Davis College of Business & TechnologyExecutive Master of Business Administration
What is an Executive MBA?Why an Executive MBA?
The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) is an MBA for experienced professionals who aspire to take their careers to the next level. Where the standard MBA equips students with the essential knowledge and skills to dive into business successfully, the Executive MBA develops leaders ready to grapple with nuance, to manage complex operations, and to navigate global business challenges. We develop competent, resilient, and emotionally intelligent executives who effectively lead in complex environments.
At Jacksonville University, the EMBA program:
- Focuses on executive presence, communication, and relationship-building
- Connects you to a network of successful executives
- Lays a foundation of business knowledge: accounting, management, marketing, and financial acumen.
- Enhances critical thinking and data-driven decision-making
- Builds Emotional Intelligence and skills in teamwork and coaching
- Develops competencies in strategic leadership and change management
- Includes immersive experiences with organizational projects and international travel
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Applications for Fall 2025 will open August 1, 2024.
virtual Information Session
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and an admissions counselor to ask questions regarding the program.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Is the EMBA for you?Who should apply?
The EMBA program is designed for you if you are:
- Preparing to join an executive leadership team
- A leader looking to send rising stars in your organization for leadership development
- Working towards a title like CEO or CFO
- Launching a significant new venture
- Interested in becoming a rising star in an organization
- A veteran — learn more about the Military Advantage
Ideal candidates have at least six years of work experience with increasing responsibility.
Experience The JU AdvantageWhy a JU EMBA?
- More than 40 years of EMBA education at Jacksonville University mean you’re joining a large network of successful alumni in leadership positions around the world.
- 40% of EMBA graduates report receiving a promotion nationally. Past graduates of the JU EMBA have held titles such as Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, or Founder.
- In their 2020 global rankings, CEO Magazine recognized the JU EMBA as a premier global EMBA program, one of the best in the world.
- The global immersion experience prepares you to solve the complex, world-wide problems facing organizations today.
- The JU EMBA is accredited by both the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
- Our flexible format fits with your busy schedule.
- No GMAT or GRE requirements, because we appreciate your real-world experience.
AdmissionsHow to Apply
- Completed JU Application
- Unofficial Transcripts for Degree Most Recently Conferred (Undergraduate-Bachelor’s or Graduate)
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae
- Students with a GPA under 3.0 will be considered based on a holistic individual assessment that may require extra documentation.
Military and veteran students: reach out to the Veterans and Military Resource Center for the Military Advantage.
Your EMBA. Your way.
In the classroom or online, this program is built for working professionals to keep working. Classes meet one weekend a month (Friday and Saturday) on the beautiful JU campus in Jacksonville, Florida. We encourage you to come to campus and interact with your cohort and professors in person, but if you occasionally can’t join a class in person, we’ve got you covered. You can stream the class live or watch it as a video later, so you never have to miss a thing.
Tuition includes classes, the international trip, individualized leadership development, breakfast and Friday lunches, flex bucks towards snacks or meals while on campus, customized advising, IT support, and more.
Executive MBA
One of the great advantages of the JU MBA program is how much of a vested interest
the business community takes in
its success. The professor's also want to get to know you and are willing to interact
with you. Not just in the classroom but they want to know you outside and want to
know about your long-term plans and what they can do to help you in your professional
career and then on top of that the community at JU itself is very tight-knit. A smaller
campus allows you to get to know people outside of the program. Jacksonville is a
great community, lots of opportunities to build relationships and get to know Jacksonville
through JU.
Real World Business ExperienceImmerse yourself in international waters.
Immersions enable our EMBA students to immediately apply classroom knowledge in real-world situations, including working with Jacksonville businesses or non-profits on applied projects and action-learning experiences. Additionally, the International Immersion trip offers career-shaping experiences in international business operations.
Pictured here, EMBA class of 2019 in Budapest. Other locations for our EMBA students were:
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- 2023 - Barcelona
- 2022 - Portugal
- 2021 - Virtual Immersion Experience
- 2020 - Virtual Immersion Experience
- 2019 - Budapest
- 2018 - Prague
- 2017 - Chile
- 2016 - Portugal
- 2015 – Peru
"The professors want to get to know you and are willing to interact with you not just in the classroom, but also to know you outside of it. They want to know your long-term plans and know what they can do to help you in your professional career."
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Contact Information Davis College of Business & Technology
Davis College of Business & Technology
Jacksonville University
2800 University Blvd N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Phone: (904) 256-7293
Email: dcob@ju.edu