| Strategic MBA | Fourth-Year Bridge Strategic MBA | Global MBA | Fourth-Year Bridge Global MBA | MS Economic Development & Entrepreneurship |
|---|
| Focus | Strategy & Leadership
(cross-disciplinary) | Global
(cross-cultural) | How to start, grow, and attract new business |
Length
(Half-time=6 hrs/sem; full-time=12 hrs/sem) | 48 hours
Half-time: 33 months
Full-time: 16 months | 79 hours
Half-time: 48 months
Full-time: 36 months |
30-54 hours¹
Half-time: 21-35 months
Full-time: 11-21 months | 64 hours
Half-time: 45 months
Full-time: 24 months | 36 hours
Half-time: 24 months |
| Target Audience | Current/future managers | Foreign students with 3-year bachelor's degrees | Current/future international businesspeople | Foreign students with 3-year bachelor's degrees | Economic development professionals
Current/future small business owners |
| Required Hours | 16 (3-hr) courses = 48
12 required & 4 elective courses | 25 (3-hr) + 1 (4-hr) courses = 79
10 bridge, 12 required, & 4 elective courses | 10 to 18 (3-hr) courses = 36-54
8 foundation, 6 required, & 4 elective courses | 20 (3-hr) + 1 (4-hr) courses = 64
11 bridge, 6 required, & 4 elective courses | 12 (3-hr) courses = 36
10 required & 2 elective courses |
| Concentrations | Accounting
Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Business
International Business
Management
Marketing | Accounting
Economic Development
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Business
Management
Marketing | Not applicable |
| Special Features | MBA Case Conference (strategic plan competition) | International Simulation Project | Economic Development/
Entrepreneurship Project |
| Delivery/Location | All courses offered completely online.
MBA Conference requires one campus visit.
May be completed entirely face-to-face at the University of Houston System at Sugar Land and at the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch.
| All courses offered completely online.
International Simulation Project may require one campus visit.
May be completed face-to-face at the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch.
Some classes (50% of Global; 67% of Fourth-Year Bridge Global) are offered face-to-face at the University of Houston System at Sugar Land. | All courses offered completely online.
Economic Development/Entrepreneurship Project may require one campus visit.
Electives may be completed face-to-face at the University of Houston System at Sugar Land and at the University of Houston System at Cinco Ranch. |
Admission
|
| Undergraduate Degree Required | 4-year bachelor's degree
(any major) | 3-year bachelor's degree
(any major) | 4-year bachelor's degree
(any major) | 3-year bachelor's degree
(any major) | 4-year bachelor's degree
(any major) |
| GPA | 2.5/4.0 |
| GMAT² | 450 minimum (verbal & quantitative combined)
(See waiver policy) | 450 minimum (verbal & quantitative combined)
(See waiver policy) | 450 minimum (verbal & quantitative combined)
(See waiver policy) | 450 minimum (verbal & quantitative combined)
(See waiver policy) | 450 minimum (verbal & quantitative combined)
(See waiver policy) |
| TOEFL | 550 paper-based
213 computer-based
79 iBT
(See waiver policy) |
| Program Cost³ | $17,631.84 resident
$30,255.84 non-resident | $24,156.72 resident
$46,483.72 non-resident | $11,019.90
- 19,835.82 resident
$18,909.90 - 34,037.82 non-resident | $21,940.62 resident
$39,272.62 non-resident | $13,223.88 resident
$22,691.88 non-resident |
| Applications Accepted | Fall, Spring, and Summer |
| Student Profile | Average age: 34
51% male/49% female | Average age: 33
17% male/83% female | Average age: 32
42% male/58% female | New program | Average age: 37
43% male/57% female |
