Be Inspired by an MBA for Enterprising Business Owners
If you're interested in starting a small business, sustaining a new venture or honing your business skills, earning an MBA in Entrepreneurship can help. Designed to expand your abilities and support your objectives, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management offers exciting opportunities to learn and grow.
Get to Know Our MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization
Whether you're building your own American dream or supporting someone else's, the flexibility of our MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization program can help you on your journey. Our program focuses on the new venture lifecycle, from the initial conceptualization of a business idea to planning, funding and execution, alongside the core business administration skills of a typical MBA curriculum. During this Entrepreneurship MBA program, you'll have the opportunity to gain insights into successful marketing and exit strategies for small businesses from our experienced professors who understand the industry. Combining theory and practical application, an MBA in Entrepreneurship can provide the skills you need to prepare to grow a competitive and enduring enterprise.
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Master's Advantage
If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in business, technology or a degree with a technology specialization you may be eligible to waive up to three courses (or nine credit hours). We call this our Master’s Advantage. With these course waivers1, you can earn your graduate degree with fewer courses, allowing you to put master’s degree to work for you even sooner.
What You'll Learn
The MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management covers the following topics:
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Entrepreneurial Execution
Apply entrepreneurial skills to generate a break-through idea, develop the concept, articulate the business plan, and secure financial support for implementation. -
Venture Finance
Evaluate the options an entrepreneur has to meet the ultimate goal of return on investment and other financial goals for generating financial capital. -
Technology
Apply analytical tools and technology applications to develop analyses and solutions to address the needs of an organization and its stakeholders. -
Collaboration
Work collaboratively in a team environment. Coordinate and share information to achieve a common goal. -
Problem Solving
Use business and management principles to problem-solve a variety of workplace challenges. -
Marketing and Exit Strategies
Analyze various corporate structures to differentiate the factors new ventures use to successfully compete and evaluate the resources required to operate the business. -
Management Theory and Practices
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of enterprise-wide functions relevant in the global economy.
Embedded Programs - Demonstrate Skills at Every Step
Ready to obtain an additional credential with our unique 2-in-1 design? All courses in our Entrepreneurship graduate certificate are embedded within the MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization. Requesting this embedded option can allow you to earn your graduate certificate on the way to your master's.
Accreditation Matters
Our MBA with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship is accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org
Career Opportunities
Graduates with our MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization may consider, but are not limited to, the following careers:
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Business Manager
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General Manager
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Online Services Manager
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Owner, E Commerce Company
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Store Manager
Core Degree Courses
| ACCT503 | Financial Accounting: Managerial Use and Analysis |
| ECON545 | Business Economics |
| FIN510 | Corporate Finance |
| MGMT5912 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
| MIS5403 | Innovation Through Technology |
| MKTG525 | Strategic Marketing |
Choose any 1
| HRM591 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
| HRM587 | Managing Organizational Change |
| HRM595 | Negotiation Skills |
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| INTL5002 | Global Perspectives for International Business |
| FIN565 | International Finance |
| HRM584 | Managing International Human Resources |
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| MGMT520 | Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business |
| MGMT550 | Managerial Communication |
Program-Specific Courses
| ENTR5102 | Entrepreneurship and New Ventures |
| ENTR5302 | Venture Finance and Due Diligence |
| ENTR5502 | Entrepreneurial Marketing |
General Degree Courses
| ACCT5002,3 | Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics |
| MATH5343 | Applied Managerial Statistics |
| MGMT5013 | Organizational Structures and Business Processes |
Capstone
| MGMT601 | MBA Capstone |
2Earn your master’s and get a graduate certificate along the way. These six courses make up the Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate, which is embedded in this program, allowing you to leave with two credentials in one.
3Students who hold an undergraduate business degree, a technology degree or a degree with a technology specialization may be eligible to waive up to three courses (nine credit hours). Students with undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may also be eligible to waive select courses upon review of their undergraduate transcript. Course waiver availability varies by location. For more information, please refer to the Course Waiver section of the Keller academic catalog.
Program Overview
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Related Programs
Programs vary by location. For specific program details for Pennsylvania, refer to:
Pennsylvania catalog
Coursework - MBA in Entrepreneurship for Pennsylvania residents
*Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page. The Business Intelligence and Analytics Management Certificate program offered in Pennsylvania has not achieved accreditation from ACBSP.
1Eligibility and application of course waivers varies based on the type of course waiver credit earned, the student’s enrolled location and/or the student’s state of residence. For more information, please refer to the Course Waiver section of the Keller academic catalog.
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.
**Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
