Kansas City’s MBA Prepares You to Lead
Take the lead with Avila’s Master of Business Administration program. Graduate with the business and leadership skills you want, backed by the University’s value-centric education mission and values. We’re proud to count generations of Avila MBA graduates in leadership roles across the metro’s business community. They’ve paved the way for future leaders like you.
Throw in our faculty’s decades of successful business experience and Avila’s MBA will give you access to hard-earned knowledge and a network with strong ties across sectors in the metro area. With six concentrations and online course offerings, Avila will help you tailor your MBA to your needs. This is Kansas City’s MBA program.
Talk with an admission representative today to find out how an Avila MBA can help you advance to the next level.

Program Highlights
- Lower tuition than area competitors
- Streamlined admissions
- Flexible scheduling (online, on-campus, hybrid)
- Convenient eight-week terms
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Concentrations & Certificates
CONCENTRATIONS
Avila’s student-centric approach means we want your degree to fit your needs. Choose from strategically designed concentrations in five key administrative capacities, plus our highly flexible Management concentration means you’ll find the degree for you.
- EC 612 Managerial Economics OR EC 611 Aggregate Income Analysis
- AC 675 Advanced Accounting Theory
- AC 652 Advanced Tax Accounting
- AC 655 Advanced Cost Accounting
- AC 670 Fraud Examination & Auditing
- IM 661 Management Information Systems
- BU 699 Organizational Policy & Strategy
- EC 612 Managerial Economics OR EC 611 Aggregate Income Analysis
- AC 650 Managerial Accounting
- HA 671 Health Care Systems
- HA 673 Special Problems in HC
- HA 674 Current Issues in HC
- BU 699 Organizational Policy & Strategy
- * A minimum of two graduate business electives are required in the Management concentration. They can be any of the other concentration courses, assuming pre-requisites courses have been completed.
- EC 612 Managerial Economics OR EC 611 Aggregate Income Analysis
- AC 650 Managerial Accounting
- Graduate Business Elective*
- Graduate Business Elective*
- BU 699 Organizational Policy & Strategy
- PM 672 The Practice of Project Management
- PM 673 Tools & Technology of Project Management
- PM 674 Case Study & Application of Project Management
- EC 612 Managerial Economics OR EC 611 Aggregate Income Analysis
- AC 650 Managerial Accounting
- FI 637 International Finance
- FI 638 Financial Markets & Instruments
- BU 699 Organizational Policy & Strategy
- EC 612 Managerial Economics OR EC 611 Aggregate Income Analysis
- AC 650 Managerial Accounting
- MK 611 International Marketing
- FI 637 International Finance
- EC 682 International Economics
- BU 699 Organizational Policy & Strategy
- Six credit hours from:
- MK 611 – International Marketing (3)
- MK 613 – Promotion Management (3)
- MK 617 – Marketing Analysis (3)
- OD 650 Strategic Communication
- OD 655 Innovation & Creativity
- OD678 Conflict Management Systems
Take three of the five courses:
- OD 662 Strategic HR Management
- OD 664 Workforce Planning & Employment
- OD 667 Total Rewards & Risk Management
- OD 679 Training & Development
Certificates
The Avila Graduate Business Certificate program is an ideal way to add additional certification to your MBA. Open to anyone who has received a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, the certificate program will help you professionally apply your new skills in the workplace.
All certificates require the prerequisite of College Algebra with a minimum grade of “C.” Courses marked with a ** may be waived if equivalent work has been satisfactorily completed at either the undergraduate or graduate level with a “B” or better. All other courses listed will be required for certificate completion.
- Minimum 9 credit hours – maximum 18 credit hours required of the following courses:
- AC 652 – Advanced Tax Accounting (3)
- AC 655 – Advanced Cost Accounting (3)
- AC 670 – Fraud Examination & Auditing (3)
- AC 675 – Advanced Accounting Theory (3)
- IM 661 – Management Information Systems (3) **
- Minimum 9 credit hours – maximum 18 credit hours required of the following courses:
- AC 652 – Advanced Tax Accounting (3)
- AC 655 – Advanced Cost Accounting (3)
- AC 670 – Fraud Examination & Auditing (3)
- AC 675 – Advanced Accounting Theory (3)
- IM 661 – Management Information Systems (3) **
- Minimum 9 credit hours – maximum 18 credit hours required of the following courses:
- AC 652 – Advanced Tax Accounting (3)
- AC 655 – Advanced Cost Accounting (3)
- AC 670 – Fraud Examination & Auditing (3)
- AC 675 – Advanced Accounting Theory (3)
- IM 661 – Management Information Systems (3) **
- Minimum 9 credit hours – maximum 18 credit hours required of the following courses:
- AC 652 – Advanced Tax Accounting (3)
- AC 655 – Advanced Cost Accounting (3)
- AC 670 – Fraud Examination & Auditing (3)
- AC 675 – Advanced Accounting Theory (3)
- IM 661 – Management Information Systems (3) **
- Minimum 9 credit hours – maximum 18 credit hours required of the following courses:
- AC 652 – Advanced Tax Accounting (3)
- AC 655 – Advanced Cost Accounting (3)
- AC 670 – Fraud Examination & Auditing (3)
- AC 675 – Advanced Accounting Theory (3)
- IM 661 – Management Information Systems (3) **
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“Avila University’s program was the best choice for me for two specific reasons: small classes where you are able to create long-lasting academic and personal relationships, and great Graduate Assistant positions to help finance my studies.”
Ada Castro-Madrid, M.B.A. ’20 / Accounting & Finance Specialist, Chicken-N-Pickle