United States
The Pennsylvania State University
Master of Business Administration
Penn State World Campus, with Smeal College of Business, offers a 48-credit online MBA at $1,286 per credit, with 9 credits in one of more than 30 concentrations. The degree is 100% online and does not require GRE or GMAT scores. A bachelor's degree is required, and two years of professional experience is strongly preferred.
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
- Fully online
- Residency
- Not required
- Duration
- Not confirmed
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- $1,286 per credit
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE not required
- Business school
- Smeal College of Business
Overview
- Official award title
- Master of Business Administration
- University
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Business school or department
- Smeal College of Business
- Awarding institution
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program. Parchment wording was not separately photographed.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Location recorded
- University Park, United States
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- Accounting Foundations; Advanced Accounting; Business Analytics; Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Finance; Health Care Business; Leadership and Talent Management; Strategic Leadership; Business-to-Business Marketing; Marketing Analytics; Project Management; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain Risk Management; Business Sustainability Strategy; AI Strategy, Leadership, and Business Impact
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Fully online. World Campus says coursework is 100% online and at the student's own pace. A related page also describes the learning as asynchronous.
- Intensity
- Flexible pace
- Duration
- Majority of students finish in 2-5 years. A marketing page also mentions a 24- or 30-month plan with flexibility to extend.
- Credits
- 48 credits: 39 core and 9 concentration credits.
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Live or asynchronous
- Asynchronous
- Mandatory residency
- No
- Intakes
- Apply by 1 November to start 11 January; by 15 March to start 17 May; by 1 June to start 23 August.
Admissions
- Previous degree
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable tertiary degree.
- Work experience
- A minimum of two years of professional experience is strongly preferred, especially post-undergraduate full-time work.
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE not required
- Test detail
- Applicants do not need to submit GRE or GMAT scores.
- Geographic eligibility
- Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- $1,286 per credit
- Fee notes
- Published as 48 credits at $1,286 per credit. Not multiplied into a total.
Accreditation
- Business-school accreditation
- AACSB — accredited. World Campus page states the Smeal College of Business is AACSB accredited. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Outcomes
- No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.
Sources
- Online MBA · checked 2026-10-27
- Student handbook · checked 2026-10-27