & Delivery, Introduction to Business Strategy, Marketing Planning and Management, Marketing Execution
  • Summer: Product Architecture and UX Design, Building AI-based Products, Leading Organizations, Leading Organizations
• Third Year:
  • Fall: Sustainable Product Management, Managing Product Growth, Experiential Project in Product Management I, Business Strategy Applications

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours required for both the Healthcare Management MBA and the Product Management MBA are 42 credit hours each.