MBA (General Management)

Are you a professional seeking to expand or advance your career? The general Business Administration (MBA) degree at the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium offers the leadership focused online MBA courses that will help you gain a solid understanding of business across multiple fields.

Our online MBA program is accredited by the AACSB, which means it meets rigorous quality standards to ensure you an excellent business education. Only 6% of the world’s leading business schools achieve AACSB accreditation.

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MBA Degree Online At a Glance

36Credits

$850Per Credit

100%Online

3Average years to complete your MBA

What You’ll Learn in the Online MBA Program

Each course in our general MBA degree program is designed to make you a leader in your organization. Classes do not focus on a single topic because that’s not the way business works. Instead, our courses reflect the cross-functional situations you will face throughout the business cycle.

Unique features of the general MBA degree program include:

Team taught courses where multiple faculty members work together to integrate content from the various facets of business.
Some group work embedded within core courses enabling you to interact with classmates and benefit from their expertise.
The opportunity to customize your degree through 10 elective credits.

When you graduate from our general MBA degree online program, you will be an effective leader who can:

Lead a diverse and inclusive organization.
Demonstrate a sense of social and ethical responsibility.
Identify and evaluate market opportunity.
Create and sustain competitive advantages.
Communicate effectively in organizations.
Use critical thinking and analytical reasoning to make informed business decisions.
Create and maintain a dynamic vision for personal and professional development.

Curriculum

You will complete 22 credits of core courses, which integrate topics to make you a strong leader. You will also choose ten of your online MBA course credits from among our electives, which allows you to tailor your coursework to your professional goals.

Degree Planning Guide

Required General MBA Courses

Business Essentials Courses

4 Credits (2 Courses)

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Core Courses

22 Credits (7 Courses)

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General MBA Elective Courses

10 Credits

You can choose from nearly 30 elective courses. Following are three courses to give you an idea of the types of courses we offer:

MBA 761: Project Management
Learn about project selection and scope definition, statements of work, risk management planning, project scheduling, and more.

MBA 759: Selling Ideas at Work
Learn how people make decisions and utilize skills you already have to sell ideas at work to individuals and groups.

MBA 774: Sustainability and Organizational Management
Learn about the interrelationship between business and the natural environment and examine the impact of environment on business and the consequences of business decisions on the environment.

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Student Testimonials

Joscelyn Baker-Hoy, Current Student

Joscelyn is pursuing a general MBA and plans to graduate from the UW MBA Consortium in 2025.

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Robert Ko, Alum

Robert earned an MBA (General Management) from the UW MBA Consortium following Summer 2020.

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Megan Cahill, Alum

Megan earned an MBA (General Management) from the UW MBA Consortium following Fall 2023.

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Meet Our Online MBA Program Faculty

Our AACSB-accredited program is ranked 12th in the nation for Best Online MBA Programs by U.S. News and World Report and recognized for quality by diverse organizations, from The Princeton Review to Fortune Education. Here are some of the faculty who help make our program one of the best in the nation. Learn more about our reputation.