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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Information Technology Management

You’re a skilled strategist and an adaptive problem-solver with a business mindset. Earn the degree that can move your career into IT upper management. You've got the skills and mindset needed for top-level leadership.

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Overview
Build your tech leadership career with an online, highly respected MBA in IT Management.

In this tech-dependent environment, even one hardware hiccup or software delay can potentially impact a company’s bottom line. Organizations in almost every industry depend on qualified IT managers to keep things running smoothly, solve problems, respond to emergencies, and forecast future tech needs—all while working to develop and oversee IT personnel.

WGU’s MBA in Information Technology Management, designed with input from tech industry experts and leading employers, includes coursework in key areas including leadership, project management, IT strategic solutions, and financial management. This degree program will prepare you for upward mobility and career success in IT management.

Compare this degree: Also considering the M.S. IT Management degree program? This article can help you understand the differences.

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IT managers are the cornerstones of their organizations.

Information is the engine that runs almost every major industry. The result: an ever-increasing need for IT managers who can navigate emergencies and execute strategies to keep all systems functioning. Students who earn an MBA with an IT management specialization will be prepared for leadership opportunities, including:
Chief technology officer

Computer and information systems manager

Management information system (MIS) director

IT director

Many more
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Relevant, up-to-date curriculum developed by business and IT experts.

At the core of WGU’s MBA Information Technology Management degree program is a rigorous and timely set of competencies—knowledge and skills you need to master for a successful career in IT management.

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The WGU MBA IT Management degree program was designed with input from the experts on our College of Business Program Council, ensuring you graduate with the skills and knowledge employers are looking for.
Key Subject Areas

Courses in this program focused on business and tech leadership and management include:

Marketing

IT Project Management

Managing Human Capital

Managing Organizations and Leading People

Global Economics for Managers

Accounting for Decision Makers

Ethical Leadership

Financial Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

IT Strategic Solutions

MBA, Information Technology Management Capstone

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Areas of Study

The competencies you gain through this program will span these crucial topical areas:

Management

Project management

Marketing and communication

Economics

Accounting

Leadership

Finance

Strategy

Strategic solutions

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The WGU Difference

We reimagined the path to a degree. How it works for you:

It’s doable.
Efficient, flexible, individualized, and supportive, WGU puts you in the driver’s seat—allowing you to advance as quickly as you're able.

It’s surprisingly affordable.
Low, flat-rate tuition and the opportunity to speed up your program allow you to control the cost of your education.

It’s worth it.
Employers love WGU graduates. And grads report greater satisfaction, career advancement, and income growth after earning a WGU degree.

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A supported, personalized experience.

WGU is unlike any university you’ve experienced before—in the best possible way! Take a look at what we mean:

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SUPPORTING YOU:

An entire team of faculty members has one goal in mind: your success. Your Program Mentor is your individually assigned faculty member, providing program guidance and instruction from the day you start to the day you graduate. In addition, Course Instructors provide subject-matter instruction and support, typically one-on-one, exactly when you need it.

Learning

Establish YOUR ROADMAP: A personalized learning plan.

Your program is made up of a series of courses, each a personalized journey toward subject mastery. A preassessment provides insight into what you already know. You’ll then learn what you still need to learn, using online learning resources—available 24/7—along with one-on-one or cohort-based faculty instruction.

Assessment

Learn it, PROVE IT: Show you know your stuff.

WGU measures learning, not time, so each course in your program culminates in an assessment—a test, paper, project, or presentation that allows you to prove what you know. As soon as you’re ready, you take the assessment—including the ability to take proctored exams from the comfort of your own home— via webcam, any time of day!

Capstone

Apply it to the REAL WORLD: You’ll solve a problem.

Throughout your program, you will focus on acquiring and proving specific competencies. At program’s end, you’ll complete a final capstone project that allows you to show off everything you’ve learned by proposing a solution to an relevant issue in your industry. Your mentor can help you select your capstone topic.

