Business Administration Master's Degree (MBA)

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Start as soon as fall 2025

Flexible, customizable and built for today’s business world.

Salve Regina University’s internationally accredited Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree prepares you for today’s ever-changing global business environment. Offered entirely online, our program elevates leaders’ and managers’ understanding of entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, finance, economics, accounting, strategic management and marketing.

Program Features

36 credits

12 courses offered fully online with an average time to complete of 18-24 months.

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Customize your MBA to match your goals with concentrations in cybersecurity, entrepreneurship or finance.

Accredited and Experienced

Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, our master’s degree in business administration is taught by industry professionals who are experts in their field and are dedicated to teaching and learning, offering students a high-touch educational experience.

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Purpose-Driven Education

Designed to align with Salve's mercy mission, our MBA curriculum develops professionals who maintain a focus on personal integrity and social justice. You will emerge well-versed not only in business and leadership, but also with a mindset rooted in ethical tenets and corporate social responsibility.

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Our MBA program blends timeless values of business ethics and social responsibility with a strong focus on analytical and quantitative skills, preparing you to navigate complex business challenges. You can tailor your degree by choosing from three concentrations: cybersecurity issues in business, entrepreneurship and finance.

With this program, you can accelerate your advancement in careers such as:

  • Consulting
  • Finance
  • Health care management
  • Human resources
  • Marketing
  • Sustainability
  • Technology management

Qualified business majors at Salve are invited to apply to our combined bachelor's/master's program and complete their bachelor's degree and MBA in just five years.

Data-Driven. Human-Focused.

"The Master of Business Administration program at Salve is designed to develop and synthesize technical and quantitative skills that support evidence-based decision-making with the social and humanistic awareness today’s managers require. The blend of asynchronous and synchronous elements helps to foster relationships while preserving the convenience of an online experience.” - Dr. Brian Leite, assistant professor and graduate program director

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Degree Options

Master of Science in Business Administration

Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), Salve's MBA program is designed to meet the needs of aspiring or current business leaders. The curriculum combines the technical knowledge required of today's managers with a humanistic and adaptable approach to business training reflecting the University's mercy mission.

The program is delivered entirely online, blending the flexibility of largely asynchronous delivery with synchronous components designed to promote a collegial learning community and direct student-faculty engagement.

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Concentration: Cybersecurity Issues in Business

This concentration addresses the cyber threats that face many organizations. Awareness of threats and managing risks works to decrease vulnerabilities and exposure that, left unchecked, may damage an organization's brand, credibility and value.

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Concentration: Entrepreneurship

This concentration is designed to develop your professional skills in creative thinking, opportunity analysis and support, business plan development and strategic planning.

Concentration course requirements.

Concentration: Finance

The concentration provides you with additional financial management expertise through a combination of first-hand experiences, technical assessment tools and analytical techniques. This foundation prepares you to make informed judgments about prudent financial decisions that improve business and investment performance, both ethically and financially, and develops your ability to allocate funds to their highest valued use.

Concentration course requirements.

Meet Our Experts

Our faculty members collectively bring decades of research and industry experience to their roles. Their real-world insights help prepare you to become future leaders in a complex economy that brings globalization, cybersecurity and sustainability to the forefront.

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