Master of Business Administration (Self-Paced)

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a streamlined 30-credit graduate program designed for working professionals seeking maximum flexibility, accelerated time to completion, and highly relevant workforce-aligned competencies. The program integrates five embedded digital badges that validate critical business competencies and provide employer-recognized evidence of skill attainment. 

The MBA program is offered in two formats: credit hour and self-paced. A paced program measures progress by time spent in courses and includes assignment deadlines, while a self-paced program measures progress by demonstrated mastery of skills and knowledge, regardless of time.

Mission

The Master of Business Administration at UMass Global prepares professionals to lead with strategy, insight, and impact. This experience-driven, market-relevant program equips students with the knowledge and skills to analyze complex business challenges, develop data-informed strategies, and create sustainable organizational value.

Graduates strengthen their ability to communicate effectively across diverse business environments, leverage analytics to guide decision-making, and evaluate operations to drive strategic outcomes. The program also emphasizes equity, inclusion, and collaborative leadership, preparing students to build high-performing teams and foster cultures that support innovation and organizational success in a dynamic global marketplace.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Communication: Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in varying business settings.
• Equity and Inclusion: Apply fundamental practices and tools for successfully building and leading global organizations that are diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just.
• Strategic Operations: Evaluate business functions and processes to plan and formulate business strategies.
• Business Analytics: Evaluate data to identify emerging trends and provide viable data-driven recommendations to analyze and solve complex problems.
• Building Relationships: Create a model to foster an internal collaborative culture that drives positive relationships and change that impact organizational success.

Transfer Credit Policy

A maximum of 12 credits may be accepted in transfer in the MBA degree program. (See the Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.)

Course Substitutions

Students with the following certifications will be granted a maximum of 6 credits as defined below:

Course Substitutions

Digital Badges

Digital badges are awarded upon the successful completion of the coursework outlined below. Digital badges translate MBA coursework into verified, employer-aligned competencies that graduates can share digitally, making their skills visible, portable, and immediately relevant in the marketplace.

The MBA requires the successful completion of 30 credits across ten core courses.