Online MBA Program - Christian University

Online MBA for Transformational Leaders

Advance your career and increase your earning potential as you become a visionary leader through Houghton University's fully online MBA. You will develop advanced business insights and leadership skills in this program designed for ambitious professionals prepared to make a lasting impact in their organizations, communities and beyond. Rooted in Christian principles, Houghton's MBA equips you as an ethical servant leader, ready for the challenges of today’s demanding marketplace.

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Fully Online

Houghton's online MBA is 100% online.

Complete in 12 months

Full-time students take two online courses per module; 7 week courses; 100% online

$525/Credit Hour Tuition

No hidden fees; financial aid available

$120k Median Annual Salary

Based on recent GMAC Advisor Survey¹

Houghton University is a member of The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

What will I learn?

Practical skills for immediate impact—an MBA that works for you now.

Immediately apply your coursework to your workplace as you explore proven principles of data analysis, leadership development, advanced accounting, market research, and more, culminating in an entrepreneurial business plan for an organization of your choice.

Through Houghton’s Master of Business Administration program you will:

Grow as a transformational leader, as you inspire others to see the bigger picture. You'll envision the organization’s future and uphold Christ-centered principles.
Strengthen your management skills and business acumen
Deepen your understanding of organizational issues
Track your professional development in three main areas throughout the program: ethics, entrepreneurship/innovation, and leadership

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38 Credits

26

Required Credits

12

Elective Credits

Course Highlights

MBA 514 Leading for Higher Performance

This course is focused on improving leader efficacy in developing peak organizational and people performance. Performance contributors and/or detractors will be studied from a biblical perceptive where you will examine how recent trends in workplace ‘advances’, scientific findings and human resource best practices confirm and/or conflict with God’s design of humankind.

MBA 509 Data Analysis for Decision Making

Examine and apply mathematical and statistical methods to improve data literacy and to develop tools that will improve management decision-making. This course familiarizes you with the assumptions underlying various statistical techniques and assists in identifying their appropriateness in a variety of situations. You will perform statistical analysis and interpret results that contribute to information-based decision making.

MBA 624 Ethics, Morality and Social Responsibility

This course provides a biblical perspective for ethics, morality and social responsibility in relationship to individual leaders, organizations, the community, and global society. The inter-related nature of ethics, morality, and social issues will be reviewed along with how societal views and actions influence and impact organizational performance. An emphasis is placed on the decision-making responsibility of Christian leaders related to these topics that influence and shape organizational culture, policy, practice and people.

Foundational principles of a Houghton MBA

A transformational leader influences others to think beyond themselves. They help them see the bigger picture of the organization, pushing them to think beyond their personal performance. A transformational leader helps them see the vision for the organization and stands firm on the following Christ-centered principles:

Creativity

Develop innovative solutions to complex business challenges.

Jesus caused all things to come into existence, begin to be, and receive being (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon). As those made in the image of God, we were created to be creative. (John 1:1-3)

Order

Uphold justice, kindness and humility in your workplace.

Order (justice) means doing the right things in the right way. (Micah 6:8)

Righteousness

Love God and neighbor as you lead with integrity.

One who is righteous will love God and neighbor. This entails integrity, virtue, purity of life, uprightness, and correctness in thinking, feeling, and acting (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon). (Matt. 6:33)

Excellence

Whatever task you undertake, serve the Lord with excellence.

Someone working with this mindset is going to continually strive to improve at the tasks they do and learn how to do those tasks with excellence. (Col. 3:23-24)

Houghton business student sitting in the investment center with laptop.

Project Management Certification

Complete the Project Management course and become eligible for the CAPM® exam. Full-time students are also eligible for discounts on a PMI membership and exams.

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Cost and Affordability

$525

Per Credit Hour

$19,950

Estimated Total Program Cost

Tuition and fees are subject to change annually. Costs for books are not included.

Career Options

Join Houghton’s successful graduates as you take your leadership to a variety of industries. Recent graduates have secured positions as:

Senior Development Buyer
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Human Resources Generalist
Marketing Manager
HR Site Manager
Entrepreneur
Assistant Controller

Staff Accountant
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Property Accountant
Audit Senior Accountant
Associate Broker
Professor

Meet the Faculty

Alex Wright, Ph.D.

Director of MBA Program; Assistant Professor of Management & Business Administration; Hoselton Chair of Private Enterprise & Ethics

Houghton business and communication professor Mark Borchert

Mark Borchert, Ph.D.

Professor of Business and Communication

Dr. Borchert has extensive graduate level teaching experience in marketing and communications. His professional experience also includes public relations, business, media and film, market research, commercial production, and marketing consulting.

Bruce Bader, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Bader has extensive experience with Quality Management Systems and implementing these systems at major companies like British Petroleum and United States Steel. His research interests include continuous improvement concepts, risk assessment, and leadership and tactical planning.

Houghton business professor Michael Chen

Michael Chen, Ph.D.

Instructor of Business Administration

Dr. Chen is a Big4 veteran and brings an integrative approach to business, finance, systems and data. Chen teaches courses in risk management and governance and accounting.

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Alumna of Houghton's Christian MBA program, Sandra Hussin, sitting at table with laptop.

Graduate Spotlight

Ontario native Sandra (Hodgins ’07) Hussin ’21 fondly remembers having a creative mind and a love for design from a very early age. Throughout high school and during her undergraduate time at Houghton, she cultivated that passion for design with a double–major in Art and Business. After a traumatic life event caused her to realize a new view of work, Sandra left the position she had been in for almost a decade and launched her own design business, Sandra Hussin Interiors. Houghton’s online MBA program inspired her as she built a foundational business plan that remains successful in her business launch.

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Jan. 13, 2025
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