Lead with Confidence. Build Stronger Organizations.
Organizations succeed because of people—and because of ideas. The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship is dedicated to advancing rigorous scholarship on how organizations function, how leaders influence outcomes, and how innovation creates economic and social value. Our faculty examine the complex dynamics that shape individual, team, and organizational performance in an increasingly global and technologically evolving environment.
Situated at the intersection of people and enterprise, the department integrates cutting-edge research with high-impact teaching, equipping students to lead teams, build organizations, and transform opportunities into impact.
Academic programs
Entrepreneurship Major
Learn the basics of starting your own venture, advocating for new initiatives, and leading change. Choose from four tracks to tailor your degree to your interests.
Management Major
For this undergraduate degree, two tracks build your expertise in either human resources or leadership & management.
PhD in Management
Students have the opportunity to collaborate with the highly respected faculty from this department and enjoy strong placements in academia.
Certificates
AI and Technology Management Certificate
Focus in on the intersection of technology and management with a certificate that gives you a true competitive advantage.
Leadership Certificate
A five-course graduate certificate that delves into the qualities of a great leader, and helps you put them into practice in the workplace.
Innovation
Lean into Iowa's legacy of entrepreneurship with a certificate that prepares you to put forward new ideas, start your own venture, and generate fresh solutions.
# 20
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
# 15
The Princeton Review, 2025
# 7
Texas A&M/University of Georgia/NUS Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity
Faculty
The faculty within the department includes a roster of tenure-track faculty, experienced lecturers, and adjunct faculty from the corporate sector.
Faculty research
Management and Entrepreneurship faculty publish highly cited research in the areas of organizational behavior, teams and leadership, strategic management, and organizational theory—among others.
Tippie Leadership Collaborative
The University of Iowa’s resource hub for companies and non-profits seeking executive education, expert speakers, and research partnerships.
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within 6 months of graduation, 2024
$ 64,368
Class of 2024
Department highlights
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Learn to think like an entrepreneur—to climb the corporate ladder or turn your big idea into a new company, with free consulting help and seed money for your startup.
Entrepreneurial Management Certificate
Amplify what you can do with your existing major with entrepreneurship fundamentals. This undergraduate certificate is a resume-booster open to all undergraduate students at the University of Iowa, including business majors at Tippie.
Management and Entrepreneurship Advisory Council
A group of professionals who help keep our programming up-to-date and relevant to the real world.
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Contact us
Management and Entrepreneurship Department
W252 Pappajohn Business Building
tippie-west-asst@uiowa.edu
319-335-0927
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