Business Schools in Maryland (MD) with Online MBA Programs

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Maryland ranks as #34 on Chief Executive’s 2019 list of Best and Worst States for Business, #27 on the Forbes 2018 list of Best States for Business, and #27 on U.S. News and World Report’s Best States for Business Environment. Although the rankings are middling, high college graduation rates in Maryland translate into high labor rates in many industries. Also, prestigious research institutions like Johns Hopkins University channel venture capital into Maryland at $34.40 per $1K of GDP—a rate of more than 500 percent of the national average.

Major industries in Maryland include aerospace and defense, military, and education. Cybersecurity and biotechnology are emerging industries in the state. Three Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Maryland: Lockheed Martin, Discover, and Marriott International. Other large companies of note in the state include McCormick & Co., T. Rowe Price Group, Under Armour, and Host Hotels & Resorts.

With their flexible schedules and ability to help even the busiest professional to improve their skill set, online MBAs in Maryland can be a great way to connect to the industries and business opportunities unique to the state. Coming from the understanding that busy professionals often can’t relocate, many high-quality accredited institutions have created online MBAs that offer the same level of professional development as their on-campus programs.

Hybrid MBAs are also available in the state, which blend the convenience of asynchronous didactic learning on your schedule with minimal on-campus requirements like residences, intensives, or orientations that allow for in-person networking with classmates, professors, and members of the Maryland business community.

Keep reading for detailed information on featured online MBA programs in Maryland, the distinguished professors that provide the high-quality educational experiences, and information on hybrid online/on-campus programs in the state.

Featured Online MBA Programs in Maryland

The part-time flexible MBA offered by the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins features a high-quality MBA that graduates students who want to lead with ethics, integrity, and in a way that supports higher goals than just monetary gain. Johns Hopkins has a generalized MBA and online students can choose between three concentrations: financial businesses, healthcare management, and leading organizations.

Coursework in the 54-credit-hour program includes business leadership and human values, negotiation, business communication, and decision models. Although most coursework is online, three of the business foundation courses require on 1.5 to 2.5 day on-campus residencies.

For those interested in earning dual degrees, Johns Hopkins also offers an online MBA/MS in biotechnology, an MBA/MS in government, an MBA/MS in communication, and an MBA/MSN in health systems management programs. GMAT/GRE scores are required for admission. Also, the minimum undergraduate GPA threshold is a 3.0 and students need two or more years of professional experience to apply. GMAT/GRE waivers are available for qualified applicants.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: 2.5 to six years
Estimated Tuition: $1.410 per credit-hour

Focused on data-driven decision making, the online MBA offered through the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland prepares graduates for thriving leadership at any scale. In addition to a general MBA track, University of Maryland offers five concentrations, including accounting, finance, information systems and business analytics, marketing, and supply chain management.

Coursework in the 54-credit program includes entrepreneurship, the global economic environment, leadership and teamwork, and ethical leadership. Although the majority of coursework is offered online, students are required to attend two on-campus residencies: one three-day residency at the opening of the program and one capstone residency at the close of the program.

GRE/GMAT scores are required to apply; however, waivers are available to applicants with demonstrated excellence in quantitative and analytics skills. Although work experience is not technically required, two years or more of work experience are recommended to be competitive in the admissions process.

Location: College Park, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: Two years
Estimated Tuition: $1,617 per credit-hour

The first AACSB-accredited school to create an online MBA, the 100 percent online program offered through the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore is time-tested and prepares students to lead in business in a way that is integrated, holistic, and comprehensive. Students in the program can choose a generalized MBA track or can specialize in data analytics, managing financial performance, leadership and management development, or marketing. Those with a specific emphasis in mind can also customize an MBA specialization.

Courses in the 36- to 48-credit program include business and public policy in a global economy, IT for business transformation, leading with integrity, and creativity and the entrepreneurial mindset. GMAT scores are required, although GMAT waivers may be available to those with significant senior-level experience or a strong academic background. GRE, LSAT, and MCAT scores may also be submitted in place of the GMAT.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: Two years
Estimated Tuition: $840 per credit-hour

Available in both online and hybrid formats, the part time MBA at the Loyola Sellinger School of Business prepares graduates to rise into ethical and values-centered leadership. Students can choose a generalized MBA or can specialize in data analytics, finance, information systems, international business, investments and applied portfolio management, management, or marketing.

Coursework in the 36- to 42-credit-hour program includes business ethics and corporate social responsibility, financial strategy, strategic management, and marketing strategy. Students applying to the program must have a minimum two years of professional experience. GMAT scores are required to apply, but waivers may be available to qualified applicants.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: 2.5 to six years
Estimated Tuition: $995 per credit

The online MBA offered through Frostburg State University’s College of Business allows busy professionals to get the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a demanding contemporary business environment.

