Master’s in Business Administration, MBA

Essential Skills & Insights

Courses in the Lindenwood University Accelerated Online MBA program prepare you to lead in a world where innovation and AI are reshaping every industry.

• Advanced Leadership: Cultivate the vision and confidence to guide teams and organizations in a future defined by digital transformation.
• Business Management: Build a strong foundation across marketing, finance, and sales, enhanced by AI-driven insights to inform smarter decisions.
• Strategic Planning: Design organizational strategies that don’t just respond to change—they anticipate it through predictive analytics and AI tools.
• Innovative Thinking: Unlock bold solutions by pairing creativity with AI-powered technologies to drive growth and transformation.

AI-Powered Learning, Real-World Impact

Our accelerated online programs integrate opportunities to engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool for learning and career preparation. Students apply AI in ways that build authentic skills and mirror how businesses are leveraging it across industries. We emphasize ethical and responsible use, ensuring that students develop the judgment to apply AI appropriately. This approach helps graduates enter the workforce with both technical knowledge and a clear understanding of AI’s role in their discipline.

Careers in Business

An MBA from Lindenwood University prepares you for leadership opportunities across industries, combining strategic business knowledge with future-ready skills. Graduates are equipped to guide organizations through complex challenges, influence decision-making at the highest levels, and drive innovation. With AI rapidly reshaping the business landscape, MBA leaders are expected to pair strategic insight with data-driven tools for smarter, faster results.

• Executive Leaders (Chief Executives) – Median salary: $206,420
  Set vision, shape strategy, and oversee overall organizational performance, with higher compensation in large corporations.
• Financial Managers – Median salary: $161,700
  Direct budgets, investments, and reporting to ensure financial growth and stability.
• Operations Directors – Median salary: $102,950
  Streamline processes, improve efficiency, and manage teams to deliver on business goals.

AI Advantage – Use AI to optimize operations, forecast financial trends, and support strategic decisions that keep organizations competitive.

Admissions Requirements

For admission to your Accelerated Online MBA degree, simply complete the 2 step application process.

1. Complete the Graduate Admissions Online Application by visiting my.lindenwood.edu/register  
2. Request official transcripts from your undergraduate institution(s) showing a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
   
   Only transcripts with the final degree posted are required if you attended multiple institutions.
   
   Request your official transcript to be sent directly to Lindenwood University Accelerated Online via one of the methods below:
   • Electronically to: [email protected] 
   • By Mail to:
     Office of Admissions
     Lindenwood University Accelerated Online
     8205 S Priest Dr #11480
     Tempe, AZ 85284
   • By Fax to: 480-393-1826

Curriculum Overview

Lindenwood University’s Accelerated Online Master’s in Business Administration provides a robust foundation in business fundamentals including finance, marketing, sales, human resources, marketing, and project management, enhanced through a high-level business leadership approach in key areas such as analytical thinking, strategic planning, and advanced communications. Course topics that help you prepare for a career in business administration include:

• Operations Management
• Managerial Accounting
• Financial Policy
• Business Analytics
• Marketing Principles

Foundation Coursework – 6 Credit Hours

Foundation courses are provided to support student readiness for MBA coursework and are required if students have not taken prior undergraduate courses:

Financial Accounting Concepts

This course is the examination of generally accepted accounting concepts and their influences upon the preparation, analysis, and use of financial statements and reports. It is designed for individuals entering the program without any academic background in accounting.

Statistics and Quantitative Analysis

This course consists of an examination of the application of statistical analysis in business and the use of quantitative techniques in managerial decision making. Topics include measures of central tendency, probability and distribution, sampling and statistical inference, techniques of statistical analysis, and modeling techniques.

Major Coursework – 15 Credit Hours

Managerial Accounting

Concepts and techniques for producing and using accounting information for management decisions will be examined in this course. Topics include cost behavior, break-even analysis, cost management systems, marketing/production decision models, capital, and operational budgeting. Prerequisite: ACCT 51010 or ACCT 21010.

Financial Policy

This course introduces the student to the major techniques of financial management. Topics will include financial markets and sources of financing, financial analysis, forecasting and planning, security valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and capital structure. Prerequisite: ACCT 51010 or FIN 32000

Management Practices

In this course, students will study classical and modern management theories of organization; the functions of management; external and/or environmental aspects bearing on managerial responsibility; development of practical management policy as guides to managerial decision-making; and human aspects of management including motivation, workplace equity and demographic diversity. This course includes the use of case studies to apply theory through practice. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000 or EPB 50102

Business Policies and Strategies

This course is the capstone MBA offering, utilizing a top management perspective. Students explore the practices and problems that confront the modern business organization through business simulation studies or case study analysis. This course is to be taken during the student’s last term of the MBA program.

Marketing Principles and Issues

This course introduces students to the principles of marketing, the role of marketing in society and in organizations (for-profit and nonprofit), and the factors that influence marketing decision-making. Activities include the study of planning, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services to consumer and business markets. The course will increase students’ overall understanding of marketing as a business discipline; utilize systematic approaches to diagnosing and solving marketing problems and issues; and analyze and develop organization-wide marketing strategies as well as strategies for individual programs, services, or products.

Quantitative Coursework – 3 Credit Hours

Business Analytics

This course introduces business analytics, by providing an overview of ‘big data’, data analytics/business intelligence, as well as hands-on use of mainstream commercial data analytics toolsets. Applications will include sport management, marketing, purchasing, and finance oriented analyses. Students will also gain an understanding of data warehouses, data management, and web analytics. Prerequisite: MGMT 56070

Elective Coursework – 15 Credit Hours

5 elective MBA courses 

Students can earn an MBA with an emphasis by completely a minimum of four elective courses from a specific business discipline.  We are excited to offer the following four emphasis options: 

• Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• Leadership
• Supply Chain Management

Program Length Details

Lindenwood University’s (LU) accelerated online programs offer you choice and flexibility to support your education journey. Time to complete a master’s degree can vary based on course load, transfer credits, and individual pacing. You will tailor a course schedule that keeps you in the driver’s seat.

• Transfer Credit: LU allows 9 transfer credits toward a master’s degree and you can complete your degree in as few as 24 credits.
• Accelerated Courses: LU’s online programs offer 10 5-week terms per year.  By enrolling in two courses per term, you can potentially begin and complete your master’s degree in 8 months.
• Frequent Start Dates: LU offers multiple start dates throughout the year so you can begin your studies when you are ready allowing you to graduate sooner.
• Personalized Degree Plan: LU academic advisors will work with you to tailor your degree plan to support your education goals while balancing your personal and professional responsibilities.