The Master of Business Administration Degree (Part-time)

The Online/Blended M.B.A. is a 37-credit program offering one of the most efficient ways for individuals to advance their business knowledge and skills while balancing the demands of a full-time career. Classes are offered live at two sites within the state of Massachusetts (Holyoke and Shrewsbury) as well as online. The entire core curriculum is offered online every spring, summer, and fall semester. There is no campus residency requirement for the online courses so that the entire degree can be completed from anywhere in the world. A distinct advantage for students enrolled in this program is that they can choose live or online classes throughout their program, allowing for maximum flexibility.

The Online/Blended M.B.A. program is accredited at the highest standard for business schools by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and taught by many of the same graduate faculty who teach the full-time program. The course curriculum emphasizes techniques of corporate management, including policy analysis, strategic planning, and organization design and control.

In the selection of candidates, no one academic background is favored and students with degrees in science, business, engineering, and liberal arts have joined the program. Academic history, GMAT performance, motivation, aptitude for graduate-level work, and managerial experience are all taken into consideration. Admission to the Online/Blended M.B.A. program occurs throughout the year with semesters starting in spring, summer, and fall. For more details, visit www.isenberg.umass.edu/mba.