Flex MBA
Online and On-Campus Options
Are you looking for a nationally ranked MBA on your schedule? The Smith part-time Flex MBA will accelerate your career with a robust STEM curriculum while fitting into your life and work schedule. You choose how to take your courses – online or in-person at one of our three campus locations in Baltimore, Md., Rockville, Md., or Washington, D.C.
You’ll learn from globally influential faculty, with a curriculum that makes technology and data analytics techniques accessible for everyone. Our STEM-designated curriculum signals to future employers that you have the analytical savvy to take on any new business problem. Develop skills in leadership and strategic thinking that will equip you to tackle uncertainty, make data-driven decisions, and inspire others.
- Choose whether to take classes online or in person
- Expand your network with our 70,000+ alumni, part of the 400,000-strong University of Maryland alumni community
- Stay relevant in business with our STEM-certified curriculum
Online and On-Campus Options
A nationally ranked MBA on your schedule
The Smith part-time Flex MBA will accelerate your career with a robust STEM curriculum while fitting into your life and work schedule. You choose how to take your courses – online or in-person at one of our three campus locations in Baltimore, Md., Rockville, Md., or Washington, D.C.
Start Dates
August 2025 January 2026
Duration
24 - 28 Months
Upcoming Deadline
May 1
ROI
37.38%
increase in salary
- Business moves fast. Our curriculum adapts in real time.
- STEM-designation gives you the analytical tools you need for any novel problem.
- MBA Advisory Councils guarantee we know and understand industry trends as they happen.
- Consulting practicums let you put new skills into practice.
- Career coaching and resources help you navigate your future.
- Access to 70,000+ alumni expands your network worldwide.
Admissions Events
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
12:00 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
12:00 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
6:30 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Super Week – April 2025
Super Week: Flex & Online MBA Info Session
April 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Welcome to Flex & Online MBA Super Week! Join us for a webinar to learn more about the UMD Smith Part-Time Flex and Online MBA programs.
Super Week: Interview Prep for MBA programs
April 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Gearing up for upcoming interviews? This event serves as your gateway to mastering the art of interviewing at Smith for your Flex or Online MBA. Don't miss this chance to differentiate yourself and embark on a transformative educational and professional journey
Super Week: Intro to AI with Prof. Balaji
April 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence with a member of the UMD Smith faculty, Dr. Balaji Padmanabhan! Join us for a virtual mock class, "An Introduction to Modern AI," where Dr. Padmanabhan will unravel the complexities of AI in an engaging and interactive session.
Super Week: Career Success with OCS
April 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Please join us to interact with your advisors and career coaches! They will help you discover UMD Smith's unique approaches to making sure you succeed during your time in the program as well as in your lifelong career.
Super Week: The Flex & Online MBA Experience
April 18 at 1 p.m.
This virtual event will offer you the opportunity to learn about the Flex and online MBA programs at UMD Smith from members of our community! Guests will share their firsthand perspectives and take questions.
Contact Anais Escobar at aescobar@umd.edu for more information.
What's the Right Fit for You?
Would you benefit from the increased flexibility of a fully online program? You might want to consider the Online MBA. The Smith Online MBA offers the same academic rigor and world-renowned faculty, with even more convenience and customization.
Learn more about the Online MBA program
Academics
In the Flex MBA, you’ll learn how to take on big data and create action-oriented solutions, sharpen your leadership skills, and deepen your strategic thinking. Your career advancement depends on your ability to lead in markets that are fast-paced, global and complex. We’re future-focused, so you’re going to build a foundation of competencies that will carry you through an ever-changing business landscape.
Our curriculum will not only equip you with the skills you need, it will give you opportunities to put those skills into practice via experiential learning. Imagine speaking to your next employer, not about learning in a classroom, but a real problem you solved for a partner organization.
Smith faculty work continuously with industry executives in our MBA Advisory Council to include in-demand skills in the curriculum and ensure that we're relevant in real-time for working students while also preparing a new generation of leaders for the future of business.
Data helps leaders make sound business decisions. It shows you what’s actually happening in your organization—what’s impacting your teams, your competitors, and your customers. Data is not only the facts, it’s the truth.
Adjoa Hallow
Technical Account Manager
Elective Areas
Turn your degree into a Tech MBA with the Graduate Certificate in Technology Management, taught by faculty from the Smith School of Business, the Clark School of Engineering, and the School of Public Policy. Get a comprehensive overview of how technology is created, commercialized and managed. Dive deeper than design thinking, understand innovation from the inside, and start engineering your enterprise's future. Complete the certificate as your Flex MBA elective credits.
Experiential Learning
At the Smith School, you can enhance your education through experiences beyond traditional classroom learning. Be a part of a consulting team that helps a local company solve a business problem. Travel abroad to consult for an international firm. Manage an equity fund worth more than $1 million. Grow your business savvy and prepare to advance, change careers or launch a new venture. Whatever your passions or career goals, you can nurture them at Smith.
Real-world experience pairs with classroom learning in this four-credit course, which consists of semester-long consulting engagements between student teams and clients who have contracted with Smith to receive management consulting services.
Managed by a team that includes MBAs and Smith Business Master’s students, the Global Equity Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by capturing the superior returns that equity investments have historically provided.
The Center for Global Business organizes graduate level programming including international courses, consulting projects and competitions.
Learn from Influential Faculty
Our amazing faculty are educators who are passionate about research, teaching and mentorship. Their commitment to creating a vibrant, intellectual community where you’ll be challenged to learn and grow is unmatched.
Served as Asst. Secretary for Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury; led the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program to combat the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Named by The Economist as one of the world's top thinkers on emerging economies; frequently speaks at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
Smith meets you where you are, takes you where you want to go and gives you the core competencies you need to build your career.
Angela Granum, MBA '18
FDA
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