Alumni Support

Once you're a WGU Night Owl, you're ALWAYS a Night Owl.

Continued support after you graduate includes many opportunities for professional development and enrichment, career support, and networking. WGU Night Owls may be independent learners, but they also become highly engaged in our active alumni community through apps, groups, and in-person events.

The accreditation you need, plus industry respect and recognition.

One important measure of a degree’s value is the reputation of the university where it was earned. When employers, industry leaders, and academic experts hold your alma mater in high esteem, you reap the benefits of that respect. WGU is a pioneer in reinventing higher education for the 21st century, and our quality has been recognized.

Accredited

In addition to WGU's regional accreditation through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, WGU's College of Business programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Respected

“I’m impressed by the results in places like Western Governors University. Its low-cost online programs rely on competency-based progression, not class time or credit hours. It uses external assessments to evaluate student proficiency.”
Bill Gates
“Why American Colleges Have to Change”

Recognized

Value is a combination of low cost and high quality. University Research & Review has named WGU a Best Value School several years running—a strong measure of return on investment!

Accredited

Respected

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Cost & Time
When we say affordable, we mean it.

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Our goal: You graduate with little or no debt.

The average student loan debt of WGU graduates in 2016 (among those who borrowed) was less than half the national average. WGU’s three-pronged approach to keeping your debt low and your return on investment quick: One, provide useful information and advice on responsible borrowing before enrollment. Two, keep tuition low while you're enrolled. And three, offer degree programs that lead to better-paying jobs after graduation.

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Earn your MBA for about half what you'd pay elsewhere.

Low tuition and the ability to accelerate make WGU a more affordable option than most other schools. When you compare us with most any other university, WGU’s MBA Information Technology Management program offers rigorous curriculum with competitive post-graduation results for around half the cost—or even less—of similar degree programs.

*Estimates based on July 2017 WGU and comparable universities' tuition data. Learn more about WGU's tuition and how it compares.

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Scholarships make our already low tuition even more affordable.

Many scholarship opportunities are available. Here are just a few you may be eligible to apply for:

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Sage Scholarship

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Courses & Competencies

Curriculum that ensures you’ve mastered the things employers want you to know.

Program consists of:
11 Courses
Total courses in program
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At WGU, we design our curriculum to be timely, relevant, and practical—all to ensure your degree is proof you really know your stuff.

Every course focuses on a set of clearly defined competencies that you must prove you’ve learned—through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments. Demonstrating mastery is how you pass a course, so learning what it takes to be outstanding in your career is at the heart of WGU’s MBA IT Management curriculum.

That means what you learn is often directly applicable the next day at work—and it means what you’re doing at work frequently informs the work you’re doing in your courses. It’s all about real-world applicability so every moment spent studying is time well spent.

Courses in this program.

This degree program is composed of the following courses. You will typically complete them one at a time as you make your way through your program, working with your Program Mentor each term to build your personalized Degree Plan. You’ll work through each course as fast as you can study and learn the material. As soon as you’re ready, you’ll pass the assessment, complete the course, and move on. This means you can finish as many courses as you're able in a term at no additional cost.

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Marketing and Communication

Marketing

This course will focus on the marketing function and its impact on the overall success of an organization. Topics include consumer behavior, marketing theories and strategies, product positioning, the competitive environment, and effectiveness of the marketing function. A key element of the course will include the relationship of the “marketing mix” to strategic planning.

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Project Management

IT Project Management

IT Project Management provides an overview of the Project Management Institute’s project management methodology. Topics cover various process groups and knowledge areas and application of knowledge in case studies for planning a project that has not started yet and monitoring/controlling a project that is already underway.

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Management

Managing Human Capital

This course focuses on strategies and tools that managers use to maximize employee contribution and create organizational excellence. You will learn talent management strategies to motivate and develop employees as well as best practices to manage performance for added value.

Managing Organizations and Leading People

This course covers principles of effective management and leadership that maximize organizational performance. The following topics are included: the role and functions of a manager, analysis of personal leadership styles, approaches to self-awareness and self-assessment, and application of foundational leadership and management skills.

