School Details
McKendree University is a four-year private school located in Lebanon, Illinois. The school was formed by pioneer Methodists and is still affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Established in 1828, McKendree University is the oldest college in Illinois.
McKendree University offers certificates of completion, associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctor’s degrees. McKendree University is made up of the following academic schools:
- College of Arts and Science
- School of Business
- School of Nursing and Health Professions
- School of Education
Classes are offered during the daytime, evening, and weekend. McKendree University offers online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Online classes begin every 8 weeks. All courses are designed by our campus faculty and pass a rigorous review of their peers.
Accreditation & Licensing
McKendree University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
All Programs
Business
The Associate in Science in Business Administration online degree is designed as a first step to a business related field for busy adults. This is a general business major, introducing students to business basics. Topics covered include:
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Marketing
- Principles of Managerial Accounting
- Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
- Statistics
Use this degree for entry-level careers in business or as a gateway for a bachelor and ultimately a master degree. Whatever direction you decide to take the degree, the online format ensures you can successfully balance your education with other obligations.
Are you interested in a career in business but don’t know which niche you prefer, or are you planning on pursuing an advanced degree in business? The online Bachelor of Business Administration offers flexibility and the opportunity to sample several areas of business. Students are provided with a broad foundation to prepare for an MBA in any area of business or the general skills needed to be flexible practitioners in the job market. This comprehensive program offers courses in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, management, and marketing.
This program offers you a flexible learning environment, so you can earn your degree while working and juggling other commitments. Improve your future without putting your current life on hold.
Prepare for a career in accounting with this Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting online degree. This program can be used while working toward the CPA exam, for entry-level careers, or for graduate skills. The flexibility of online learning allows busy adults to balance their education with other responsibilities. Students still benefit from the same high standards that are expected of on-campus students.
Topics covered include:
- Taxation of Individuals
- Taxation of Business Entities
- Accounting Information Systems
- Auditing
- Business Ethics
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship online degree is designed to prepare students for success in business. Learn how to raise venture capital, assess risk, and evaluate your competition. Courses are taught by faculty with first-hand experience in business theory. Students enjoy a hands-on experience and individualized guidance in entrepreneurship. Graduates are ready to pursue their own small business or to manage organizations.
The Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Human Resource Management, an online human resources degree, provides busy adults with a flexible learning environment. This program teaches the basic principles of talent management and the tools for successfully managing employees. Focus is on core business principles, personnel management and retention, employee and labor relations, diversity management, and organizational development.
This online human resources degree offers the flexibility students need to balance their lives while furthering their educations. However, this program is still held to the same high standards found on-campus.
The Bachelor of Business Administration offers a major in Business Management degree online. This degree prepares students for success in various personal and professional pursuits with a flexible course format that balances work and personal life with furthering education. However, this program is held to the same high standards found in an on-campus degree.
Examine management at various levels of the organization, from high-level strategic decisions to day-to-day operations. Emphasis is placed on planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Topics covered include:
- Business Communications
- Organizational Behavior
- Small Business Management
- Operations Management
- Business Strategy & Policy
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing online degree is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in marketing or marketing management. Focus is on customer satisfaction, emphasizing written and oral communication and critical thinking skills. Prepare for careers including personal selling, marketing management, retail and commercial, new product planning, and marketing research.
This online marketing degree is made to accommodate busy adults. Study when and where it is convenient in a program that meets the same high standards as on-campus programs.
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Sport Management, an online sports management degree, is a great option for those who want to mix their love of sports with their interest in business. Students learn about the business of sport, facility management, and marketing/management. Courses cover the basic economic and social environment of sport business, the financing and operations of facilities, the marketing and managing of events, and more. All students will complete a full semester internship in sport management.
This online sports management degree is flexible, allowing students to earn their degree without sacrificing their current lives.
Combining group project work along with individual assignments, the online MBA from McKendree University centers on integrated learning experiences. This graduate degree program emphasizes learning together, and from each other, as you build a team.
You will take the theory that you learn in your coursework and apply it to various situations that require teamwork and effective communication to problem solve. You do not need to possess an undergraduate degree in business to pursue your online MBA with McKendree. Classes are 8-weeks in length and can be taken at an individualized pace.
