The MBA program delivers a high-quality graduate business education to working professionals in southeastern Pennsylvania. In particular, the program seeks to enhance skills in communication, problem solving, critical thinking, strategic planning, and technology management. West Chester University is a teaching institution that encourages faculty to engage in scholarly activities related to teaching, their field, and/or community issues.

The graduate program provides businesses and non-profits with managers who are able to:

• Critically analyze and identify business problems and opportunities;
• Use quantitative methods and technology to support problem analysis and decision-making;
• Use and communicate information to influence an organization;
• Build teams, empower colleagues, and motivate subordinates within an organization;
• Integrate decision-making across all business functions to develop effective strategies; and
• Understand the importance of ethical decision-making.

These skills and abilities are achieved within the following Learning Goals of the WCU MBA:

• Communication Skills - Students should be able to communicate business information.
• Knowledge - Students will understand basic business terminology and concepts.
• Information Literacy/Critical Thinking - Students will be able to critically analyze and identify business problems and opportunities
• Teamwork - Students will be able to build teams, and motivate subordinates within an organization.
• Ethics - Students will be able to understand the four areas of business ethics - social responsibility, corporate governance, ethical decision making and ethical leadership.
• Business Tools and Processes - Students will be able to use business tools and processes to support problem analysis and decision-making.
• Decision Making - Students will be able to integrate decision making across all business functions to develop effective strategies.
• Satisfaction - Students will exhibit an overall satisfaction of the program, the teaching methods utilized and advising.