Advance your career without interrupting it.
Walden University offers business management degrees for dedicated professionals like you, who require more from a degree program: more options, more flexibility, more for your money.
Perhaps most importantly, Walden’s business management degrees incorporate social impact management concepts. This means you will gain the knowledge and insights critical to success in contemporary business management, where public pressure for corporations to address pressing social and environmental concerns is increasingly apparent. Walden uniquely prepares you to face those challenges.
Browse available Business programs by degree level:
Doctoral
Ph.D. in Management
Begin the next chapter of your life with a management Ph.D. from Walden University. Using an interdisciplinary approach to the study of management, this program allows you to conduct self-directed, practical research on the issues that matter most to you. So whether you are preparing to share your expertise as an educator, a consultant, or an author, Walden’s management Ph.D. will give you the credentials you need to reach your lifelong goals.
Graduate Degree Specializations
- General
- Accounting
- Engineering Management
- Finance
- Information Systems Management
- Knowledge Management
- Leadership and Organizational Change
- Learning Management
- Operations Research
- Self-Designed
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
Walden’s Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) degree program is designed for experienced business professionals who want to translate their industry expertise into leadership positions as consultants or as executives within their organizations. Developed with insights from experienced faculty members and leading business practitioners, the program emphasizes advanced decision-making and leadership skills, in-depth knowledge of both theory and applied research, and the ability to manage positive social change.
Specializations
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Information Systems Management
- International Business
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Social Impact Management
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- Self-Designed
Master’s
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
When you earn an M.B.A. from Walden, you will join a network of successful business executives who have enhanced their knowledge, expanded their influence, and advanced their careers by developing their leadership and management potential. Through Walden’s membership in the Laureate International Universities network—with more than 240,000 students at 25 institutions in 16 countries—you will have access to exclusive opportunities and resources.
Specializations
- General
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Healthcare System Improvement
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Sustainable Futures
- Technology
Master of Information Systems Management (M.I.S.M.)
Walden's Master of Information Systems Management program is designed to prepare you with the technical and business skills to advance your career in information systems—the fastest growing sector in the economy according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gain the knowledge and experience you need to assume a leadership position in the information systems field and to make important contributions to your organization and profession.
Specializations:
- General
- Business Information Management
- Enterprise Information Security
- IT Strategy and Governance
- Managing Global Software & Service Supply Chains
M.S. in Accounting
Whether you are beginning your accounting career or seeking to advance in your current profession through a deeper understanding of advanced accounting principles, Walden’s M.S. in Accounting program can help you reach your goals. Our curriculum is designed to strengthen your analytical and critical-thinking skills while you explore the latest regulations, trends, and issues shaping the accounting industry. The M.S. in Accounting program allows for more focused examination of accounting trends and issues.
Specializations
- Account with CPA Emphasis
- Accounting for the Professional
- Self-Designed
M.S. in Accounting and Management
Whether you are beginning your accounting career or seeking to advance in your current profession through a deeper understanding of advanced accounting principles, Walden’s M.S. in Accounting & Management program can help you reach your goals. Our curriculum is designed to strengthen your analytical and critical-thinking skills while you explore the latest regulations, trends, and issues shaping the accounting industry. The M.S. in Accounting & Management program allows for a broader overview of accounting and management issues.
Specializations
- Accountants as Strategic Managers
- Self-Designed
M.S. in Leadership
The need for strong leadership across all sectors has never been greater and the nature of leadership in the 21st century is changing. Organizations are demanding authentic leaders who can generate trust, empower others, and find innovative answers to today’s problems and challenges.
Walden University’s School of Management is committed to providing the knowledge base required for globally competent and ethical leaders to advance their communities, organizations, and the world. To fulfill this vision, Walden is offering an M.S. in Leadership degree program to help you explore your own leadership styles and use them to motivate others and build highly effective, diverse work teams. Through the M.S. in Leadership program, you can learn to develop a comprehensive approach to leadership that crosses functional areas and increases your capacity to influence people and lead them to a shared goal.