Prepare for a leadership role in finance with the MBA in Corporate Finance, an online Finance degree. Courses provide the postsecondary training needed to work as a licensed CPA as well as careers in financial analysis, credit management, treasury, auditing, and more. Topics covered include:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Strategic tax planning
- Investments
- Corporate financial planning
- Financial statement analysis
Enjoy small class sizes that can be taken at an individual pace. Learn to take the theory that you learn in your coursework and apply it to various situations that require teamwork and effective communication to problem solve. Emphasis is placed on learning together, and from each other, as you build a team.
The Master of Business Administration in Digital Marketing, an online Marketing degree, prepares students for marketing careers that use information technology. Gain skills in digital marketing, social media marketing, and marketing analytics while learning best practices in using digital components within marketing. In addition to exploring ways to create content that will engage your target customers by using information technology to actualize strategic marketing plans, you will also gain broad-based knowledge and skills that are essential for success in the business world.
The coursework focuses on integrated learning experiences, allowing students to learn from both the faculty and each other. Build problem solving and team building skills while completing courses that incorporate individual and group work and written assignments.
McKendree University offers an online MBA in Human Resource Management which will enable you to work in almost any industry. Combining workforce management with business knowledge, this MBA will help you advance your current career or launch a new one. In addition to core business classes, classes in the online Human Resource Management concentration includes:
- Organizational behavior
- Strategic HR and globalization
- Stakeholder management and ethics
- People management
Computer Science & IT
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from McKendree University is an online computer information systems degree for those interested in pursuing careers in this field. This degree is a combination of computing and business courses, helping students understand how to apply management principles to careers in technology. You will learn how to combine business strategies with computer programming skills which prepare you for careers in database administration, software development, and more. The curriculum consists of such courses as:
- Electronic Commerce
- Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues of Computing
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Data Structures and Algorithms
With this flexible online computer information systems degree, students earn a degree and advance their careers while completing coursework anytime and anywhere there is an internet connection. Plus, you will be learning real-world applications from a faculty dedicated to student success and who are always available through an email or phone call.
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
The bachelor’s in Sociology online program with an emphasis in Criminal Justice from McKendree University prepares students for careers in criminal justice, including careers in law enforcement, corrections, and court services. In addition to general education courses, the curriculum of this online Criminal Justice degree teaches students skills and knowledge that help them think critically about social issues in today’s society while changing how they view the world and societies around them.
Courses include studies of topics such as:
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Police and Urban Society
- Correctional Institutions
- Social Class and Inequality
- Race and Ethnic Relations
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Cyber Defense, an online technology management degree, is designed for working adults seeking to advance their careers in cybersecurity. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to protect sensitive information, intellectual property, and informational technology systems and networks. Focus is on security provisioning, operating and maintaining, and overseeing and governing information and intellectual property. Graduates are ready for careers as analysts, investigators, consultants, and managers in public and private sector organizations.
The online nature of this degree ensures students are able to balance their education with other obligations.
The MBA in Cyber Defense, an online technology management degree, prepares professionals who are business leaders in technology and information security. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in cybersecurity using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommended knowledge requirements. Gain an understanding of:
- Leadership
- Technology
- Information Security
- Risk Management
Courses offer individualized attention from professors who are dedicated to student success. The flexible online format allows students to successfully balance their education with their careers and other obligations.
Education
Climb the career ladder with this online masters in curriculum and instruction. Study current educational theory and practical applications as you develop your professional commitment, growth, and competence in the classroom. Examine social issues that affect students, such as diversity, special needs, and character development. Learn to collaborate with students, parents, colleagues, and the community to improve the educational experience in your school.
This flexible online master’s in curriculum and instruction is designed for working educators, allowing you to balance your education with your career and other responsibilities.
Healthcare
The online Master of Health Administration provides the skills and knowledge to successfully manage organizations in the healthcare industry. This online program offers a low faculty-to-student ratio, personal attention, and flexibility for working professionals to be able to balance work responsibilities and studies. This 30-hour online program can be completed in five semesters.
Courses include, but are not limited to:
- Health policy and legal aspects in healthcare
- Driving success and sustainability with strategic planning
- Financial management of healthcare organizations
There are many career fields that graduates can choose from, including mental health, public health, long-term care, therapy services, and healthcare consulting. Classes start every eight weeks. The online master’s degree in health administration brings high-quality education and knowledge to graduates who will be leaders in the future of healthcare.
