Students listen to a lecture in the Mosaic Room
Students listen to a lecture in the Mosaic Room

Ready to lead with purpose?

Top-Ranked Online MBA
Colorado State University | College of Business

One Visionary MBA, Choice of 3 Formats

Whether you’re looking to take on your next leadership role or to change careers, an MBA from CSU’s College of Business will give you the skills employers desire most, the customization you want, and the flexible choices you need to achieve your goals.

Online MBA – Asynchronous Online & On Demand

  • Our most flexible option with five start dates
  • Available full time or part time, in 21 months or flex up to five years
  • Access anytime, anywhere
  • Watch lectures live, replay or view on your time in step with class assignments

Online MBA – Mosaic – Synchronous Online

  • One start date, apply by July 1
  • Attend in full-time from home or anywhere two nights each week for 21 months
  • Experience our 360-degree classroom

Evening MBA – In Person

  • One start date, apply by July 1
  • Attend in-person at our CSU Fort Collins campus two nights each week for 21 months 
  • Participate in local networking events
Online MBA 2024 QS ranking #9 for employability nationwide

Your career prospects

The Online MBA is recognized worldwide for providing access to quality education and student experience. In addition, it has ranked the No. 1 Online MBA in Colorado for six consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report among growing competition and is ranked No. 9 Online MBA for employability nationwide by QS.

In the MBA, you'll join a network of more than 35,000 alumni using business to create a better world.

Your streamlined student experience

Each semester, our videographers capture and produce the latest faculty lectures and dynamic peer discussions in the Evening MBA for the Online MBA and Mosaic MBA.

Our collaborative, 360-degree classroom includes five professional broadcast cameras and sound equipment to create the best student experience for all three MBA formats. The result is a globally connected in-person experience and an immersive online lecture that goes beyond voice-over PowerPoint.

Your schedule, tailored to fit your lifestyle

In the Online MBA, you can graduate in as little as 21 months or flex up to five years and can choose when to start with five annual start dates. The Evening MBA and Mosaic MBA are full time only and have one entry point in the fall. Courses are available in 8-week schedules – bite-size learning you can handle. Our in-house enrollment team will guide you to a schedule that fits. 

Your MBA path: custom and uniquely yours

The core of our MBA covers five critical areas of business: innovation, finance, leadership, data analytics and using business for a better world. Outside of the core,  40% of the remaining credits are electives, customizable to fit your goals and interests. Your professional goals are unique, and the choice is all yours.

Your connection to faculty experts

If education is the exchange of ideas through people, who you learn from matters. Our faculty are award-winning researchers and top scholars in their fields, and they bring relevant experience and expertise into the classroom. 

In any MBA format from CSU’s College of Business, you’ll learn the same material from the same world-class faculty on campus at CSU’s College of Business. 

Your MBA with certificates

As you build the business skills you need to reach the next stage of your career in the MBA, consider one of our 14 graduate certificates. Our for-credit certificates add to your credentials and expertise or prepare you for industry exams such as the PMP® (Project Management Professional) exam and others.

Our enrollment team and advisors can guide you through MBA credits that will also apply toward graduate certificates.

Your MBA’s top reputation

Our College is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – which is earned by less than five percent of the world's 16,000 business schools. Achieving and maintaining the accreditation for nearly our entire history is a testament to the long-standing quality of our institution.

Every five years, we are evaluated against its high standards in an accountability report, achieving top scores for: our mission, student outcomes, strategic management, innovation, staff and student support, societal impact, thought leadership, and faculty teaching and research. It’s no wonder employers recruit more from AACSB schools than any other.

Your next step: request information

Admissions requirements:

  • An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited four-year institution in any field with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • A minimum of two years of professional work experience
  • International applicants: satisfactory English proficiency test scores
  • Demonstrated capability, skills and goals
  • No GMAT/GRE required
  • Our tuition rate is the same value no matter where you live

Start your journey today.