United States
Kansas State University
Professional Master of Business Administration
Kansas State University's College of Business Administration offers an online Professional Master of Business Administration priced at $2,750 per course, or $33,000 or less for the standard 12 courses, with books included and no extra out-of-state fee. Up to two courses may be waived. Classes are eight weeks long and start in January, March, June, August, and October. Applicants need three years of professional business experience, specified undergraduate economics, statistics, and calculus preparation, and the page lists a GMAT waiver tied to three years of experience. New students must attend a two-day orientation in Manhattan, and a faculty-led international trip is part of the curriculum, with rare exceptions. Student travel averages about $2,500. The program is described as AACSB-accredited.
The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Delivery
- Online with required residency
- Residency
- Required
- Duration
- Not confirmed
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- $2,750 per course
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Business school
- College of Business Administration
Overview
- Official award title
- Professional Master of Business Administration
- University
- Kansas State University
- Business school or department
- College of Business Administration
- Awarding institution
- Kansas State University
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Location recorded
- Manhattan, United States
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- No named specialization. This can still be a general MBA.
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Online with required residency. K-State Online describes an online Professional Master of Business Administration. New students are required to attend a two-day orientation on the Manhattan, Kansas campus. A faculty-led international travel experience is built into the curriculum; the page says exceptions are rare and alternatives can be discussed with an advisor.
- Intensity
- Part-time
- Duration
- Courses are eight weeks long so students can focus on one class at a time. Five start terms are January, March, June, August, and October. A total number of months to finish is not printed. The international trip typically lasts 10-14 days in the summer.
- Credits
- Standard program is 12 courses; up to two courses may be waived depending on the undergraduate degree. A credit-hour total is not printed.
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Language requirement
- If transcripts are not in English, a translation by an appropriate authority is required. Test-score minimums are not printed on the program page.
- Mandatory residency
- Yes
- Residency detail
- New students must attend a two-day orientation on the Manhattan campus. The international experience is part of the curriculum, typically 10-14 days in summer. Students unable to travel abroad can discuss alternatives; the page says exceptions are rare. Travel expenses are paid by the student and average around $2,500.
- Intakes
- Applications are accepted year-round. Start terms are January, March, June, August, and October. Applicants should apply four weeks before the desired start. The $65 application fee is waived for applicants with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Admissions
- Previous degree
- Applicants must meet general university graduate admission requirements. Additional program requirements include 6 credits of undergraduate economics, 6 credits of undergraduate statistics or 3 credits of graduate statistics, and 3 credits of undergraduate business calculus.
- Work experience
- 3 years of professional business experience.
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Test detail
- The additional requirements list a GMAT waiver with 3 years of professional business experience. A required GMAT score is not printed.
- Geographic eligibility
- The page says there are no additional fees for online or out-of-state students. The flat course rate applies separate from the university tuition model.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- $2,750 per course
- Published tuition
- $33,000 published total tuition
- Fee notes
- Flat rate of $2,750 per PMBA course. Textbooks and course materials are included. No additional online or out-of-state fees. International-trip travel is extra and averages around $2,500.
- Fee notes
- The page says students can complete all courses for $33,000 or less. The standard program is 12 courses; up to two courses may be waived, which lowers the total. The $33,000 figure does not include international-trip travel.
Accreditation
- Business-school accreditation
- AACSB — accredited. The program page calls the degree an AACSB-accredited master's degree. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Outcomes
- No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.
Sources
- K-State Online Professional MBA · checked 2026-10-27
- College of Business Professional MBA · checked 2026-10-27