DelVal’s new Accelerated MBA program format allows you to complete your MBA in as few as 10 months. The flexible format of our MBA also allows you to complete the degree on your own schedule. Graduate faculty are senior leaders in business and industry, bringing the latest knowledge and skills to advance your career.
Program Highlights
- 100% online courses
- 7-week courses
- Accelerated format allows you to complete your MBA in as few as 10 months
- No GMAT required
- Two specializations and add-on certificates allow you to gain expertise in high-demand fields
- Full- and part-time options available
MBA specializations:
MBA students may choose from one of two specializations, Supply Chain Management or Accounting. Specializations consist of three or four courses in addition to the core classes all MBA students complete. Students may alternatively use their elective credits to pursue their interests across specializations or take graduate courses such as Business Ethics, Leadership, and Contemporary Business Issues.
- Supply Chain Management
- Accounting
As a leader in agricultural education, Delaware Valley University is uniquely qualified to offer a graduate certificate that infuses agricultural studies and food policy studies into one curriculum that centers on concepts of sustainability, equity and environmental impact. By looking at agriculture and food from a policy perspective, you will develop key perspectives that enable you to become change agents and advocates for more sustainable practices.
The graduate certificate in Health Information Systems and Data Analytics is designed for healthcare, general business and IT professionals. This certificate combines the theoretical aspects of HIS and Informatics along with data analytics to explore and dissect the practical components of day-to-day management and application of these skills to inform strategic leadership decisions in the field of healthcare. You will gain exposure to key concepts including an overview of healthcare information technology and its critical application in modern healthcare organizations. You will compliment your understanding and analysis of health information systems with a deep dive into essential data analytic skill sets that can be applied across the continuum of health service and delivery to inform strategic leadership decisions. You will also have the opportunity to self-select pre-determined elective courses that reflect your individual interests and career goals but serve as a compliment to the credential and potential future master’s program pathway opportunities with an emphasis on leadership.
With more than 1.5 million non-profits registered in the United States alone, this graduate certificate in non-profit management will position you to be a leader in this sector. Required coursework covers non-profit governance, policy and practice, and the required management courses seek to develop change agents with an eye towards self-awareness, ethics and strategy. The flexible curriculum also allows for self-selection of electives to meet your specific interests and goals.
The graduate certificate in Leadership and Communication is designed for professionals looking to elevate their potential as a trusted leader and exceptional communicator across a variety of industries including but not limited to education, government, private sector, non-profit sector, healthcare, corporate entities and more.
Guided by expert faculty members who are active leaders and practitioners in their area of expertise, students gain exposure to key concepts including but not limited to current leadership theories and practice, practical leadership assessment and philosophies, quantitative techniques for problem solving and decision making, team leadership theories and application, corporate writing and communication, persuasive communication, and negotiation, change management and more.
Students also can self-select pre-determined elective courses that reflect each student’s individual interests and career goals but serve as a compliment to the credential and potential future master’s program pathway opportunities.
The graduate certificate in Long Term Care is designed for healthcare or general business professionals. In the next 25 years, the US population is expected to include 82 million Americans over the age of 65, the vast majority of whom will require some type of Long-Term Care as they age. The need for skilled, thoughtful and strategic healthcare administrators specific to long term care is greater than ever before. This certificate combines the theoretical aspects of leadership with a focus on the practical components of day-to-day management in the specialty of long-term care. You will gain exposure to key concepts including ethical leadership and strategic management, environmental and regulatory policies that impact access and availability of long-term services and supports for adults with disabilities and disabled older adults, in addition to population health management. You will also have the opportunity to self-select pre-determined elective courses that reflect your individual interests and career goals but serve as a compliment to the credential and potential future master’s program pathway opportunities.
The graduate certificate in Strategic Health Service Management is designed for healthcare or general business professionals. This certificate combines the theoretical aspects of leadership with the practical components of day-to-day management in the field of healthcare. You will gain exposure to key concepts including ethical leadership and strategic management, healthcare finance, operations and communications, and high level integrated critical/creative thinking and application. You will also have the opportunity to self-select pre-determined elective courses that reflect your individual interests and career goals but serve as a compliment to the credential and potential future master’s program pathway opportunities.
Don't have an undergraduate degree in business? Welcome to our program!
DelVal’s MBA program welcomes students with diverse experiences and professional backgrounds. True to our commitment to student success and flexibility, we provide you with multiple options to achieve the competencies that serve as the foundation for graduate-level business coursework. While other MBA programs will require you to take multiple prerequisite courses either online or at an undergraduate institution before starting the program, DelVal offers a staggered approach that allows you to get started as soon as possible. We offer blended methods to match your abilities in specific topics with your budget and comfort level in learning either independently or in a classroom setting.
Options for Achieving MBA Competencies
- Online self-study modules may be purchased via Ivy Software
- Foundation courses taught by DelVal professors
- You can mix and match these options depending on comfort level with the subject.
