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Master's of Business Administration (MBA) Online Master's Degree Program

can be completed in as little as

6 terms*

*2 terms per semester; each term is 8 weeks

Tuition

$595/credit

$1,785 3-credit course

Active Duty Military

truED Preferred Tuition

Credit Hours Required

33

Application Deadline

Spring 1: Dec. 20

Upcoming Start Dates

Spring 1: Jan. 6

Explore Master's of Business Administration (MBA)

As the pace and complexity of modern business environments grow, employers recognize the need for a new type of business professional: one who is more agile, reflective, can leverage one's own strengths and those of the team, and uses systems thinking to inform organizational decisions through business intelligence. Take the next step in your career and learn how to strategically drive change management and attain organizational results by enrolling in an affordable MBA online.

 

Differentiate Your MBA

You can earn a one year MBA without a specialized certificate (30 credits), or differentiate your degree and earn a graduate certificate along the way in a business concentration of your choice (33 credits).   

To earn a specialized certificate to set your MBA apart from others, choose one of the following:

Build Your Career Future

Global organizations, corporations, nonprofits, and small businesses rely on educated business professionals to deploy advanced business practices and systems thinking to achieve organizational success with an eye on ethics in business. With a valuable combination of strategic management, innovation and business intelligence needed in leadership roles, graduates of Champlain's master of business administration online program will be prepared to pursue career paths in the fields of their choice.

Champlain's affordable online MBA program is designed to provide a framework for today's business professionals to think more critically, work more collaboratively, and approach complex workplace challenges more holistically. You'll emerge from the program with a systems-thinking mindset, the ability to approach modern business development challenges such as change management and organizational behavior with confidence, and will be prepared to lead in a variety of roles in a dynamic organization.

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Academic Excellence and Recognition

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Regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Best MBA Colleges in VT 2021

Ranked among the Best MBA Programs in Vermont by University Headquarters

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Designated as a Military Friendly School for our commitment to the military community

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Named the Best Online Bachelor's Programs by U.S. News & World Report

What Can You Do With an MBA?

Master's degrees from accredited online MBA programs are in high demand in the business world, and employment in master’s-level occupations is projected to grow by 15% from 2019 to 2029. A master's degree also pays off: the median salary for professionals with a master's degree is $78,210.*

*Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2020; job titles: Monster, 2020

Top Jobs for MBA Graduates

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Management Consultant
  • Senior Product Manager
  • Marketing Director
  • IT Director
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Business Development Director
  • Operations Manager
  • Senior Financial Analyst
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Program Details

Learn more about Champlain's 100% online master's in business adminstration, designed for working professionals.

MBA Course Descriptions

This 33-credit MBA program offers the core MBA courses, with the addition of a specialization for only three credits more and encompasses the top skills needed by today's business professionals.

Professional Courses (24 Credits)

Specialization Courses (9 Credits)

 

MBA Required Courses

Throughout history, technology provided opportunities for innovation, resulting in changes in business and society at a global scale. These technologies often disrupted business policies and processes, impacting jobs and organizational structures. Students examine how technological innovation is experienced in society and viewed over time and into the future by business people, philosophers, and sociologists. Students explore the question, How do we imagine that business, society and our place within will be affected as technology continues to advance?

Decision-making in any organization cannot be separated from financial considerations, and those involved with strategic planning and operations need to understand the impact their work has on the organization's financial performance. Managers must understand the organization's financial models in order to make a meaningful contribution to the overall success of the organization. Students will focus on using financial information rather than creating it and will use case studies and simulations to experience low-risk financial decision-making.

Prerequisites

Complete MBA-516 or take concurrently.

The operation of an organization focus on the transformation processes used to produce goods or provide services. Develop the skills needed to ensure the ongoing strategic contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. Investigate design thinking and the impact it can have on the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services. Topics include process analysis and cross-functional and cross-firm integration as part of a strategic vision.

Marketing has the power to shape and influence individuals, communities, and society in myriad ways. Technological innovation continues to change the way we market to consumers, and the ways in which consumers interact with products and services. In this course, students will explore and critically examine the impact of current issues and emergent technology on enhancing the customer experience while at the same time applying foundational marketing approaches to build strategies and tactics for an organization of their choosing.

Students use a framework to explore the dynamics of human interaction within and between organizations. Throughout the course, they will use a perspective that a key function of management is to negotiate for resources and use that perspective to develop collaborative relationships with employees, vendors, suppliers, and interested communities.

Students explore the development and execution of an innovative and imaginative business strategy for the future. They consider answers to questions such as, How do you identify an opportunity for a new business that meets an otherwise unmet need? What happens when an organization fails to change when faced with a challenge to their traditional model? How can you mitigate risk? What are the processes that organizations use to keep themselves focused on changing stakeholder requirements and needs?

This course is built around a project that is designed to apply, in a comprehensive manner, the core areas of knowledge around which the MBA has been built. The project may be performed for a current employer, a sponsoring workplace or as an internship as either a service-learning project for a qualifying nonprofit organization or another organization of the student's choosing.

Prerequisites

The MBA 590 Capstone course must be taken only after all other courses in the program have been completed.

