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Online Master of Business Administration Concentration Options

Elevate Your Career with an Industry-Specific MBA

100% Online

Four Concentrations

As Few As 12 Months

33 Credit Hours

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What an NPU Online MBA Concentration Can Do for You

If you are pursuing a promotion or switching fields, earning your online master of business administration degree with North Park will allow you to specialize your business expertise in high-demand sectors. Enhance your resume and increase your earning potential with a flexible, 100% online program that is rigorous and convenient.

These IACBE-accredited online programs are taught by the same industry-experienced and academically trained professors who teach on campus. Experience personalized instruction and support with small class sizes that make it easier to expand your professional network.

Concentration Details

  • IACBE accredited
  • No GRE/GMAT required
  • Small class sizes
  • No. 4 Most Diverse College in Illinois1 
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Master of Business Administration Concentrations

Put your career on the fast track when you select the Master of Business Administration online concentration that aligns with your professional goals. Alternatively, skip the concentration and choose the general online MBA to customize your degree plan with three elective courses.

Master of Business Administration

  • 12 Months | 33 Credits

Gain executive-level skills and prepare for career advancement with a flexible, accelerated, and accredited MBA online degree program designed for working adults.

Course Highlights

  • Executive Leadership
  • Finance for Managers
  • Operations Management

MBA – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

  • 12 Months | 33 Credits

The online MBA in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion will enhance your ability to create, sustain, and continuously grow an inclusive organizational culture.

Course Highlights

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Foundation
  • Building Equitable Organizations with Inclusive Leadership
  • Workplace Diversity Management

MBA – Human Resources

  • 12 Months | 33 Credits

When you earn the online MBA – Human Resources, you will gain the tools and methods needed to manage a firm’s most important asset: its people.

Course Highlights

  • HR Management
  • Talent, Development, and Retention
  • Compensation and Benefits Administration

MBA – Leadership

  • 12 Months | 33 Credits

Prepare to lead your organization to new heights with an online MBA – Leadership that strengthens your ethical decision-making and managerial skills.

Course Highlights

  • Change Leadership
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Foundation
  • Team Leadership

MBA – Nonprofit Management

  • 12 Months | 33 Credits

Make a difference in your community—and beyond—with an online MBA – Nonprofit Management from a university proud to offer a values-driven education.

Course Highlights

  • Nonprofit Management: Theory and Application
  • Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Finance

100% Online Courses

You will complete 33 credit hours including eight core courses—covering advanced topics in executive leadership, strategic management, finance, and more—and three concentration courses specific to your degree. Earn your master’s degree in as few as 12 months with 100% online MBA courses that are seven weeks long, asynchronous, and accessible 24/7 through Canvas.

Curriculum Details

Explore MBA Graduate Jobs

Become an effective, knowledgeable, and ethical business leader with an IACBE accredited and online MBA program. At North Park, a university known for transforming non-quantitative professionals into data-driven managers, you will gain the expertise to qualify for executive-level roles in corporate, nonprofit, and public sectors.

  • MBA – General:  General and Operations Managers $101,280 per year2
  • MBA – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion:  Diversity Director $92,000 per year3
  • MBA – Human Resources: Human Resource Manager $136,350 per year4
  • MBA – Leadership: Chief Executive $206,680 per year5
  • MBA – Nonprofit Management: Fundraising Manager $133,620 per year6

Sources

  1. Niche. “2025 Most Diverse Colleges in Illinois.” Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/most-diverse-colleges/s/illinois/. 
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. “General and Operations Managers.” Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes111021.htm.
  3. PayScale. “Diversity Director Salary in the United States.” Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Diversity_Director/Salary.
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Human Resources Managers.” Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/human-resources-managers.htm.
  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. “Chief Executives.” Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes111011.htm.
  6. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. “Fundraising Managers.” Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes112033.htm.