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Develop professional acuity and improve your career prospects with a graduate business degree or certificate from Duquesne University. Our top-ranked, AACSB-accredited business master's programs prepare you for lifelong success.

You will learn to manage and inspire people, build financially sound organizations, lead change, and seize new opportunities. Through online, in-person, and hybrid courses, the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business equips next-gen thinkers with the skills and ethos to start, manage, and lead resilient and sustainable organizations.

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"The wonderful relationships I built with my peers and professors are equally as meaningful as the professional knowledge I gained at Duquesne. The School of Business offers many opportunities to forge these bonds inside and outside the classroom."

Shelby Coughenour, Professional MBA, 2021

MBA Programs

100% online option available | Fall, Spring, and Summer start
Our nationally-ranked Master of Business Administration (MBA) for working professionals is ideal for expanding your expertise and developing critical leadership skills while maintaining your career commitments. This flexible business program is available in evening and online formats, and you have the option to complete it with a STEM designation.
Summer start only
Earn a business sustainability degree in our globally-ranked full-time One-Year MBA. You'll apply your learning and gain valuable experience through real-world consulting projects and study abroad fieldwork opportunities.

Specialized Business Master's Degrees

IIA-certified | Fall and Spring start
Complete a Master of Science in Accountancy with our competitive program focused on forensic accounting, ethics, and the regulatory environment. Duquesne's MAcc degree is a 30-credit program that equips you for success on the CPA exam.
100% online option available | Fall start only
With a business analytics master's program, you can apply models, implement analytical methods, and use data visualization tools that reveal valuable insights. Duquesne's flexible online and evening information management courses prepare you to excel as a business leader of tomorrow.
100% online option available | Fall and Summer start
Prepare for a career in financial management, capital markets, banking, corporate treasury, or investment management with Duquesne University's Master of Science in Finance (MSF), launching in Fall 2023. This hands-on program will help you develop deep skills in financial analysis and valuation for decision making in all aspects of business investment, financing and operating activities, so that you will be prepared to fully engage in organizations ranging from small and medium enterprises to major corporations.
100% online option available | Fall start only
Collaborate on real-world projects, network with supply chain leaders, and expand your possibilities in a logistics career with our flexible evening and online master's in supply chain management program.
Hybrid and online classes | Fall, Spring, and Summer start
Launch new ventures and lead organizations through strategic change with Duquesne’s Master of Science in Entrepreneurial Leadership (MS-EL). This 30-credit entrepreneurship degree will provide you with the skills to start new businesses and lead entrepreneurial initiatives within existing enterprises. 

Graduate Business Certificate Programs

100% online option available | Fall start only
Complete business analyst training to establish competitive expertise in data-driven decision-making. In just five hybrid or online business analytics courses, you can prepare for a master's degree or boost your career potential.
Hybrid in-person and online courses | Fall start only
Gain business management skills that are attractive to employers and empowering for your own ambitions to launch a business, tackle challenges within your existing firm, or expand your prospects in entrepreneurship and innovation.
100% online | Spring, Summer, and Fall start
Learn to lead with vision and a strategic-mindset with a Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership. This certificate program is designed for professionals in diverse fields who wish to develop strategic and entrepreneurial acumen, an understanding of behavior in organizations and the ability to motivate and lead organizational change.
100% online option available | Fall and Summer start
A Graduate Certificate in Finance will give you financial analysis and decision-making skills that you can apply to your career.
100% online option available | Fall start only
Pursue a career with global impact through logistics and supply chain courses in the SCM program. You can tailor the certificate to your career goals and immediately apply your expertise in the workplace.

Micro-credentials

We are making curricular enhancements to this program of study and will resume enrolling new students in Fall 2025.

As a working professional, you can complete online business courses to develop your skills in finance, accounting, business law, and management. This non-degree business program can act as a stepping stone toward multiple Duquesne graduate programs.
We are making curricular enhancements to this program of study and will resume enrolling new students in Fall 2025.

This micro-credential made up of business analytics courses equips you with a foundation in core business analytics fundamentals and in-demand business skills. You'll deepen your knowledge, grow your professional expertise, and earn credits that can transfer to certain Duquesne graduate degrees.

Duquesne’s One-Year MBA Ranked No. 1 in the U.S., No. 2 Globally

Duquesne's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business has again been recognized on Corporate Knights' Better World MBA Ranking. The University's One-Year MBA program is the highest-ranked U.S. program and came in second globally.

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Center for Student Success

The Eugene P. Beard Center for Student Success (CSS) launched in fall 2022, marking the beginning of a new era for the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. The Center is the realization of the School's integrated, holistic approach for serving students. To realize this vision, staff roles across the school were reimagined to better support students, and the 7th floor of Rockwell Hall was completely renovated, making the Center a physical reality.

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Make a Referral to a Graduate Program

Do you know someone who would thrive in a graduate business program? If so, refer them to the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business! If the student enrolls, they will receive a $100 credit to their first-semester balance.

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