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Online MBA

Master'sMBAEnglish-taughtMaster of Business Administration

Overview

A 54-credit MBA from the McDonough School of Business taught in weekday evening online sessions (Eastern Time) that mix synchronous and asynchronous work, completed in 24 to 60 months. Students attend two one-week residencies in Washington, D.C. and a required Global Business Experience residency abroad.

Official program name
Online MBA
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's — MBA
Awarding institution
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Washington, DC, 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
Credits
54-credit degree programUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
24-60 months
Source: msb.georgetown.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: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Online MBA with live virtual classes; two one-week residencies in Washington, D.C. and one required international residency.

Source: msb.georgetown.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
Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.Teaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits
Campus attendance required
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)Live sessions: ET (weekdays 6:30-9:20 p.m.)
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Part-time
Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Residential week / residency Required

    Two one-week in-person residencies on the Washington, D.C. campus (August of year one, October of year two), with classes for academic credit.

    August of year one and October of year two · Washington, D.C. · Tuition excludes accommodations for Washington, D.C., in the second residency.

    Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • Immersion Required

    Global Business Experience: in-person global residency at an international location, required of all MBA students.

    once, end of second year · International location · Tuition excludes round-trip airfare to international module locations.

    Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Begins with a two-week opening term, The Hoya Way, followed by foundational core courses and electives from the second semester.
    Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

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

Tests

GMAT/GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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 studentsUS$2,686USDper credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuitionUS$145,044 = 54 US credit hours × US$2,686 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Graduate Student Activity Fee
US$54 per academic yearMandatory
Source: msb.georgetown.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

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 Georgetown University

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1921 · next review 01/01/2030

    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

    “Georgetown McDonough and all of its degree programs are accredited by AACSB”

    Source: msb.georgetown.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

  • The Online MBA is strictly for students who reside in time zones within +/- 3 hours of Eastern Time; F-1 visas are sponsored only for the in-person residencies.Source: msb.georgetown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. msb.georgetown.edu/about/key-facts/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. msb.georgetown.edu/online-mba/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE 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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