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MBA Business Administration at University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Columbia, United States

Programme overview

A generalist online MBA covering quantitative analysis, finance, management, marketing and professional development, with 1.5-credit 8-week modules and 3-credit 16-week courses. Students can concentrate in an area, take a broad managerial focus, or combine business study with coursework from other campus areas.

Faculty: College of Business  |  Department: Business Administration  |  Duration: Two years full-time (sample plan); part-time students typically take 6 hours per semester  |  Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

Business core foundations (12 credits), professional skills and competencies (15 credits including a business consulting field project and business analytics), and 18 credits of special content: a certificate of choice (Assurance/Audit, Construction Management, Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Life Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marketing Analytics or Tax) plus electives. Dual MBA/MSIE, MHA/MBA and JD/MBA options exist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University of Missouri Graduate School (applies to all graduate programmes): a qualifying bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution, and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework for degree-seeking applicants. Individual programmes set their own additional criteria and deadlines. For accelerated master's entry, students must apply before reaching 90 undergraduate credit hours. A cumulative 3.0 GPA is required to graduate.

Requirements published at program group level.

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 online programmes bill for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; each programme sets its own application requirements and deadlines, which are programmed into the application for admission.

Degree-seeking graduate applicants pay a non-refundable application fee of $75 (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) or $100 (nonresident internationals); graduate certificate and non-degree applicants pay $40. Applications are valid for three semesters after the original application term.

Graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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