School of Business

Unveil your potential

About the School of Business

Linfield’s School of Business cultivates leaders. We are inspired to create an educational experience that fosters intellectual curiosity, integrity, an inclusive mindset, business-relevant knowledge and skills, global awareness and ethical behavior. Our strong grounding in business and commitment to your success are core competencies. Turn your passion for management, marketing, sport, wine, accounting or investing into a career.

Creating transformational student experiences

Message from the dean

We ardently prepare our students to thrive in an ever-changing work world. We facilitate critical thinking and innovation. We leverage networks. We bring ideas to fruition. And we wake up every morning excited to educate the next generation of change-makers and solution finders.

Admission to the School

Whether you want to manage a sports team, use your marketing skills in the wine industry, work in a top-rated accounting or investment firm, or be a global entrepreneur, joining Linfield’s world-class School of Business community is the first step.

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School of Business

Programs of study

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Master of Science in

Business

Choose your specialization – design and innovation or sport leadership – and elevate your business expertise.

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Major or minor in

Sport management

Passion underlies every role in the sports industry, whether in sports marketing, athletic administration, the apparel business, coaching, management or sports broadcasting.

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Major or Minor in

Wine Studies

Obtain knowledge about the history, culture, production, business, science and appreciation of wine.

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Beyond the Classroom

Linfield’s School of Business animates classroom study with experiential learning through field trips, internships and corporate outreach opportunities to lay the groundwork for successfully building your network and portfolio.

Internships and outreach

Connecting you to prominent businesses in the Pacific Northwest through internship opportunities and corporate outreach.

Go beyond the classroom

Understanding the world

Gain first-hand knowledge and perspective of culture and business by studying abroad at least once before you graduate.

See where we can take you

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Dr. Madden teaching a class in the MS in business program.

2023-24 M.S. in Business Cohort

Meet the 2023-24 cohort of students in Linfield University's Master of Science in business program.

Meet the new cohort

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ASLU McMinnville Campus: 2023-24 Student Leadership

The Associated Students of Linfield University (ASLU) Cabinet is the executive branch and consists of two elected officers (president and vice president) and six officers. Meet the McMinnville ASLU team for 2023-24.

Meet the team

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Nick Severson '24, Sophia vanderSommen ’25 and Caitlin Hillman ’24 next to a Delap sign.

One Accounting Firm, Four Linfield Summer Interns

Delap has a history of hiring Linfield students as interns, and Linfield graduates as employees. This summer, four Linfield students are among the firm’s 18 summer interns.

Meet the interns

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Owen Hand ’24 Scores a Competitive Scholarship

“I'm interested in both the stock market and helping people. If I can somehow combine the two, I think that would be really rewarding.”

Meet Owen

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Recruiting the Next Generation of Talent

Linfield University's Office of Career Development helps connect students with potential employers. At the end of every academic year, they host a Job Fair with recruiters present from different industries, ranging from health care to entertainment, automotive insurance, and even the local police department.

Discovering Linfield

Emma Libby ’23, like many Linfield students, took advantage of the university’s many versatile study-abroad opportunities. She spent the spring semester of 2022 learning about wine in France.

Meet Emma

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Kayley, Matigan and Olivia performing with the Linfield Dance Team at a Wildcat football game

My Bonus Families For Fall Family Weekend

Linfield’s annual Fall Family Weekend brought forth a flood of Wildcat families. Kayley Dombrigues '25 spent hers with the families of her roommates, Olivia Welsh ’25 and Matigan Dodge ’25. Kayley said, "By folding me into their family activities, I felt the security and warm-loving comfort of family in the absence of my own."

Meet Kayley

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2022-23 M.S. in Business Cohort

We are pleased to introduce our 2022-23 Master of Science in business cohort! Now in its second year, this one-year program offers three tracks – design innovation, sport leadership and wine business leadership. It is designed for anyone ready to pursue roles in leadership.

Meet the cohort

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Students Are Agents of Change

The Linfield archive and other programs on Linfield campuses present students with opportunities to change the world, or even a small piece of it, for the better throughout their time as a Wildcat.

Meet the Archive Team

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ASLU McMinnville Campus: 2022-23 Student Leadership

The Associated Students of Linfield University (ASLU) Cabinet is the executive branch and consists of two elected officers (president and vice president) and six officers. Meet the McMinnville ASLU team for 2022-23.

Meet the team

Seizing the Opportunity

With close relationships with professors, supportive teammates on and off the basketball court and a trip to the NCAA women's basketball championship tournament, rising senior Janessa Yniguez ’23 has made the most of every opportunity presented during her time at Linfield.

Meet Janessa Yniguez '23

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Transfer Student to Softball Star

As she reflects on her time as a Wildcat, Baily Paul '22 is only more certain that Linfield was the right university for her. "I discovered so many pathways, I have amazing memories and amazing people by my side. There were some long days, but it's been so worth it," she said.

Meet Baily

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Making My Life Extraordinary

"When my parents finally made the decision, they knew amputation was the best choice for me and that the doctors were going to be right. However, there was one thing that the doctors were completely wrong about. I was going to be anything but ‘normal’, I was going to be extraordinary, and my family made sure of that."

Meet Annie

Linfield students studying the vineyards of Crawford Beck in Amity, OR

Evan Kern '23 opening a bottle of wine during a wine tasting

Harvesting a New Passion

"Honestly, it just came out of nowhere," said Evan Kern '23. "Not a lot of schools in the country have a wine studies program. It's really cool that Linfield students have the opportunity to study wine right in the center of one of the premier wine regions in the world."

Meet Evan

Isabella Dixon '25 stocking the shelves in Linfield's student food pantry

Isabella holding a box of spaghetti available for students in the food pantry

Unperishable Service

To avoid stigma, the Linfield food pantry gives students 24/7, ID-card access to supplemental food so that no student goes hungry. As coordinator, Isabella Dixon '25 manages the stock and resupplies the shelves.

Meet Isabella

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Dean Jennifer Madden instructs the MS in business class

Meet the Inaugural Class of Linfield's Master of Science in Business

The carefully crafted Master of Science in business is a one-year program with two tracks - design innovation and sport leadership - designed for anyone wanting to pursue roles in leadership, regardless of undergraduate studies. We are pleased to introduce our first cohort of students!

Meet the 2021-22 MSB cohort

Carrying Out a Vision

"I want the School of Business at Linfield University to be the institution of choice for studying business," Dean Jennifer Madden says. "I walked into that vision, and I am proud to carry that vision forward."