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Economics

Global Economics for Managers

This course examines how economic tools, techniques, and indicators can be used for solving organizational problems related to competitiveness, productivity, and growth. You will explore the management implications of a variety of economic concepts and effective strategies to make decisions within a global context.

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Accounting

Accounting for Decision Makers

This course provides you with the accounting knowledge and skills to assess and manage a business. Topics include the accounting cycle, financial statements, taxes, and budgeting. You will improve your ability to understand reports and use accounting information to plan and make sound business decisions.

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Leadership

Ethical Leadership

This course examines the ethical issues and dilemmas managers face. This course provides a framework for analysis of management-related ethical issues and decision-making action required for satisfactory resolution of these issues.

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Finance

Financial Management

This course covers practical approaches to analysis and decision making in the administration of corporate funds, including capital budgeting, working capital management, and cost of capital. Topics include financial planning, management of working capital, analysis of investment opportunities, sources of long-term financing, government regulations, and global influences. You will improve your ability to interpret financial statements and manage corporate finances.

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Strategy

Data-Driven Decision Making

This course presents critical problem-solving methodologies, including field research and data collection methods that enhance organizational performance. Topics include quantitative analysis, statistical and quality tools. You will improve your ability to use data to make informed decisions.

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Strategic Solutions

IT Strategic Solutions

In IT Strategic Solutions the learner will have the opportunity to identify strategic opportunities and emerging technologies as they research and decide on a system to support a growing company. Topics will include technology strategy; gap analysis; researching new technology; strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats; ethics; risk mitigation; data security, communication plans; and globalization.

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Capstone and Portfolio

MBA, Information Technology Management Capstone

This course is the culminating assessment of the MBA, IT Management curriculum and focuses on strategic management while allowing for the synthesis of previous assessment topics. You will work in teams of three or four students to simulate running a business. One unique aspect of the simulation is that there are scheduled dates each week for simulation decisions. Since all teams are required to meet the deadlines and work at the same pace this aspect of the assessment cannot be accelerated.

Plan to work hard: Program requirements and expectations.

The MBA IT Management program is an all-online program that you will complete by studying and working independently with support and instruction from WGU faculty. You will be expected to complete at least 8 competency units (WGU's equivalent of the credit hour) each 6-month term. (Each course is typically 3 or 4 units.)

The first person you speak with at WGU will be your Enrollment Counselor, an expert in your program who can explain all the requirements and expectations in more detail. You can also read more about each course in the Program Guide.

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Special requirements for this program:

Capstone project: At the end of your program, you will complete a capstone project that represents the culmination of all your hard work—a project that allows you to take what you’ve learned and apply it to a real-world situation, proposing a solution to an actual issue you face in your place of business.

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Quality you can trust: Curriculum developed with guidance from business leaders and experts.

Program councils—teams of industry and academic experts—drive the creation of our programs, providing input on the knowledge and skills a successful graduate needs to have mastered.
How You'll Learn
Competency-based education puts working professionals in the driver’s seat of their education.

Competency-based education allows you to speed up your progress—no waiting for other class members, no waiting for a new semester to start.

Already familiar with a subject? Review the material, take the assessment, and move on. Taking a course in a subject that’s new for you? Make use of the available resources and ensure you’re comfortable with the material when you take the assessment.

“I’m impressed by the results in places like Western Governors University. Its low-cost online programs rely on competency-based progression, not class time or credit hours. It uses external assessments to evaluate student proficiency.” Bill Gates
“Why American Colleges Have to Change”

Designed for working business and IT professionals.

At WGU, you’re not committed to attend class at a set time, complete homework on a professor’s schedule, or log “attendance” hours. You’ll earn your degree by proving what you know. Whether you’re a quick study, have extra time to dedicate to your program, or can draw on your years of experience, you can put these advantages to good use: graduating faster.

