Best Online MBA Programs for 2026

Online MBA programs have become as rigorous as their on-campus counterparts. For many business school candidates, an online degree might even be the smarter choice. Online programs offer flexibility, affordability, access to innovative technologies, students from a diversity of career backgrounds, and global opportunities. Our 2026 Best Online MBA Programs list is based on institutional data, including career outcomes, admissions selectivity, cost, and academic rigor, among others. (Published July 2025)

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Marquette University - Graduate School of Management

PO Box 1881
Straz Hall Suite 275
Milwaukee, WI 53201
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Marquette University , a private school, was started in 2018. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

St. Mary’s University - Bill Greehey School of Business

One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228
United States
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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

California State University, Long Beach - College of Business

1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at California State University, Long Beach, a public school, was started in 2019. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 444. The Online MBA program has a total of 27 students; 44% of Online MBA students are women. The total program cost is around $30,000. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 7.0 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 544
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

California State University, Stanislaus - College of Business Administration

One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at California State University, Stanislaus, a public school, was started in 2012. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions. The Online MBA program has a total of 38 students; 42% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 50% of Online MBA students are women. 80% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. Scholarships are available and the average annual aid package is about $17,991. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520

Pepperdine University - Graziadio Business School

6100 Center Drive, Ste. 400
Los Angeles, CA 90045
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

At Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management, students in the Online MBA program can complete their degree in as little as two years and choose one of four elective concentrations: finance, leadership and managing organizational change, marketing, and general management. Students say that Pepperdine "is highly regarded in the business community" and appreciate the "focus on leadership development, flexibility of online courses, and excellent reputation" the program provides. Students are quick to praise Pepperdine's "rewarding" immersion courses as well as the E2B (education to business) program, which connects student groups with businesses and "offers real work practical application of course concepts with clients to simulate the consulting experience." "[The E2B program] gives you the opportunity to apply what you're learning to . . . real business operations [and interact] with top management." At the helm of their courses, "Pepperdine professors live up to their high reputation." "Each professor allows time each week to be available for individual discussion and encourages such meetings." Likewise, "the instructors are fantastic at making sure we engage with Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 9.1 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

California State University, Chico - The College of Business

321 Glenn Hall
CSU, Chico
Chico, CA 95929
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 6.0 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

University of Memphis - Fogelman College of Business and Economics

Graduate Programs Office
Fogelman College of Business and Economics
Memphis, TN 38152
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at University of Memphis, a public school, was started in 2009. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 525. The Online MBA program has a total of 96 students; it is represented by 2 foreign countries; 22% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 45% of Online MBA students are women. 96% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. The total program cost is around $34,680. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Valparaiso University - College of Business

230 Urschel Hall
1909 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 3.0 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

University of Tennessee—Martin - College of Business and Public Affairs

109 Business Administration Building
Martin, TN 38238
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at University of Tennessee—Martin, a public school, was started in 2009. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 486. The Online MBA program has a total of 85 students; it is represented by 1 foreign country; 14% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 38% of Online MBA students are women. 100% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. The average base salary upon graduation is $70,000. The total program cost is around $23,332. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 9.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 550
Average Starting Salary: $70,000

Indiana State University - Scott College of Business

Indiana State University
30 N 7th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47809
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 5.2 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $103,750

Purdue University - Mitch Daniels School of Business

Rawls Hall, Suite 2020
100 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 6.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $111,284

University of Houston - C.T. Bauer College of Business

4250 Martin Luther King Blvd.
UCBB 424
Houston, TX 77204
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 10.2 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 560
Average Starting Salary: $116,339

Texas Southern University - The Jesse H. Jones School of Business

Graduate Programs in Business (JHJ), Texas Southern Unviversity
3100 Cleburne St.
Houston, TX 77004
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Texas Southern University , a public school, was started in 2009. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Online MBA program has a total of 67 students; it is represented by 5 foreign countries; 80% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 47% of Online MBA students are women. 96% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. The total program cost is around $36,000. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 5.4 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 335
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business

Lucas Hall 116
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business has offered a well-respected physical MBA in the San Francisco Bay Area for decades, and according to students, their new online MBA program has come strongly out of the gate. There’s a quarterly online program that’s all about flexibility, on account of “being online without any set class schedules,” and while the work remains rigorous and demanding, particularly for those already working jobs or raising families, enrollees boast of the time-management skills they’ve picked up along the way, and stress that because you can “take as many classes as you’re willing to handle” and that “extensions [on assignments are] typically … granted by professors upon request, so it’s fairly doable to maintain a work-life balance.”

