Graduate Programs

Where Business Begins and Ends With People

At Opus College of Business, we start from a simple belief. Business done well is good for people. And leaders who understand that make better decisions, build stronger organizations, and leave things better than they found them.

That belief shapes how we teach, who you learn with, and what you leave with. Learning connects immediately to the work in front of you, grounded in real challenges and guided by faculty who have led real organizations. The people beside you bring genuine experience, honest perspectives, and real investment in each other's growth. And what you take with you is not just capability and credentials, but relationships and a sense of purpose that stay with you for life.

This is business education built around people. And it changes everything.

Part-time Flex MBA

Earn your MBA on your schedule through a flexible hybrid format designed for working professionals ready to strengthen leadership and business skills.

STEM MBA

Develop advanced skills at the intersection of business, analytics, and technology. Learn to lead data-driven organizations and translate complex insights into strategy.

Executive MBA

Designed for experienced leaders ready to broaden their strategic perspective, strengthen leadership presence and influence, and lead organizations with greater impact.

Health Care MBA

Develop business and leadership expertise to guide strategy, operations, and innovation across complex health care organizations.

MS in Business Analytics

Build the analytics expertise and business insight to turn data into strategy and guide decisions across your organization.

Graduate Certificates

Build focused business skills through flexible graduate certificates designed for professionals who want to deepen expertise or move into new areas of responsibility.

Which Program Is Right for You?

Each Opus graduate program serves a different career goal and stage of leadership. Use the comparison tool to explore program formats, focus areas, and outcomes, and find the program that fits your goals.

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Applied Learning That Delivers Immediate Value

You work on challenges drawn directly from your role and your organization. Learning is designed so what happens in the classroom shows up quickly in your work.

Faculty push you to think clearly, weigh tradeoffs, and make decisions grounded in real conditions. Class discussion builds on real business situations, so the thinking you do here translates directly to the decisions waiting for you at work.

You do not leave class wondering how something applies. You see it play out in your work right away.

“Our organizational behavior course couldn’t have been timelier. I was going through major changes at work, and almost everything I brought to class showed up in how I responded and led.”
– Allison Erickson, ’26 Executive MBA candidate

A Classroom Built on Collaboration

You will learn in an environment where people show up prepared to contribute, not to compete. Students question assumptions, test ideas openly and help each other think through complex issues.

There is no pressure to posture or perform. What matters is honest engagement with ideas and respect for the experience others bring to the room. That dynamic creates space to ask better questions, challenge your own assumptions, and leave each session thinking differently than when you arrived.

Those discussions reshape how you approach the decisions you face at work.

“We create space where it’s OK not to be perfect. We treat feedback as a gift and apply it generously to ourselves and one another, knowing we can always help each other learn.”
– Carolyn Vreeman, Part-time Flex MBA faculty

A Community That Invests in Your Growth

At Opus, the people around you are not just peers. They are accomplished professionals who understand the weight of real responsibility and bring that seriousness to everything they do here. Faculty and staff know your name, your goals, and your challenges. They show up for you inside the classroom and well beyond it.

It shows up in small ways and big ones. A faculty member who remembers your specific challenge three weeks later. A peer who sends you an article because it made them think of your work. A staff member who anticipates what you need before you ask.

“My cohort isn’t just classmates. They're sharp, experienced professionals who bring full energy, even to 6 a.m. Saturday project calls. It's a reminder that growth doesn’t happen in isolation, but through shared accountability, building connections, and surrounding yourself with high-performing peers.”
– Zach Heilman, ’26 Executive MBA candidate

A Network That Activates and Stays Active

You will graduate with relationships you can put to work. Not just contacts, but people who know how you think, understand your experience, and are willing to show up when perspective or opportunity matters.

This network is rooted in the Twin Cities business community and extends across industries and roles. It functions as an active partnership, offering insight, connections and support as your career evolves.

These are not relationships that fade after graduation. They are ones that grow with you.

“I knew I’d be challenged. I knew I’d learn. What I didn’t fully expect was how quickly this program would broaden my network, and introduce me to some of the most brilliant, driven, and downright fun people I’ve ever met.”
– Laura Holthaus, ’26 Health Care MBA candidate