- Transfer credits from another regionally accredited institution
Learn how Professor Lance Hill prepares his students for entrepreneurial endeavors and all aspects of the business world.
Delaware Valley University has earned specialized accreditation for all MBA specializations through the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP accreditation is a recognition of DelVal’s program quality, teaching excellence, focus on student outcomes, and continuous efforts to improve.
New! Graduate certificates in Business and Management.
A study of interpretation and the use of accounting data for management planning, decision making and control. Topics include product costing, cost allocation, budgeting, variance analysis and performance evaluation methods.
Prerequisites: None for students who enter the program having taken at least one undergraduate accounting course (with a grade of C or higher). Students who do not meet this criteria must complete GB 5020 or an equivalent competency course before starting GB 6010.
Format: Full term, on campus or online.
Examine the fundamental principles of corporate financial management and capital markets. Topics include asset pricing methods, risk management, equity financing, debt financing, dividend policy and the relationship of finance with other functions within the firm, including practical and theoretical methods of financial analysis as part of a system of management decision.
Prerequisites: None for students who enter the program having taken at least one undergraduate finance course (with a grade of C or higher). Students who do not meet this criteria must complete GB 5030 or an equivalent competency course before starting GB 6030.
Format: Full term, on campus or online.
A study of business-to-business buyer behavior, marketing segmentation and selection, product planning, pricing, distribution, promotion, buyer-seller interaction, negotiations, competitive bidding, and ethical issues. In addition, social media will be reviewed in the context of business enterprise sustainability.
Prerequisites: None for students who enter the program having taken at least one undergraduate marketing course (with a grade of C or higher). Students who do not meet this criteria must complete an equivalent competency course before starting GB 6040.
Format: Full term, on campus or online or accelerated online.
Management of individual and team behavior in complex work organizations. Studies in effective change management.
Prerequisites: None for students who enter the program having taken at least one undergraduate management or human resources course (with a grade of C or higher). Students who do not meet this criteria must complete an equivalent competency course before starting GB 9905.
Format: Full term, on campus or online.
A study of the theory and practices of the operations function and its application to productivity in the business functions. Focus is on the quantitative techniques for problem-solving and decision-making in a variety of strategic and tactical areas of operations management, including total quality management; process design and control, capacity planning, location strategy, materials requirement planning, inventory control, and project management.
Prerequisites: None for students who enter the program having taken at least one undergraduate operations or management course (with a grade of C or higher). Students who do not meet this criteria must complete an equivalent competency course before starting GB 6070.
Format: Full term, on campus or online or accelerated online.
This course explores the integration of the functional areas of business at the corporate level. Heavy emphasis is on environmental analysis, goal setting, assessing core competencies, choosing a strategic direction, and organizational implementation and control in the context of a respective business operation. Note: Students in the accounting specialization are not required to take this core course.
Prerequisites: All foundational core courses (GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6070 and GB 6065). In addition, students who have not taken undergraduate courses in economics, statistics, business law, global business and business ethics (with a grade of C or higher) must complete an equivalent competency course before starting GB 6110.
Format: Full term, on campus, online or hybrid.
Critical analysis of case studies in strategic management with an emphasis on integrative decision-making. Focuses on strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation and control in today's organization.
Prerequisites: All foundational core courses (GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6070 and GB 6065) as well as GB 6110. Accounting students not required to take GB 6110 who have not completed undergraduate courses in economics, statistics, business law, global business and business ethics (with a grade of C or higher) must complete an equivalent competency course before starting GB 7110.
Format: Full term, online only.
Each year the Delaware Valley University MBA program invites high performing students from any major within its undergraduate programs to apply for an accelerated MBA. Commonly known as the 4+1 Program, this track allows students to complete their undergraduate and graduate degree in as little as five years while saving over $7,500 in graduate tuition as three courses taken in your junior and/or senior years count towards both degrees.
MBA Faculty
Our MBA program selects faculty members that are experts in their field, leaders in their industry and have an unparalleled love of teaching. This allows us to bring a broad array of industries and up-to-the-minute experience into the program.
Here are a few of our MBA faculty:
Maria Evans
President, Martino Evans Clear/Concise/Communications
Education:
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MBA, Drexel University
- B.A., Penn State University
Courses taught at DelVal:
- Marketing Management
- Crisis Communications
Lance Hill
Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Pictsweet Company
Education:
- MBA, Drexel University
- J.D., Widener University School of Law
- B.S. and B.A., University of Delaware
Courses taught at DelVal:
- Strategic Management of Business Enterprises
- Corporate Governance
- Food & Agribusiness Marketing
- Business Ethics
Michael M. Einstein, DBA
Senior Director, Global Procurement, Global Policies and Compliance, Pfizer/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Education:
- DBA, Wilmington University
- MBA, Stern School of Business, New York University
- B.S., Union College
Courses taught at DelVal:
- Operations
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Transportation & Distribution
- Strategic Procurement