Early Career MBA Program Details

Learn more about Seattle University’s one-year, Early Career MBA and what makes it unique.

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Change the Trajectory of Your Career

Seattle University has long been a leader in business education. Our Early Career Master’s in Business Administration program provides a solid business foundation and teaches students essential career building skills that they will need to be successful in the business world.

What sets our program apart?

  • Join Your Cohort: Build your network with 25 young professionals seeking to advance their careers through our Early Career MBA.
  • Maximize Your Time: Our one-year program is designed for young professionals with less than three years of work experience to prepare you for career growth by adding an MBA to your skillset.
  • Hands on Experience: Our coursework and co-curricular activities are designed to build community while gaining valuable career building skills. Our mentor program, internship and career readiness series are a few ways our students explore career options and prepare you for your next steps!

Candidates are encouraged to apply by the Priority Review deadline to be given first consideration for the upcoming cohort. See How to Apply for more information.

Early Career MBA Program at a Glance

Learn what a typical Early Career MBA cohort looks like, explore the wide range of educational backgrounds of our students, and discover what a year in the program will look like.

Wondering what an Early Career MBA cohort looks like?

Category Number
Average Age 24
Age Range 21-27
Gender Ratio 65% Female, 35% male
International Students 20%
Start right after undergrad 33%
Years of Work Experience 0-3
Average Years of Work Experience 1.1
Average GPA 3.4
Students per Cohort 20-25

Curious about the educational background of our students?

Undergraduate Degrees Percent
Science and Technology 16%
Health Sciences 15%
Psychology 16%
Social Sciences and Humanities 15%
Political Science and Government 10%
Economics 8%
Engineering 6%
Arts 6%
Other 8%

Interested in what your schedule will look like as an Early Career MBA student?

Our curriculum has been carefully crafted to provide students with a broad academic foundation in business.

Quarter Courses Days of the Week Time
Fall
  • Business Economics
  • Accounting for Business
  • Project Management
  • Organizational Behavior
 M/T/W/Th 9 – 11:40 a.m.
Winter
  • Information Systems in the Digital Enterprise
  • Financial Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Ethics in Business
 M/T/W/Th 9 – 11:40 a.m.
Spring
  • Business Analytics and Data Modeling
  • Legal Aspects of Business
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Collaborative Problem Solving, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
 M/T/W/Th 9 – 11:40 a.m.
Summer
  • Business Practicum (Internship)
  • Business Elective
  • Business Strategy (6 credit capstone)
 M/T/W/Th 5:30 – 9 p.m.

The Early Career MBA class schedule allows for part-time internships in the afternoons or on Fridays during the academic year, or full-time during summer quarter.

For course descriptions, see our course catalog.

Prepare to be a Leader

At the Albers School of Business and Economics, we know the curriculum is only one part of a successful graduate program. To support emerging leaders like you, who may be looking for guidance around selecting a career path, we have carefully crafted a year’s worth of integrated, co-curricular activities to support your professional growth and development, as well as included an internship component in the program design

Career Readiness Series

You will participate in a series of career guidance seminars and activities, including resume preparation, LinkedIn readiness, and career coaching that are specifically designed to help you explore, prepare for, and select a career path.

Student Speaking at ECMBA 10th Anniversary

Executive Speaker Series

As you contemplate your future, you can learn from leaders from PNW companies as you partake in the Albers’ Executive Speaker Series. Listen as they share their stories, insights, and thoughts about leadership; learn about their career paths, the challenges they have faced over the course of their careers, and their visions for the future.

Costco Executive Speaker Series 2025

Mentorship Program

You will have the unique opportunity to be paired with an upper-level business executive from a leading Puget Sound company or organization. Through monthly meetings, you'll forge a valuable connection with an experienced professional who will provide insights, guidance, and the chance to develop essential business contacts.

Albers Career Night Networking

Internships

To gain skills and experience in a real-world business environment, you will participate in an internship during the program. Recent positions have included roles in digital marketing, financial planning, cyber security, human resources and business development, and our students have been successful in obtaining positions in a wide range of organizations.

ECMBA 10th Anniversary