Master of Business Administration

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Your Career. Your Pace. Your Bulldog MBA. Advance your career with Mississippi State’s Top-50 publicly ranked online MBA—flexible, affordable, and built for working professionals ready to lead. At MSU, we believe in doing business the Bulldog way: with grit, integrity, and real-world impact. Our 100% online MBA program is designed to fit your life while preparing you to make bold moves in your career. From tackling real challenges in our MBA capstone to connecting with a network of driven peers and faculty, you’ll gain more than a degree—you’ll gain momentum. Study online. Lead anywhere. Experience Bulldog Business.

AACSB Accredited
#1 Online MBA Program of 2025 by Best Value Schools
65th-Ranked Online MBA Program by U.S. News & World Report
Ranked No.38 Best Online MBA Program for Veterans by U.S News & World Report
Flexible – admit any semester
No GMAT/GRE Required

Tuition & Fees

Tuition per credit hour	$558.50
Instructional Support Fee per credit hour	$25.00

Tuition and fees listed are subject to change and do not include all possible charges. Additional fees may apply. Please refer to the master class schedule for individual course charges.

Program Structure

All students are required to take a set of basic business courses, or prerequisites, prior to taking their core courses. Students must complete the set of basic business courses listed below, or submit transcripts from other schools that carry equivalent courses with a grade of "B" or better. We offer survey courses online in place of many undergraduate prerequisites, designed for non-business undergraduates.

If you would like a pre-application evaluation of your transcript and prerequisites, you can e-mail your transcript to Bonner Whittington at bwhittington@business.msstate.edu. Please note that a pre-application evaluation does not imply acceptance into the program.

The MSU Online MBA requires six hours of electives on your program of study as well. The College of Business offers elective courses but other courses may be used.

Prerequisites:

Course Code	Course Title
ACC 2013	Financial Accounting
or ACC 2203	Survey of Accounting
BQA 3123	Business Statistical Methods II
or BQA 8443	Stat. Analysis for Bus Dec
FIN 3123	Financial Management
EC 2123	Principles of Microeconomics (CLEP)
BIS 3233	Management Info Systems (CLEP)

Courses

MGT 8113 Leadership Skills
Three hours lecture. Survey of major behavioral skills used by managers to help them build human capital and influence behavior in an organizational setting.

MKT 8153 Strategic Marketing Management
Three hours lecture. Market strategic analysis, research and planning necessary to effectively match marketing strategies with changing macro, micro and organizational environments.

FIN 8113 Corporate Finance
(Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and FIN 3123 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. An examination of the interaction between financial accounting, cash flow estimation, capital budgeting, risk and return, capital structure, and working capital management.

ACC 8213 Financial & Accounting Report Analysis
(Prerequisites: ACC 2203 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Analysis of financial statements and internal accounting reports to help management make decisions.

BQA 6423 Business Decision Analysis
(Prerequisites: BQA 3123 or equivalent). Basic/medium-level quantitative analysis methods for business decisions, including optimization modeling using spreadsheets, queueing service system, Newsboy models, customer choice models, and simulation. It serves students who want to grasp the techniques to solve real-world business decision problems.

SCL 8213 Supply Chain & Operations Management
Study of how operations and logistics, both within and between firms in a supply chain contribute to creating customer value propositions, and achieving competitive advantage.

MGT 8103 Strategic & Entrepreneurial Management
This course focuses on how organizations create sustained competitive advantages through environmental scanning, strategic thinking, strategic communication and a commitment to action.

MGT 8123 Strategic Business Consulting
(Prerequisite: BQA 8233, MKT 8153, EC 8103, ACC 8213, FIN 8113, MGT 8113). Three hours lecture. A study of strategic management covering environmental analysis, competition between firms, competitive advantage, and strategy implementation culminating in a consulting project with participating organization.

MBA-PM Courses

IE 8583 Enterprise Systems Engineering
(Prerequisites: IE 4733 and IE 4773). Three hours lecture. A study of models used to describe and analyze manufacturing systems. Development of models using queuing networks, mathematical programming, simulation, and other techniques.

IE 6333 Production Control Systems I
(Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in IE 4613). Three hours lecture. Principles, analysis, and design of production and inventory planning and control. Demand for forecasting, aggregated planning, inventory management , production scheduling and control systems.

IE 6533 Project Management
(Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in IE 4613). Three hours lecture. Use of CPM, PERT, and GERT for planning, managing and controlling projects. Computer procedures for complex networks.

IE 6573 Process Improvement Engineering
Three hours lecture. Introduction to quality and productivity improvement methodologies and tools. The design and implementation of continuous improvement systems in organizations.

IE 6653 Industrial Quality Control
(Prerequisite: IE 4613). Three hours lecture. The theory and application of statistical quality control; statistical process control; and statistical acceptance sampling.

New Admissions

Admission to the MBA program will require the following:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
A competitive GPA
For international applicants, a TOEFL or IELTS score administered in the last 2 years

Admission to the MBA program is competitive. Students who do not have undergraduate degrees in Business Administration will be required to complete some basic foundation or prerequisite courses after admission. You must earn a grade of "B" or higher in all of the prerequisites in order to take the subsequent graduate level courses.

