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About the Online MBA Degree

Why Pursue an Online Christian MBA Degree at Cedarville?

Whether you're preparing for your next promotion, changing careers, or sharpening your leadership skills, earning an MBA is an investment in your future. Cedarville's fully online MBA combines rigorous business education with a distinctly biblical worldview, equipping you to make wise decisions, lead with integrity, and serve others with excellence.

Designed for working professionals, this flexible program helps you build practical business expertise while learning alongside a community of Christian faculty and peers who will encourage both your professional growth and your faith. You'll graduate prepared to lead confidently wherever God calls you — whether that's in business, healthcare, ministry, nonprofit leadership, or entrepreneurship.

You'll study business through a biblical lens that emphasizes:

  • Excellence in personal standards and discernment
  • Faithful stewardship of God-given gifts and resources
  • Servant leadership
  • Kingdom impact through your vocation
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Add a Concentration To Fit Your Career Goals

Customize your MBA with an optional concentration or a dual-degree completion pathway.

  • MBA, Accounting

    Online

    Build on your accounting background with advanced business and leadership training. This MBA concentration prepares you for greater responsibility in public accounting, corporate finance, nonprofit organizations, and other leadership roles.

  • MBA, Business Analytics

    Online

    Learn to use data to solve business problems and support strategic decision-making. This MBA concentration helps you develop the analytical skills organizations need in today's data-driven environment.

  • MBA, Cybersecurity Management

    Online

    Gain the business knowledge needed to lead cybersecurity efforts within an organization. You'll learn to address risk, manage security initiatives, and support organizational resilience.

  • MBA, Healthcare Management

    Online

    Prepare to lead healthcare organizations with confidence and integrity. This concentration combines sound business principles with the unique challenges of healthcare administration.

  • MBA, Nursing Leadership

    Online

    Designed for nurses who want to grow as leaders, this MBA concentration combines business education with practical leadership skills for today's healthcare environment.

  • MBA, Operations Management

    Online

    Learn how to improve processes, manage resources, and lead teams effectively. This concentration prepares you to oversee the day-to-day operations that keep organizations running well.

  • MBA, Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Online

    Whether you're starting a business or leading change within an existing organization, this MBA concentration equips you to think strategically, evaluate opportunities, and lead with purpose.

MBA Dual-Degree Pathways Available

Add an MBA to one of the following graduate degree programs and accelerate your dual-degree completion:

What Sets Cedarville Apart?

Program Overview

Online MBA Program Highlights

Biblical — Biblical worldview and practical application in each course.

Online — Courses are offered in convenient online format, allowing you to study from anywhere in the world.

Flexible — Seven-week terms provide flexibility for working professionals, and part-time and full-time options are available.

Adaptable — Interactive course websites optimized for multiple devices including computers, tablets, and smartphones.

Affordable — Affordable tuition and available financial aid.

Supportive — Dedicated program advisor ensures support while you pursue your degree and maintain other commitments, and cohort-based approach builds community and network for Christian business professionals.

Accredited — Cedarville's Christian MBA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP).

MBA FAQs

MBA FAQs

Get answers to the most common questions prospective graduate students ask when considering an MBA program.

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What Can You Do With an MBA Degree?

The online Christian MBA program from Cedarville will enhance your career and potential for promotion. For those without a bachelor’s degree in a business field, the MBA provides the necessary business foundation for you to secure a job outside of your current role.

Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

Courses are designed for the online environment but include hands-on case studies, projects chosen by the student, simulation games, and personal development.

Admission, Costs and Aid, Start Dates

Admission Requirements — The first step in your graduate school journey at Cedarville is to apply for admission. No undergraduate business prerequisite courses, GRE, or GMAT are required.

MBA Admission Requirements

Costs and Financial Aid — Your decision to pursue quality, Christian graduate education represents a valuable investment in your career and professional development. To assure your degree is also affordable, Cedarville graduate programs are competitively priced and can be supplemented with a variety of financial aid.

MBA Cost Information

Program Start Dates — Applications are accepted throughout the year, and you can enroll and begin classes in August, October, January, March, May, or July.

Program Curriculum

Customize your MBA to match your career goals with your choice of electives or a specialized concentration. Through every course, you'll strengthen your business expertise while learning to lead with biblical wisdom and integrity. Our fully online MBA offers flexible one- and two-year completion options, making it easy to earn your degree on a timeline that fits your life.

Core MBA Courses

No matter which concentration you choose, you'll build a strong foundation in the essential business disciplines employers value most. Your core coursework includes:

  • Accounting for Business Executives
  • Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study (may be waived for prior credits)
  • Capstone Course*
  • Executive Financial Management
  • Information Technology for Competitive Advantage
  • Legal/Ethics Course*
  • Managerial Economics
  • Management and Leadership of Organizations
  • Quantitative Course*
  • Strategic Marketing Planning

*Course varies based on your chosen concentration.

Program Format and Related Programs

Cedarville offers graduate and undergraduate programs with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you choose the degree or program that is the best fit for you.

Program Level and Format

  • Graduate
  • Online
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From Our Students:

  • Cedarville University’s MBA in strategic innovation and entrepreneurship was one of the most fulfilling educational experiences I have had to date. The professors were hands-on and worked with me each step of the process. The program gave me the freedom to be creative and think outside the box but the structure to thrive. After completing my capstone, I was equipped to pitch my idea to investors, and if I chose … I was prepped to start my own business.

    Derek Stallard, MBA '22
    Derek Stallard
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Program Contacts

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Kelley Anderson

Graduate Enrollment Advisor for Business, Communication, and Innovation

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Program News

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    Cedarville MBA Earns National Recognition for Entrepreneurship

    Cedarville University’s online MBA in strategic innovation and entrepreneurship was named one of the nation’s 50 best accredited online entrepreneurship MBA programs for 2026, recognizing its combination of business innovation training and a biblical worldview.
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    Cedarville School of Pharmacy Partners With Walgreens

    Cedarville University’s School of Pharmacy has partnered with Walgreens to create career and internship opportunities for students while providing tuition benefits and preferred admissions pathways for Walgreens employees pursuing graduate education.