The St. Peter’s University Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a unique and rigorous graduate program designed to transform you into a consummate professional and leader in your field. Through this 36-credit master’s degree, you will develop a deep and broad understanding of all facets of the business world, as well as practical experience through internships and projects. Business fundamentals, including finances, investment, market analysis, management, human resources, marketing, cost-accounting, and more are covered, preparing you to lead and succeed in a wide variety of businesses and corporations.
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Containing a broad array of upper-level management courses, this program also offers the student the option to choose between two popular and valuable concentrations, Marketing and Human Resources.
The Marketing concentration empowers a student to learn not only critical management and finance skills, but graduates can also work in diverse roles, such as marketing director, chief marketing officer, or public relations or advertising director. Nearly every industry employs marketing professionals, and candidates enjoy an array of sectors from which to choose.
The Human Resources concentration offers critical management and finance skills as well, but also allows graduates to seek positions such as chief HR officer, human resources manager or director, HR consultant, executive recruiter, HR analytics specialist, employment manager, and compensation and benefits manager.
We are proud to have partnered with the Frank J. Guarini School of Business at St. Peter’s University, a highly ranked university featuring an outstanding School of Business under the leadership of Mary Kate Naatus, Ph.D.
Founded in 1872, the university offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,600 undergraduate and 800 graduate students. US News and World Report ranked St. Peter’s among the Top 100 “Best Regional Universities in the North,” and Money Magazine ranked St. Peter’s and the “Most Transformative School” in the state of New Jersey.
An MBA can be valuable in two important ways: marketability and skills development.
- Marketability: An MBA can enhance your marketability as a professional, increase the quality and quantity of job opportunities, meaningfully increase your compensation, and lead to more rapid job promotions.
- Skills Development: An MBA also builds core business skills, essential leadership competencies, as well as a professional network. Special emphasis is placed on developing leadership and management skills.
The expense, time, and effort involved in earning an MBA are particularly useful for a student who plans to work in a business-related field, in management, or as a company founder. Aspiring entrepreneurs will also find the skills very helpful in translating their dreams into reality and avoiding negative market forces.
The list of jobs that an MBA can apply for is long, but here is a sampling of common positions which are well compensated, often offer room for advancement, and are a great way to work in human resources/ marketing.
- Human Resources Manager – Average salary $74,000
- Human Resources Director – Average salary $96,000
- Compensation and Benefits Manager – Average salary $96,000
- Marketing Director – Average salary $106,000
- Chief Marketing Officer – Average salary $179,000
- Advertising and Promotions Director – Average salary $83,000
The average salaries represented above can vary widely depending upon experience, the field, the scope of responsibilities, and location.
There are twelve courses in the program. Each semester, students take three courses: two live-online and one asynchronous.
The live-online courses meet on Sunday mornings for twelve weeks.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum undergraduate 3.0 GPA
Tuition is $694 per credit. The total cost for the entire 12-course master’s degree is only $24,984!
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be completed online at this link. Be sure to complete the correct year’s application.
St. Peter’s FAFSA school code is 002638. Students should write “Title IV Code 002638 Saint Peter’s University, 2641 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ” in the appropriate section of the FAFSA. Be sure to complete the correct year’s application.
Additionally, there are a number of scholarships open to Jewish graduate students for which we encourage you to apply:
- Rose Biller Scholarship Fund – The Rose Biller Scholarship Fund is open to Jewish residents of NYC’s five boroughs, Westchester, and Long Island with financial need. It provides scholarships to Jewish men and women with significant economic need attending undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools.
- Helen B and Lewis E Goldstein Scholarship Fund – The Helen B and Lewis E Goldstein Scholarship Fund is open to Jewish full-time students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate school in the United States.
- Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loan Fund – The Samuel Lemberg Scholarship Loan Fund provides interest-free loans to aid Jewish undergraduate and graduate college students who exhibit exceptional academic achievement and face financial difficulties pursuing a higher education. These loans must be repaid within ten years of graduation or termination of studies.
To get more information on these scholarships, please reach out to each organization directly. Please check scholarship websites for availability and deadlines. Most scholarships are not available every semester.
To request an application, please submit this form.
When completing the application, you will also be requested to supply:
- Undergraduate Transcript(s)
- Resume
- Personal Statement
- Personal Photograph
- Letter of Recommendation
- Non-refundable Application Fee
Even if you do not have these available at the time of application, we recommend submitting your application immediately and submitting the requested documents as they become available.
Once your application is submitted with all the required documents, an interview will be scheduled to continue the admissions process.
Course Listing
Marketing Concentration
Semester 1
- Corporate Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Management and Human Behavior
Semester 2
- Business Analytics
- Marketing Elective
- Marketing Strategy
Semester 3
- Management Economics
- Marketing Research
- Personal Branding
Semester 4
- Business Ethics and Intelligence
- Corporate Strategy: Initiation to Implementation
- Enterprise Design Thinking
Human Resources Concentration
Semester 1
- Corporate Finance
- Management and Human Behavior
- Managerial Accounting
Semester 2
- Business Analytics
- Human Resources
- Leadership
Semester 3
- Employment Law
- Human Resources Elective
- Management Economics
Semester 4
- Business Ethics and Intelligence
- Corporate Strategy: Initiation to Implementation
- Enterprise Design Thinking