Students enrolled in the 36-credit-hour program can choose between three concentrations: business analytics, healthcare management, or management. Coursework in the program includes leadership and ethics, marketing management, economics for managers, and organizational behavior.

Depending on academic background, students may need to take up to six credit-hours of foundational coursework. GMAT/GRE scores are required for admission. Applicants may qualify for a GMAT waiver if they have a master’s or higher GPA of 3.0, a bachelor’s GPA of 3.25, a bachelor’s GPA of 3.0 with three years of work experience, or a bachelor’s GPA of 2.75 with five years work experience.

Location: Frostburg, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: 12 months full time, two years part-time
Estimated Tuition: $574 per credit-hour (out-of-state)

The online MBA offered through the Graves School of Business and Management at Morgan State University prepares students to be adaptable business leaders at scales domestic and global.

While there are no official concentrations in the program, students can take elective courses in accounting, finance, business administration, marking, and information systems to broaden their managerial mindset. Coursework in the 36-credit-hour program includes instruction in international business environment and sustainability, human capability management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership and management.

Applicants must submit GRE scores to be considered for admission. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA to apply, though students whose GPA is lower than this may be considered for conditional admission.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Accreditation: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Expected Time to Completion: Two years
Estimated Tuition: $30,000 for the program

The online MBA offered by the University of Maryland University College offers graduates the opportunity to earn a respected MBA and prepares them for team leadership, project supervision, and business solution implementation and creation. The program is perfect for those looking for an affordable MBA than can be completed in a reasonable amount of time.

Coursework in the 36-credit-hour program includes leading organizations and people, leading in the multicultural global environment, innovation through marketing and technology, and financial decision making. GMAT/GRE scores are not required for admission into the program.

Location: Largo, Maryland
Accreditation: International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
Expected Time to Completion: 18 months
Estimated Tuition: $659 per credit-hour (out-of-state)

Hybrid MBA Programs in Maryland

Hybrid programs are those that offer a blend of online and on campus learning. Generally, hybrid MBA programs offer much coursework completely online for the purpose of scheduling flexibility. To give students the benefits that are unique to in-person networking, hybrid programs may have a few on-campus residences, orientations, or capstone experiences.

Hybrid programs are best for students who live close to a college campus or can travel a few times throughout the program. Including two universities from the featured MBAs above, the following institutions offer hybrid MBA programs:

Professors to Know in Online MBA Programs in Maryland

  • Goker Aydin, PhD - Carey Business School

    Dr. Goker Aydin is a professor of operations management and business analytics in the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches data analytics. His interests include supply chain management, dynamic pricing, quantitative methods, dynamic programming, operations management, and revenue management.

    Dr. Aydin is a published scholar, with works appearing in influential peer-reviewed journals like Management Science, the European Journal of Operational Research, and Production and Operations Management. He is also a decorated professor, earning the Kelley School MBA Class Teaching Excellence Award in 2014 and 2015 and three other excellence in teaching awards throughout his career.

    Dr. Aydin earned his MS in industrial engineering from Purdue University in 1999 and his PhD in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 2003.

  • Louiqa Raschid, PhD - Robert H. Smith School of Business

    Dr. Louiqa Raschid is a professor of information systems in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Her research interests include wide area data delivery, data management for the life sciences, humanitarian IT, grid data management, semantic query optimization for object and object-relational databases, and fixpoint and declarative semantics and updates in database systems.

    Dr. Raschid is a prolific well-funded scholar, with over 140 published papers in scholarly journals including The International Journal of Very Large Data Bases, the International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems, and the Journal of Logic Programming. Currently, she is leading an effort on next-generation financial cyberinfrastructure funded by the National Science Foundation and the Computing Research Association. Dr. Rashid earned her PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Florida at Gainesville.

  • Regina Bento, PhD, MD - Merrick School of Business

    Dr. Regina Bento is a professor of management and a BG&E chair in the Department of Management and International Business in the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore. Her research interests include careers, performance appraisal and awards, stigma, leadership, and management education.

    Dr. Bento is a published scholar, authoring an award-winning book, book chapters, and articles appearing in scholarly journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of Management Systems, Communications of the AIS, the Journal of Innovative Education, and many others.

    Dr. Bento earned her MD in psychiatry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1977, her MS in management from UFRJ in 1979, and she her PhD from the MIT Sloan of School of Management in 1990. Dr. Bento is also a lauded scholar and teacher, earning the highest honor in the University System of Maryland: the USM Regents Award.

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