2024-2025 Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 
    
    Dec 12, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog

Business Administration: Strategic Leadership, MBA

Location(s): Henniker Campus, Online


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(36 credits)

Program Description


New England College’s Master of Business Administration program provides working professionals and recent graduates with the proven leadership skills needed for today’s rapidly changing global environment. This 36‐credit MBA with a Strategic Leadership concentration can be completed in less than two years. The course delivery and structure are specifically designed for working professionals to make the most efficient use of time and to optimize the learning experience. Our MBA carries forward NEC’s legacy of creating well-rounded management professionals. With an emphasis on practical knowledge and skills, students will learn from faculty experts who are active business leaders. Our student-focused curriculum positions graduates to achieve positive career outcomes with a background in strategic thought and analysis, analytical decision-making, leadership theory and practice, and organizational dynamics in management. Students can choose a concentration in a specific field or can select elective courses from a wide range of options.  

The degree is designed to further students’ knowledge of key leadership elements including problem solving, effective communication, motivation of employees, and negotiation. Through the MBA program, students further their career by developing advanced strategic leadership techniques, leadership tools and skills, and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics in management. 

Program Learning Outcomes


  • Demonstrate professional-level knowledge of business administration functions. 
  • Formulate data-driven strategic decisions. 
  • Synthesize business concepts and methods to achieve organizational objectives. 
  • Demonstrate professional-level business writing skills. 

Strategic Leadership Concentration


The MBA’s Concentration in Strategic Leadership is taught by practitioners in managing a wide array of organizations and teams. This degree addresses strategic challenges and opportunities directly in the student’s world and as part of the global economy. It applies to both a corporate and entrepreneurial approach to solving problems and capitalizing on new business ventures. This concentration is available online or hybrid in-person at the Henniker Campus in New Hampshire.

Other Available MBA Programs


The MBA program has 2 other available concentrations. Please see the individual program pages for additional information:

Executive programs are also available with online or hybrid-based delivery:

Spanish Language


This online program is available in the Spanish language, for students outside the United States. For further information, please contact New England College Admissions at graduateadmission@nec.edu.

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