Nonprofit Management
During this online Master of Science – Nonprofit Management degree program, you’ll explore the diverse landscape of the nonprofit industry while learning the skills needed to pursue leadership or management positions for organizations like hospitals; local, state and federal agencies; charitable establishments; social welfare institutions; churches; and more. As a graduate, you will develop a nuanced understanding of the way nonprofits operate and succeed on a day-to-day and long-term basis.
Fast Facts
- Complete your degree in 15 months
- 11-week courses
- Competitive tuition
- Learn from industry leaders
- Career-focused curriculum
What you’ll learn
In addition to gaining a broad understanding of the industry as a whole, you’ll learn about:
- Resource development
- Finance and budgeting for nonprofits
- Quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate programs for effectiveness, efficiency, equity and other organizational goals
- Effective management techniques in the nonprofit sector
- Theories, policies and practices of nonprofit management to facilitate collaboration between public/nonprofit and private/nonprofit organizations
- Concepts and theories used to assess the social and ethical responsibilities of nonprofit organizations
Why earn your MS – Nonprofit Management with JWU?
- Earn your nonprofit management degree at your own pace, in as little as 15 months with our accelerated schedule
- Learn from faculty with years of real-world experience in the nonprofit sector
- Benefit from curriculum informed by today’s nonprofit employers – learn the skills they’re looking for
- Benefit from challenging coursework designed to build your management skills
- If you have a GPA of 2.85 or higher, you are not required to take the GMAT. For more on graduate admissions requirements, click here
Course highlights
- Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management
- Personnel Deployment in Nonprofits
- Methodological, Decision-Making and Analytic Techniques
- Public, Private and Nonprofit Collaboration
- Social Entrepreneurship
- And more
*Graduates of this program will earn a Master of Science degree.
Click here for complete course information for the program.
What Can You Do with this degree?
Want to explore careers in this field? Through EMSI’s Career Coach tool, you can browse careers by degree program and get research-backed information on various industries. You can also take an in-depth assessment to determine career suggestions based on your personal interests. For more information about Nonprofit Management careers, click the Career Coach button below.
Faculty Insight
“I try to learn as much from students as they are learning from me. I challenge them to teach me and illustrate how the course content directly affects their lives.” — M. Tom Eskey Jr., DPA
