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Master of Business Administration in Executive Management

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Hybrid Format
Classes Online and On⁠-⁠Campus (One Weekend Each Term)
24 mos.
Minimum Time to Complete
$667
Cost Per Credit
36
Credits Required

Pursue management that matters

Excel as a professional and a person by earning your Master of Business Administration degree from California Institute of Advanced Management. Grow your skillset as you earn a sustainability-focused MBA degree that encourages you to live as a socially responsible and engaged citizen.

Designed for working professionals, CIAM’s MBA in Executive Management lets you choose from three areas of concentration—Executive Management, Business Analytics, or Project Management—that build upon your career experience.

In as little as 24 months, you will enhance your career by engaging in a future-focused MBA program that offers opportunities to:

Apply when it’s best for you

Our MBA features six class start dates throughout the year, so you can apply when the timing fits your schedule.

Apply now to move the process forward and earn your degree sooner.

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Empowering the next generation of business leaders

Designed to fit professionals’ schedules

All MBA courses at California Institute of Advanced Management were developed to make a forward-thinking MBA program available for people interested in enhancing their professional experiences while continuing to work full-time. This program is ideal for:

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  • Working professionals and military veterans looking to develop the skillset and experiences to advance their career.
  • Aspiring leaders who want to engage in an education dedicated to meeting tomorrow’s industrial needs while also improving society.
  • Socially conscious citizens dedicated to working toward a more balanced and just society through responsible business management principles.
  • Entrepreneurs strategizing ways to improve their business.

Excel as a leader in a fast-growing field

Management occupation employment is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2032. Your MBA in Executive Management from California Institute of Advanced Management will position you to thrive in various leadership positions. These include:

Management Analyst

$95,290

Administrative Services Manager

$101,870

Project Management Specialist

$95,370

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Maximize Your Potential with CIAM

Link learning to working life

Whichever MBA concentration you pursue—Executive Management, Business Analytics, or Project Management—you will complete a total of 36 credits (12 3.0-credit courses). Each course offers relevant, values-based material taught by expert professors who bring years of management experience into the classroom.

Master of Business Administration in Executive Management

Core Courses

  • ACC501 - Accounting for Decision Making
  • BUS501 - Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
  • DRU502 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Based on Drucker’s Principles
  • DRU503 - Managing One's Self and One's Career Based on Drucker’s Principles
  • DRU505 - Ethical Leadership
  • FIN501 - Corporate Finance
  • GB501 - Global Business Concepts
  • IS501 - Management of Information Systems
  • MGT501 - Management and Organizational Behavior
  • MGT511 - Strategic Management
  • MKT501 - Marketing Management
  • OPS501 - Operations Management

Master of Business Administration in Executive Management: Business Analytics Concentration

Core Courses

  • ACC501 - Accounting for Decision Making
  • BUS501 - Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
  • DRU505 - Ethical Leadership
  • FIN501 - Corporate Finance
  • IS501 - Management of Information Systems
  • MGT501 - Management and Organizational Behavior
  • MGT511 - Strategic Management
  • MKT501 - Marketing Management
  • OPS501 - Operations Management

Concentration Courses

  • BA501 - Database for Business Analytics
  • BA502 - Applied Probability and Statistics in Data Analytics
  • BA503 - Advanced Analytics for Business

Master of Business Administration in Executive Management: Project Management Concentration

Core Courses

  • ACC501 - Accounting for Decision Making
  • BUS501 - Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
  • DRU505 - Ethical Leadership
  • FIN501 - Corporate Finance
  • IS501 - Management of Information Systems
  • MGT501 - Management and Organizational Behavior
  • MGT511 - Strategic Management
  • MKT501 - Marketing Management
  • OPS501 - Operations Management

Concentration Courses

  • PM501 - Project Management Fundamentals
  • PM502 - Project Management in Practice
  • PM503 - Organizational Project Management

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Engage in high-impact learning

See management as a liberal art

Take your learning deeper at the California Institute of Advanced Management. Actively engage in experiences beyond the classroom and connect education to experience in the real world through internships and consulting projects with businesses. CIAM was established to disseminate Peter F. Drucker’s philosophy of management as a liberal art and to offer students practical, hands-on experiences. These include:

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Convenient curriculum delivery

With CIAM’s hybrid format, you can earn your MBA while you work. Complete most of your courses online asynchronously. In addition, all courses include one in-person weekend class session—called “Super Weekend”—scheduled for Saturday–Sunday on our campus in Alhambra, California.

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Purposeful learning outcomes

In CIAM’s MBA program, you will prepare for impactful career advancement as you:

Why CIAM for your MBA in Executive Management?

Gain a global perspective

California Institute of Advanced Management is the first independent, not-for-profit, graduate school dedicated entirely to educating people who are working toward a more balanced and just society through responsible business management principles. Through your classes, you will connect with expert faculty and collaborate with fellow students from countries throughout the world.

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Recognized for quality

The California Institute of Advanced Management is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). In addition, CIAM is:

CIAM was very important because of their practical hands-on approach to business education. If you want a business degree where you are just going to read a textbook, memorize a bunch of words, and build a glossary of terms, you would go to any other business program. But if you want a dynamic, living, learning environment, then you want CIAM.

- Dr. Michael Albin, MBA Alumnus