Master of Nonprofit Administration (MNA)
What You’ll Learn
36 credits. 10 months. One degree to help you change the world.
As a student in the Master of Nonprofit Administration program, you’ll immerse yourself in a rigorous curriculum designed to deepen your knowledge of everything from economics to management to human resources.
Nationally Recognized Faculty
Learn from nationally recognized faculty through the perennially ranked Mendoza College of Business.
Real-World Application
At Mendoza, your business education is enriched through the essential element of experiential learning. During Grow Irish Week you will have the invaluable opportunity to witness the tangible impact of business decisions by engaging in consulting projects with various organizations, immersing yourself in the real-world context. Along with Grow Irish Week, students will participate in a credit-earning practicum helping to create a strategic nonprofit plan or take a leadership role in a nonprofit project.
Close-Knit Cohort
Be an integral part of a close-knit cohort of student colleagues, passionate about making the world a better place. You will develop life-long friendships and start to build professional networks.
Through courses like Accounting for the Nonprofit, Management for the Nonprofit Leader and Fund Development, you’ll acquire insights and strategies to expand the impact of any nonprofit organization with which you choose to work.
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Career Development
The Career Development Center provides everything from mock interviews to resume-writing assistance to help with full-time job searches.
Benefit from mentorship opportunities and tailored, individual career coaching that works with your schedule and your professional goals.
Gain real-world experience with area non-profits while developing valuable professional connections.
Notre Dame has one of the largest and most loyal alumni networks in the world — with more than 140,000 active alumni engaged in 220 domestic and 50 international Notre Dame clubs. But the real value of becoming a “Domer” is the quality of those alumni connections.
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MNA Voices
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