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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

UAB's Collat School of Business offers a 36-credit MBA that the online program page says is fully online and on demand, with no mandatory campus visits. Students can finish in as few as three semesters full-time or six semesters part-time, and the catalog allows up to five years. A bachelor's degree and 3.0 GPA are required; 3–5 or more years of experience is preferred, and GMAT or GRE scores are not required. Concentrations include finance, marketing, health services, business analytics, entrepreneurship, and management information systems. The 2026-2027 tuition tables list $615 per semester hour for Collat online graduate courses, $703 for international Collat online courses, and a separate MBA online program course fee of $1,088 per hour. The page does not explain how those charges combine. Admissions and catalog deadline dates do not match exactly.

The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.

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Country of the award
United States
Delivery
Fully online
Residency
Not required
Duration
Not confirmed
Language
English
Tuition
Tuition not published
Admissions test
GMAT or GRE not required
Business school
Collat School of Business

Overview

Official award title
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Business school or department
Collat School of Business
Awarding institution
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Awarding note
Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
Country of the award
United States
Location recorded
Birmingham, United States
Executive MBA label
Not labeled executive
Named pathways
Finance; Marketing; Health Services; Business Analytics; Entrepreneurship; Management Information Systems

Study format and residency

Delivery
Fully online. The online MBA page says the program is offered fully online in an on-demand format and that there are no mandatory site visits or campus classes. The school also offers on-campus and hybrid registration paths for the same MBA.
Intensity
Flexible pace
Duration
As few as three semesters full-time or six semesters part-time. Catalog: one- or two-year plans, or own pace, with five years from entry to finish.
Credits
36 credit hours
Teaching languages
English
Complete program in English
Yes
Language requirement
International applicants: TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5, or Duolingo 120, as stated on the online MBA page. The admissions page also lists newer score scales. Graduates of a U.S. accredited college do not submit TOEFL for the MBA.
Live or asynchronous
Asynchronous
Mandatory residency
No
Residency detail
Online MBA page says there are no mandatory site visits or campus classes.
Intakes
Fall deadline July 15; spring November 15; summer April 15. Catalog lists slightly different dates (fall July 1, spring November 1, summer April 1).

Admissions

Previous degree
Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0.
Work experience
3–5+ years of professional experience preferred, not stated as required.
GMAT or GRE
GMAT or GRE not required
Test detail
No GMAT/GRE score is required. A GMAT of 500 or higher may be submitted to strengthen an application.
Geographic eligibility
International applications are accepted for fall and spring only, not summer.

Tuition and funding

Published tuition
Tuition not published
Fee notes
Year: 2026-2027 2026-2027 detailed tuition page lists Collat School of Business graduate online courses at $615 per semester hour for the in-state and out-of-state online table. The same page separately lists a Master of Business Administration Online Program Course Fee of $1,088 per hour. It does not say whether $1,088 replaces or is added to $615. Amount was not found in the page HTML on re-check.
Fee notes
Year: 2026-2027 Listed as Master of Business Administration Online Program Course Fee (per hour) under Collat School of Business fees. Relationship to the $615 online graduate rate is not explained. Amount was not found in the page HTML on re-check.
Fee notes
Year: 2026-2027 Who this fee applies to: international students International graduate online table lists Collat School of Business at $703 per semester hour. The page does not say this replaces the $1,088 MBA course fee. Amount was not found in the page HTML on re-check.

Accreditation

Business-school accreditation
AACSB — The page says AACSB-accredited. Online MBA page says the Collat School of Business is accredited by AACSB. Checked 2026-10-27.
Outcomes
No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.

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