MBA/Nonprofit Specialized Degree

With this specialized degree, you’ll learn the core business management skills needed to lead nonprofit organizations. The Suffolk MBA/Nonprofit is designed to give you the financial, operational, information systems, strategic management, and marketing skills you'll need to meet the unique challenges of the nonprofit sector.

In this program, you’ll have access to Suffolk’s nonprofit and alumni networks, as well as the larger business community within Boston. You’ll take courses that relate general business theory to specific nonprofit management issues.

View the MBA/Nonprofit curriculum

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester: June 15 (International Applicants), August 15 (Domestic Applicants), then rolling; Submit your completed application by July 1 for Sawyer Business School Fellowship Employment consideration
Spring Semester: December 1 (International Applicants), January 4 (Domestic Applicants), then rolling; Submit your completed application by November 1 for Sawyer Business School Fellowship Employment consideration
Summer Semester: April 1 (priority), then rolling

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Application Materials

Completed application
$50 Application Fee (waived for students who visit campus or attend an event virtually)
Resume
Unofficial transcripts of all post-secondary work. Admitted students enrolling in the program will need to have official transcripts, including proof of degree conferral, on file prior to their first class
Goal Statement (essay)
2-minute video essay in response to a prompt (Instructions and the prompt will be provided in the application)
Reference/Recommendation (Learn more)
*Applicants to the MBA program with less than one year of relevant, professional work experience are required to submit a second letter of recommendation
Official TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or PTE-Academic scores (international students only)