Innovation MBA
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Innovation MBA
Our nationally-ranked innovation MBA program gives you the skills, confidence and connections needed to provide innovative leadership for established companies or emerging ventures. The 20-month experience offers unmatched opportunities to learn best practices from experts, including our award-winning faculty, serial entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and regional and national business leaders.
The Princeton Review has us ranked as the #1 Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship in KY and #30 Top Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship for 2025.
Program highlights
- GMAT optional
- 20-month program
- 30 credit hours in required core MBA classes
- 15 credit hours of innovation classes accelerate hands-on learning, geared towards developing entrepreneurial skills
- Unique innovation/entrepreneurship-focused in-class projects
- Opportunity to participate in business plan competitions (optional)
- 10-day international study trip or an online global-learning course*
- Paid internship track available
- Professional career coaching with our Lifetime Career Support Promise
- Frequent guest speakers include prominent alumni as well as regional and national business leaders, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs
- World-class faculty includes teacher/scholars with extensive professional experience
- Participation in Louisville Venture Connectors and other local entrepreneurial events
- All bachelor degree disciplines accepted
- No prerequisite courses
- Offset tuition with a range of funding options
*Alternate non-travel course section must be taken if an optional 10-day international study trip is not undertaken. MBA program charge includes the cost of the trip minus airfare, most dinners and personal incidentals. No refunds or discounts are applied if the student does not travel.
Graduate International Trip
Our students enroll in a global learning course that studies international business, trade, and culture. This course provides the option to travel internationally on a 10-day global residency to experience international business environments.
