Earn your MBA at Binghamton in 9 or 12 months
Binghamton University’s One-Year MBA offers an accelerated path to earning a Master of Business Administration from the nationally ranked, AACSB-accredited School of Management. Depending on your academic background, you can complete the MBA in nine or 12 months. Explore the two pathways below to find the option that best fits your experience and goals.
| Criteria | 9-month MBA | 12-month MBA |
|---|---|---|
| Designed for | Recent AACSB business/accounting graduates | Non-business/non-AACSB graduates, or those who received their business degree 5+ years ago |
| Length | 9 months | 12 months |
| Business degree required | Yes | No |
| Statistics prerequisite | - | Required |
| Economics prerequisite | - | Required |
| Excel prerequisite | Required | Required |
| STEM designated | Yes | Yes |
| Application name | MBA 1-year (for business majors) | MBA 1-year (for non-business majors) |
| Available to International students | Yes | No |
One-year MBA program highlights
- Earn an MBA from a nationally-ranked institution.
- Increase your marketability and earning potential.
- Move through the program with a cohort of highly motivated students.
- Customize your curriculum or declare a concentration in Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, and Leadership and Consulting.
- Save time and money by earning an MBA in one calendar year or less.
- Summer courses are held online (synchronously) from late May to early August.
- Over 80 percent of recent Binghamton University MBA students received a job offer within three months of graduation.
MBA Curriculum
The MBA curriculum at Binghamton is designed to prepare you with the essential tools needed to be effective leaders in today's rapidly changing corporate, non-profit, and public sectors.
You will strengthen your own analytical and decision-making skills while also collaborating in task-oriented teams. Your studies will be individualized as you can choose from a wide range of elective courses—including cross-disciplinary options and customized independent studies—and, with guidance from faculty, design interdisciplinary projects aligned with your career goals. This approach deepens the connection between your passions and your professional path.
9-month MBA Curriculum
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| MGMT 504: Programming for Business Analytics or Graduate Technical Elective | MGMT 540: Strategic Management or Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective |
Technical Elective |
12-month MBA Curriculum
| Summer (online) | Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| MGMT 500: Management Information Systems | MGMT 504: Programming for Business Analytics | MGMT 540: Strategic Management |
| MGMT 501: Accounting for Managers | MGMT 506: Marketing for Managers |
Elective |
| MGMT 505: Corporate Finance for Managers | MGMT 507: Operations Management | Technical Elective |
| MGMT 508: Organizational Behavior | Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
Concentrations: A minimum of four courses (sixteen credit hours) is required to complete a concentration. Concentrations are optional. Learn more about our elective course offerings on our MBA Concentrations webpage.
Admissions
Admission decisions for the One-Year MBA program are made on a rolling basis, however, applicants are strongly recommended to apply by the March 1st deadline. Capacity for this program is limited.
- While we accept GMAT and GRE scores, they are not required for admission to our MBA program.
- Students admitted into this program typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.4 or higher. Applicants with significant work experience and/or strong GMAT/GRE scores (while not required) are also considered for admission.
- Prerequisite coursework in statistics and microeconomics is required. Applicants must have received a grade of B or higher and taken the courses in the last four years.
- Prerequisite: Excel for Data Analytics Crash Course 1 (introductory) offered through Harpur Edge is required. Please see our MBA Programs page for additional information about this requirement.
- Applicants must provide: 1) two letters of recommendation, 2) a personal statement, 3) a current resume, and 4) unofficial transcripts. Final transcripts will be requested upon admission to the program.
- $75 application fee.
| Degree | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | March 1 | December 1 |