Thiel College offers a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program that provides valuable experiential learning for professionals in the early stages of their business careers. M.B.A. students learn in an intense accelerated program that is cohort-based and features a residential learning environment.
With an M.B.A degree, you are more likely to move up faster in your chosen career and to see higher earnings. But an M.B.A. from Thiel College offers you much more. You learn how to collaborate professionally, explore different industries and opportunities, and acquire skills it can take years to learn on the job.
Thiel College makes it possible for you to conveniently graduate with a B.A. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in five years. This dual degree program gives you a head start in your business career by combining a liberal arts education with business management skills.
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Designed for professionals early in their careers, the 12-month accelerated Management M.B.A allows you to enhance your undergraduate degree. You will benefit from cutting-edge courses taught by faculty with world-class business experience. Our accelerated M.B.A. program blends student-centered experiential learning with on-campus courses.
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Through the M.B.A. program, students strive to:
The M.B.A. program focuses on the idea of measuring performance with a balanced scorecard that includes both shareholder and other stakeholder perspectives. Students learn to construct business metrics that include traditional measures of financial and operational achievement coupled with nontraditional measures that incorporate ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.
Upon completion of the M.B.A. program, you will be able to:
Many M.B.A. programs require work experience before you are admitted. By design, the Thiel M.B.A. ensures that you finish with relevant management experience that students leverage in the next stage of their careers.
Students enrolled in the M.B.A. program at Thiel College have multiple experiential learning opportunities. Every student will complete 400 hours of career focused work as a graduate assistant. As part of the required coursework, each student will work in a paid internship for a private sector business for a minimum of 120 hours and participate in student consultant teams advising a non-profit organization.
Thiel College understands the value of a graduate business degree for both the M.B.A. students and their current employers, which is why we’ve developed our Business Partner Program.
As an M.B.A. candidate, you’ll benefit from:
Your employer will also benefit from:
If your employer currently offers tuition assistance or might be interested in providing this valuable benefit to employees looking to advance their current career trajectory we’d love to talk. Please ask your employer to contact Anthony Kos, Ph.D. for more information.
At Thiel College, our M.B.A. program combines experiential learning with rigorous business management courses, offering comprehensive career development and growth. Visit the Apply tab to learn more about the M.B.A. requirements and application process.
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Professor of Business Administration and Accounting, Department Chair
724-589-2244
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Accounting
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Institutional Researcher, Adjunct Professor of Business Administration and Accounting
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Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
724-589-2025
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Students typically enter Thiel’s M.B.A. program immediately following the completion of their bachelor’s degree or as recent graduates. Accordingly, our M.B.A. curriculum provides experiential learning opportunities to further your career aspirations in business and ensure you finish with relevant work experience.
Incoming first-year Thiel students who major or minor in business administration or accounting are guaranteed admission into Thiel’s M.B.A. program if they maintain the minimum Applicant Program GPA.
From other regionally accredited institutions, incoming first-year business administration or accounting majors who maintain minimum M.B.A. Applicant Program GPA are guaranteed admission into Thiel’s M.B.A program. Students from other institutions must have a signed articulation agreement.
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Current Thiel College business administration and accounting majors:
Current Thiel College business administration and accounting minors:
Incoming first-year business administration and accounting majors who maintain minimum Applicant Program GPA in their undergraduate program are guaranteed admittance into Thiel's M.B.A. program. The College requires a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall in the bachelor’s degree program and 3.0 in the last sixty credits. The department requires a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall in the bachelor’s degree program and a 3.3 in the last thirty credits.
Incoming first-year business administration and accounting minors who maintain minimum Applicant Program GPA in their undergraduate program are guaranteed admittance into Thiel's M.B.A. program. The College requires a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall in the bachelor’s degree program and 3.0 in the last sixty credits. The department requires a minimum of a 3.0 GPA overall in the bachelor’s degree program and a 3.3 in the last thirty credits. Completion of ACCT 113, ACCT 123, ECON 211, and ECON 221 or equivalent with a grade of “B” or higher. Successful completion of MBA IQ.
*Thiel College students and alumni must provide a personal statement/letter of intent and transcripts for all undergraduate coursework.
Business and accounting majors:
Non-business and non-accounting majors:
To apply to Thiel’s Management M.B.A. program, students from outside colleges and universities must provide:
Did you know that 99% of Thiel College undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid? Below you can find estimated costs for non-Thiel alumni, as well as Thiel College alumni for the M.B.A. program.