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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
  • The Executive MBA Experience
  • EMBA Up Close, What you need to know about the Executive MBA

Program Demographics

  Class Size: 30-40
  Age: 27-65
  Male/Female Ratio: 75% : 25%
  Avg. Work Experience: 15 years

Engineer recommends NIU MBA as a path for career advancement.

"My experience in the NIU Executive MBA program was an eye-opening and rewarding one, both professionally and personally."
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~ Sean Richards
   Supplier Development Manager
   Federal Signal
   Executive MBA, Class of 2012


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.