If you graduated from a college or university with a four-year degree (or its equivalent) with a business major, within the last five years, you may be eligible for core course waivers within the Suffolk MBA Program. Now is the time to capitalize on your prior education and maximize your professional development goals.  

As a previous undergraduate business major, why would you want to complete an MBA?

• To take the next step in your career and achieve a job promotion.
• To customize and increase your skills in a particular business concentration that compliments your career goals or transitions you to another area of business.
• To lead projects that require across-the-board advanced knowledge for cross-functional teams.

How is the Suffolk MBA accelerated for previous business majors?

The traditional Suffolk MBA 18 course program may be shortened by eight courses (24 credits) if you took appropriate classes within the past five years.

How long will it take you to complete the Suffolk MBA?

10 to 16 months full-time – depending on course waivers
16 to 28 months part-time – depending on course waivers
Alternatively, take up to five years to complete the degree.

Where can I take courses?

Enjoy the flexibility of taking classes at our main location in Boston, our off-site location in North Andover or online; the choice is yours.

Who will be in my courses?

You’ll be joining other Suffolk MBAs, part-time and full-time, from across the globe, with varied educational and employment experience backgrounds. Your classmates will likely be financial analysts, HR specialists, CIOs, CFOs, physicians, marketing managers and a myriad of other working professionals. The Suffolk MBA classroom is a learning environment, and a networking opportunity to enhance your professional credentials.

The Accelerated MBA for Previous Business Majors Program of Study

Required Introductory Course (1 credit)
MBA 600  Effective Career Planning

Core Courses (24 credits - may be waived)
MBA 610  Organizational Behavior 
MBA 620  Statistical Methods - 1.5 credits
MBA 625  Operations Management  - 1.5 credits
MBA 630  Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA 640  Corporate Financial Reporting and Control 
MBA 650  Value-Based Financial Management
MBA 660  Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value 
MBA 670  Information Management for Competitive Advantage
MBA 680  Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment

Required Capstone Courses – 6 credits
MBA 780  Managing in the Global Environment
MBA 800  Strategic Management

Electives – 24 credits
Select eight courses from among electives in accounting, business law and ethics, entrepreneurship, finance and managerial economics, health administration, information systems, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, public administration and nonprofit management, strategic management, and taxation.

Previous business majors who waive all Core Courses will have a 10 course program to complete.