Master of
Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration prepares graduates for advancements in airline management, aerospace, aviation firms and regulatory bodies.
About the Master of Business Administration
Embry-Riddle is the premier university for aviation and aerospace education. By enrolling in a graduate degree program in Business Administration, students develop expertise about the dynamics of aviation business. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) offers students a unique opportunity to gain insights into the ever-evolving aviation business industry, with unparalleled access to the latest practices and professionals who bring their own experience to the table.
This program applies modern management concepts, methods and tools to the challenges of the business industry through a curriculum designed to facilitate versatility and analytical resourcefulness. For students wishing to study a wide range of aviation subject matter, this MBA allows flexibility in elective choices across a range of aviation fields and business subject matter.
Student Learning Outcomes
While earning a business degree, you will have the opportunity to:
- Analyze the business ethical environment and apply ethical reasoning.
- Defend reasoned solutions to business problems.
- Weigh key assumptions of business decision-making.
- Solve business problems using the appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Business Administration Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Embry-Riddle graduates advance in the aviation business industry and beyond, often promoting into positions such as business development managers, first officers, ground instructors and manufacturing planners, with a 100% placement rate within a year of graduation.
Students earning a business degree often accept employment offers from top aviation business companies such as:
- The Boeing Company
- CIT Aerospace
- Delta Air Lines
- Lockheed Martin
- Rolls-Royce
- Qatar Airways
Business Administration Salary Information
Receiving a degree in business administration from Embry-Riddle provides the opportunity for competitive salaries, averaging $79,400 annually as of 2022.
DETAILS
About Business Administration at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus
The Master of Business Administration has a strong focus on applying modern business practices to the aviation and aerospace industries. The coursework builds a solid business foundation, allowing students to hone their skills through a specialization.
Embry-Riddle faculty bring expertise and experience from various academic and professional backgrounds, engaging students in their research, which supports the program’s real-world, authentic situations. With an MBA from Embry‑Riddle, you’ll be equipped to work in a range of industries, including leading airlines, aviation/aerospace and commercial firms, consultancies and regulatory bodies.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
The MBA lets students select one of five specializations:
- Airline Management: 33 credit hours
- Airport Management: 33 credit hours
- Aviation System Management: 33 credit hours
- Finance: 33 credit hours
- Supply Chain Management: 33 credit hours
Business Administration Information
- Credits: 33
- Mode of Study: In-Person
- Thesis: Thesis or Coursework Option
Professional Accreditation
The Business Administration with concentrations in Management, Marketing, Accounting and Finance program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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Student Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Demonstrate knowledge in marketing, management, finance, managerial accounting, and strategic integration to become successful managers.
- Apply ethical reasoning to analyze the business ethical environment.
- Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to defend reasoned solutions to business problems, weigh key assumptions of business decision making, and solve business problems.
Degree Requirements
Master of Business Administration
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specified Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of 12 hours from the courses listed below: | 12 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 625 | Airline Marketing | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 632 | Seminar in Aviation Labor Relations | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | |
BA 651 | Strategic Airport Planning | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 673 | Lean Six Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | |
BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
FIN 615 | Investments | |
FIN 618 | Advanced Corporate Finance | |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
Master of Business Administration Specialization in Airport Management
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specialization Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete these six hours. | ||
| BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | 3 |
| BA 651 | Strategic Airport Planning | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below. | 6 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 625 | Airline Marketing | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
FIN 615 | Investments | |
FIN 618 | Advanced Corporate Finance | |
MSA 508 | Advanced Airport Modeling | |
MSA 613 | Airport Operations Safety | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
Master of Business Administration Specialization in Airline Management
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specialization Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete these six hours. | ||
| BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | 3 |
| BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below. | 6 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 625 | Airline Marketing | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 632 | Seminar in Aviation Labor Relations | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
FIN 615 | Investments | |
FIN 618 | Advanced Corporate Finance | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
Master of Business Administration Specialization in Supply Chain Management
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specialization Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete these six hours. | ||
| BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| One course from these Elective courses | 3 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below. | 6 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 625 | Airline Marketing | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 632 | Seminar in Aviation Labor Relations | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | |
BA 651 | Strategic Airport Planning | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 673 | Lean Six Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
Master of Business Administration Specialization in Aviation System Management
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specialization Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete these six hours. | ||
| BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | 3 |
| BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below. | 6 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 673 | Lean Six Sigma in Aviation and Aerospace | |
BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
FIN 615 | Investments | |
FIN 618 | Advanced Corporate Finance | |
MSA 609 | Aircraft Maintenance Management | |
MSA 641 | Production and Procurement Management in the Aviation/Aerospace Industry | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
Master of Business Administration Specialization in Finance
| Aviation Business Core | ||
| ACC 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| FIN 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
| Specialization Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete these six hours. | ||
| FIN 615 | Investments | 3 |
| FIN 618 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Students must complete a combination of six hours from the courses listed below. | 6 | |
BA 603 | Aerospace Production and Operations Management | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 609 | Airline Operations and Management | |
BA 610 | Airline Optimization and Simulation Systems | |
BA 616 | Electronic Commerce | |
BA 625 | Airline Marketing | |
BA 630 | Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis | |
BA 632 | Seminar in Aviation Labor Relations | |
BA 636 | Venture Creation - an Entrepreneurial Approach to Starting and Building a New Enterprise | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 646 | Air Cargo Logistics Management | |
BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | |
BA 651 | Strategic Airport Planning | |
BA 655 | Aviation Law and Insurance | |
BA 683 | Supply Chain Management | |
BA 696 | Graduate Internship in Aviation Business Administration * | |
BA 699 | Special Topics in Business Administration | |
BA 700 | Thesis | |
| Total Credits Required | 33 | |
- *
Students may petition for an internship credit with prior approval of the Dean or graduate program coordinator as appropriate.
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