Specializations
- General Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resources Leadership
- Innovation & Technology
- Leader Development
- Project Management
- Sustainable Futures
- Self-Designed
M.S. in Management
Whether you are looking to advance your career in the business, nonprofit, or government sector, Walden’s M.S. in Management program can help prepare you to successfully manage projects and processes and direct people. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become a more effective manager by learning to integrate and align organizational processes and systems, and motivate people to meet today’s critical challenges and goals.
Specializations
- General
- Global Management
- Healthcare Management
- Human Resource Management
- Managers as Leaders
- Project Management
- Research Strategies
- Strategy and Operations
- Sustainable Management
- Technology Management
M.S. in Project Management
Help advance your career in one of the nation’s fastest growing industries. The M.S. in Project Management allows you to learn the management and technical skills required to lead a range of projects and help your organization achieve its strategic goals. Explore ways to communicate effectively with stakeholders and to control project risks as you successfully develop and deploy initiatives for your organization. The program is designed to align with the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and course content will help prepare you for PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) credential exam.†
Specialization
- General
†Eligibility for the PMP Credential requires individuals to first attain specific educational and project management experience, including 35 contact hours of project management education and a minimum of three years, or 36 months, of project management experience, during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks. The final step for earning the PMP Credential is passing the PMP exam. For more information, visit the Project Management Institute (PMI) Web site at www.pmi.org.
Bachelor’s
B.S. in Business Administration
This program puts working professionals like you on a clear path to lifelong learning and success. Maximizing your career opportunities, making important contributions to your profession, reaching your potential—you define success, and Walden will help you achieve it. Through a program that combines academic theory with practical application, you’ll gain knowledge and experience in areas vital to business and society, such as: social awareness, responsibility and civic engagement; cross-cultural competence; and evidence-based decision making in an information-rich world.
Concentrations
- General Program
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
B.S. in Computer Information Systems
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems program is designed to prepare you with the technical and business skills to use technology to help people and organizations as you advance your career in information technology—the fastest-growing sector in the economy, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gain the knowledge to work collaboratively within your organization to analyze and evaluate information processing needs and construct solutions from an ever-changing set of technologies.
Concentrations
- Human Computer Interaction
- Healthcare Informatics
- Information Systems Management
- Information Systems Security
- New Media Communication Technologies
- Online Work and Communities
- Self-Designed
B.S. in Communication
Walden University’s new B.S. in Communication blends communication theory with practical communication skills. Study ways to craft effective messages and to use new and emerging technologies to communicate effectively in today’s global information society. Whether you are pursuing a career in advertising, marketing, public relations, or promotions, or you are seeking to broaden your career options in other fields, Walden’s B.S. in Communication will help you strengthen your communication skills and enhance your effectiveness in corporate, nonprofit, public sector, and community settings.
Concentrations
- Marketing Communication
- New Media
- Online Work & Communities
- Organizational Communication
- Public Relations
- Self-Designed
B.S. in Accounting
Walden’s B.S. in Accounting program takes a unique approach that provides you with an introduction to how accounting tools are used in the context of the larger business environment. Then you will learn the knowledge and skills to design, manipulate, and implement accounting products. This intuitive approach to learning allows you to view accounting’s role as more than a series of unrelated activities and details, and gives you insight into organizational and ethical issues.
The curriculum is aligned with the national standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), teaching critical content for those students who may wish to continue on to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).*
Concentrations
- General
*Most states require individuals to complete 150 semester hours in certain subject areas in order to be eligible to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam and/or obtain a CPA license. Walden’s B.S. in Accounting can help graduates progress toward meeting those requirements by offering 120 credit hours that include upper level courses in topics such as financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. For information on the educational requirements for your state, refer to the state’s Board of Accountancy or related agency.
Walden University can make no representation, warranty, guarantee, or commitment that successful completion of a Walden program, or coursework for credit within a program, will make a graduate eligible to sit for a licensure exam or to obtain state licensure.
B.S. in Information Technology
The B.S. in Information Technology program will help you gain the combined technical, managerial, and organizational skills information technology employers seek. Study the information systems essential to virtually all organizations, participate in hands-on lab activities that encourage collaboration and problem-solving, and take the opportunity to learn to use resources to satisfy current and anticipated IT needs.
Concentrations
- Application Development, Testing, and Quality Assurance
- Database Administration and Data Center Operations
- Networking and Operations
- Security and Forensics
- Self-Designed