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Make yourself at home in the world of business by equipping yourself with the fundamental language and tools of management.

No matter your area of non-business specialization, you can kickstart your career with general management expertise and increase your value within your current organization. Our M.S. in Management program is specifically designed to make students with non-management backgrounds feel at home in the world of business.

Clark University offers a close-knit management program within a small world-renowned liberal arts university. Here, we provide a comfortable environment in which to gain the broad business acumen that will boost your earning power. Data from a national survey of corporate recruiters indicates that nearly 60% of all employers are looking to hire professionals with master’s degrees in management. At Clark University, you can enhance your career prospects and professional value on a schedule that fits your life.

Why a Master’s in Management at Clark University

  • Earn your graduate degree in management from a globally ranked and accredited university—Clark University has been named a Princeton Review “Best Business School,” achieved repeated recognition from U.S. News & World Report, and is among the elite 5% of business schools to receive AACSB accreditation.
  • Study and apply global best practices in accounting, marketing, information technology, and human resources with our core faculty of scholar practitioners.
  • Gain the essential management toolkit and develop tech-savvy communication and presentation skills critical to effective leadership at any level of an organization.
  • Develop the cross-sector skill set you need to help organizations tap into emerging markets.
  • Work in a highly collaborative learning environment with talented peers and scholar-practitioner faculty who share with you their deep leadership experience.
  • Pursue your master’s degree on your terms with options for part-time, full-time, online, on campus, and accelerated study.
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Cracking the Code of Consumer Behavior

Clark’s management courses offer the ideal complement to Isaac Smith’s psychology major as he works to understand what makes consumers buy particular brands.

The course I took on consumer behavior was the perfect combination for me – working in the business world and applying psychology.
—Isaac Smith

The Essentials

Program Overview

Clark’s graduate program in management provides an overview of the major functional areas of business, including accounting, marketing, information technology, and human resources. Courses employ a distinctly global focus that reflects the international orientation of today’s business world. With a foundation in a breadth of topics, you will be prepared to step into a range of professional roles and make a substantive impact on any organization.

Students who are deemed eligible may take up to two program units before completing an application. Successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate course in economics is required prior to starting the program. You can begin in Spring, Summer (online only), or Fall.

  • An understanding of how to recognize, define, and analyze organizational issues
  • The ability to select and apply a course of action and analysis tools that are appropriate to a given situation
  • The ability to reach a conclusion based on careful analysis
  • The flexibility to adapt and integrate into professional teams across a wide variety of industries
  • Strong communication, presentation, and critical thinking skills
  • Foundations of Accounting
  • Human Resources Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Business in Society
  • International Management

Requirements

10 course units

  • 6 core courses
  • 4 electives

Course Catalog

Relevant. Challenging. Transformative.

Faculty Research Areas

Barbara Bigelow

Barbara Bigelow

Professor

Applying management principles to healthcare

Professor Bigelow studies strategic management in healthcare organizations and the use of dialogue in the classroom. She serves as associate dean of the School of Management.
Mary-Ellen Boyle

Mary-Ellen Boyle

Associate Professor

Managing social – and structural – change

How does social change intersect with education, corporate citizenship, university-community partnerships, and the arts – and how can organizations manage effectively in a constantly shifting marketplace?
Keith Coulter

Keith Coulter

Professor

What’s it worth to you?

Professor Coulter studies consumer behavior and marketing strategies to determine how and why we’re persuaded to make purchases.
John Dobson

John Dobson

Associate Professor

Helping small businesses grow through data

Professor Dobson studies how home-based entrepreneurs use information systems to improve livelihoods and incomes, including the impact of entrepreneurial education and social networks on small-business performance.
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Priscilla Elsass

Associate Professor

Managing motivations

Professor Elsass focuses on behavioral science in management, ethics, and diversity.
Donna Gallo

Donna Gallo

Assistant Professor

Running a tight ship

Professor Gallo teaches courses related to business policy, international management, and real estate; her research focuses on effective decision-making and business strategy.
Laura Graves

Laura Graves

Professor

Exploring why we work – and how we can work better

Professor Graves studies work-life balance, how organizations encourage diversity, and how business leaders engage with socially responsible activities.
Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Lecturer

A better way to market

Tom is a consultant to global companies, helping improve business plans and investments across global markets. He designed the unique "Sustainability Marketing" course for GSOM.
Will O’Brien

Will O’Brien

Associate Professor

Adopting an entrepreneurial – and environmentally responsible – mindset

Professor O’Brien is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, consultant, teacher, and attorney. His research interests include business sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Professor

Systems of knowledge in the world of big data

Professor Zhang dedicates her research to examining management information systems, including interorganizational knowledge sharing and networking.
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Zhenyang (David) Tang

Assistant Professor

Information as a catalyst for action

Professor Tang studies empirical corporate finance, market efficiency, and insider trading.
Xiao Zhong

Xiao Zhong

Visiting Assistant Professor

Gaining a glimpse of the unknown

Professor Zhong focuses on exploring new computational and intelligent methodologies to predict the unknown, and developing efficient stationarity tests in time series, with applications to business and others.
Steve Ng

Steve Ng

Associate Professor

Investing in knowledge

Professor Ng has held senior positions at many financial firms, and studies wealth management, capital markets, portfolio management, and investment strategies. He is a principal at Woodland Investment Consulting.
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Sitikantha Parida

Assistant Professor

Setting prices, realizing value

Professor Parida focuses his research on empirical asset pricing, mutual funds, and behavioral finance.
Inshik Seol

Inshik Seol

Associate Professor

Seek and you shall find

Professor Seol studies audit judgment, environmental auditing, and accounting education.
Zhihong Wang

Zhihong Wang

Assistant Professor

Cultural behaviors, global effects

Professor Wang conducts behavioral research in management control systems, the impact of cultural values on financial reporting systems, business ethics and fraud, and accounting professionals' decision-making.

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