Master of Business Administration
Our Competitive Advantage: Flexible Programs
The URI MBA allows you flexibility to design a curriculum that is best for your career objectives and lifestyle needs, and best leverages your academic background. In-person classes in Providence, RI with many online classes available.
What makes Flexibility a benefit – what is flexibility and why is it important?
- Life can be unpredictable
- Work/life balance differs for every student
- Job situations and career objectives can change
- Create your MBA schedule each semester, based on what is going on in your personal life/work to create a balance
“I was looking for a high quality program that also included flexibility due to the demands of my career. Many other programs in the area do not allow for a flexible schedule.”evening M.B.A. graduate
Flexible Areas in Each Program
| Part Time MBA | One Year MBA |
| Complete at your own pace within five years | Complete in either nine months or one calendar year |
| Select among courses that are in-person, online, blended, and weekend | Choose among immersive consulting projects |
| Enroll in MBA courses before you fully apply | Take internships or additional elective courses in spring and summer |
| Ability to waive MBA core courses | Ability to waive prerequisite courses |
| Enroll Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters |
Flexible Areas in Both Programs
Specialize in a functional area. Choose to focus your electives and concentrate in Finance, Marketing, Organizational Leadership or Supply Chain Management.
Enroll in elective courses from outside of the College of Business
- Take advantage of the vast resources across the University. Choose graduate courses from other disciplines such as Oceanography, Fashion Merchandising, International Relations, Computer Science, or Psychology.
- Option to bundle a graduate certificate with your MBA degree in areas such as Cyber Security, Forensics, Community Planning, Labor Relations, Fashion Merchandising and Human Resources by leveraging your electives.