Online MBA
Building Careers and Fostering Success
At the Robert H. Smith School of Business, we’ve transformed online education by supporting our Online MBA with state-of-the-art technology and world-class experts in business and research. Not only can our approach set you apart, it can also help you develop into a highly marketable, highly skilled business leader.
Our top-ranked Online MBA program, led by globally influential faculty, offers flexibility while providing the same academic rigor as our internationally recognized on-campus MBA programs.
- Choose whether to take classes online or in person
- Expand your network with Smith's 70,000+ alumni, part of the 400,000-strong University of Maryland alumni community
- Stay relevant in business with our STEM-certified curriculum
Start Dates
August 2025, January 2026
Duration
24 Months
Upcoming Deadline
March 1
Priority deadline for scholarship consideration
Prerequisites
No GMAT
Required
Scholarships Available
Merit scholarships up to $25,000 are available for students entering the program in Fall 2025.
Contact admissions for details
How the Smith Online MBA Works
The Smith School's Online MBA program is crafted and delivered entirely by the top-ranked full-time faculty and staff here at the school. While many business schools use outside for-profit management companies to design and administer their online programs and outsource teaching to adjunct faculty, we use tuition money to continually advance our program, and in turn our students' and alumni's careers and ambitions. Faculty who teach in our program are the same faculty who teach our in-residence MBA courses.
Your work will be evenly divided between online classroom learning and self-paced learning on your own time. This only adds to the customized flexibility of the Online MBA experience.
If your schedule allows you to travel to one of our three campuses in Rockville, Md.; Baltimore, Md.; or Washington, D.C., you can add on-campus courses, a certificate or experiential learning to your course load.
The Online MBA allows you to either pursue a general degree or specialize in one of four career tracks: Finance, Information Systems/Business Analytics, Marketing, or Supply Chain Management.
Elective Areas
On-Campus Options to Boost your Experience
The Online MBA benefits include allowing students to add in-person courses, learning experiences or even a degree certificate during their time in the program.
The Center for Global Business organizes graduate-level Global Learning Opportunities, including international courses, consulting projects and competitions.
The Dingman-Lamone Center for Entrepreneurship has opportunities and resources for student entrepreneurs at any venture stage, whether you're just starting or have a business already.
Smith’s Certificate in Technology Management meets Saturdays in Washington, D.C., and prepares students to identify, transition and leverage emergent technology across markets.
Flex MBA
What's the Right Fit for You?
Would you benefit from learning and networking in person at one of our campuses? You might want to consider the Flex MBA. The Smith part-time Flex MBA will accelerate your career with a robust STEM curriculum while fitting into your life and work schedule.
Academics
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.
Our innovative curriculum developed directly from real-world business experience will broaden your overall perspective and understanding of the diverse world of business. Career-focused specializations provide a detailed examination of the business areas that most interest you.
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.
Online MBA students participate in a 4-credit Action Learning Project, sourcing real issues from their employers for student consulting groups to solve. Students collaborate with and present final solutions to their clients at the end of the course.
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.
Smith’s Online MBA was highly reputable and consistently ranked a top-tier online MBA program. I was blown away by the programs, resources, faculty and staff, and opportunities that Smith had to offer during undergrad. It was a no-brainer to continue my education in business at Smith.
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.
After a lengthy career designing and building statistical and optimization solutions across many sectors, Acharya continues to work with Fortune 500 companies in delivering practical algorithmic solutions.
Ferraro's marketing research has most recently focused on buying decisions, and how that's become a group-sourced effort as social media, online reviews and opinionated friends all weigh in.
Anand spent the last 20 years of his career as a senior business-technology executive in companies such as Golden Books, CA Technologies. Medco Health Solutions and CareCentrix.
Marr's research examines the dynamics of status hierarchies and motivational goals. In particular, she is interested in how people react to and recover from setbacks involving status loss at work.
Coronado is reimagining the way supply chain students learn about warehouse management, using virtual reality technology for a completely new immersive learning experience.
Sampson has received several awards for her research and teaching, including the inaugural Panmure House Prize for research into long-term investing and the relationship with innovation.
Career Support to Get You Where You’re Going
As an Online MBA student, you'll have access to lifetime career services once you graduate. Our Office of Career Services has dedicated academic advisors, career coaches and programming that will provide you with abundant networking opportunities. You’ll find career resources you can access well beyond graduation, and a career curriculum that will prepare you to impress.
- Career development curriculum
- Experiential learning opportunities
- Leadership assessments
- On-campus and virtual career coaching
- Automated job search system
- Workshops (résumé building, personal branding, case interviewing and networking strategies)
- Mock interviews
- Career coaching
- Networking opportunities
- Online recruiting system
Admissions
We welcome ambitious, highly motivated professionals who seek a rigorous academic program taught by our world-renowned faculty. Learn more about admissions requirements for the Online MBA.
Information Sessions
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
6:30 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
12:00 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
12:00 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.