MBA Non Profit Programs

University of California at Berkeley

• "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business third in the United States among business schools that offer a non-profit specialty. Students in the specialization take courses in financial management, social entrepreneurship and board governance and leadership. Core MBA courses include case studies related to non-profit issues. In addition, MBA students can do field work at non-profit organizations and serve on boards of local non-profits through the Berkeley Board Fellows program.

  Haas School of Business

  2220 Piedmont Ave.

  University of California at Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA 94720-1900

  510-642-1405

  haas.berkeley.edu

New York University

• New York University's Stern School of Business offers a number of specializations, including one in social innovation and impact that is ideal for MBA students interested in working for a non-profit organization. Students complete required MBA core courses along with electives that focus on social impact. Available elective courses include social venture capital, energy and the environment and investing in microfinance. NYU notes on its website that the specialization prepares students for careers in areas such as non-profit management, social entrepreneurship and strategic planning.

  NYU Stern School of Management

  Henry Kaufman Management Center

  44 W. Fourth St.

  New York, NY 10012

  212-998-0100

  stern.nyu.edu

Harvard University

• The Social Enterprise Initiative at Harvard Business School was designed to prepare MBA students for careers in non-profit organizations. Harvard notes on its website that graduates of the MBA program who pursue non-profit careers are eligible for a loan repayment program. A $25,000 social entrepreneurial fellowship is also available for graduates who wish to start their own non-profit. MBA students participating in the Social Enterprise Initiative complete required business classes as well as electives specific to non-profit management.

  Harvard Business School

  Social Enterprise Initiative

  Loeb House, Third Floor

  Soldiers Field

  Boston, MA 02163

  617-495-6421

  hbs.edu

Duke University

• MBA students at Duke University who are interested in working in the non-profit sector can select a concentration in social entrepreneurship. The concentration consists of six electives that focus on general MBA skills and skills specific to social entrepreneurship. Students who wish to pursue careers in non-profit management can take electives in philanthropy, foundation strategy and the law as it relates to exempt organizations. The social entrepreneurship concentration is ideal for students who wish to work as executives in non-profit organizations or serve as board members or fundraisers.

  Duke University

  Fuqua School of Business

  100 Fuqua Drive, Box 90120

  Durham, NC 27708-0120

  919-660-7705

  fuqua.duke.edu