Early Career & Career Change MBA

The MBA That Builds Your Résumé

Willamette’s Early Career & Career Change MBA is a full-time, two-year program that lets you build experience while you study. You’ll work with real clients, complete hands-on courses, and stack internships so your résumé grows every term. Unlike programs that require years of experience up front, this MBA helps you earn it as you go, so you graduate with a portfolio of work, a strong network, and the confidence to step into roles across business, government, or nonprofit sectors.

WHY CHOOSE WILLAMETTE’S EARLY CAREER & CAREER CHANGE MBA?

Build your résumé while you earn your degree. This full-time, two-year program pairs rigorous coursework with real client consulting through the PACE class and lets you stack up to three semesters of internships, so you graduate with tangible experience, not just course credits. Based in Oregon’s capital with access to networks in both Salem and Portland, you’ll connect with industry leaders and public-sector opportunities as you learn. And because the program is dually accredited by AACSB (business) and NASPAA (public service), your degree carries multi-sector credibility that opens doors across business, government, and nonprofit roles.

Fast Facts

• LENGTH: 2 YEARS | CREDITS: 60 TO 65

• FORMAT: FULL-TIME, DAYTIME; COHORT-BASED

• LOCATION: SALEM (ACROSS FROM THE OREGON STATE CAPITOL)

• INTERNSHIPS: UP TO 3 SEMESTERS OF INTERNSHIPS

• MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: PACE CONSULTING WITH REAL CLIENTS, EVERY YEAR

“I learned the skills needed to find an internship, like networking and speaking to senior executives. My MBA made me confident with negotiation power and selling myself.”

-Gianna Marchese BA’22, MBA’23