When you’re comfortable with the course's topics, you’ll prove your competency through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments, earning respected credentials designed to prepare you for increased success and career advancement.

Competency-Based Education (CBE)

How it helps you

Efficient

Save time and money by focusing your efforts where they matter the most.

Your knowledge, experience, and drive to finish your degree are valuable. Put those qualities to work and master material more quickly, potentially graduating ahead of schedule.

Flexible

Learn on your own terms.

Because all courses are online with no set meeting times, you can study whenever and wherever works best for you. Early in the morning, on weekends, or even at your child’s soccer practice. Earning a degree will take hard work, but you can fit your study around your existing commitments, not the other way around.

Results

Know you’re learning real-world skills.

You will frequently find that what you learn in your courses can be applied directly to what you are doing at work, which can improve your effectiveness as well as expand your education.

Finish courses by proving what you know, as soon as you’re ready.

With competency-based education at WGU, success is measured by actual learning, not class time. You advance by demonstrating that you've mastered the course subject matter—whether you learned it through your study at WGU or picked up that knowledge through years of work experience.

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Demonstrated knowledge, skill, or ability required to advance in a degree program.

At WGU, course competencies are defined by an expert council, including employers.

For this course, there are 3 areas you need to prove competency in.

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Career Outlook
Set goals. Get results. Boost your tech leadership career with an MBA in IT management.

Technology plays a critical role in corporate success—creating a need for skilled, business-savvy IT experts to aid organizations in keeping things running smoothly and improving the bottom line. WGU’s Master of Business Administration in Information Technology Management is designed to help you become a valuable leader on the management team.

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Employment of IT managers is projected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to grow 12% percent from 2016 to 2026.
—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
WGU MBA IT Management grads are leading technology teams nationwide.

Our 1,500-plus MBA IT Management alumni have great jobs and satisfying careers:
Job Titles

Project manager

Chief technology officer

Computer and information systems manager

Director of information technology services

Senior systems administrator

Technical services manager
Diverse Industries

Business

Technology

Finance

Government

Healthcare

Military
Major Employers

Apple

Charles Swab

U.S. Department of Defense

Hospital Corporation of America

Microsoft

Texas A&M University
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WGU is a university committed to producing successful grads.

The ultimate test of your degree's value is whether it helps you become an outstanding employee and advance your career. Our happy grads—and their happy employers—confirm that WGU is the path to that kind of degree.
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Employers said that WGU graduates were prepared for their jobs.

They Perform.

Employers rated WGU graduates' job performance as very good or excellent.

They Wow.

Employers said their WGU graduates have exceeded their expectations.

They're Confident.

Graduates said the majority of their coursework was related to their jobs.

They're Working.

Graduates are working full-time.

They're Satisfied.

Graduates said their degrees were worth the cost of their education.

Source: 2016 Harris Poll survey of 301 employers; 2016 Harris Poll Online survey of 1,403 new college graduates nationwide compared with survey of 1,207 WGU graduates; WGU--Gallup 2016 Report
“The moment I started my MBA at WGU, I got promoted as a director of IT. Now, with my new skills and credentials, I'm hoping for a C-level position.” Manjit Sooch
MBA IT Management

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Admission requirements unique to this degree.
To be considered for this program, you must:

Submit a transcript verifying receipt of your bachelor’s degree from a recognized, accredited institution.

Submit a résumé demonstrating at least three years of significant experience in business, industry, or at a nonprofit organization.

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WGU seeks to admit individuals who have the capacity and determination to complete a rigorous WGU degree program…and graduate. The admission process is designed to help you and the university reach an informed decision about your likelihood of success.

At WGU we want you to graduate, not just enroll. Consequently, not every applicant is admitted because not every individual is a good fit for WGU’s programs and competency-based, online academic model.
“From the very beginning, the whole process was very smooth. My enrollment counselors were knowledgeable and helpful. If I did run into any kind of little snag, somebody was always there to help me.” Cindy Krupinski
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