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Earn Your Master's in Business in Florida and Online

Graduate business programs from NLU's Tampa campus, available online with evening classes on Eastern Time.

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Tampa campus since 1988 Online with live evening classes on Eastern Time 140+ years of excellence, 70,000 alumni Nonprofit university, serving learners since 1886

Compare NLU's Florida business programs

From the MBA to leadership, HR, healthcare administration, and the DBA, compare NLU's graduate business programs available in Florida and online.

Master of Business Administration

Flexible enough for a full-time career. Affordable enough to make sense. NLU's MBA is built for professionals who are already juggling a lot, and ready for more.

What you’ll learn

  • Leadership styles that inspire teams and cultivate creative, inclusive collaboration
  • Real-world problem-solving through hands-on projects and experiential learning
  • Finance, accounting, marketing, and change management, applied to real decisions
  • Strategic thinking, analytical skills, oral presentation, and professional writing

Where graduates go

  • Management Consultant
  • Marketing Director
  • Financial Analyst
  • Operations Manager
  • Healthcare Administrator

$121,324 Average salary + bonus for MBA graduates (U.S. News, 2025)**

Choose this if You want broad management skills and the flexibility of an MBA.

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MS Organizational Leadership

In a crowded field, NLU's organizational leadership master's stands out: an affordable, 18-month, fully online program that prepares you to lead across private, public, and nonprofit sectors, grounded…

What you’ll learn

  • Evaluate leadership theory and practice to drive effectiveness
  • Apply ethical and legal principles in leadership
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders
  • Align organizational systems with objectives

Where graduates go

  • Operations Manager
  • Training and Development Manager
  • Business Consultant
  • Nonprofit or Agency Leader
  • Human Resources Leader

$127,090 Median, training and development managers (BLS, May 2024)

Choose this if You want to lead and develop people and teams.

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Doctor of Business Administration

A doctoral business credential built for working executives. NLU's D.B.A. pairs online coursework with short Tampa residencies and an applied research focus, so you advance to the highest…

What you’ll learn

  • Generate strategy that sustains long-term success
  • Lead stakeholders ethically and effectively
  • Make evidence-based decisions in global environments
  • Design and conduct original applied research

Where graduates go

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Management Consultant
  • Vice President
  • Entrepreneur or Owner

$105,350 Median, top executives (BLS, May 2024)

Choose this if You want the highest credential in business practice.

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MS Business Data Analytics

This is data science grounded in business. NLU's STEM-designated master's builds the technical analytics toolkit and the business acumen to turn insight into action, in 10 focused courses,…

What you’ll learn

  • Apply statistics and analytics to business problems
  • Manage and analyze big data
  • Build predictive models and forecasts
  • Communicate insights through data visualization

Where graduates go

  • Data Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Predictive Analytics Specialist
  • Analytics Manager
  • Data Visualization Specialist

$112,590 Median, data scientists (BLS, May 2024)

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Which one is right for you?

A quick gut check to point you to the right fit.

Master of Business Administration

You want broad management skills and the flexibility of an MBA.

MS Organizational Leadership

You want to lead and develop people and teams.

Doctor of Business Administration

You want the highest credential in business practice.

Alumni Stories

It showed me that behind every spreadsheet was a real person whose success could be influenced by something as simple as when an email was sent or whether a reminder was triggered.
Karen Morales Business Data Analytics Student, Class of 2025

Why NLU in Florida

Tampa Since 1988

NLU's Florida campus, established in 1988 in Tampa, serves students online and on site, backed by 140+ years of excellence and 70,000 alumni.

Live Evening Classes, Eastern Time

Earn your degree online with live evening classes on Eastern Time, built around a working professional's schedule.

Built for Working Professionals

Flexible online formats, small classes, and advisors who know your name help you advance without putting your career on hold.

A Respected, Nonprofit University

NLU is a private, nonprofit university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, serving learners since 1886.

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