Master of Business Administration with a Management Specialization Online

The Online SIUE MBA in Management program will broaden your capabilities to manage resources in a global environment, while sharpening your business skills across a range of trades.

Apply by 4/17/24
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Start Classes 5/6/24

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Program Overview

See what makes our 100% online MBA in Management stand out

Tuition

$18,940.68

Total Tuition

Duration

as few as 12 months

Program Duration

Credit Hours

36

Credit Hours

Whether you're overseeing a small business with several direct reports, supervising a very large team, or just looking to round out your managerial expertise, the online MBA in Management program from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is applicable for anyone who needs to pair analytical skills with human resource management.

In this accelerated, 100 percent online MBA program, you will study negotiation and interpersonal skills for managers, how leadership and influence shape managerial effectiveness, and operations management and process analysis. Shape your degree with seminar options covering human resource management and competing in emerging markets.

You can complete your degree in as few as 12 months, with no foundation courses required regardless of your undergraduate background.

Our MBA core course work is comprised of foundational skills and advanced applications including decision-making, accounting, information systems and technology, managerial economics, corporate finance, quantitative analysis, marketing, government policy, and more. Plus, the curriculum includes an embedded capstone course focusing on strategic management, and multiple simulations and practical implementation exercises.

Within our in-depth electives, you will develop managerial skills, including conflict and crisis management. You will focus on diagnostic, conceptual, analytic and interpersonal competencies you need to be an effective leader—such as organizational power, politics, and influence; corporate culture and leadership style; and ethical decision-making. You can also take a process view of operations management concepts including process design, capacity, flow time, and supply chain and logistics in the manufacturing and service sectors.

In continuously developing and refining the MBA curriculum, we work closely with some of the region's top business professionals to bring theoretical knowledge and real-world experience into the classroom. Many of those same leaders serve on our advisory board, as do alumni who ensure the course work is relevant, up-to-date and tailored to real business needs.

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • Identify and define business problems and generate and evaluate alternative courses of action
  • Implement a chosen course of action and evaluate its outcome in the context of a dynamic organization
  • Discern and appreciate the ethical implications of decisions as well as the impact of the global environment on the management of people and processes
  • Integrate current and emerging functional knowledge into the decision-making process
  • Identify and define business problems and generate and evaluate alternative courses of action
  • Implement a chosen course of action and evaluate its outcome in the context of a dynamic organization
  • Discern and appreciate the ethical implications of decisions as well as the impact of the global environment on the management of people and processes
  • Integrate current and emerging functional knowledge into the decision-making process

Career opportunities

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Sales Manager
  • Human Resources Manager
  • General Manager
  • Management Consultant
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Sales Manager
  • Human Resources Manager
  • General Manager
  • Management Consultant
AACSB Accredited Program

The School of Business at SIUE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and is one of only two percent of business colleges and universities in the world to hold this accreditation for business and accounting. The School has been accredited since 1975.

Tuition

Experience value with our affordable online management degree

Tuition for the MBA with a Management Specialization online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition per credit hour

$526.13

Per Credit Hour

Tuition per credit hour

$1,578.39

Per 3 Credit-Hour Course

Tuition per credit hour

$18,940.68*

Total Tuition

Calendar

Dates you will need to know for our MBA in Management

The MBA with a Management Specialization program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that best fits your goals.

Upcoming Start Dates

Tuition per credit hour

4/17/24

Next Application Deadline

Tuition per credit hour

5/6/24

Start Classes

TermStart DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Spring II3/16/242/28/243/6/243/12/243/14/245/3/24
Summer I5/6/244/17/244/24/244/30/245/2/246/17/24
Summer II6/22/246/5/246/12/246/18/246/20/248/9/24
Fall I8/24/248/7/248/14/248/20/248/22/2410/11/24
Fall II10/19/2410/2/2410/9/2410/15/2410/17/2412/13/24

Admissions

Being admitted to the SIUE online business management degree program

Admission to the online MBA in Management degree program is based on a variety of factors including undergraduate grade point average, professional resume and previous work in other graduate programs.

