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Executive MBA Program

The Saturdays-only Executive MBA (EMBA) study track provides the opportunity to obtain a master's degree in Business Administration on a schedule that minimizes disruption of work and personal pursuits. The program includes a cohort class structure that offers a lock-step, planned curriculum in an executive setting. Members of each class begin the program together and complete the degree requirements for graduation as a group allowing for the collective professional experience of its participants greatly enriches the educational environment.

Why choose the Executive MBA Program?

  • 18-month program that meets on Saturdays only
  • Study team format.
  • Program offered in Naperville.

Program Demographics

Class Size: 30-35
Age: 35-38
Work Experience: 10-15 years
Male/Female Ratio: 75% : 25%

Sponsoring Firms

Students in the program are sponsored by their employers. Current sponsors include some of the largest manufacturing and service firms in the Midwest, as well as a sprinkling of participating not-for-profit and small firms. In order to maintain a balance of participant backgrounds, firms are limited in the number of employees permitted in the program each year.

The mix of individuals from various functional areas and from a wide variety of types and sizes of firms is key to a quality Executive MBA program. A partial list of sponsoring firms includes:

 
  • Sears Holdings
  • Allstate Insurance
  • Exxon Mobil
  • United Airlines
  • Citigroup
  • AT&T
  • Boston Scientific
  • The Boeing Company
  • DiscountMags.com
  • Accenture
  • Tellabs
  • Timken Corp.
  • Optimum Nutrition
  • 3M
  • McDonalds

The class members represent all types of industries and professions. In fact, our purpose is to make the class a microcosm of the real business world, including diversity on the basis of gender, ethnic background, and nationalities.