online MBA program

SMU Cox offers a top-ranked online MBA, with two tracks depending on work experience, that balances flexibility and rigor with live weekday evening classes, AACSB accreditation, access to extensive alumni and employer networks that lead to stellar career outcomes, and a curriculum built on leadership, analytics, and experiential learning. 

Look for AACSB accreditation, faculty with academic and industry experience, formats that let you work while studying, live online interaction, global project experiences, and proven career outcomes. SMU Cox checks all of these boxes. 

Yes. SMU Cox online MBA programs are AACSB-accredited, taught by the same faculty, and issue the same diploma as the on-campus program, a Master of Business Administration.  

For many working professionals, yes. At SMU Cox you can advance your career as you study, apply learning immediately, join a strong cohort, and benefit from career services and global experiences, building leadership skills, increasing earning potential, and qualifying for higher-level roles. You gain all of this while pursuing an MBA in the modality that works with your life.

The Online MBA can be completed in about 24 months for the Experienced Professional track. The MBA Direct: Early Career Track runs about three years to accommodate students with less professional experience. 

For 2026-2027, tuition is approximately $1,970 per credit hour (tuition of $1,870 plus a $100 per credit hour distance-learning fee). Additional fees include a $200 per-semester program fee and a Global Learning Program fee of approximately $4,000. Estimated totals for the entirety of the program: Experienced Professional track ~52 credits over 6 terms ≈ $107,640; Early Career (MBA Direct) track ~53 credits over 8 terms ≈ $110,010. Estimates do not include potential tuition increases in subsequent academic years.

SMU Cox automatically considers all applicants for merit-based scholarships, which are awarded upon admission. In addition, we encourage you to explore external scholarship opportunities.

Seek live online classes (not fully asynchronous), strong faculty, interaction with peers, global learning experiences, flexible pacing, meaningful electives, robust support services and AACSB accreditation. SMU Cox offers all of the above. 

Look for accreditation from AACSB International. SMU Cox is AACSB-accredited, signaling rigorous standards in faculty excellence, curriculum quality, learning outcomes and continuous improvement.

You’ll attend live online classes on weekday evenings, complete asynchronous coursework, choose electives, and participate in required global learning experiences, with ongoing support from faculty and the Career Management Center—all designed to fit around full-time work.

Employers value accredited programs that build real skills. The SMU Cox Online MBA is AACSB-accredited, taught by the same faculty as on-campus, follows the same pillars and confers the same diploma. The differentiators are modality and flexibility.

Global Learning Programs are four-day domestic or international experiences where you tackle real business challenges, meet leaders, and apply classroom learning in a global context—often cited by students as among the most rewarding parts of the program. You will meet and work together on real business consulting projects with your program cohort.

For the Experienced Professional Online MBA Class of 2024, graduates reported an average 44% salary increase, and 64% earned promotions within four months of graduation.