Earn a general MBA, or you can opt to differentiate your degree and earn a graduate certificate along the way in a business concentration of your choice: 

  • Accounting: Enhance your MBA with a specialization in accounting and deepen your insights in accounting principles and applied knowledge to bring this invaluable skill set to your career. 
  • Business Analytics: Develop the skills needed to organize and explore data, assess the value of information in an organization, and apply business analytics techniques to meet your organization’s objectives. 
  • Cybersecurity: Strengthen your career with an MBA and a deeper understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices so you have the knowledge and skills to make strategic business decisions in the ever-changing digital landscape. 
  • Digital Transformation Leadership: Combine a robust business education with a specialized digital transformation certificate, equipping you with the skills needed to lead innovation in today’s technology-driven landscape.
  • Finance: Complement your MBA with a specialization in finance, further developing your knowledge in key finance principles such as valuation, risk management and portfolio management. 
  • Health Care Administration: Enhance your healthcare career and gain essential knowledge of healthcare system design and innovation, information systems, finance, law, and project management. 
  • Human Resource Management: Gain a deeper understanding of the role of human resources in organizational leadership and learn how to use HR functions to advance the mission and strategic goals of an organization. 
  • LeadershipEstablish yourself as an effective leader to successfully promote change in organizations, collaborate with diverse groups of people, and consider new perspectives to work toward a common goal. 
  • Marketing: Strategically affect change and drive organizational results when you combine your MBA with a specialization in marketing.
  • Positive Organization Development: Become a more effective champion of positive change within your organization and gain a foundation in the philosophies, theories, applications, and practices of positive organization development.  
  • Project Management Enhance your MBA with a comprehensive exploration of project management methodologies, with an emphasis on agile and traditional approaches to project budgeting and resource integration. 
  • Public Administration An MBA with public administration provides you with the expertise in policy analysis, design and the nuanced aspects of budgeting and financial management in government, nonprofit management and public services. 

In addition to developing advanced communication and analytical skills, and a strategic mindset, graduates of the MBA online program will demonstrate a mastery of the following industry-specific competencies:

  • Strategic Decision-Making and Innovation: Develop and implement innovative strategies, leveraging technology and creative thinking to drive organizational growth and adaptability in rapidly changing business environments.
  • Financial Acumen and Analysis: Use financial analyses to drive decision-making, assess the financial implications of business strategies and actions, and manage resources for organizational sustainability.
  • Leadership and Ethics: Lead with integrity, embrace ethical considerations in decision-making, and manage diverse teams with a focus on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Integrated Business Perspective: Integrate business knowledge across functional areas, including marketing, finance, operations, and human resources, to make informed decisions that enhance overall organizational performance.
  • Communication and Negotiation: Use proven communication and negotiation skills to effectively manage relationships with stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and articulate persuasive strategic visions.

Champlain College Online's business faculty, led by Department Chair Dr. Albert Orbinati, are expert practitioners in the field. Their industry expertise ensures that our business management curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers, and reflects the skills today’s business professionals need for success. Classes led by our seasoned experts will give you real-world insight into the business world, and create a rich community of career-focused learning.

Alumni of the Champlain College Online MBA program work in corporations, small businesses, government organizations, and non-profits nationwide, including:

  • Alliance Bank
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Burton Snowboards
  • Cabot Creamery
  • City of Burlington
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Dealer.com/Cox Automotive
  • Deloitte
  • Fidelity Investments
  • GE Healthcare
  • Internal Revenue Service 
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Keurig Dr. Pepper
  • MetLife
  • Mylan Technologies 
  • National Life Group
  • Northrop Grumman
  • People's United Bank
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)
  • University of Vermont Health Network
  • UTC Aerospace Systems 

 

Titles our alumni hold include:

  • Accountant
  • Auditor
  • Business Administrator
  • Business Analyst
  • Chief Engineer
  • Chief of Staff
  • Chief Operating Officer 
  • Claims Specialist
  • Consultant 
  • Contract Specialist 
  • Financial Analyst 
  • Financial Manager
  • Global Inventory Planner 
  • HR Specialist
  • IT Auditor 
  • Management Analyst 
  • Program Analyst
  • Program Officer 
  • Quality Assurance Analyst 
  • Sr. Software Engineering Manager
  • Underwriting Analyst 

Increasing your career mobility is at the center of everything we do. As an online master's degree student, you get free access to the Fast Start Formula Career Bundle for getting noticed and getting hired, taught by Jen Morris, a leading executive career coach that partners with us to support our students in their job search journeys. 

Tuition & Costs

Graduate Tuition Fall '23 - Summer '25

$595 per credit
$1,785* per course
$450** PER CREDIT FOR ALUMNI WHO EARNED A DEGREE FROM CHAMPLAIN, ON-CAMPUS or online
$450 per credit military service members (family members see truED tuition)
$150 One-time graduation fee

*Based on a 3-credit course; cost will vary if course is a different number of credits

** Starting Summer 2024, not retroactive

See the graduate cost of attendance and fees here

 


 

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What To Expect at Champlain Online

Expect Convenience

Go to school wherever and whenever is best for you, on the device of your choice.

Expect A Career Focus

Relevant and immediately applicable coursework gets you ready for your next career move

Expect Support

Your dedicated academic advisor provides the support you need to meet your academic goals

Expect Superior Faculty

Learn from practitioner faculty working in the field, with real-world experience and knowledge.

Why Champlain

Career Growth

"Champlain provides dynamic programs that correlate to real-world scenarios and provide the flexibility you need to execute your day-to-day job. I'm thankful I earned my MBA because my career would not be where it is today if I hadn't."

Randy Blanchette Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Program Manager, United Technologies Aerospace Systems
Randy Blanchette, Master in Business Administration (MBA), Champlain College Online

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