Register quickly and easily – here’s what you need to know

  • Graduate School application and $40 fee
  • Submission of all postsecondary academic transcripts
  • Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment
  • Minimum GPA of 2.50 in undergraduate coursework and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in any graduate coursework*
  • Current resume demonstrating detailed post-bachelor's degree professional work experience.
  • Personal history information
  • All applicants with foreign academic credentials whose first language is not English must demonstrate adequate English language proficiency in advance of admission
    • Proof of English Proficiency: minimum requirements are TOEFL (79), IELTS (6.5) or equivalent

*Applicants with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or lower in undergraduate coursework may be required to submit recent GMAT or GRE scores after an initial review of the application. Recently admitted students to the MBA program have had average GMAT scores of 520.

Admission to the MBA program is selective and based on a variety of factors. The program, at its discretion, may request GRE or GMAT test scores, other supporting documents, or interviews that demonstrate the applicant's ability to successfully complete the MBA degree. At least two years of work experience is recommended for students entering the MBA program.

Applicants should have grades in quantitative courses that indicate a high probability of success in completing the MBA program. A review of quantitative courses will be conducted by the MBA program director.

Program application materials may be uploaded during the application process, but official transcripts must be sent directly from the school attended, and test scores must be verifiable with the appropriate testing service. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office with questions regarding the application submission process at [email protected].

Review the SIUE Admissions Policy for more information.

Students who were not admitted may appeal. These appeals are handled by the MBA program director. Students seeking an exception are required to provide the program director with evidence supporting the reason such an exception should be granted. The program director's decision regarding the appeal is final.

Students are expected to enter the program with competencies in computer software and statistics.


All required documents (e.g., official transcripts) should be sent to the following address:

SIUE Office of Graduate and International Admissions
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047

Electronic official transcripts should be submitted to [email protected].

Note: Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their MBA courses. Students who fall below this minimum will be placed on academic probation and referred to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. If the student is permitted to continue in the program, the conditions for continuance will be put in writing and communicated to the student. In addition, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to receive their degree.

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Courses

Advance your knowledge in these online MBA courses

The MBA with a Management Specialization online curriculum is comprised of 36 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses and 12 credit hours of electives.

In order to earn your MBA with a Management Specialization online, you will complete the following required courses.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the individual and group level dynamics of decision making focusing on non-quantitative issues surrounding managerial decisions and ethical dilemmas.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Understanding and analysis of financial and managerial accounting information to enable internal/external users to make informed business decisions.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information systems and state-of-the-art information technology with a middle-level managerial focus.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Economic analysis of managerial decisions, business strategy, government policy, and regulation affecting business organizations.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theoretical concepts and analytical tools for solving problems and making corporate investment and financing decisions. Firm valuation, international security markets, and foreign investments. Will not count toward MA or MS in Economics and Finance.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Problem solving and fundamental quantitative methods to formulate and solve problems to support business decision making. Analysis of complex situations and communication of results.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Decision-Oriented overview of marketing management in creating value by analyzing customer responses for designing products, prices, channel and communication strategies for planning marketing effort.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Analysis, formulation, and implementation of firm's strategy studied from a general management perspective. Interrelationships between the firm and its external environment are emphasized.
In order to earn your MBA with a Management Specialization online, you will complete four of the following elective courses.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Within the framework of negotiation, this course is designed to develop individual skills needed to manage effectively including: conflict management, negotiation and crisis/change management.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focus on diagnostic, conceptual, analytic and interpersonal competencies needed in leadership roles; power, politics and influence in organizations; corporate culture and leadership style; and leadership and ethical decision-making.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A process view of operations management concepts such as process design, capacity, flow time, supply chain and logistics in manufacturing and service organizations is presented.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Knowledge and skills of organizational change with emphasis on diagnostic skills necessary for effective management of planned organizational change. Individual and group leadership approaches.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theory and practice of human resource management. Balanced attention on strategic use of HR in organizations and HR tools to achieve effectiveness and efficiency.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Interpretations and discussions of current developments in management. Emphasis on analysis of current developments.

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