A. Gary Anderson
Graduate School of Management

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Online Master of Business Administration

Advance Your Career with UC Riverside’s Online MBA Program

The Online Master of Business Administration program provides an MBA experience tailored for flexibility and accessibility through a fully online delivery mode. It allows students to earn an MBA degree remotely, accommodating working professionals, individuals with geographical constraints, or those balancing personal responsibilities. The Online MBA is suitable for a broad range of students, including emerging managers seeking advanced skills without career interruption, international students pursuing a UC MBA, and professionals needing a more accessible pathway to graduate education.

The Online MBA program admits new students for enrollment in the fall, winter, or spring quarters. No specific undergraduate major or course work is required for admission, though preparation in quantitative methods (such as calculus and statistics) is strongly encouraged. Students who do not have adequate quantitative preparation at the time of admission will need to complete preparatory coursework in mathematics in addition to the courses required for the degree. The Online MBA may be completed full time in 18 months (students must register for 8 units per quarter) or part-time, completing the program in 24-36 months.
 

A Flexible Online MBA That Can Work for You

Many prospective MBA students are working professionals who need scheduling flexibility while in graduate school. If that describes you, below are a few distinctive benefits that UCR’s Online MBA program can offer you:

  • Use your coursework immediately in the workplace to make an impact and position yourself to advance in the workplace!
  • Need to take a lighter course load one quarter? No problem! As a pay-by-the-unit program, you can manage your course load to suit your individual needs.
  • Classes are offered online synchronously with on-campus classes in the evening and Saturdays in addition to occasional weekdays. As an Online MBA student, you will receive priority registration for the online courses to ensure you always get the class you need when you need it.
  • OMBA candidates earn their UCR MBA degree with 64 quarter units (compared to our standard 80 units), allowing you to leverage your degree faster.

 

Explore UCR's Online MBA Program

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Flexible:

Earn your degree at your pace

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Comprehensive:

Complete 10 core courses
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Customized:

Choose from 6 MBA concentrations
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Experiential:

Select 1 required project or internship
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Practical:

Complete a capstone or a thesis
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Convenient:

Evening and weekend classes

 

Six MBA Concentrations Mean Enhanced Opportunities

Interested in accounting? Our Online Master of Business Administration has a concentration for that. Marketing more your speed? We’ve got you covered there, too. By earning your MBA degree from UCR, you have your choice of six MBA specialization areas to align your MBA degree with your career goals. Choose from:


No matter which MBA specialization you choose, you will learn from our passionate and committed faculty — coveted by the best MBA schools in the nation.


 

Top companies who hired UCR MBA program graduates include:

Amazon
Disney
Esri
Fabletics
Goldman Sachs
HUB Group
L-Acoustics
Meta
Northrop Grumman
Panda Restaurant Group
Target
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kaiser Permanente

 

Application Deadlines

Round 2:

January 31

Round 3:

March 31

Final Round:

August 1

Priority Round:

December 15

Additional Information and Resources

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