M.B.A from Willamette University

Willamette?s MBA for Professionals program offers a supportive, highly intimate in-class experience delivered in a convenient evening format for busy working professionals. Classes are held twice a week in Portland or Salem. The all-inclusive format offers transparent tuition, unparalleled career management assistance, catered dinner on class nights and classes for life.

The MBA for Professionals is the right choice for professionals seeking a transformational education experience while balancing a job and a busy life. MBA candidates learn from qualified faculty, engage in rigorous academics, receive a high level of personal interaction and service as well as specialized programming to meet career management goals.

Program Design

??? You will attend class two weeknights per week, from 6:00-10:00pm, in a cohort of working professionals from the business, government and not-for-profit sectors. Classes are held at Willamette University's Portland Center in the Pearl District and at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management in Salem.??? The MBA for Professionals is designed to allow completion in just 24 months, which includes three semesters per year (September, January, May).??? Tuition includes all books and materials and a complimentary dinner is served each evening.??? Staff members care for registration details and logistics so you can focus your efforts on studying, individual and group projects and success in your courses.

Faculty Expertise

??? Willamette's remarkable faculty are leaders in their fields and successful consultants and researchers. Moreover, they are all dedicated to helping you build your knowledge of innovative business practices, develop a portfolio of proven management principles and manage the challenges of a dynamic global marketplace.??? You progress through the program in a small cohort, giving you an opportunity to develop relationships, learn from diverse experiences and approaches, and benefit from a built-in support network.??? Each course is designed to include core management principles coupled with special supporting topics that explore deeper issues facing managers in all functions and sectors.

Career Advancement

??? Career Management resources - including job postings, coaching sessions, peer-to-peer and professional one-to-one support - are available to you as needed.