Michigan (MI) Business Schools with Online MBAs & Specialty Master's Programs

Featured Online MBA Programs in Michigan

The part-time MBA offered by world-renowned Michigan Ross is designed to imbue busy working students with leadership skills through high-quality faculty and real-world learning.

Courses in the 57-credit-hour program include financial accounting, leading people and organizations, technology management, and business law and ethics. With the purpose of blending all that a student needs to experience success in an MBA program, the program consists of online asynchronous and synchronous classes, as well as three on-campus residencies. Following completion of foundational courses, students can opt to attend in-person courses on the Ann Arbor campus, if they wish. GMAT or GRE equivalent scores are required for admission and no waivers are available. One year of full-time work experience (two years preferred) is required, but work experience need not be in business.

FSU’s online MBA program boasts 20 industry-seasoned professors to give students insight into the business world. Enrolled students can choose between seven concentrations, including business intelligence, design and innovation management, incident response, lean systems and leadership, performance metrics, project management, and supply chain management and lean logistics.

Courses in the 39-credit program include managers and the legal environment, global business management, sustainable design and systems, and lean leadership. GMAT or GRE scores are required for consideration for admission. GMAT/GRE waivers may be available to those who have a master’s or terminal degree, as well as those who have significant leadership experience.

Admitted students who earned a C grade or less in accounting, economics, marketing, or statistics must successfully complete these courses with a B grade or higher prior to enrollment in MBA coursework.

Blending theory and practice in small class sizes taught by professors who are actively engaged in business, LTU’s 100 percent online MBA is highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Students enrolled in the 36-credit-hour program can choose between the following four concentrations: cybersecurity, finance, information technology, and project management.

Classes in the program include global business economics, strategic marketing management, global leadership, and enterprise information technology. GMAT scores are required only for those whose undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0. Applicants with a GPA lower than 3.0 who have been previously admitted to a master’s program also qualify for a GMAT waiver.

Forging the balance between quality and affordability, the 100 percent online MBA at SVSU’s College of Business and Management is designed to turn professionals into leaders who can operate in complex for-profit and nonprofit environments.

Students in the 37- to 44-credit program can choose the general MBA or can concentrate in entrepreneurship. Courses in the program include business process design and management, social responsibility and ethics, leadership and organizational behavior, and integrated marketing management concepts. GMAT scores are required for admission to SVSU’s MBA program. SVSU also provides provisional admission for students with undergraduate GPAs lower than 3.0 and for those who do not immediately submit complete admissions portfolios.

Kettering’s 100 percent online MBA is designed for engineers looking to expand their skill set into business and for any student looking to transition into management positions. The curriculum is designed to be immediately applicable to students’ jobs throughout the course of the program.

The 40-credit program includes a choice of a three-course graduate certificate in any of the following areas: global leadership, operations management, supply chain and enterprise planning, or healthcare. Courses include international business, managing people and organizations, strategic management, and marketing management. No GMAT or GRE is required for admission.

Based on a foundation of Christian ethical principles, the interactive online MBA at the AU School of Business prepares students for leadership positions in a broad range of domestic and international organizations. Most coursework is completed online, with final culminating courses completed in a three-week intensive on campus.

Classes in the 33-credit program include strategic management, managerial economics, strategic marketing management, and Christian ethics, service, and society. AU’s MBA has a lower GPA threshold than most other MBAs, only requiring a 2.6. (Most MBAs require a 3.0 or higher.) GMAT scores are required for admission but can be waived if the student has five years of work experience plus a minimum B- in statistics and precalculus, or if the student has a BA in business from AU with a 3.0 GPA or higher and a B- in statistics and precalculus.

CSU’s online MBA—ranked as one of the best by U.S. News and World Report—is designed to prepare students for leadership in the global economy. Students can enroll in a wide range of emphases, including ERP using SAP software, enterprise systems, logistics management, human resources management, marketing, and value driven organization.

Coursework in the 36- to 43-credit MBA programs includes instruction in managing information systems in a global economy, managing and leading individuals and groups in organizations, data analysis for managers, and global business and sustainability.

Applicants must have at least a 2.7 undergraduate GPA. GMAT scores are required for admission, although waivers may be available for those with a doctorate degree, a master’s degree plus a 3.0 GPA, a bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 or higher, a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative 2.7 GPA and a 3.25 for the final 60 units, five years experience with a 2.9 undergraduate GPA, or five years experience with a cumulative 2.7 GPA with a 3.0 for the final 60 units.

*This rate is for standard graduate courses. At the time of this writing, specific rates for the MBA program are not yet available.