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Earn Your Master's Degree in Business Administration

The MBA at Southern Miss is designed for students from all academic backgrounds – not just business! Part-time students can complete the program in five semesters; full-time students typically complete it in one calendar year.

Our classes are offered fully online or in-person at the Hattiesburg Campus. Our unique format of 15 hours of business core + 15 hours of specialized electives in the student’s selected focus area allows our graduates to develop dual skill sets as they progress in their careers. This structure helps students prepare for a career in the field they want with the business foundation they need in a one-of-a-kind customizable MBA structure. From Public Health to Supply Chain Management and Communications to Sport Security – we have specialized electives that work for most students – and we continue to build more! We even offer students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering the opportunity to stay for a fifth year to earn an MBA through the Ocean Enterprise Engineering Pathway.

The College of Business and Economic Development is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

No GRE/GMAT required. 

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What Will I Learn?

The MBA is the most demanded graduate degree in the world. Our MBA program consists of 30 credit hours, 15 core hours, and 15 elective hours to develop a specialty. Full-time students can complete the MBA in as little as one year, while working professional students can complete the program in as little as two years. MBA students learn decision-making skills, to think critically and strategically, develop analytical skills and communicate effectively. Our students are diverse; about half having undergraduate degrees in business, while the other half have degrees in engineering, science, humanities, health professions, and other fields.

Expert Faculty Who Are There to Help

MBA faculty members are active researchers across all business disciplines. In addition, many of the MBA faculty members have significant practical work experience in business and industry.

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