Business Administration

Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Business Administration (M.B.A.)

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For distance education and registration questions:

Frances Betts
Continuing Education
(970) 491-0675
(877) 491-4336
fbetts@learn.colostate.edu

For program information and questions, please contact:

Matt Leland
College of Business - MBA Programs
(800) 491-4622 ext. 1
matt.leland@colostate.edu

Degree Overview

The distance MBA program offers a comprehensive program that brings the on-campus classroom environment to working professionals around the world via online learning environments, DVD, and streaming video. The program is designed for maximum flexibility, allowing you to maintain your careers while obtaining a graduate degree.

The program is designed around a specific plan of study ensuring that you have an understanding of specific concepts before progressing in the program.

Our distance MBA is a Best Buy as chosen by GetEducated.comIn a review by GetEducated.com, this MBA degree ranks as a 2009 MBA Best Buy. This Best Buy designation indicates that our program has been reviewed and judged to offer a high quality, AACSB accredited, distance MBA degree to a national audience at tuition rates well below the national average.

Degree Benefits

  • Learn in a challenging academic program guided by distinguished faculty and leading practitioners.
  • Work on projects and assignments with fellow students who are experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds.
  • Immediately apply relevant knowledge, concepts and analytical tools to on-the-job decisions.
  • Complete the degree in either two or four years depending on your schedule at work and home.
  • Get convenient access to an accredited master's degree at a "Top Tier" University, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges and Universities."

Career Opportunities

Professionals from these recognized businesses and organizations have graduated from the MBA program (partial list):

  • Accenture
  • Advanced Energy
  • Federal Research
  • Oppenheimer
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Target
  • Convergys
  • EnCana Oil & Gas
  • Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery
  • Navigant Consulting
  • And many, many more...

Degree at a Glance

Delivery

DVD "Live" Recording, from the on-campus Professional MBA program, with an online component. On-campus attendance is not required to complete this program.

Total Credits

Plan C - 40 credits

Tuition

$620 per credit
(financial aid available)

Time Frame

Can be completed in a 2-year or 4-year plan of study. Summer courses are required for both plans. If the program is started in the spring semester then the program length will be increased by a full semester, or approximately four months.

Designed For

Business professionals who desire to increase their understanding of business principles and practices; entrepreneurs; managers and middle managers looking to advance in their profession; private business owners who want to be more effective in making business decisions.

What You Will Earn

You will earn the same regionally accredited Colorado State University degree that a student on the Fort Collins campus is awarded. Your diploma and transcript are identical to those given to on-campus students.