Professional MBA

Welcome!

MSU-Meridian’s Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) program combines the rigor of a traditional MBA program with the instructional flexibility that working professionals desire. Whether you have recently graduated from an undergraduate program or have been working in your field for years, our program can assist you in achieving your career goals.

Located in the Robert B. Deen, Jr. building, a 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art teaching facility on MSU-Meridian’s Riley Campus in the heart of downtown Meridian, the program offers small class sizes taught by faculty members who collectively have over 100 years of industry work experience.

You can begin the Professional MBA program during any term: summer, fall, or spring and complete your program of study in a little over two years. Our hope is that you will find it is a good fit for your professional and personal life.

We invite you to browse our website to learn more about the Professional MBA program, and even schedule a visit. We would love to meet you!

MBA@meridian.msstate.edu

Description

The Professional MBA degree offered at the Mississippi State University-Meridian Riley Campus is the MBA educational choice for professionals in the east Mississippi and west Alabama region. Courses are taught in the Deen Building, an elite “state of the art” teaching facility on the MSU Meridian Riley Campus, located in the heart of the historic business district in downtown Meridian, Mississippi.

As a vital part of the downtown business community, students in the Professional MBA Program have access to the school’s close working relationship with the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation (EMBDC) and its many organizational partners. Students can connect with the Mississippi State University Small Business Development Center located on the Riley campus. Further, students have access to the MSU career center to assist in professional job opportunities both now and in the future. Indeed, students in the MSU Professional MBA Program have the unique opportunity to network with business companies on both a regional and national level.

Most important, the Mississippi State University College of Business is accredited by AACSB International, a distinction synonymous with the top business schools worldwide. Our MBA graduates are valued at the highest level both in the business and educational job markets.

Course Delivery

Students have the flexibility to enter the Professional MBA program any semester of the year. Two to three MBA courses (evening face-to-face & blended formats) are offered each semester (fall, spring, summer). Students have the choice of taking any number of courses available or none at all. As such, students can achieve an MBA degree in less than 2 years, depending on the student’s desired graduation timetable. In fact, the Professional MBA Program is designed to offer students great flexibility such that individuals can graduate at their own pace, while balancing work and life activities.

Admission Requirements

Completed online application form ($60 application fee)
Current resume
Professional experience of greater than 5 years is required. Evidence of employment record must be included.
Statement of purpose
Three letters of recommendation
Official transcripts from all schools previously attended
Undergraduate GPA preferred: 3.0
International applicants not holding degrees from U.S. institutions are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. The College of Business requires a minimum TOEFL score of 575 PBT, 233 CBT, or 84 IBT or an IELTS score of 7.0

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are an admission requirement with a grade of B or better:

Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Business Statistics II
Microeconomics
Information Systems (or equivalent)

If you have not met the requirements for the Accounting, Statistics, Microeconomics or Finance courses, you may complete them through the MBAMath program.

Admissions Process

Admission Deadlines
May 15	Summer
August 1	Fall
December 1	Spring

Application requirements:
- Online application ($60 application fee)
- Statement of purpose
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from all schools previously attended (International applicants not holding degrees from U.S. institutions are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. The College of Business requires a minimum TOEFL score of 575 PBT, 233 CBT, or 84 IBT or an IELTS score of 7).
- Current resume