Top-ranked programs. Exceptional value. 

Located just 10 miles west of downtown Chicago near the vibrant suburb of Oak Park, Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business provides students and alumni with a wealth of business opportunities. Our high-impact programs are designed to ensure market readiness and success. Recognized as the No. 1 best value in the Midwest by the prestigious U.S. News and World Report, we’re dedicated to providing the highest quality education at an affordable cost. 

Hundreds of students, with representatives from around the world, make up our student body. In recent years, the Brennan School of Business has expanded its global reach by partnering with top-ranked universities abroad to advance student learning.

The business faculty is composed of highly qualified professionals who are passionately committed to excellent and rigorous instruction. They ensure that students not only understand business theories but also the practical applications of the concepts being covered. They bring the material alive by leveraging their own significant experience in business.

Learn more about how our programs, degrees and certificates can advance your career.


Dominican’s Brennan School of Business At a Glance

  • Curriculum rooted in experiential learning.
  • Expanded elective courses to explore new areas or deepen your skills.
  • Foundation courses that start every six weeks. Complete them in one semester online or on campus.
  • A dedicated career development program with personalized coaching from top executives
  • Full-time or part-time programs, degrees or certificates, available online and on-campus

Dominican’s Brennan School of Business

Learn more about our challenging, values-based environment from students who've experienced it

Preparing You to Meet the Demands of Today's Global Business Environment

For nearly 50 years, Dominican’s Brennan School of Business has been committed to preparing ethics-centered leaders to make their mark on the world. This long tradition of emphasizing ethical business principles and practices is part of what makes the school unique and distinctively Dominican. Students choose the Brennan School because of its exceptional value, which offers: 

Respect. The Brennan School of Business is AACSB accredited, a distinction earned by less than five percent of business schools worldwide. AACSB schools provide a better return on your investment with higher-caliber academics and degrees of distinction that help advance your business career.

Community. With a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio, our classes are small and our students bring varied background perspectives, resulting in a rich, immersive learning experience.

Perspective. Our faculty bring a balance of academic rigor and practical experience into the classroom, including the global perspective crucial to success in today’s business environment.

Readiness. We provide the skills employers seek: the ability to analyze problems critically, to communicate clearly and to respond to business challenges with integrity.

Explore Dominican’s High-impact Business Programs

We offer many paths to a business career, from an MBA in a range of concentrations to a Master of Science in Accounting to a dual MBA-RD degree with the Nutrition program. 

Master of Business Administration

Advance your skills and expand your leadership potential in Chicagoland’s Best Value MBA degree program. 

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Master of Business Administration with Coordinated Program in Dietetics

Become a leader in nutrition-related industries and double your career opportunities. 

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Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)

Prepare for leadership positions and advance your career through our high-impact, 100% online program

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Master of Science in Healthcare Management

Our graduate program in healthcare management combines management fundamentals with insights into a growing industry.

Students in class Learn more about the MSHM

MBA and Master of Social Work (MSW) Dual Degree

Prepare to lead and make a difference in fields with tremendous impact on people’s lives and entire communities.

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MBA/Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Dual Degree

Prepare for leadership roles in large library systems and other knowledge management careers.

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Business Certificates

Develop in-demand skills in a business specialty and expand your leadership potential with a graduate certificate from one of Chicago’s leading business schools. 

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Our Mission, Vision and Goals 

Guided by the Dominican University’s core values of Caritas et Veritas, the Brennan School of Business prepares a diverse student body, through experiential education, to become ethically-minded business leaders who are committed to creating an equitable and sustainable global society.

Brennan graduates will be prepared for success, and will be recognized for their leadership, entrepreneurial and global mindsets.

Learning Goals and Outcomes

Visit the links below for program specific goals and outcomes:

Dominican gave me a great foundation academically, but also the interpersonal skills to connect more intimately with others, whether they were students or staff. I built a level of trust that a lot of people with my background may not have."

Eric Trejo
Dominican University Graduate

Resources Devoted to Your Success

Center for Economic Education

The U.S. Bank Center for Economic Education strives to improve K-12 economic education.

Center for Global Peace through Commerce

Promoting entrepreneurship as a force for positive change around the world.

Brennan Advisory Council

How industry leaders ensure Brennan best meets the needs of a rapidly changing profession.

The Brennan School of Business really shaped my understanding of what it means to be a business professional and also a community leader. I think being a part of the Dominican community really helped me see that both in myself and see the potential for what a community can do.”

Brian Kafunya
Dominican University Graduate

Learn More About the Brennan School of Business

Letter from the Dean

A welcome to the Brennan School of Business from Dr. Roberto Curci

Ethics and Opportunity

We hold ourselves and our students to the highest of academic and moral standards.

Accreditation

The Brennan School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a distinction earned by less than six percent of business schools worldwide. 

AACSB schools provide a better return on your investment with higher-caliber academics and degrees of distinction that help advance your business career.

AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide. It is the most prestigious, longstanding, and internationally recognized accreditation available for business schools. 

Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to continuous quality improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive review process. Accreditation by AACSB signals that the Brennan School of Business has the resources, credentials, and commitment to provide you with a first-rate, future-focused business education. 

To be one of the elite AACSB-accredited business schools is to be part of an established tradition of excellence.

A Brennan School of Business degree backed by AACSB accreditation gives you a distinct competitive advantage in your career. AACSB-accredited schools produce highly-skilled graduates that are desirable to employers. AACSB International accreditation assures stakeholders that business schools provide a quality learning environment with comprehensive, current curriculum and certified faculty and researchers.

Additionally, Dominican University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.