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Professional MBA Online

Master'sMBAEnglish-taughtMaster of Business Administration

Overview

A 42-credit online MBA (12 core courses, two specialization courses and three professional development seminars) offered in three pacing tracks of 18, 21 or 33 months, with five start dates a year. Tuition is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Official program name
Professional MBA Online
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's — MBA
Awarding institution
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Miami, Florida, United StatesWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject
Specializations
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Credits
14 courses / 42 credit hours plus three Professional Development SeminarsUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
18, 21 or 33 months depending on pacing track
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
January, March, May/June, August, October
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Language of instruction
EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Fully online MBA; the program states students never need to come to campus.

Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits
No campus visits required
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Part-time
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Three Professional Development Seminars are required in the first 8-week term.
    Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree / qualification
RequiredBachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Credit transfer
OptionalUp to six graduate-level credits from an accredited institution
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CV / résumé
RequiredResume at the point of application
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not required
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GRE General Test
Not required
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 6.5Applicants from non-English speaking countries (College of Business graduate requirement).
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 4.54.5 on the iBT effective January 21, 2026 (80 for earlier tests).
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test
Required — minimum 110One of the accepted tests.
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its published currency, fee category, academic year and basis. Nothing is converted; figures on different bases or in different currencies are not comparable, and tuition is not the full cost of study.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — In-state and out-of-stateUS$42,000USDentire programSource: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All online students — Per creditUS$1,000USDper creditEstimated tuitionUS$42,000 = 42 US credit hours × US$1,000 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Admission deposit (applied toward tuition)
US$200Mandatory
Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

  • PMBA Online performance-based scholarship Institutional scholarship

    Up to $10,000

    Eligibility: Based on GPA after the first 10 courses

    How to apply: Apply through FIU's scholarship portal after admission

    Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Florida International University

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1974 · next review 12/01/2031

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

  • AACSB International (AACSB)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited · Same AACSB-accredited MBA as on-campus students.

    Source: business.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • AACSB International (AACSB)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited

    “Florida International University's College of Business is accredited by AACSB International.”

    Source: fiuonline.fiu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Held by the business school. A school-level accreditation does not by itself mean that every program is covered.

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/international-students/english-proficiency-requirements/index.ht — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/online-professional-mba/curriculum/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/online-professional-mba/faqs/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/online-professional-mba/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/online-professional-mba/program-details/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. business.fiu.edu/academics/graduate/online-professional-mba/tuition/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. fiuonline.fiu.edu/programs/online-graduate-degrees/master-of-science-in-real-estate.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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