Full-time MBA
Advance your job prospects with a graduate degree in just one year. Connect with industry leaders, expand your professional network and hone skills for a fluid, fast-paced business world.
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Full-time MBA
The full-time MBA is an innovative accelerated one-year program that creates exceptional career advancement by combining our proven curriculum with significant paid internship opportunities.*
This program is perfect for recent graduates who have limited or no professional experience and working professionals who desire to get their MBA quickly. Evening classes from 6 – 9:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday accommodate students choosing to do an internship and the established professional who wants an evening accelerated program. Admission is competitive.
Our full-time MBA is globally ranked #31 by Best Masters 2022.
Program highlights
- GMAT optional
- No pre-requisite courses are required to enroll
- One-year program
- Competitive 11-month paid internship opportunities*
- 10-day international study trip or an online global learning course**
- Tuition costs are the same in-state, out-of-state or out of the country
- Cohort and team-based format create a high-quality, diverse learning environment
- Professional development modules include negotiations, communications, business etiquette, inclusive leadership and crisis management
- Elective courses earn graduate certificates in managerial analytics or distilled spirits business, or choose seated course electives to focus on health care, marketing or analytics to build your expertise***
- World-class faculty includes teachers/scholars with extensive professional experience
- Professional career coaching with our Lifetime Career Support Promise
*Internships are competitively based and not guaranteed.
**An alternate non-travel course section must be taken if an optional 10-day international study trip is not undertaken. The MBA program charge includes the trip minus airfare, most dinners and personal incidentals. No refunds or discounts are applied if the student elects not to travel.
***The availability of elective certificates is dependent upon courses meeting minimum enrollments.
The lifetime career support promise
At the UofL College of Business, you earn more than a degree. We’ll be here every step of the way as you pursue your dreams. Free for life for alumni, learn more about the resources available to you.
Go beyond the classroom
Graduate student organizations
Student organizations open doors to relationships, leadership development, professional growth, increased understanding and just plain fun.
Internships
From approximately $17-$28 an hour, students access exceptional employment opportunities with UofL partners and gain experience in business.
Events
Gain pivotal insight into the UofL community and beyond through our graduate programs events.
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.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
View the tuition and costs of our programs on the Cost & Aid page.
The full-time MBA is a one-year program.
Admission is GMAT optional. However, GMAT scores of 680+ will be considered for additional scholarship opportunities.
Domestic students also have access to federal student loans.
Competitive-based paid internships are available to qualified students of the program.
The full-time MBA program has approximately 50 students per cohort.
Unlike most programs, UofL offers competitive paid internship opportunities and has exclusive partnerships with major companies based in Louisville.
Many of our students work full-time. Classes are held three nights per week by design so they don’t interfere with a typical daytime work schedule. If you're looking for a more flexible school schedule, ask our graduate services team about the 20-month professional MBA or online MBA.
We do not require any particular undergraduate degree. Our program has a wide range of disciplines enrolled.
No, but reading material on finance, accounting, economics or some of the more challenging courses would not hurt.
