Marquette University

Programme overview

The curriculum spans 31.5–42 credits depending on a student’s prior business coursework and includes core areas in business foundations, analytics, strategy, ethics and leadership. Students build a customized program of study with 15 elective credits that can be taken across the Graduate School of Management or, with advisor approval, elsewhere across Marquette University.

What you'll study

The MBA is organized into several core blocks and electives:

• Business Essentials (9 credits) — 1.5-credit courses in accounting, finance, economics, information systems, marketing and supply chain management to provide foundational knowledge for later strategy and elective work. These may be waived for comparable prior coursework (grade of B or better) completed within the past ten years.
• Decision Making (4.5 credits) — Quantitative Analysis (statistical foundations) and Business Analytics (predictive and prescriptive analytics, model development). Quantitative Analysis may be waived with prior transcript-documented statistics coursework.
• Strategy (6 credits) — strategic management, enterprise risk management and the MBA capstone course to develop competitive analysis and strategic decision-making skills.
• Leadership (4.5 credits) — courses on leading people and change, innovation, creativity and leadership self-awareness and frameworks.
• Ethics (3 credits) — corporate social responsibility and ethical business practice coursework addressing business interactions with government, society and the environment.
• Electives (15 credits) — students choose electives across leadership, management, finance, marketing, supply chain, information systems and related areas. Completing 12 credits in a single area enables a formal specialization.

Specialization areas listed include Business and Managerial Analytics, Leadership, Finance, Health Systems Leadership, International Business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Economics. Recent elective examples from the program include courses such as Character Driven Leadership, Negotiations, Project Management, Marketing Analytics, SQL, Python Programming, R Programming and health systems leadership topics like Health Care Advocacy and Quality Improvement.

Entry requirements

Admission evaluates prior academic preparation and may grant waivers for Business Essentials or Quantitative Analysis when applicants present transcript-documented, comparable coursework (generally a grade of B or better for Business Essentials completed within the past ten years). Other admissions prerequisites and procedures are handled through the Graduate School of Management admissions process.

Career prospects

The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for leadership and managerial roles across functions—strategy, analytics, finance, marketing, supply chain and health systems leadership are explicit pathways. Students often combine MBA electives with courses in data science, communications or health systems leadership to align the degree with specific career goals in industry, healthcare, consulting or organizational leadership.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The program references tuition and financial aid resources through the Graduate School of Management; prospective students should consult the school’s admissions and financial aid offices for scholarships, assistantships, employer partnership programs and specific funding opportunities. Advisor conversations can also help align elective choices with funded opportunities across the university.