Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Management - Leadership online
Program Overview
Learn more about the online MBA, Management and Leadership
Become the confident leader your organization needs to meet a diverse array of challenges with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Management/Leadership online program from Florida Gulf Coast University.
In this online management and leadership program, you will broaden your fundamental knowledge of organizational development, human resource management, global organization issues and more. Leadership and teamwork skills, the appropriate applications of technology, entrepreneurial approaches, and lessons on global and ethical awareness are integrated throughout the program.
Our rigorous core coursework teaches concepts across all business disciplines. You will deepen your expertise in accounting, economics, financial management, data-driven decision-making and global supply chains. Apply your cross-cultural skills in our Business Strategy capstone course while learning to create maximum value and expand market opportunities for any company.
FGCU's Lutgert College of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Graduates of this management and leadership program will be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in constructing appropriate messages for a variety of contexts and situations as both speaker and listener
- 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
- Demonstrate proficiency in constructing appropriate messages for a variety of contexts and situations as both speaker and listener
- 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
- Demonstrate proficiency in constructing appropriate messages for a variety of contexts and situations as both speaker and listener
- 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
MBA Degrees Also Available:
FGCU offers a variety of specialized MBA concentrations. Check out all of our online MBA concentrations.
Tuition
Discover the value of our low-cost tuition
The MBA online program offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition. All fees are included in the total tuition.
Tuition breakdown:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Management - Leadership | $373 | $1,119 | $12,322 |
Note: Self-paced leveling courses are offered for students without an undergraduate degree in business. These four corequisite courses—in Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Fundamentals of Economics and Corporate Finance—are designed to be completed prior to the corresponding MBA core courses. These courses are taken at an additional cost of $100 per course.
*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:
| First Starts | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Drop/Add Deadline | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2 | 6/23/25 | 5/18/25 | 5/25/25 | 6/22/25 | 6/27/25 | 6/25/25 | 8/9/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/18/25 | 7/7/25 | 7/29/25 | 8/17/25 | 8/22/25 | 8/21/25 | 10/5/25 |
| Fall 2 | 10/13/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 | 10/13/25 | 10/17/25 | 10/16/25 | 12/7/25 |
| Spring 1 | 1/7/26 | 11/24/25 | 12/1/25 | 1/6/26 | 1/13/26 | 2/24/26 | |
| Spring 2 | 3/11/26 | 2/2/26 | 2/16/26 | 3/10/26 | 3/17/26 | 4/25/26 |
Admissions
Steps to being admitted to our online program
At FGCU, we've streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the MBA leadership online degree program, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.
You must meet the following requirements for admission to the MBA online program:
1. Admission Requirements
- Earned undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
- Official copies of all academic transcripts
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate degree from an AACSB or ABET accredited institution in the last 7 years (Or meet the GMAT requirement below).
- International students must take TOEFL exam with a minimum score of 550 (paper based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet based)
2. Students with GPA Below 3.0 or an undergraduate degree from any regionally accredited institution not accredited by AACSB or ABET.
Students with a GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 may be considered on a case by case basis if they meet the following:
- Minimum GMAT of 450
- Upper level GPA x 200 + GMAT = 1050 (or equivalent GRE score)
Students with GPAs below 3.0 who reach the required 1050 points for admission using the formula, require an approved exception to University minimum requirements.
3. GMAT Waiver
GMAT/GRE requirement will be waived if the applicant holds:
- A Doctoral or comparable terminal degree OR
- An undergraduate degree from an AACSB accredited business program with a minimum 3.0 GPA in upper division coursework (last 60 credit hours) within the last 7 years OR
- An undergraduate degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program with a minimum 3.0 GPA in the upper division coursework within the last 7 years
- An undergraduate degree in a STEM program from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 3.5 (overall) within the last 7 years
- A graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university (or equivalent foreign institution)
A full listing of AACSB-Accredited Universities and Business Schools
4. GMAT Waiver Based on Work Experience
A GMAT waiver request is on a case-by-case basis with evidence of a minimum 4 years of managerial and budgetary experience. Applicants requesting a GMAT waiver based on work experience must submit the following documents (by the program admissions deadline) to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
- A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate degree
- Signed Waiver Request Checklist
- Formal letter (addressed to the MBA Committee) requesting a GMAT waiver. The letter should complement the resume by supporting and elaborating on the managerial and budgetary experience (minimum of four years).
- Formal resume indicating 4 years of managerial experience in a professional business setting such as economics, finance, accounting, business management, human resources, marketing, information systems, data analytics, etc., which includes experience with maintaining, managing, and/or operating a budget.
Please note - the MBA Committee reserves the right to request verification of the four years of experience from the applicant’s employer.
5. Conditional Admissions
Students who do not the GMAT waiver criteria in #3 or #4, but have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 credit hours of their baccalaureate degree, can be conditionally admitted to the MBA program without submitting a GMAT score. The student will then need to successfully complete two of the following four courses with a B or higher before registering for other classes in the program and to be fully admitted to the program.*
- QMB 6303 Data Driven Decision Making
- ACG 6075 Managerial Accounting
- FIN 6406 Finance Management
- ECP 6705 Managerial Economics
*Full time students will be required to take two of these four courses in their first semester.
Prior to admission to a graduate program, students may complete a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate level courses on a non degree seeking basis.
Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to:
Email address: [email protected]
Mailing address:
FGCU Graduate Admissions10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Courses
The topics you’ll discuss in our online MBA in leadership and management courses
For the MBA with a concentration in Management/Leadership online, you must complete 24 credit hours of core courses (including a capstone course) and nine credit hours of fixed 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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