Nursing
McKendree University's online RN to BSN degree completion program helps to prepare students as generalists in the nursing practice. The coursework enhances the registered nurse's previous education by developing skills such as assessing patients, planning care, and implementing plans of action. Throughout the course of the program, students improve their ability to care for individual patients by broadening their knowledge of disease processes and therapeutic nursing interventions. Coursework combines basic principles of health promotion with applicable skills in holistic health assessments to give students all the tools they need to succeed in a variety of settings, including:
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Outpatient Surgery Centers
- Home Health
- Nursing Care Facilities
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Hospice Agencies
The online DNP degree program from McKendree University is designed to provide a high quality educational experience to advanced nursing leaders who will drive the future of healthcare. Graduates are able to:
- Synthesize science-based theories and concepts from nursing and other disciplines to assess, evaluate, and integrate health care phenomena to impact positive patient outcomes at the individual, group, community, or global level
- Integrate clinical change through organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement and systems thinking to achieve excellence in nursing practice
- Integrate advanced knowledge of nursing theories, methods of inquiry, humanities, and related sciences to translate best evidence for application to improve practice
- Advance the effective use of health care information systems to ensure high-quality outcomes with the generation of data-driven decisions in nursing care
- Advocate for social justice and health equity by evaluating, developing, and implementing policy to impact health care delivery at all levels
- Engage interprofessional collaborative initiatives to examine complex systems and develop effective methods to create positive change for improving patient and population health outcomes
- Translate knowledge into practice to improve patient outcomes and synthesize best practice for improving the nation's health
- Engage in experimental learning and research to promote advanced levels of nursing practice grounded in ethical and moral decision making
Are you an RN with an interest in teaching the next generation of nurses? The Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nurse Educator degree online allows you to both advance your career and use your experience to help future nurses succeed in their careers.
As with all MSN degrees at McKendree University, this online nurse educator degree covers topis in nursing research, health policy and advocacy, ethical issues, cultural diversity in healthcare populations, and more. However, with this concentration you will focus on educational methods, strategies for teaching, assessment and evaluation techniques, and more. Other courses examine clinical pathophysiology and pharmacology and form a foundation in nursing education. Graduates are prepared to work in educational or healthcare settings.
Are you interested in advancing your career and taking on a leadership position? The Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Nurse Manager/Administration is an online nursing administration degree that allows you to combine interests in business with your career in nursing.
All MSN degrees at McKendree University teach professional development and experiential learning as students study topics that include nursing research, ethical issues, health policy and advocacy, cultural diversity, and more. This concentration focuses on nursing management and the business side of healthcare. You will still be helping people, but this care will often take place behind-the-scenes as you ensure the quality, safety, and performance of healthcare organizations.
Courses are likely to include:
- Nursing Informatics
- Human Behavior in Organizations
- Management of Fiscal Systems
The online MSN with a concentration in Population Health is designed for RNs seeking to advance their careers. This degree is designed for working nurses and can be completed on your own schedule and timeframe. All MSN students study such topics as nursing research, health policy and advocacy, ethical issues, cultural diversity, and more.
This concentration examines ways to improve the health of communities. You will look at different populations and the health concerns they have, and then learn how to use an interdisciplinary approach to overcome problems that lead to these poor health conditions. Leadership and collaboration skills are improved upon in such courses as:
- Quality, Safety, and Performance in Organizations
- Impacting Population Health and Wellness Across the Continuum
- Foundations of Population Health
- Leadership in Population Health
- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention to Promote Individual and Population Outcomes
Psychology & Human Services
A bachelor’s in Psychology online from McKendree University allows you to apply knowledge from classes to help others in personal and professional situations. Psychology scientifically studies behavior and mental processes with the goal of understanding, explaining, predicting, and changing behavior. Students will develop a greater self-awareness and understanding of others. Classes help develop oral and written communication and critical thinking skills.
Graduates can further their studies with graduate school in Psychology or a number of related areas. Those directly entering the workforce can pursue careers in settings such as mental health clinics, crisis centers, substance abuse programs, social work agencies, eldercare facilities, human resources and personnel departments, criminal justice facilities, and the educational system.
Students can study many different facets of Psychology, including:
- Abnormal psychology
- Applied behavior analysis
- Military psychology
- Psychology of human sexuality
- Social psychology
- Sport and health psychology