MBA Business Administration at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The MBA offers Flexible (on-campus, full- or part-time), Accelerated (suspended) and Online formats, with 11 concentrations and joint degree options on campus.

Faculty: College of Business Administration | Department: Liautaud Graduate School of Business | Duration: 42 semester hours; about 1.5 years full-time, 2-3 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

26 core hours (Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Strategic Business Decisions, Operations Management, Enterprise Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Marketing), 12 concentration hours and 4 elective hours. Concentrations include Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance, HRM, International Business, Management, MIS, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management and Real Estate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate GPA 3.00/4.00 or equivalent; business degree not required. GMAT/GRE/EA not required. Two professional letters of recommendation, personal statement, CV and at least two years of professional experience expected; interview for qualified candidates. International applicants must meet TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo minimums.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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