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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP

It's Not Just About Making Money. It's About Making an Impact.


National Louis University's Graduate School of Business and Leadership is built for a moment in which business professionals are challenged to advance social equity in addition to creating economic opportunity. Our programs are designed for students who are just embarking on their careers, as well as seasoned professionals looking to advance in their current positions. With a focus on impact, our programs at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership will prepare you to effect change within both your organization and your community.

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As business evolves, so must business education.

Degrees for Every Step of Your Career

Whether you're looking to launch your business career or take it to the next level, the Graduate School of Business and Leadership offers master's and doctoral degrees that equip our students to thrive every step of the way.

Shaped Around Your Life

Our degrees, and how you earn them, are highly customizable. With fully online options and options that blend online learning with in-person learning at our Chicago or Florida campuses, you can find a program that fits your busy schedule.

Give Back to the Community

Our alumni are empowered to lift up their communities. Our MBA program, for instance, places an emphasis on community impact and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the workplace.

Grow Your Network

From conversations with a mentor in your field to networking events with leaders in Chicago's business community, you'll have opportunities to develop your business connections while earning your degree at NLU.

Master's Degrees

With an emphasis on new and growing fields, our variety of master's-level business degrees can be customized to your particular interests, so you can be confident that every step brings you closer to your career aspirations.

Rapidly growing fields like Health Services Administration

MBAs are especially valuable to businesses in a post-pandemic world

Build leadership skills and apply them in real time

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Doctoral Degrees

For professionals who are ready to enhance their ability to innovate and lead in the business world, our doctoral programs are the next step. We'll build on what you've already learned to prepare you for an executive-level role.

Form invaluable connections with peers across the globe

Combines online coursework with on-campus immersion

Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) can be earned anywhere in the world

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Accreditation

The Graduate School of Business and Leadership has received specialized accreditation for its business program(s) through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our IACBE member status page. 

AY 2022-23 IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement

SHRM Academically Aligned

Issued by Society for Human Resource Management

SHRM Academic Alignment Program participants are recognized as SHRM academic partners and as such, are seen as a top choice for students seeking a career in Human Resources. Students enrolled in a SHRM HR aligned program are provided with the opportunity to earn their SHRM-CP credential prior to graduating, providing them with a competitive advantage in the job market.

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Graduate-Level Business Degrees for the Difference Makers of Tomorrow


Whether you're interested in master's degrees or a doctoral program, the Graduate School of Business and Leadership at National Louis University will prepare you to become a leader and a force for good in the ever-changing world of business.

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News & Announcements

Gov. Pritzker Announces One Appointment to Boards and Commissions

Nov 16, 2023

Best Online Business Administration Degrees Of 2023

Sep 22, 2023

Charles Armstrong, NLU's Graduate School of Business and Leadership alum, joins Federal Emergency Management Agency as Chief Information Officer

Feb 9, 2023

NLU received a grant through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund from the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Feb 7, 2023

Centro de Excelencia Year in Review 2022

Feb 6, 2023

NLU Graduate Rochell Bishop Sleets named Managing Editor, second-highest position, at Newsday.

Jan 25, 2023

NLU President Megahed Named as a 2023 Power of Women Award Winner

Jan 19, 2023

Marcus Cambell, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, was on WGN9 with NLU to discuss the Value & Accessibility of Earning a College Education.

Jan 13, 2023

Terry Mee, M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development, appointed Western Springs Interim Police Chief

Nov 10, 2022

President Megahed in Crain's Chicago Business: "Urban Universities Are the Future of Higher Education"

Nov 1, 2022

State Rep. Lamont Robinson, NLU MBA '12, Announces Bid For Chicago's 4th Ward Seat

Nov 1, 2022

#FacesOfNLU: Meet Berneice Mills-Thomas - M.S. in Management Graduate

Sep 12, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot Names NLU MBA Graduate Monique Scott as New 24th Ward Alderman

Sep 8, 2022

Great American Insurance Group promotes NLU graduate Barrett F. Leahy (MBA) to President of its subsidiary, Mid-Continent Group.

Jan 19, 2022

Crown Asset Management Welcomes NLU Alum Chris McGill as Human Resources Manager

Jun 28, 2021

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With over 135 years of excellence and 70,000 alumni, we provide an extraordinary education that’s within your reach.