Graduate Studies

Masters Degree in Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program provides excellent business training through the application of strategic business concepts, basic biblical principles and ethical decision making to current organizational and industry issues. If your purpose is to lead and manage with a strong set of business skills and ethics, then set yourself apart with an MBA from JBU.

The MBA program offers these distinctive features:

• evening classes, one night per week, at two locations
• experiential learning through hands-on training
• an emphasis on ethical leadership based on biblical principles
• international business emphasis designed to meet market demand
• nationally recognized faculty who will impact your life
• open enrollment upon acceptance

"You really cannot have a complete, well-rounded business education in today's world without a clear global perspective and understanding of international operations. JBU is proud to make this opportunity available to graduate students in the Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas." - Dr. Joe Walenciak

Premises of the MBA Program:

1. People learn best by experience.
2. For experience to be of the highest educational value, there must be conceptual constructs for organizing, reflecting upon and analyzing the experience. Methods of experiential learning include personal reflection, small group interaction, student teacher interaction, structured exercises, and supervised fieldwork.
3. For experience to be of the highest educational value, there must be conceptual constructs for organizing, reflecting upon and analyzing the experience. Methods of experiential learning include personal reflection, small group interaction, student teacher interaction, structured exercises, and supervised fieldwork.
4. Students work together to become a community of intellectuals and practitioners where they can practice and reinforce the leadership principles being taught.
5. Faculty and students should model ethical leadership in their personal and professional lives.

Two Master's Degrees

Any student completing an MBA or MSLE degree at John Brown University can complete the other as a second degree by taking a minimum of 18 additional hours. An application for the second degree must be submitted and approved before the additional hours are taken. Contact Sue Daugherty in Graduate Admissions at 866-232-4723 for details.

The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics has partnered with John Brown University in offering both the MBA and the Master of Science in Leadership and Ethics.