Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Shape a better future with the MBA@MBU.
MBU’s online MBA is designed for career-driven professionals who aspire to lead with purpose. Beyond mastering essential business principles, you’ll explore specialized topics that align with your values and career goals. Rooted in a commitment to transformative leadership, our MBA equips you with the skills to become an agent of change and create a lasting impact.
MBU’s MBA is offered 100% online, with classes starting every eight weeks.
- Time to finish
- 15 months
- Format
- Online
- Tracks
- Management, Finance
Next steps
Why Earn Your MBA at MBU?
At MBU, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge necessary to critically evaluate and analyze market opportunities, and use this analysis to develop innovative products and services that meet the needs of target customers.
Join our MBA program and cultivate a strong network of mentors and advisors who can provide guidance, support, and connections to key resources, including funding sources, strategic partners, and potential customers.
Mary Baldwin’s flexible, innovative MBA program is designed for busy innovators and entrepreneurs. Program benefits include:
- 100% online, asynchronous coursework, with occasional real-time class discussions and guest speakers
- Six enrollment starts per year; we’re ready when you are
- No entrance exam or application fee
- Tuition discount for MBU alumni
Next steps
“Given these uncertain times, there will likely be a permanent shift in how many industries do business. Adapting and exploring new paths of how to do business will be critical to survival. The MBA@MBU provides the tool kit needed to be able to assess situations and find smart solutions to move forward.”
Rachel Laux, MBA ‘19Financial, Planning, and Analysis Lead, Leidos
Curriculum
Develop a deep understanding of entrepreneurial principles, and how to apply them, while embracing a vision for impactful business practices.
You’ll develop a deep understanding of entrepreneurial principles, and apply them to launch and grow new business ventures that create positive social impact.
- BUAD 500: Marketing & Communications
- BUAD 502: Managing & Leading Others
- BUAD 505: Financial Management
- BUAD 507: Economics
- BUAD 508: Business Statistics & Prediction
- BUAD 600: Strategic Planning & Process Improvement
You’ll develop a deep understanding of entrepreneurial principles, and apply them to launch and grow new business ventures that create positive social impact.
- BUAD 623: Impact Governance
- BUAD 646: Global Markets
You’ll develop a deep understanding of entrepreneurial principles, and apply them to launch and grow new business ventures that create positive social impact.
- BUAD 635: Designing & Building Effective Cultures
- BUAD 642: Responsible Business Environment
Advising & Mentorship
Our MBA faculty are scholars, business leaders, management consultants, entrepreneurs, and even inventors. They have industry experience in the private, public, government, and nonprofit sectors in the United States and globally.
Among their broad research interests and professional expertise:
- Leadership theories
- Business process improvement
- Corporate social responsibility
- Social entrepreneurship
- Family businesses
- International management
- Sustainable development (and the triple bottom line)
- B Corps + benefit corporations
- Plant and engineering management
- Supply chain and operations planning
- Project management
Your professors and instructors will become more than teachers; they’ll also become trusted mentors, advisors, and, ultimately, business peers.
Next steps
Our Faculty
Our faculty is made up of a dynamic blend of passionate educators and industry leaders. With their insights and expertise, they are nurturing future leaders and innovators ready to tackle global challenges with confidence and competence.
Cost & Financial Aid
An MBA is one of the smartest investments you can make in yourself. Our seasoned financial aid experts will help you navigate the process of funding your degree so you can stay focused on your future. Options might include:
- No/low-interest payment plans
- Federal student loans
- Employer tuition assistance
- Military benefits
And if you’re an MBU graduate, let us know: all MBU alumni receive an upfront discount.
