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Organizational Behavior and Management: Job Outlook

Become the Leader Growing Organizations Need

Online Courses

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Earning your M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior will prepare you to facilitate organizational improvements in ways that enhance staff performance and financial results. With Benedictine University’s online program, you can join the next generation of servant leaders in exacting positive and lasting change within teams and organizations. Our graduates are ready to thrive in management and organizational behavior careers that focus on changing company cultures, improving morale and retaining great employees.

  • This program has paved the way to organizational excellence for nearly 50 years
  • Choose an optional concentration to gain the right skills for your career goals
  • Finish in as few as two years

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Explore Organizational Behavior and Management Salaries

Management Analyst $101,190 median annual salary1

Training and Development Manager $127,090 median annual salary2

Operations Manager $101,280 median annual salary3

Human Resources Manager $140,030 median annual salary4

Develop Skills for Managing the Human Side of Business

Benedictine’s online master’s program prepares you to excel in a wealth of rewarding organizational behavior and management jobs. Our expert faculty members provide guidance and perspectives relevant to leadership roles in a variety of fields, including with businesses, government agencies and civic organizations. No matter the career path you choose, our M.S. in Management and Organizational Behavior will deliver valuable skills and knowledge for advancing your career.

  • Management analyst employment is projected to increase by 11% from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for other occupations.1
  • Training and development manager employment will increase by 7% during that period.2
  • Employers are projected to post an average of about 1.2 million job openings for managers from 2023 to 2033.5

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You’ll Learn

  • Effectively motivate employees, committees and groups.
  • Develop and initiate solutions to drive change.
  • Assume the strategic lead on key company objectives.
  • Design and implement policies on management issues such as workforce diversity, change management and ethical leadership.
  • Spearhead strategic planning initiatives, manage labor relations disputes, lead negotiations and resolve workplace conflicts.

Skills You’ll Gain

  • Strategic planning
  • Labor relations
  • Managerial accounting
  • Information management
  • Global interdependence
  • Workforce diversity
  • Change management
  • Ethical leadership

Customize Your Area of Study

Choose one of the following options to tailor your online learning experience to your academic and professional goals.

  • 2 – 2.5 Years
  • 39 Credit Hours

Gain an understanding of organizational development and training as you prepare to thrive in change management.

Also available: Graduate Certificate in Change Management

  • 2 – 2.5 Years
  • 39 Credit Hours

Enhance your business skills by studying ways to increase web leads, advertise on various platforms, publish social media content and more.

Also available: Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing

  • 2 – 2.5 Years
  • 39 Credit Hours

Prepare to oversee business projects by acquiring skills in conflict management, team-building and financial management.

Also available: Graduate Certificate in Project Management

  • 2 – 2.5 Years
  • 39 Credit Hours

Advance at the intersection of business and human resources by developing in-demand talent management and business intelligence skills.

Also available: Graduate Certificate in Talent Management

Reach Your Full Professional Potential

Your relationship with Benedictine University doesn’t end when you graduate. Our goal is to promote your lifelong personal and professional development by providing you with a foundation for becoming a self-directed learner. From resume assistance to comprehensive career assessment tools, we offer many ways to define and pursue your professional aspirations.

Resume and Cover Letter Review

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Career Search Assistance

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Career Assessments

Our Career Development Center offers complimentary assessment tools to help you research and explore an array of career paths.

Alumni Networking

Connect with other graduates at one of our local or virtual events.

Sources

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Management Analysts.” Retrieved May 14, 2025, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/management-analysts.htm.
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Training and Development Managers.” Retrieved May 14, 2025, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/training-and-development-managers.htm.
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: 11-1021 General and Operations Managers. Retrieved February 13, 2025, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes111021.htm.
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Human Resources Managers.” Retrieved May 14, 2025, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/human-resources-managers.htm.
  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Management Occupations.” Retrieved February 13, 2025, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/.