Executive Business Administration
Designed in collaboration with the Sioux Falls business community, the Executive MBA offers specialized leadership development training for senior-level professionals.
Why Choose A Beacom Executive MBA?
As an Executive MBA student at USD you will be prepared for the complex challenges professionals face in the ever-changing business world. Through a real-world, hands-on approach to executive-level curriculum, the Beacom School of Business delivers a high-quality education to professionals and employers throughout South Dakota and the region.
Designed with you in mind:
- This program was developed to address the demand for high-quality leadership development training within South Dakota's business community.
- The cohort model and program delivery is focused on supporting professionals as they transition to executive-level management roles.
- Comparable programs from AACSB accredited business schools often come with price tags over $100k. This program offers the high quality you expect at a more affordable investment.
Degrees & Offerings
Executive Business Administration (EMBA)
Master'sThe Executive MBA will focus on analysis, strategy and management skills, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence, business leadership, business analytics, finance and operations, and supply chain management. The program will also prioritize real-world business applications with the foundation of academic theory, preparing students to thrive in their professional careers post-graduation.
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No GMAT Required
Available for students who hold a bachelor's degree from a US college or university.
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
As a student at USD, the opportunities available to you extend beyond the classroom. Explore your interests, find your community and experience your education to the fullest extent through the following opportunities.
An Affordable Education
Gain valuable real-world, professional experience while enjoying paid employment and discounted tuition rates as a graduate student at USD. The affordability you gain through graduate assistantships and fellowships will equip you with valuable, professional-level skills that will set you apart after graduation.
Teaching and research assistantships are awarded by individual departments. If you do not receive an assistantship within your department, you are eligible for an assistantship outside of your academic program or within support offices (non-academic units) at USD. Further inquiries should be directed to the graduate director of the department.
You'll find the mentorship and opportunities you need to study topics that spark your curiosity. Some of our recent MBA graduates have crafted their degree plans around the following research areas:
- Communication in cross-cultural adaptation
- Gender stereotypes in media
- The role of artificial intelligence in crisis communications
- Persuasive techniques in political campaigns
- Provider-patient interaction in health care
- Sports and community identity
At USD, our graduate students are actively pursuing unique research and presenting at local and national conferences exploring innovative areas of interest to them. Additional research and grant opportunities include:
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition provides the opportunity to communicate the significance and impact of your research project in just three minutes.
Research and Creative Scholarship Opportunities
Each semester students may apply for grants through the USD Graduate School, faculty and students pursue research in virtually all academic departments on campus, and in many cases, it is a required portion of a graduate degree program.
IdeaFest
IdeaFest is an annual event celebrating student research, creative scholarship and academic engagement. Undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines present their work in oral and poster presentations, live performances, readings, exhibits and displays.
USD is home to more than 170 student organizations, including several that are housed in the School of Business. You may be interested in marketing or Beacom Consulting Group to make friends, develop new skills and explore your interests.
Coyote Capital Management
Coyote Capital Management is a student-managed investment organization designed to give you experience as a money manager. The object of this fund is to generate long-term capital appreciation. Investment ideas are derived from the students and voted on under close supervision of faculty advisors. Students who participate receive hands-on investing experience as they learn to analyze the economy, industries and individual companies.
Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA)
Join your fellow graduate and professional students at USD. We aim to build a sense of community between graduate and professional students. Build your resume, network with others and gain experience and the unique opportunity to represent the interests of graduate students to the greater campus and community.
Departments & Facilities
Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing
As the business world continues to grow and diversify, our students graduate with both a firm knowledge of business essentials and the experience they'll need to apply that knowledge to an exciting, ever-changing field.
Beacom Career Success Center
The Career Success Center has career development services to support students every step of the way.
Beacom Student Success Center
Your academic success is our priority. In the Beacom Student Success Center, you can meet with academic advisors and find the resources you need to thrive.
Faculty & Staff
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