Online Master of Business Administration at FGCU

Master of Business Administration (MBA) online

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Start Class: 6/23/25
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Program Overview

Learn more about the online MBA degree at FGCU

As low as $12,322* Tuition
As few as 12 months Program Duration
33 Credit Hours

Develop the skills and knowledge needed to work in executive, supervisory and management positions in various types of businesses with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) online program from Florida Gulf Coast University.

This accredited online MBA program emphasizes the application of analytical, technical and behavioral tools to meet organizational challenges. Leadership and teamwork skills are integrated throughout the program, as are lessons on the appropriate application of technology, entrepreneurial approaches, and global and ethical awareness. You will learn to apply academic theory to real-world challenges.

Our rigorous core coursework teaches concepts across all business disciplines. You will deepen your expertise in accounting, economics, financial management, business strategy, data-driven decision-making, global supply chains and more. Plus, you can tailor your degree to your interests and goals by choosing your elective courses.

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FGCU's Lutgert College of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Graduates of this MBA online program will be able to:

  • Develop competencies and a personal growth plan to lead others
  • Demonstrate proficiency in constructing appropriate messages for a variety of contexts and situations as both speaker and listener
  • Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing standard forms of writing in multiple contexts
  • Collaborate effectively in groups and teams
  • Assess the environmental impact and analyze the ethical implications of business decisions
  • Solve complex business problems using critical-thinking skills
  • Devise and communicate solutions to business problems using structured and unstructured data
  • Demonstrate the ability to think strategically in a global business environment
+Graduates of this MBA online program will be able to:
  • Develop competencies and a personal growth plan to lead others
  • Demonstrate proficiency in constructing appropriate messages for a variety of contexts and situations as both speaker and listener
  • Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing standard forms of writing in multiple contexts
  • Collaborate effectively in groups and teams
  • Assess the environmental impact and analyze the ethical implications of business decisions
  • Solve complex business problems using critical-thinking skills
  • Devise and communicate solutions to business problems using structured and unstructured data
  • Demonstrate the ability to think strategically in a global business environment
Graduates of this online program will be able to:

MBA Degrees Also Available:

FGCU offers a variety of specialized MBA concentrations. Check out all of our online MBA concentrations.

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Tuition

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The MBA online program offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition. All fees are included in the total tuition.

Tuition breakdown:

$373 Per Credit Hour
As low as $12,322* Total Tuition
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*Tuition is as low as $12,322. Waiver available for out-of-state tuition. Prices subject to change at any time.

Calendar

Milestones to guide your student journey

FGCU online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

Now enrolling:

5/18/25 Next Application Deadline
6/23/25 Start Classes

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First StartsProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineDrop/Add DeadlineLast Class Day
Summer 15/5/253/30/254/16/255/4/255/9/255/7/256/21/25
Summer 26/23/255/18/255/25/256/22/256/27/256/25/258/9/25
Fall 18/18/257/7/257/29/258/17/258/22/258/21/2510/5/25
Fall 210/14/259/15/259/23/2510/13/2510/17/2510/16/2512/7/25
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Admissions

Requirements for the FGCU online AACSB-accredited MBA degree

At FGCU, we've streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the online Master of Business Administration degree, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.

Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution
GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Transcripts from all previous schools
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Courses

Read about our online Master of Business Administration degree plan

For the MBA online, you must complete 24 credit hours of core courses (including a capstone course) and 9 credit hours of elective courses.

Upon review of transcripts, admitted students without certain completed business courses, will be required to complete a series of up to four interactive self-paced leveling courses from Ivy Software prior to enrolling in certain MBA core courses. The Ivy courses, and the business courses needed (with a grade of C or better) to have them waived are as follows:

  • Financial Accounting Ivy – Financial Accounting or equivalent
  • Fundamentals of Economics Ivy – Microeconomics AND Macroeconomics
  • Managerial Accounting Ivy – Managerial Accounting or equivalent
  • Understanding Corporate Finance Ivy – Corporate Finance or equivalent
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Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An examination of the role of accounting information in managing economic organizations. Emphasis on the efficient allocation and consumption of resources and the need for managers to recognize and respond to challenges and opportunities in a high-tech, global market economy.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Synthesis and application of economic principles and tools to think critically and strategically in managerial decision-making aimed at promoting profitability and growth that is sustainable and socially responsible. Topics include the fundamentals of business decision making under various market organizations, regulatory constraints, and domestic and international conditions.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the process of securing and allocating funds with the business organization with emphasis on relevant financial decision-making and policy aspects.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Everyone leads in the sense of attempting to influence others each day. This course takes an interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach to the theory and practice of effective leadership in a global context. Explores the differences in leadership and management functions, develops skills in communicating organizational vision and strategy, engaging in ethical decision-making processes, leading teams, and influencing individuals in ways that are based on mutual trust and authenticity.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores managerial aspects of the marketing of goods and services in a global economy. Analysis of operational and strategic planning problems confronting marketing managers. Topics include consumer behavior, target market identification and selection, product development and commercialization, pricing, distribution. Introduces emerging marketing technologies, and reinforces the importance of ethics and social responsibility in the orderly operation of the market system.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The general objective of this course is to acquaint students with the practice of data-driven decision making. This course exposes students to the tools, techniques and principles that managers employ to translate business and external data (including customer data, financial data, business operations data, industry data etc.) into actionable decisions and policies. The emphasis of the class will be on transformation of data into models using various software applications, and interpretation of the results for making real life business decisions.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course deals with contemporary issues and methodology topics related to the design, planning, control and improvement of the sustainable supply chain in a global context. Issues in supply chain management are examined with focus on: Global perspective; Integrating sustainability into the supply chain design and execution; World class supply chains; Designing and managing networks, distribution models, sourcing models, and process management.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Addresses the cross-cultural skills necessary for managers to engage in the strategic planning and implementation process from a global perspective. Since the value chains of almost any business today cross international boundaries (whether in the resource or distribution portions of the chain, or in the organization itself), all strategic planning must take into account a global scope. Students learn strategic planning processes that can be applied locally, globally, or both, especially in terms of strategic placement of organizational functions to create maximum value and to expand market opportunities. Students will engage in case analysis and other organizational research that will sharpen their abilities in analytical and critical thinking in terms of business strategy. Course to be taken in graduating semester.
You must choose three courses from the following.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The goal of the course is to introduce students to the current theories, practices, tools and techniques in data, text and web mining. Because many topics and concepts in “mining” are learned most efficiently through hands-on work with data sets, we will spend time with software analyzing and mining content. The goal is to gain a better understanding of techniques and what is involved in mining projects.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course covers fundamental concepts of data management. Topics may include database design; query languages and performance; database operations and administration; security; data quality; data architecture; master data management; meta data management; data warehouse management; data governance; and unstructured data management in the context of enterprise data management.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Business leaders must have the ability to collect and interpret information from both internal and external sources to make decisions that affect their company's performance. This course uses projects to convey Business Intelligence (BI) methods of visualization of text mining, and web mining through the use of specific BI tools.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies organization development as a process of planned change to improve an organization's problem-solving skills and its overall effectiveness within a changing and complex environment, including behavioral effects of power and authority, formal organizations, structural variation, leadership, motivation, and organizational change.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a broad exposure to the policies, functions (such as recruitment, selection, compensation, evaluation, and development), and current issues involved in managing a firm's employees. The strategic role of HRM will be emphasized.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Addresses the cross-cultural skills necessary for managers in today's multinational and multicultural organizations. Examines culture-specific needs for leadership, communications and negotiations; and focuses on culture's impact on legal, ethical, diversity, and environmental issues.

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