Concentrations

Graduate students in Chatham's Masters in Business Administration can choose from the pre-designed concentrations on this page, or select courses to develop a personalized curriculum for their career responsibilities and aspirations.

Customize your MBA to your career goals by specializing in one of the following areas:

Accounting

The MBA in Accounting provides a strong foundation in the theoretical frameworks and technical competencies essential to the field. Students master critical accounting, auditing, and taxation principles and practices, equipping them with the analytical and leadership skills necessary to navigate complex regulatory and ethical environments.

Featured Courses:

  • Auditing
  • Advanced Financial Accounting
  • Advanced Tax Accounting

Business Analytics

The MBA in Business Analytics blends core business fundamentals with advanced training in areas such as data mining, database management, predictive modeling, data visualization, and programming. Graduates learn to leverage big data to generate actionable business insights, a high demand skillset in today’s data-driven economy. 

Featured Courses:

  • Storytelling with Data
  • Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision-Making

Choose One:

  • Python for Business Analytics
  • Managing AI Projects

Entrepreneurial Leadership

The MBA in Entrepreneurial Leadership cultivates essential leadership skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. Students learn to spot business opportunities, craft effective business plans, build and lead high-performing teams, implement growth strategies, and critically assess outcomes. Capstone courses feature client-based projects and hands-on experiential learning opportunities that effectively “teach by doing.” Graduates leave the program prepared to lead and grow their organizations, enhance their competitive strengths, and deliver measurable results. 

Featured Courses:

  • Global Business
  • Strategic Performance for Executives

Choose One:

  • Innovation and Commercialization
  • Managing Non-Profit Organizations

Finance

The MBA in Finance develops the breadth of analytical and quantitative skills necessary for a successful career in corporate finance, investment management, and financial risk assessment. Students gain expertise in valuation, portfolio management, and capital budgeting. The program emphasizes practical coursework in applied investment strategies, derivatives, and entrepreneurial finance, equipping graduates to create shareholder value and manage complex financial requirements across diverse industries.

Featured Courses:

  • Capital Markets and Investing
  • Financial Statements Analysis & Valuation
  • Frontiers of Finance

Healthcare Management

The MBA in Healthcare Management focuses on the practical and strategic aspects of healthcare administration and operations. Core business principles are grounded in health system policy, practice, regulatory challenges, ethical concerns, and the imperative for improved healthcare quality and efficiency. Students gain the skills and insights needed for leadership roles in hospitals, healthcare consulting, public health, and related sectors.

Featured Courses:

  • Structure & Economics of the US Healthcare System
  • Management of Healthcare Organizations

Choose One:

  • Data Analysis for Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Finance

Project Management

The MBA in Project Management coaches students on the essential stages and methods of effective project management, including project initiation, planning, execution, risk management, stakeholder communication, and agile methodologies. Courses translate theory into practice with client engagements, simulations, case examples, and situation analyses. Graduates excel in driving successful project outcomes, managing complex teams and timelines, and preparing for PMP professional certification.

Featured Courses:

  • Leading Organizations and Projects
  • Foundations of Project Management
  • Complex Issues in Project Management

Sustainability Management

An MBA in Sustainability Management captures the triple bottom line of financial, environmental, and social measures of organizational performance. Courses address sustainable operations, environmental economics, impact investing, stakeholder engagement, and environmental responsibility. Graduate are equipped with the tools needed to navigate global challenges while leveraging opportunities for growth that benefit both business and society.

Featured Courses:

  • Applied Green and Social Innovation
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Choose One:

  • Sustainable Decision Analysis
  • Sustainability & Assessment Reporting

Self-Designed Concentration

A self-designed concentration empowers students to choose the elective courses that best serve their unique professional interests and needs. The 21-credit core curriculum plus 9 elective credits from any concentration area provides the ultimate flexibility to customize the MBA experience and maximize its value to the individual student.