Nonprofit Management Education

Robert Morris University

6001 University Blvd
Moon Township, PA  15108
Region: Northeast

Contact Information

Michele T. Cole
Director, MS in Nonprofit Management Program
http://www.rmu.edu/
cole@rmu.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Financial Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Human Resource Managment
  • Program Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Strategic Planning for Nonrofit Organizations
  • Culture, Structure and Philosophy of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Legal Issues and Ethics in the Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Discovery and Assessments for Effective Decision Making
  • Research/Thesis Project I
  • Research/Thesis Project II
  • Development and Marketing Strategies for NPOs
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
  • Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management
  • Research Methodologies for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Financial Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Human Resource Managmement for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Research Methodologies II - Thesis Project I
  • Organizational Development: Culture, Value and Philosophy of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Program Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Development and Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Fundamentals of Strategic Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Legal Issues and Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Thesis Defense
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2002
Concentration name(s)
  • Masters of Science in Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Department of Management
  • SBUS Management
School/college
  • Business
  • Business
Degree name
  • MS in Nonprofit Management
  • Master of Science
Doctoral degree name
  • N/A
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Applied Research
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • EXCELlent Budgeting
  • Weathering Financial Storms
  • Navigating Financial Waters
  • The Special Events Toolbox
  • Here There Be Dragons: An Introduction to Employment Law
  • Ask an Attorney: Law Links Clinics
  • Demystifying Marketing
  • Working in the Social Sector
  • Technology Workshops
  • Extensive and varied list. Please see www.rmu.edu/BCNM
Part of certificate program No
Program/department name
  • Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management
  • Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University
School/college
  • Other
  • Other
School/college
  • MSO
  • Independent of the Schools
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • Technical Assistance
  • Internships
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • Technical Assistance
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Technical Assistance
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 27 Feb 2026