Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 36-Hours Transform Your Vision into Value
36
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Liberty University’s MBA Degree Online Offers Prestigious Accreditation, Affordability, and Flexibility
Chart your course for success with a Master of Business Administration degree from Liberty University! Enhance your career or begin a new one.
Our MBA degree plan can help you gain an understanding of business operations with a focus on real-world application, critical thinking, and Christian servant leadership. Prepare for executive levels of management and gain a practical background in strategic marketing, legal issues, and even human-resource-related skills.
In addition to exceptional affordability and flexibility, Liberty’s MBA degree online is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a voluntary program-specific accreditation above and beyond what is required by the Department of Education. This accreditation can enhance your degree and make your résumé more marketable.
Why Choose Liberty University’s Master of Business Administration Online Degree?
Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Business Administration (36-credit-hour program) is designed to strengthen your leadership skills. For those busy professionals who want to obtain their MBA but find themselves short of time, this program is a must. This is one of the fastest online MBA programs available.
In addition to the ability to get your degree faster, the flexibility of our online MBA degree allows you to pursue this master’s degree from the comfort of your own home or office. Work on building your professional contacts as you build on foundations of entrepreneurship, business, and management in a variety of organizations. Our MBA degree online helps equip you with the effective communication skills and research practices you need to thrive in the business world.
The benefits of our 36-hour MBA degree are as follows:
- Obtain your degree in an accelerated manner with one of the fastest online MBA programs available.
- Liberty University’s MBA accreditation through ACBSP help ensure that your degree is well-respected.
- MBA students can find plenty of opportunities to network and grow their business contacts.
- Get out into the field quickly to transform your knowledge into wisdom.
What Will You Study in Our Masters of Business Administration Online Degree?
Courses within Liberty’s online MBA degree teach you the fundamental concepts of business administration. Learn about strategic marketing, organizational structure, global business concepts, and the fundamentals of human resources. Our 36-credit-hour MBA degree online is ideal for working professionals or those who want to fast-track earning a master’s of business administration online degree.
This Master of Business Administration program allows you to learn all you need for MBA general management online. Obtain a working knowledge of the steps of the decision-making processes involved in creating a strategic marketing program. Our MBA program is also designed so that you will also learn about the social and technical systems of organizations with an emphasis on the structural changes necessary to improve and maintain productivity and quality of work life.
In addition, Liberty University’s online MBA can give you access to the essential knowledge you need in the day-to-day management of a company. Gain a knowledge base in essential human resource topics and learn how to evaluate and implement best practices in the human resources field. You will also study concepts and analytic methods that are useful in understanding the management of a firm’s operations.
Potential Career Opportunities
A Master of Business Administration degree is one of the most versatile and popular master’s degrees in the marketplace today. You can learn business concepts in the MBA degree that are applicable to nearly every vocation. As a graduate of Liberty’s online MBA program, you may find your degree positions you to earn new career opportunities in business management, corporate leadership, and human resources.
Our online MBA degree helps prepare you for roles like:
- Corporate executive
- Entrepreneur
- Export/import business
- General manager
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Business.
- View the Graduate Business Course Guides (login required).
Degree Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Information for Liberty’s Master of Business Administration Online Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Students must also have completed at least 15 hours of upper-level (300-400) undergraduate business credit. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Upon acceptance, the graduate transfer department will evaluate students for 27 hours of business credit in the following subject areas: accounting, business ethics, business finance, business integration and strategic management, business leadership, global dimensions of business, information management systems, legal environment of business, macroeconomics, human resource management, operations/production management, organizational behavior, marketing, microeconomics, or quantitative research techniques/statistics. Those who are missing some or all of these subject areas may be required to take BMAL 590.
Bridge Program
Students who are missing some or all admission requirements may be placed into the Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership as a bridge.* Upon successful completion of this certificate with at least a 3.0 GPA, these students can be reevaluated for the MBA program.
*In order to be eligible for the bridge, admission requirements for the graduate certificate must still be met.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the career potential look like for this field?
The U.S. Department of Labor classifies this industry with a bright outlook for potential job growth. Managers have greater job security because of their role in personnel management, and this profession is not suitable for companies to outsource to foreign markets.*
Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (ONET) under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Information obtained on June 24, 2021.
What accreditation does Liberty University have?
Liberty University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees.
Does this program have any additional accreditation?
Liberty’s MBA degree is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Our School of Business is among only 3% of business schools worldwide to earn ACBSP accreditation.
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