Best Part-time MBA Programs in USA

According to US News and World Report portal, these are the most reputed business schools for doing your part-time MBA in America. Most of the courses begin each year in the business schools that are mentioned below.

The part-time MBA programs are suitable for working professionals looking to join evening classes or during the weekends. We have covered all of them in the post.

University of California, Berkeley (Haas)

The part-time MBA program in Haas is held during the weekday evenings, as well as on Saturdays. You can finish your degree in 3 years. The fee for the part-time course is $3,363 per credit.

Once you have completed the program, you stand to earn a 46% salary increment. The data is based on previous graduates who have completed their courses at Haas.

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University of Chicago (Booth)

The part-time MBA program is held in Booth during a weekday evening and on weekends too. The weekday evening classes are held one day each week from 6 pm to 9 pm. The weekend classes are held on Saturdays, either from 9 am to 12 pm or 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm in downtown Chicago.

The program takes two and a half to 3 years to complete. Each quarter comes with you having to attend two courses in 11 weeks. There is a total of 20 courses that you will need to complete. That also includes their leadership program).

The fee per course in Booth comes to $7,130.

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Northwestern University (Kellogg)

Kellogg is known for its part-time MBA courses. Students have witnessed good salary increments and job promotions once they have finished their course from here. Kellogg provides you both evening as well as weekend classes.

The evening MBA classes are held from 6 pm to 9 pm. You also have the weekend MBA classes held on Saturdays, either from 9 am to 12 pm or 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, in downtown Chicago. Their program also includes an accelerated option.

It enables you to finish your part-time MBA course faster. You do not have to complete the core courses in this option. The traditional mode program takes one year and three months to 5 years to complete.

The accelerated option takes 1 to 4 years to complete. You have to pay a fee of $6,950 per course. As a student, you have to take part in 4 weeks per quarter. The part-time MBA program is suitable for working professionals wanting to enhance their careers while completing their courses.

On the resource page, you can find details about the Northwestern Kellogg part-time MBA program. Going through it enables you to understand more about the course and whether it helps meet your career objectives.

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University of Los Angeles—California (Anderson)

Anderson offers you three flexible schedules for their core classes. The first option is attending classes on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 12:45 pm. You can also participate in the noon session from 2 pm to 5 pm.  

The second option is attending classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:45 pm. Your third option is to participate in a weekend class once a month on campus. The remaining classes can be taken through online mode.

Your electives also come with schedule options. Their fast-track program can be finished in 2 years and a quarter and traditional part-time takes four years. The fee for the part-time program comes to $40,000 a year.

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Ross)

The Ross part-time MBA program is held on weekends and during weekdays in the evening. You can also attend the classes on weekends or during the weekday night. Additionally, you can also participate in classes during the day.

Full-time MBA students mostly attend the day-time program. You can complete the program in 3 to 4 years. The MBA program during weekends is held on alternate weekends. 

The course format is such that you can attend classes with full-time students. The fee for the course is $130,000.

University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Carlson)

The Carlson part-time MBA program comes with a wide range of core courses ranging from over 100 electives. Students prefer the study because of its immense flexibility. Besides, classes are held during the weekdays and on Saturdays.

The online course can be taken along with the regular classes held once or twice a week. When you want to finish your course quickly, then your number of classes increases. This is to help you complete your course in 2.5 years or four years.

Your specializations include Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Medical Industry. There are also other specializations like Human Resources, Accounting, Integrative Leadership, and many more.

The tuition fee is $1,500/credit. You have the option of 2-4 credits per course.

University of Texas—Austin (McCombs)

The McCombs part-time MBA program runs for two-and-a-half-year and is held during the weekdays. You have to attend classes on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6 pm to 9 pm. You do not have to fret if you missed classes because they conduct seminars during some weekends.

The program will cost you $105,000.

Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper), Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Tepper has come up with two part-time MBA programs. One program is the Online Hybrid, and the other one is the Campus Program. Both these programs take 32 months to complete. During the first year, you can attend either evening/online classes held six times/ year.

The second-year classes are held during the weekdays, twice a week. You can attend the classes during the day for your electives. The tuition fee will set you back by $24,000-$25,000.
 

Ohio State University (Fisher)

Fisher’s part-time MBA program has classes that are held two times a week. The timings for the classes are 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm. You can also attend the classes from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. The course takes two-and-a-half years to complete with a fee of close to $60,000.

New York University (Stern)

Like Tepper, Stern offers you two part-time MBA programs. The first is the part-time MBA Manhattan, and the second is the part-time MBA Westchester program. In the Manhattan program, you can join classes during the weekdays from 6 pm to 9 pm.

If not, you can attend the weekend classes on Saturdays from 9 am to 12 pm or 1 pm to 4 pm. You can finish the course in two-and-a-half or three years. However, they provide you with an Accelerated Program.

It helps you complete the program in 2 years. But you have to attend regular classes from Monday to Thursday from 6 pm to 9 pm. You can also attend classes on Saturdays from 9 am to 12 pm or 1 pm to 4 pm.

In the MBA Westchester program, you can attend classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings. It runs for three years and will cost you $64,000-$70,000 (including tuition fee of $31,000-$38,000.

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Good number of institutes in India offer part-time MBA courses. Let’s see at some of the best options:

Part Time MBA courses from IIM’s

Aspirants can choose to pursue the top part-time MBA courses from IIM’s also. IIM’s are among the best part time MBA business schools in India who offer top part time programs.

Listed below are the part-time MBA courses offered by IIM’s in India:

Apart from IIM’s, other Top 10 Part-Time MBA business schools in India

Here is the list of top 10 Part time MBA colleges in India apart from IIM’s, table below also includes their respective fee for the program

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