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Gain the critical information and skills to make effective managerial decisions, and prepare to apply those learnings across a broad range of leadership roles.Apply Now Apply by12/29/21
Start Classes1/15/22
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Program Overview
Take a closer look at our online MBA
$17,787.12
Total Tuition
as few as 12 months
Program Duration
36
Credit Hours
In the online MBA program from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, you will learn to analyze and interpret information valuable for formulating, communicating and implementing business decisions.
This accelerated, 100 percent online business master’s emphasizes real-world experiences, sharpening your ability to apply models and skills across disciplinary areas. Our program not only advances your technical skills—it exposes you to the behavioral components and human factors that impact managerial effectiveness.
With a wide variety of electives, you can shape your degree to fit your professional interests and goals. Plus, the curriculum includes an embedded capstone course focusing on strategic management and highlighting interrelationships between firms and external environments.
You can complete your degree in as few as 12 months, with no foundation courses required, regardless of your undergraduate background. Core course work empowers you with a variety of foundational skills and advanced applications including decision-making, accounting, information systems and technology, managerial economics, corporate finance, quantitative analysis, marketing, and more.
When developing the MBA curriculum, we worked closely with 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
Career opportunities
- Chief Executive Officer
- Sales Director
- Marketing Director
- Human Resources Director
- Finance Manager
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
Completing your MBA at SIUE is more affordable than you might expect
Tuition for the MBA online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.
$494.09
Per Credit Hour
$1,482.26
Per 3 Credit-Hour Course
$17,787.12
Total Tuition
If you are applying for financial aid, please use Federal School Code 001759. For more information, please contact our financial aid office by calling 618-650-3880 or emailing finaid@siue.edu.
Calendar
Don’t miss these important deadlines
The MBA 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
12/29/21
Next Application Deadline
1/15/22
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Admissions
Register quickly and easily – here’s what you need to know
Admission to the MBA online program is based on a variety of factors including undergraduate grade point average (GPA), overall score on the GMAT and its parts (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing) and previous work in other graduate programs.
Applicants must submit all post-secondary academic transcripts and a $40 application fee. At least two years of work experience is recommended for students entering the MBA program, which is designed for working professionals. Students recently admitted to the program have had, on average, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.2 and an overall GMAT score of 520.
MBA online admission requirements (based on cumulative undergraduate GPA)
- 3.20 and above – Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering from an AACSB- or ABET-accredited institution
- 3.00 to 3.19 – Bachelor’s degree plus three years of professional work experience
- 2.50 to 2.99 – Bachelor’s degree plus three years of professional work experience or an internship, plus submission of an acceptable GMAT or GRE score
GMAT requirement is waived for applicants who have:
- 3.20 or greater GPA on an undergraduate degree in business or engineering from an AACSB- or ABET-accredited institution
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, with 3.0 GPA and at least three years of work experience
- PhD, MD, LLM, DDS, DNP, EdD
- Master’s, PharmD or JD degree
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 siueapps@siue.edu.
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.
Have a question? Call us at 877-244-4661 .
Courses
The topics you will study in our 100% online MBA program
The MBA online curriculum is comprised of 36 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses and 12 credit hours of electives.Expand All [+]MBA Core CoursesIn order to earn your MBA online, you will complete the following required courses.MBA 522: Decision Making in OrganizationsACCT 524: Accounting for MBAsCMIS 526: Information Systems and TechnologyECON 528: Managerial EconomicsFIN 527: Corporate FinanceMBA 521: Quantitative AnalysisMKTG 525: Marketing Analysis and Applications for Managerial Decision MakingMBA 534: Strategic ManagementElectivesIn order to earn your MBA online, you will complete four of the following elective courses.CMIS 528: Strategic Management of Information TechnologyCMIS 540: Project Management Fundamentals and Best PracticesCMIS 546: Project Procurement and Risk ManagementCMIS 549: Project Management Standard ProcessesCMIS 557: Enterprise Resource PlanningCMIS 563: SQL-PL/SQLCMIS 564: Database DesignCMIS 566: Introduction to Business Intelligence and AnalyticsCMIS 567: Business Analytics CapstoneCMIS 570: Software Systems DesignECON 532: Health Economics and PolicyFIN 545: Entrepreneurial FinanceMBA 523: Negotiation and Interpersonal Skills for ManagersMBA 533: Leadership, Influence & Managerial EffectivenessMGMT 551: Managing Organizational Change and InnovationMGMT 570: Seminar in Human Resource ManagementMGMT 595: Seminar in Management-Topic: Competing in Emerging MarketsMKTG 563: Customer Relationship ManagementPAPA 566: Health Care FinancingPAPA 567: Topics in HealthcarePROD 529: Operations Management and Process Analysis
Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale Online MBA Program
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Total Program Cost In-State: $36,000
Total Program Cost Out-of-State: $36,000
Program Length: 23 months
Contact Information:
618-453-3030
Susan Patrick
Graduate Programs Office
Southern Illinois University
Mail Code 4625
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Program Fast Stats
Application Deadlines: June 8, 2020
Intake Dates: June 8, 2020
Est. Weekly Time Commitment: 15hrs
Total Enrollment: 36
Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average GMAT: 525
Average GPA: 3.37
International: 2%
US Minority: 29%
Female: 36.4%
Male: 63.6%
Age Range: 23 – 55
Average Age: 35
About the Program
Think if you’ve seen one online MBA program you’ve seen them all? The College of Business at Southern Illinois University Carbondale begs to differ. This program’s curriculum offers courses to help students broaden their understanding of core business functions such as finance, accounting, and marketing, but at the same time makes a concerted effort to elevate students’ managerial skills to help them become better leaders.
“That was the intent,” says John Goodale, Director of MBA Programs at SIU-Carbondale. “We wanted to do something unique that basically gives students tools and knowledge that they need as well as supplement that with communications and leadership courses to give them an additional advantage.”
BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ALL IN ONE
U.S. News ranks the program 36th in online MBA programs and number one in the state of Illinois. The 16-course curriculum includes 10 core courses and six additional soft skills courses baked in. Students take two core classes per semester at eight weeks per class. Overlapping both of these is a 16-week long managerial skills course. The six overlapping courses are Business Communication, Critical Issues for Business Leaders, Fundamentals of Career Effectiveness, International Business, Leadership Development, and Entrepreneurship.
“We provide a program that offers students the tools and skills they need to take on managerial roles within organizations. A lot of that is business communication and leadership so we supplement general courses with others to help students acquire those specific skills,” Goodale tells Poets&Quants.
Chelsea Coursey, a May 2017 graduate, attests to acquiring those skills while completing the program and the impact…
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