College of Business & Information Technology
Online master's business degrees
Take charge of your business career
Trying to take your career to a higher level? Gain skills that can help prepare you for a new role and that you can apply to your current business position through our online master鈥檚 business degrees. You can learn advanced business and leadership concepts that can apply to a variety of fields with roles in business administration, management, and health. You may qualify for admission to the master鈥檚 business degree competency-based degree that helps you reach graduation faster and for less money, with eligible transfer credits.
Busy life? We have good news. Our courses are 100% online and only 6 weeks long. Plus there are up to 17 times during the year that you can begin classes. This gives you the flexibility to start school when it fits into your schedule and add to your skills and expand career opportunities.听
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Find the business master's degree for you
*Master of Health Administration/Master of Business Administration requires 58 credits and approximately 30 months to complete.听
^Master of Business Administration Competency-based program may be completed in as little as 12 months. To qualify, students must have a business bachelor鈥檚 degree and experience working in the business field.
Watch our Master's Q&A Webinar
七色视频 understands that life happens and that schedules are fluid. But no worries, because we recorded the Master鈥檚 Q&A Webinar so you can watch it when it fits your busy life. We encourage you to check it out and learn about important topics and commonly asked questions that many potential master鈥檚 students have.听
Skills you鈥檒l develop with core master鈥檚 business degree courses
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
- Management
- Operations
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- Leadership
- Decision making
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMPETENCY-BASED
- Management
- Operations
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- Leadership
- Decision making
MASTER OF MANAGEMENT
- Communication
- Leadership
- Management
- Operations
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Health Administration
- Business Management
- Communications
- Leadership
- Professionalism
- Strategic Planning
- Decision Making
- Operations
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Earn career-relevant skills in weeks 鈥 not years
Get value from your education before you even graduate. Update your professional profile with learned skills when you complete every 5- or 6-week course in our associate, bachelor's and master's programs.
Outlook for workers with a master's degree in business
Master鈥檚 business degree course requirements
Master of Business Administration
There are 11听core, program-specific courses to help you build the knowledge, confidence and skills to lead in business. Core courses include topics like: manage in a changing environment, the digital economy, corporate finance and more.
Master of Management
There are 11 core, program-specific courses to help you build the knowledge, confidence and skills to prepare to lead in business. Core courses include topics like: opportunity assessment and innovation, leading change, inclusive leadership, business law and more.
Master of Health Administration/Master of Business Administration
There are 20 core, program-specific courses in this dual program that help sharpen your leadership skills to gain the confidence and knowledge to prepare to lead in the business of healthcare. Core courses include topics like: systems thinking in health care environments, health sector policy and governance, quantitative reasoning and more.听
Master of Business Administration Competency-based
There are 11听core, program-specific courses to help you build the knowledge, confidence and skills to lead in business. This competency-based program requires students to have an undergraduate business degree and business job experience. Take 3 to 4 classes at your own pace every 16-week period. Spend less time on material you know and more on new subject matter. Core courses include topics like: manage in a changing environment, the digital economy, corporate finance and more.
Tuition and financial aid
Affordable, locked-in tuition
Ways to pay 鈥 and save. Explore your options.
From scholarships to transfer credits and federal financial aid for those who qualify, there are a variety of ways to pay for school and save on tuition.听
Student experience
鈥淭he 七色视频 helped me to become successful. The easy online courses, affordable tuition rates, and readily available resources helped me achieve my goal. The outcome is well earned.鈥澨
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4-time UOPX graduate听
AABFN, 2017; CERT/HRM, 2018; BSB/HR, 2020; MBA, 2021
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Over 1 million alumni have earned their degrees while balancing work, school and life. So can you.听
How to apply for your master鈥檚 business degree program
Once you鈥檝e selected your degree program, choose your start date from our calendar, apply for free and register before the deadline (usually one week before the program starts). Then you'll speak to an enrollment representative to begin class.
- No application fee 鈥 no obligation!
- No SAT, GMAT or essay required
Meet your college deans
Our college deans focus on developing a career-relevant curriculum. They bring industry experience to the classroom and lead a faculty of academic professionals with one goal in mind鈥攖o help you earn the skills you need to pursue your career.
Kathryn Uhles, MSP, MIS
Dean,听College of Business and Information Technology
Joseph Aranyosi, MFA
Associate Dean,听College of Business and Information Technology
Natalie Pratt, MBA, MC, MEd
Associate Dean,听College of Business and Information Technology
Programmatic accreditation
Our MBA and MM programs have been reaffirmed for accreditation until 2027 by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), ensuring the quality of your education. Accreditation occurs on a 10-year cycle with regular quality reviews.
What does that mean in real life?鈥ACBSP-accredited鈥痓usiness programs are committed to quality standards.听
Business master's degree FAQs
This depends on the degree option you鈥檙e pursuing. Other factors include the number of eligible credits you can transfer toward your program, whether you qualify for and want to enroll our self-paced program, the Master of Business Administration Competency-based program and whether you take breaks from your program.听 Here are the published program lengths:
- Master of Health Care Administration/Master of Business Administration: program length 30 months
- Master of Management: program length 16 months听
- Master of Business Administration: program length 16 months
- Master of Business Administration Competency-based: program length approx. 12 months
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Advanced degrees, like master鈥檚, are an important way to gain the knowledge and critical skills necessary to stay competitive in fields like business, healthcare and information technology. So, if you鈥檙e looking to build knowledge and career-relevant skills, an online master鈥檚 degree can help.
Yes, our courses are 100% online.听 Plus, our traditional online master鈥檚 business degree programs give you the added flexibility because you only take one course at a time. Our courses last 6 weeks and are in an asynchronous learning environment that allows you and your peers to engage in discussions, assignments and learning activities.听
If you鈥檇 prefer to learn in a self-paced, faculty-supported environment, our Master of Business Administration Competency-based program may be a good option. Courses are taken 4 at a time鈥攐ver a 16-week period. You can work at your own pace with faculty mentor support. To be admitted to the program, you must have an undergraduate business degree and business job experience.听
Regardless of which program model you select, you鈥檒l learn from faculty who are leaders in their field. They bring their experience and practice to the classroom. This exposes you to industry-leading strategies necessary to promote your career growth.听
Throughout your learning experience you are never alone. Our academic counselors and finance advisors support and help guide you make solid decisions from your first day to your last.
Yes, you can transfer eligible credits听to our traditional online master鈥檚 degree program if the university or college you attended is accredited. If you apply for our Master of Business Administration Competency-based program, you may be able to leverage your relevant business skills to earn your master鈥檚 degree faster and for less cost. An enrollment representative can help you understand if your prior college credits can apply to your chosen program.听
