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College of Business
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Athens OH 45701-2979

Management Careers for Online MSM Graduates

Lead Organizations and Employees to Success

Manage People and Processes | Customized Curriculum | AACSB-Accredited

Gain applicable skills for every industry with the online Master of Science in Management from Ohio University. In this flexible program, you'll develop your personal management style and prepare for a wide range of leadership roles.

What Makes Us Unique?

  • Earn four graduate-level credentials at once and gain a competitive advantage in the job market.
  • OHIO's College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
  • Build a specialized skillset ideal for 21st-century management professionals.

Careers in Management

  • Human Resources Manager

    $126,230

    per year1

  • Supply Chain Manager

    $84,341

    per year2

  • Top Executive

    $98,980

    per year1

  • Training and Development Manager

    $120,130

    per year1

Transition to Management Roles in Your Field

Transformative, experienced managers play an essential role in every organization, motivating team members and charting paths to success. With OHIO's online MSM degree, you can position yourself for promotions by building multidisciplinary skills and honing your leadership potential.

The ability to customize your program of study by adding specialized certificates in areas like business venturing and entrepreneurship, business analytics and human resource management allows you to advance your career quickly and study the areas most relevant to your professional goals. You will have the expertise to help your employees thrive and your organization grow.

  • Employment for careers in management is projected to grow 9% through 2030, resulting in about 906,800 new jobs.1
  • The median annual wage for management careers was $102,450 in May 2021, the highest wage of all major occupational groups.1

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You'll Learn

With OHIO, you can become a transformative manager and embrace a multidisciplinary approach to organizational management. Throughout your program, you will hone your leadership skills and prepare to help teams reach their potential. You will graduate with the management acumen, analytical strategies and leadership skills you need to become a successful management professional.

Skills You'll Gain

  • Managing and motivating employees
  • Decision-making
  • Operations and project management
  • Interpreting and leveraging data
  • Building customer relationships

Career Services

Ohio University's Career & Student Success Center offers a variety of expert, personalized career services specifically for business students and alumni. With OHIO's Career Acceleration Team (GradCAT), you will also have access to four months of support from a dedicated team that includes a personal career coach, a branding expert and a career concierge. Our alumni benefit from a proprietary technology platform and one free coaching session each year – for life.

Learn about Career Support

Personalized Career Coaching

We offer convenient, live coaching via video conference or by phone to help you prepare for career success and maximize your professional potential. We help you determine your career goals, then ensure you have the resources you need to achieve them.

Job Search Resources

Put your best foot forward and stand out to employers with helpful templates, detailed best-practice guidelines and more. We also offer job search tools like personal assessments, professional development webinars and online resources that can be accessed anywhere, anytime through our industry-leading technology platform.

Professional Development Sessions

OHIO students can also participate in free professional development sessions led by industry experts. These live, virtual sessions cover topics like career self-concept, basic job search skills, and how to qualify for promotions and prepare for leadership opportunities.

Sources

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Management Occupations. Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm.
  2. Payscale.com. Average Supply Chain Manager Salary. Retrieved from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Supply_Chain_Manager/Salary.
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