Earn a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) From a 100% Online University
Manage and lead business enterprises in a global environment with an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Trident University.
While enrolled in our 100% online MBA program, you will:
- Achieve the dedication you need to make exciting advances in your career (even if you’re working full time while attending college!)
- Acquire a solid foundation in business theory, strategies, and skills.
- Generate business plans to follow, collect, analyze, and evaluate business data.
- Master business models to improve productivity and performance.
- Generate oral and written presentations in business format.
- Be part of an enthusiastic online learning community that shares your passion for business. Forge useful connections among other Trident business students that could help further your career down the road.
- Work closely with an exceptional MBA faculty with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Online MBA Program Overview
In the online MBA program, students gain proficiency in all core business functions, enhance their critical thinking skills, and sharpen their quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
Our fully online MBA program was designed with adult learners in mind. Many students earn their degrees while working full time, thanks to our convenient course formats and scheduling flexibility. Our monthly class starts help ensure you’ll be able to take the courses you need in a timely manner.
See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all program course offerings.
Courses
Your courses at Trident will be relevant and motivating. As an MBA student, you will take a variety of classes, including Business Analytics and Decision Making, Strategic Management, and Business Ethics.
You may complete the MBA program with a concentration or without one:
- With a concentration: you must complete 36 semester credits of core courses and 12 semester credit hours of electives for a total of 48 semester credit hours. Students with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration may be eligible to waive/substitute an elective course for a total of 44 semester credit hours.
- Without a concentration: you must complete a total of 36 semester credit hours.
See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all course offerings.
Concentrations
Choose from the following concentrations. See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all concentration course offerings.
- Conflict and Negotiation Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in conflict and negotiation management field. - General Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the management field. - Human Resource Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the human resource management field. - Information Security and Digital Assurance Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the information security and digital assurance management field. - Information Technology Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the information technology management field. - Logistics
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the logistics field. - Safety Management
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the safety management field. - Strategic Leadership
This concentration prepares professionals to excel at the middle management level in the strategic leadership field.
Certificates
All MBA graduate certificates require 4 courses (16 credits). Our certificate options include:
- Strategic Leadership
- Supply Chain Management
Dual Degrees
The Glenn R. Jones College of Business and the College of Health and Human Services offer a dual degree in MBA and Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA). You must complete 16 courses (64 credits):
- 8 MBA required courses (32 credits)
- 7 MSHA required courses (28 credits)
- 1 Dual Degree Capstone required course (4 credits)
See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all dual degree course offerings.
Admissions Requirements
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
- Demonstrated competency in two foundation areas of financial accounting and marketing.
- Cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Certificate-seeking students must provide official transcripts of all prior academic work, including military transcripts.
- Masters degree students are required to provide official transcripts from the institution granting the undergraduate degree.
- Academic entrance exams, such as GRE, MAT or GMAT, are not required for admission.
- International students must provide proof of English proficiency (see Trident University Catalog for details).
Transfer Policy
- Transfer students are required to provide official transcripts of all prior academic work without exception.
- Prior academic work will be articulated during the admission process.
- All courses, whether applied to a program or general elective in transfer will be posted to the student’s permanent record.
- Transfer credits will not be included in the calculation of overall GPA.
- Graduate coursework submitted for transfer must have been completed within the prior seven years unless the content is deemed outdated or no longer equivalent or relevant by Trident.
- Trident may accept for transfer to the masters degree up to 30% of graduate level credits from other accredited colleges or universities. All transferred course credits must have a GPA of 3.0 or better.
School Performance Fact Sheet (California Residents Data)
Pursuant to California State Law, Trident University publishes and provides to students residing in California, Performance Fact Sheets to help students make informed decisions regarding their program of interest. The fact sheet for each degree program is filed with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Regardless of any information students may have relating to completion rates, placement rates, starting salaries, or license exam passage rates, fact sheets contain the information as calculated pursuant to state law. Any questions a student may have regarding this fact sheet that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at: P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818 | www.bppe.ca.gov | P:888.370.7589 or 916.431.6959 | F:916.263.1897
Tuition and Fees
Tuition cost for the masters program:
*Assumes no transfer credit and that student in a 36 credit program enrolls in an average of 18 credits per year for 2 years.
| tuition type | per credit | per course | per year* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $540 | $2,160 | $9,720 |
| Retired Military / Veteran / Partnership / And Their Immediate Family Members | $405 | $1,620 | $7,290 |
| Military & Immediate Family Members / Department of Defense Federal Civilian Employees | $325 | $1,300 | $5,850 |
University Fees:
- Books and Supplies: $0
- Bounced Check Fee: $30
- Course Materials: $0
- Diploma Copy: $30 (optional)
- Doctoral Application Fee: $75 (non-refundable)
- Food, Housing, and Transportation: N/A
- Graduation Fee: $150
- Lab Fee: $25-69 (for students enrolled in courses with a lab portion)
- Official Transcript: $10 (rush fee $35)
- Other Expedited Shipping Fees: varies based on region
- Payment Plan Set-up: $30 (non-refundable)
- Student ID Card: $10 (optional)
- Technology Fee: $0
- Other fees may apply and are subject to change without advance notice.
Seeking more information on the cost of attending Trident University? Visit Trident’s Financial Aid Resources page where you will find financial aid tools including Trident’s Net Price Calculator and Shopping Sheet, a guide to assist in early financial planning for college.
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