Need to balance school with life’s demands? Earn your MBA degree online in a way that works for you. Choose a traditional structured program with weekly deadlines—or progress at your pace, on your schedule with our Tempo Learning® option.
FOCUS ON APPLICABLE SKILLS
Gain management skills you can apply immediately at work, including the soft skills today’s business leaders need to drive change.
SUPPORT FOR YOUR FUTURE
Visit our Career Hub for MBA students, where you can access key tools like career checklists, résumé writing help, and live events.
ENGAGING CAPSTONE
Create a strategy playbook based on a company you choose, using all the tools you’ve learned in your MBA degree online program.
Curriculum and Completion Requirements
Walden’s MBA degree online program goes beyond practical knowledge to help you master the intangible soft skills essential to your growth—such as emotional intelligence, negotiation capabilities, systems thinking, and coaching and mentoring.
Featured MBA Courses
A background in the basics of business is often a key to making the most of a graduate business or management program. In this foundational course, students can build their business acumen in major functional areas that are essential to business success including business leadership and management, business ethics, the legal environment of business, accounting, finance, economics, quantitative methods and statistics, information systems management, global business, marketing, and strategic management.
Today's companies are challenged to constantly do more with less. Effective managers know how to deploy scarce financial resources in ways to achieve optimal returns on these resources. Students will discover the latest financial tools and analytic methods to strengthen the capital investment decision-making process. Students will use critical thinking skills to apply and, at times, challenge traditional financial theory, while balancing various stakeholder interests in the financial decision-making process. Students will examine a range of contemporary issues and techniques relevant to sound and ethical financial decision making.
Being an effective leader is essential in business and demands that an individual has a strong set of competencies including the ability to understand one's self, motivate others, understand organizational culture, and manage ambiguity. In this course, students begin their personal and professional transformation by closely examining their current strengths and weaknesses, values, decision-making processes, and approaches to dealing with difficult problems. Students also explore leadership in turbulent times by examining how effective leaders think as well as how various management styles impact situations and relationships within an organization.
Contemporary business environments are increasingly competitive, global, fast paced, and knowledge intensive. In these environments, effective use of human capital is vital to an enterprise's success and survival. In this course, students will explore practical issues related to developing individuals and managing collaboration and will examine the skills and strategies necessary to address them effectively. Students will examine ethical and legal implications of managing a diverse workforce including issues that arise from cross-cultural differences and virtual work settings. The importance of communication as a tool to manage internal and external relationships is emphasized as it relates to the effectiveness of managing people to achieve organizational goals.
One of the most critical challenges in maintaining and improving organizational performance is identifying core strengths and weaknesses within the organization and across the more general value creation landscape. The focus of this course is on the challenges and opportunities for managers to create value and to increase organizational performance through the effective deployment of systems thinking and change management skills. Students in the course explore systems thinking as a process whereby problems are viewed as individual components within a larger system and explore how various operational and systems thinking frameworks can be utilized to optimize organizational performance in both industrial and service settings.
Admissions
You’ll work one-on-one with an Enrollment Specialist who’ll guide you through every step—from finding the right program to funding your education.
Streamlined Admissions Process
Earning your MBA degree online is a bold step forward on your professional path. Walden makes it easier with our streamlined admissions process that includes:
No application fee
Easy credit transfer
No essay
Program Admission Considerations: A bachelor's degree or higher.
General Admission Requirements: Completed online application and transcripts. Please note that the materials you are required to submit may vary depending on the academic program to which you apply. More information for international applicants.
Tuition Breakdown
We know cost is a major consideration when exploring online MBA programs. That’s why Walden offers opportunities to reduce your tuition through:
Experience-based credits
Special tuition savings
Believe & Achieve Scholarship®
Stay Inspired. Stay on Track. Save Money.
Discover progress-based savings that inspire you to stay on track to graduation.
| Curriculum Component | Requirements | Cost | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | 50 total quarter credit hours | $610 per quarter hour | $30,500 |
| Program Fee | Per quarter | $175 | $875 |
| $31,375** | |||
| BELIEVE & ACHIEVE SCHOLARSHIP YOUR TUITION | -$6,100 $25,275* | ||
*Represents the course-based learning format, Standard Track, minimum time to completion, and Believe & Achieve Scholarship. Your actual total program time and costs may vary. Believe & Achieve Scholarship savings based on current tuition. See Scholarship Details for more information.
**Tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. Tuition and time to complete may be reduced if transfer credits are accepted, or if you receive grants, scholarships or other tuition reductions. Walden may accept up to 25 transfer credits. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 855-646-5286.
Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $1,000 to $1,200.
Progress at Your Pace. Control Your Cost.
Walden’s Tempo Learning® programs follow a subscription-based pricing format. Students are billed a flat-rate for each 3-month subscription term. All pricing is represented in U.S. dollars and is subject to change.
| Program | Subscription Period Tuition | Subscription Period Program Fee | Subscription Period Time Frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | $3,000 | $175 | 3-month subscription period |
| You may be able to complete your Master of Business Administration degree in 12 months for under $13,000.* | |||
*Represents the Tempo Learning® format, Believe & Achieve Scholarship, and the completion time of the fastest 25% of Tempo Learning MBA graduates. Your actual total program time and costs will depend on your individual pace and transfer credits. A student’s pace is usually determined by their experience, ability to work independently, and availability. Believe & Achieve Scholarship savings based on current tuition. See Scholarship Details for more information.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available for this program. Our financial aid advisors can help you identify funding opportunities to help you pay for your education.
Go at Your Own Pace
You have a unique learning style—and a unique schedule. That’s why Walden offers you more than one way to learn.
Course Based
Instructor-led
Ideal if you prefer predictability, deadlines and traditional learning format.
Starts on November 25, 2024 date
Tempo Learning®
Self-paced
Ideal if you’re a self-motivated learner with strong time management skills.
Starts on November 04, 2024 date
*Your actual total program time and costs may vary. Tuition and fees are subject to change. See Scholarship Details for more information.
Career Opportunities
An MBA degree from Walden can prepare you to pursue a broad range of professional roles in business settings.
Shape Business Operations
General and Operations Manager
Coordinate the operations of organizations, overseeing multiple departments and/or locations.
Expected growth: 2%–4%1
Estimated annual wage: $46,340–$160,2901
Employee Relations Focus
Human Resources Manager
Plan, coordinate, and direct the administrative functions of an organization.
Expected growth: 5%2
Estimated wage range: $81,060–$182,1202
Steady Job Growth
Sales Manager
Lead sales teams, set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for sales team.
Expected growth: 4%3
Estimated wage range: $63,700–$196,7003
No guarantee is made that a person who enrolls in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will obtain a job or will earn the stated salaries
1Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | Job outlook | Estimated wage (as of May 2023)
2Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | Job outlook | Estimated wage (as of May 2023)
3Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | Job outlook | Estimated wage (as of May 2023)
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of Walden’s Master of Business Administration online program will be prepared to:
Evaluate the environment in which businesses operate.
Develop well-reasoned, appropriate decisions within a business context.
Generate solutions to a variety of complex business scenarios.
Effectively employ business-appropriate communication skills.
Demonstrate an understanding of the skills necessary to work effectively with others in diverse business environments.
Evaluate how business administration knowledge and skills enable a variety of stakeholders to contribute to positive social change.
Meet Your Academic Team
Meet some of the distinguished MBA faculty members who bring diverse expertise and a passion for business to our student community.
You Might Also Be Interested In
Walden offers a wide range of business and management programs for busy working professionals.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) FAQs
Walden University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is a mark of quality. Walden has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) since 1990.
Being accredited by the HLC validates that our institution lives its mission, operates with integrity, offers programs that focus on student learning, hires faculty that are academically qualified, and provides the resources and support necessary for our students to succeed.
Walden’s MBA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP accreditation indicates a standard of excellence with an accreditation process based on the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence. In 2019, Walden’s College of Management and Human Potential and School of Management received the first-ever ACBSP Accreditation Plus Award, which recognizes high standards in business education.
No. Unlike some online MBA programs, Walden does not require GRE or GMAT scores to apply. Our admissions requirements are based on an applicant’s professional and academic experience.
Depending on your study habits and writing experience, you should plan to spend 15 to 18 hours a week on a 5-credit Master of Business Administration online course. You should also factor in daily time in the online classroom to participate in discussions and prepare and upload assignments.
More than 50% of all MBA degrees are earned through online programs. Walden was the first school that has received a silver achievement award from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).The respect and recognition of a Master of Business Administration online program depends on several factors, including the reputation of the institution, its accreditation status, the quality of the curriculum and faculty, and graduates’ own experiences and achievements.
It's important to explore online MBA programs carefully and choose one that aligns with your needs and career goals. Additionally, you can maximize the value of your degree by gaining practical experience and networking within your field.
Yes. The coursework in Walden’s Master of Business Administration program can be completed 100% online.