Some students note that a few bugs are still being worked out in the rollout of the online MBA program, and that not all professors are as equally adept at utilizing the environment’s message boards and video lectures. There is, however, a “clear roadmap to graduation and [professors] are very responsive to our Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 8.7 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Oregon State University - College of Business

Austin Hall 326
College of Business
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Oregon State University, a public school, was started in 2018. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT as very important in admission decisions. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 575
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

University of Houston—Victoria - College of Business

Office of Admissions
3007 N Ben Wilson St
Victoria, TX 77901
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at University of Houston—Victoria, a public school, was started in 2001. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as considered in admission decisions. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business

Founders Hall, Room 330
4215 E Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at University of Washington, a public school, was started in 2017. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.5 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 714
Average Starting Salary: $142,800

Lamar University - College of Business

P. O. Box 10009
Beaumont, TX 77710
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Lamar University, a public school, was started in 2015. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 440. The Online MBA program has a total of 111 students; 40.5% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 54% of Online MBA students are women. The total program cost is around $14,688 while average debt upon graduation is $43,350. Scholarships are available and the average annual aid package is about $10,498. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 467
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Texas A & M International University - A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business

5201 University Blvd.
Laredo, TX 78041
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Texas A & M International University, a public school, was started in 2013. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 500. The Online MBA program has a total of 270 students; it is represented by 1 foreign country; 67% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 46% of Online MBA students are women. The total program cost is around $29,208 while average debt upon graduation is $17,516. Scholarships are available and the average annual aid package is about $8,148. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 7.2 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Ball State University - Miller College of Business

WB 146
Muncie, IN 47306
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Ball State University, a public school, was started in 1983. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as very important in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 538. The Online MBA program has a total of 317 students; it is represented by 3 foreign countries; 6% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 37% of Online MBA students are women. The total program cost is around $25,440 while average debt upon graduation is $29,393. Scholarships are available and the average annual aid package is about $3,856. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 4.9 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Bellarmine University - W. Fielding Rubel School of Business

2001 Newburg Road
Centro 156
Louisville, KY 40205
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

University of Louisiana—Lafayette - B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration

Martin Hall, Room #332
P. O. Box 43716
Lafayette, LA 70504
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at University of Louisiana—Lafayette, a public school, was started in 2017. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT as important in admission decisions. The Online MBA program has a total of 427 students; 28% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 52% of Online MBA students are women. 90% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. The total program cost is around $12,800. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 10.0 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Louisiana State University - E. J. Ourso College of Business

Flores MBA Program
1053 Business Education Complex
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Louisiana State University, a public school, was started in 2013. The application deadline for the Online MBA program is rolling. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school rates the importance of the GMAT or GRE as considered in admission decisions and report an average GMAT of 500. The Online MBA program has a total of 207 students; it is represented by 2 foreign countries; 20% of Online MBA students are underrepresented minorities; 31% of Online MBA students are women. 100% of Online MBA students are employed full-time while attending the program. The total program cost is around $46,620. Scholarships are available and the average annual aid package is about $14,700. Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 9.3 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 570
Average Starting Salary: $106,013

Saginaw Valley State University - College of Business and Management

7400 Bay Road
University Center, MI 48710
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Saginaw Valley State University, a public school, was started in 2017. The Online MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Read More...
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 0.8 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 475
Average Starting Salary: $120,512

Xavier University - Williams College of Business

3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207
United States
  • AACSB-Accredited

The Online MBA program at Xavier University “has a great reputation” and provides professionals with the opportunity to advance their careers at whatever pace they choose. Students can enroll in the program either part-time (typically 2 to 3 years) or full-time, which can yield a degree in as little as 1.5 years. “The program's flexibility and variety of delivery modes and timeframes (8 weeks and 16 weeks) allowed me to tailor my class schedule to life seasons/events and enabled work-life balance,” vouches one candidate. The program utilizes the Canvas platform, and as one student reports, it “is very reliable and…can be accessed on my phone, tablet and computer.”

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Average Undergrad GPA: 3.50
Work Experience: 10.0 years
Applicants: 578
Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average Age: 33
Online Enrollment: 582
Total Tuition and Fees: $56,520
Average GMAT Score: 0
Average Starting Salary: $107,000

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