Next Generation MBA

• Unique curriculum: Our unique core classes help develop key skills that employers demand and tailored electives to build your MBA focus
• Experiential learning: Don't just learn theory. Our program focuses on hands-on learning, including a required Business Consulting course with a real-world client
• Top faculty: Our experienced, nationally recognized faculty are dedicated to teaching and research.
• Global: Our international focus brings the world to the classroom.
• STEM designation: With a national shortage of professionals trained in STEM related fields, employers are actively pursuing STEM degree holders. Distinguish yourself in business with a STEM-designated degree.
• Jesuit Network: Easily transfer your credits to other Jesuit business schools through the Jesuit MBA Network if your career or life takes you outside of Chicago during your MBA program.

• Data-driven decision making: The program will prepare you to gather, analyze, and use data to make business decisions.
• Skills critical to your success: Leadership, communication, teamwork, and ethics are integral parts of our MBA program.

What you'll learn will prepare you not only for your next promotion, but for all your promotions over the course of your career. Basic technical knowledge will be outdated in a few years. Skills are yours forever.

Quinlan MBA graduates use their degrees to advance in their careers, moving into management and senior leadership positions in every sector, including:

• Marketing Manager
• Business Operations Manager
• Health Services Manager
• Financial Manager
• Computer and Information Systems Manager
• Investment Fund Manager
• Chief Technology Officer
• Information Technology Director

Because Loyola is a member of the Jesuit network of 27 colleges and universities nationwide, our graduates can receive career services at Quinlan's Business Career Services, as well as at career centers at U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in business can complete the Next Generation MBA program in as fast as a year. Students without foundational business courses or students who opt for a flexible pace can complete the MBA program in two years.

Classes are held weekday evenings and on Saturdays to fit into your busy schedule. Saturday classes are hybrid classes, meaning that they alternate between meeting in-person and online. On-campus classes are held on Loyola's Water Tower Campus, which is conveniently located off the Red Line in the heart of Chicago. The program is on a 10-week quarter system.

• MGMT 431N: Business Consulting Project
• MGMT 425N: Communications
• MGMT 426N: Leadership Development
• MGMT 441N: Ethics
• ISSCM 596N: Data-Driven Decision Making
• ISSCM 595N: Decision Strategy
• ISSCM 417N: Managing and Motivating
• ISSCM 484N: Project Management
• MGMT 430N: Strategy and Leadership

Through the four electives, you can shape your education for your personal career path and interests.

Elective courses can be taken within the Quinlan School of Business or from across Loyola colleges and schools (for example, Social Work, Law, Communications, or the Institute for Environmental Sustainability) for flexibility and customization.

You can choose to have a concentration by taking three courses in any one of the thirteen disciplines (four courses for accounting). The concentrations available within the Next Generation MBA program are:

• Accounting
• Business Ethics
• Derivative Markets
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resources Management
• Information Systems Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Risk Management
• Supply Chain Management

See the courses required for each concentration →

You can also use your electives to work toward a Graduate Certificate, such as Business Data Analytics or Cybersecurity. See the full list of Graduate Certificates →

All graduate programs in the Quinlan School of Business are on the quarter system. For the Next Generation MBA, flexible and one-year students can only start in fall or spring. Students on the flexible, two-year track can begin in any quarter.

Below you will find both required materials and opportunities to strengthen your application when applying to the Quinlan School of Business. Additional information regarding the application process for international students can be found here.

If you have questions about the program, application requirements, or would like a transfer credit evaluation, contact Graduate & Professional Enrollment Management.