Deadline for Fall Semester: August 1
Deadline for Spring Semester: December 1
Deadline for Summer Semester: May 15

The Office of Graduate Admissions will not accept classified (degree-seeking) applications submitted after the deadline. You will be allowed to submit test scores and other documents after the deadline in order to complete your application. Please contact Angelia Knight at aknight@business.msstate.edu about other options if you miss the classified (degree-seeking) deadline.

Readmissions

Once enrolled in graduate study, a student who fails to meet the continuous enrollment requirement must complete an Application for Readmission to register for classes. Continuous enrollment is defined as enrollment in two of three semester terms (Fall, Spring, or Summer) with Fall enrollment required. Students who have not been enrolled for a period of three years or longer and are in good academic standing, are eligible to reapply to through the Lapsed Student Program. Readmission is not guaranteed and must be approved by the Department Head, Academic Dean, and Dean of the Graduate School. Interested students or academic departments should contact the Graduate School for more information.

Mississippi State University has an application deadline that allows students maximum flexibility in their decision to return to school. Students should note, however, that certain processes do require information to be submitted within a reasonable amount of time. The earlier you apply, the better your selection of courses.

Application Checklist

The following is a checklist designed to ensure that you complete all paperwork necessary for taking courses in the MBA program at Mississippi State University as a classified student. Please note specific instructions for International Students in step 5. Detailed instructions regarding the statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, and payment of the application fee are found within the online application. Questions regarding your application can be addressed to the Office of Graduate Admissions grad@grad.msstate.edu or 662.325.7400.

Application Checklist

Statement of Purpose - Provide two to three paragraphs on who you are, why you want an MBA, and why you selected Mississippi State University's Distance MBA program. You may even discuss your past academic performance, and what that says about your ability to succeed in a graduate level program.

Three (3) Letters of Recommendation - When completing your online application you will be asked for three names and the email addresses of individuals you are using as references. Once you hit "submit" on the application and pay your application fee, your references will receive an email from MSU which will provide a link to an online form for completing their recommendations.

Application fee $60 or $80 for international applications - If you did not submit your $60 payment online during the application process please contact the Office of the Graduate School at 662.325.7400 to make your payment.

Mailing Address:
The Office of the Graduate School
P.O. Box G
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Physical Street Address: (DHL, Fed Ex, UPS, DHS)
Mississippi State University
Office of the Graduate School
175 Presidents Circle
617 Allen Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Application - Complete the online Application for Admission which includes:
Resume - Please submit most current resume on your application.
Transcript - Request one official transcript from EVERY university or school you have previously attended. Your university should send them directly to MSU, not to you. Electronic transcripts should be sent to: gradapps@grad.msstate.edu Mississippi State University, Graduate School. Only one copy of an electronic transcript is required.
Paper transcripts should be mailed to:
International Students - The College of Business requires a minimum TOEFL score of 84 iBT (internet based), or 84 on the revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test, or 575 PBT (unavailable after July 2017) or an IELTS score of 7.0. Detailed information regarding international applications can be found in the Graduate Catalog
- ETS is providing home testing for the TOEFL iBT test, and MSU is encouraging students to take advantage of this testing option. For those students applying for the summer or fall 2020 semester who have taken the TOEFL within five years of the semester they plan to enroll and are unable to access the TOEFL iBT test from home, we will accept your previous test scores.
Technology - For successful completion of the MSU Distance Education MBA program please follow the instructions on our Technical Assistance page for recommended technology.
Orientation - After you are admitted, please sign up for the Online Orientation.

Forms

Registration Assistance - The Registration Assistance Form should be completed by students who have tried to register in Banner and were unsuccessful. This form should be completed and emailed to Elissa Landers.

Campus/Concentration Change - This form should be completed by students who are wanting to change their concentration.

Course Retake Form - This should be completed by those students who would like to retake a course.

Intent to Graduate - Prior to registering for your last semester, review your program of study with the Online MBA academic advisor Elissa Landers.

Other Grad Forms

Employer Sponsored Students

Due to recent payment policy changes established by the university, students who receive tuition assistance from their employers can use these options for paying tuition:

Pay your bill in full online, then submit your payment receipt to your employer for reimbursement.
Enroll in a 4-installment payment plan which requires you to provide credit card or bank account information at the time of enrollment to allow payments to be automatically charged or drafted on the established due dates. Please note, an enrollment fee of $50 is required at set up. Also, please keep copies of your payment receipts to submit to your employer for reimbursement.
- Fall payments will be due August 1^st, September 1^st, October 1^st, and November 1^st.
- Spring payments will be due January 1^st, February 1^st, March 1^st and April 1^st.
Note that when making payment by debit or credit card, a 2.7% convenience fee will be charged in addition to your payment amount. To avoid the additional convenience fee, make payment by echeck which is fee-free.

Specific information regarding payment deadlines, acceptable payment types, services fees, etc., is available on the MSU Student Account Services page, paymybill.msstate.edu.