MBA Your Way
Graduate School of Business
Return on investment isn’t just something we teach; we deliver, too. At Maine’s premier business school, you’ll find the unbeatable combination of a top-ranked, AACSB-accredited graduate business program offered at an incredible value. You can be assured of a flexible and innovative education informed by the real-world challenges facing leading businesses.
Our interdisciplinary MaineMBA concentrations, dual degree programs, and certificates are part of what is helping us lead the way among business schools – and leading you to the next level in your career.
List of Programs
MaineMBA +
Overview
The MaineMBA prepares leaders to move through volatile and rapidly changing markets with innovation and agility. No matter your business background or existing skill set, the MaineMBA is a sound investment in your professional growth.
Business Analytics
This program teaches the skills to excel in a world that relies on technology to improve its bottom line. This concentration is ideal for individuals with an interest in big data and programming.
Engineering Management
This concentration delivers a graduate-level professional education pairing the curriculum of the MaineMBA with the skills and knowledge necessary for individuals pursuing leadership roles within the engineering industry.
Geospatial Technologies
Geospatial technologies provide the ability to map, visualize, and analyze geo-enabled data. This program will teach you about how location information analysis guides business decisions, supply chains, and many other aspects of business intelligence.
Healthcare Systems
This program prepares leaders to apply advanced business concepts to make informed decisions in healthcare and related industries.
Public and Non-Profit Management
This unique interdisciplinary program develops professionals for leadership roles in government, nonprofit and community organizations, and other public settings.
Learn more about the Public and Non-Profit Management program
Accounting
Professional accountants are relied upon for their expertise throughout the world. Our program is designed to equip graduates with a mastery of business principles and advanced accounting knowledge needed for a changing global landscape.
Finance
This program offers advanced business and financial training for those pursuing careers in banking, insurance, and investment analysis.
Global Policy
This program combines teaching advanced business concepts with the applied policy research needed to assume a role in global public policy development and analysis.
Human Nutrition
Here you will gain executive-level business skills combined with specialized education in human nutrition, which is necessary for advanced leadership roles in health sciences and related industries.
Sustainability
This program combines advanced business concepts with the knowledge of developing sustainable communities, transportation planning and policy, and land use regulation and control.
Blue Economy
The Blue Economy elective courses are offered in partnership with the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, including support from the Darling Marine Center, Aquaculture Research Institute, and other allied units.
Food Technology Industry Management
Here you will learn executive business skills combined with specialized education in food manufacturing technology, production, and supply chains necessary for advanced leadership roles in food, nutrition, and other related industries.
Learn more about the Food Technology Industry Management program
Outdoor Industry Management
This concentration is designed for professionals seeking leadership roles in commercial ventures utilizing the outdoors and natural environment.
Dual Degrees
J.D./MBA
The joint MBA and J.D. degree program gives students the unique skills to serve as leaders in complex legal and business environments.
MaineMBA + M.A. in Global Policy
This program is intended for students interested in utilizing business skills in international careers focused on public policy, international service, finance, trade, and development, as well as students envisioning a career in international business and thus needing further knowledge of the global environment.
Learn more about the MaineMBA + M.A. in Global Policy dual degree
MaineMBA + M.S. in Information Systems
This program provides students with a comprehensive business education alongside classes in information systems communication, planning, control, and decision support.
Certificates
Business Administration
This certificate program provides professional-level education in advanced business topics such as Finance, Management, or Business Law.
Professional Science Master’s in Engineering in Business
The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Engineering and Business is designed for students with a background in engineering who want to advance into management positions.
Learn more about the Professional Science Master’s in Engineering in Business certificate
Business Analytics
This certificate program provides professional-level education in leveraging big data through advanced analytical tools.
Engineering Management
This certificate program prepares engineers to manage projects, including planning, controlling, scheduling, and risk analysis.
Why Maine Business School
No matter your business background or existing skill set, Maine’s premier business school is a sound investment in your professional growth.
Here, you’ll receive a well-rounded graduate business education that is rooted in core business principles yet informed by the latest research to ensure you’re learning industry best practices as they evolve in real-time.
Our foundational curriculum is complemented by niche offerings in today’s most in-demand fields, such as Sustainability and Healthcare Systems, equipping you to be a strategic thinker capable of adapting to a rapidly changing world.
AACSB Accredited
AACSB Accreditation signals to the world that an institution has met the most rigorous standards of excellence in business education. Institutions that bear the AACSB-accredited mark demonstrate that they are committed to upholding and advancing the quality of their programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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MBS News
Inaugural MaineMBA Academy
In the spring of 2023, twenty-two MaineMBA students took part in the inaugural cohort of the MaineMBA Academy. Thanks to donor support from Mark and Evan Skinner, the MaineMBA Academy is a hybrid version of the MBA capstone course, MBA 649: Strategic Decision Making. This class culminates in an intensive in-person experience at 300 Fore…
Jason Harkins: New Executive Dean of the Maine Business School
Dr. Jason Harkin, Associate Professor of Management, has been named the Executive Dean of the Maine Business School. Dr. Harkins has been the Interim Executive Dean since July 2022, and was the Associate Dean of Business before that. You can find the official announcement of his hire here. Read on to learn more about our…