Organize, lead and direct others in the workplace

With an MBA in Management from DePaul, you’ll be prepared for professional opportunities across industries. In the program, you’ll focus on self-awareness, leadership development, teamwork, project management and managing others.

Depending on your goals, you’ll choose courses that prepare you for

• Coaching and talent development
• Consulting
• Leadership and change management
• Managing human capital
• Supply chain management

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Study and work in the heart of Chicago

With DePaul’s location in the heart of Chicago’s business district, you’ll have easy access to industries seeking management professionals. Businesses like Accenture, Allstate, McKinsey & Company, CDW, Navistar and Exelon offer numerous opportunities for graduates seeking management roles.

Application Deadlines

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	August 15
Winter	December 1	October 1
Spring	March 1	February 1
Summer	June 1	April 1

Admission Requirements

Submit an online application, essay, résumé and official transcripts.

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Required Courses

You’ll take 11 MBA core courses and five electives.

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97%

of MBA graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

 

$85k

The median reported salary for MBA graduates was $85,000.

Learn from faculty who are leaders in management

Our faculty help their students create business plans, identify innovative business ideas and develop management strategies and techniques. Study innovation and design thinking with experts like Professor Lisa Gundry. Her research on the ways leaders and managers drive innovation in organizations shows the importance of building and sustaining creative teams that design solutions and pursue opportunities for change.

“My goal in getting my MBA was to transition into management consulting. DePaul allowed me to customize my degree and focus on the knowledge and skills I needed to pursue that path.”

Daniel (MBA ’14)

Management Consultant, CGN Global 

Alumni Network

You’ll be connected to more than 70,000 DePaul business alumni and fellow program alumni who have gone on to leadership roles at firms such as Grainger, JLL, 3M and Northern Trust.

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Flexible formats to work with any lifestyle

Full-time Day MBA for early-career professionals or career changers. Classes offered during the day.
Evening MBA for established professionals in need of flexibility. Classes are in the evenings.
Weekend MBA for busy working professionals. Take classes two Saturdays per month with flexible online coursework.

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Scholarships

Graduate school is an investment in your future. Kellstadt awarded more than $3 million to incoming students last year. Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.

Management MBA Admission Requirements

• Application & fee
• Essay
• Letter of recommendation
• Resume
• Test optional – GMAT/GRE Scores (submission is optional)
• Interview (Full-time MBA only)
• International student admission requirements: Click here.

Submit your online application and the $60 application fee

An essay explaining your interest in the program and your professional goals is required.

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business requires official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions. The admission committee reserves the right to request official transcripts from universities where an applicant attended but did not complete a degree. Please note that not submitting all transcripts where courses have been completed could impact course waivers.

Full-time MBA applicants must submit one letter of recommendation from a current or previous employer. Submit the letter through the online application or kgsb@depaul.edu. Be sure to include the name of the recommender and applicant's name on the letter.?

All MBA applicants must also submit a professional resume that summarizes their work experience and educational background.

Interviews are required only for applicants to the Full-time MBA program. The admission committee may require applicants to other programs to schedule an interview if necessary.

Deadlines

To ensure that you will be able to enroll in the quarter of your choice, we recommend that you apply by these dates:

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	June 15
Winter	December 1	October 15
Spring	March 1	January 15
Summer	June 1	April 15

Learn more about Graduate Admission.

Concentration Requirements

The MBA concentration in management provides you with in-depth, applied learning that will enable you to successfully organize, lead and direct others in the workplace. The program will prepare you for professional opportunities across industries, with a focus on self-awareness, leadership development, teamwork, project management and managing others.

You have the flexibility to choose any four graduate-level management courses to fulfill your concentration after completing core MBA requirements. Depending on your goals, you could choose courses that prepare you for the following career paths:

• Coaching and Talent Development: Gain management coaching competencies to help others achieve change and performance improvement, and improve your individual leadership effectiveness and personal growth.
• Consulting: Master the process to consult with clients, including contracting, problem diagnosis, data analysis, and client feedback and evaluation.
• Leadership and Change Management: Learn the systematic process to design and lead change efforts that encompass diagnosing opportunities, creating change visions and developing readiness for change to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Managing Human Capital: Develop skills for strategically managing human resources to advance organizational goals, improve workforce performance and enhance employee satisfaction.
• Supply Chain Management: Increase your ability to critically evaluate supply chain design and model complex supply chain phenomena.

?The management MBA concentration (16 hours) requires students to complete any four graduate-level management courses. To help guide your class selections, below are examples of courses you could choose based on career goals.

Coaching and Talent Development

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 525	TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
MGT 529	LIFE AND CAREER COACHING
MGT 530	LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
MGT 589	EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Consulting

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 535	CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING
MGT 562	RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS
MGT 563	NEGOTIATION SKILLS
MGT 584	CONSULTING SKILLS
MGT 598	PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Leadership and Change Management

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 530	LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
MGT 535	CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING
MGT 556	ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
MGT 572	CORPORATE VENTURES AND MANAGEMENT
MGT 589	EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
MGT 590	MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

Managing Human Capital

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 523	RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION 1
MGT 525	TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 1
MGT 526	COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 1
MGT 529	LIFE AND CAREER COACHING
MGT 551	GLOBAL WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
MGT 552	MANAGING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
MGT 562	RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS
MGT 563	NEGOTIATION SKILLS 1
MGT 565	EMPLOYMENT LAW
MGT 566	HEALTH INSURANCE & BENEFITS
MGT 584	CONSULTING SKILLS
MGT 591	FUNDAMENTALS OF PEOPLE ANALYTICS
MGT 592	ADVANCED PEOPLE ANALYTICS

1 Courses most useful for students who want to sit for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) certification exam.

Supply Chain Management

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 501	STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MGT 507	GLOBAL SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT
MGT 509	PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MGT 511	TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
MGT 518	EMERGING ETHICAL ISSUES & TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MGT 545	MANAGING SERVICE OPERATIONS
MGT 563	NEGOTIATION SKILLS
MGT 598	PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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