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The Department of Business Administration and Leadership
Find out what our department offers students at Northern Arizona University-Yuma
The Department of Business and Administration at NAU-Yuma provides excellent business management and related higher education. The faculty are highly qualified and fully engaged in a learning partnership with students. Students are the center of our focus and the faculty is dedicated to help you achieve your educational and career goals.
Business Administration and Leadership Degrees Offered
The department offers several baccalaureate degree programs and a master’s degree programs, including:
Business Administration
- Master of Global Business Administration (MGBA)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Applied Business Management (BM)
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management (LSCM)
- Spanish for Business – Minor
Leadership
Accreditation of NAU-Yuma’s Business Administration and Leadership Degrees
The goal of the department is to be a premier provider of Baldrige quality business management and related higher education with an emphasis on value and accessibility. As evidence of this initiative, the following programs have received ACBSP accreditation, in addition to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM)
- Applied Business Management (BM)
- Master of Global Business Administration (MGBA)
The following programs are accredited by HLC only:
- Strategic Leadership (SL)
- Industrial Leadership (IL)
- Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL)
- Spanish for Business – Minor
The Department of Business Administration and Leadership Empowers Student Growth
The degree programs provide students with the means to develop the following characteristics:
- to communicate business and related information professionally;
- to recognize and solve business and related problems in an ethical manner;
- to work well in diverse teams, including virtual settings (including leadership);
- to analyze and utilize financial information (BBA, LSCM, ITM, and MGBA programs).
A message from our department Chair
To achieve the department’s mission, we value and feature visionary and innovative leadership; lifelong student, faculty and organizational learning; ethical and socially responsible behavior; creating and improving excellent quality and value–personal and societal; and diversity of people and ideas. We are excited you visited our web site and look forward to having you join one of the programs in the Department of Business Administration and Leadership.
Sincerely,
Alex Steenstra, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Business Administration and Leadership
Mission Statement
To provide excellent business management and related higher education for working adults throughout Arizona, with an in-depth focus on core business competencies within a global context.
Vision Statement
To be a premier provider of business management and related higher education with an emphasis on value and accessibility.
Values
We value:
- Visionary and innovative leadership
- Lifelong student, faculty, & organizational learning
- Ethical and socially responsible behavior
- Creating and improving excellent quality & value-personal and societal
- Diversity of people and ideas
Learning Outcomes
We will train our graduates to:
- Work well in teams, including virtual settings.
- Understand finance and other core business content.
- Recognize and solve business problems in an ethical manner.
- Communicate business information professionally.
ACBSP Accredited Program Performance
Northern Arizona University Yuma Campus Business Programs
Graduation by Program & Year
2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | |
Degree Program | Graduates | Graduates | Graduates |
BBA | 118 | 141 | 95 |
BAS in LSCM | 18 | 29 | 12 |
ABM | 5 | 6 | 1 |
MGBA | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Retention by Program & Year
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Degree Program | Retention | Retention | Retention | Retention | Retention | Retention | Retention |
BBA | 51.0% | 44.6% | 46.9% | 37.6% | 29.0% | 12.6% | 0.0% |
BAS in LSCM | 36.8% | 49.0% | 50.0% | 52.4% | 44.7% | 13.2% | 0.0% |
ABM | 50.0% | 38.5% | 33.3% | 30.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
MGBA | 100% | 71.4% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |