MBAs for Working Professionals
Smith’s World-Class MBA - Your Timeline
Flex MBA
Online MBA
You’re a busy professional looking to advance your career without interrupting it. With an MBA from Smith, you’ll experience the extraordinary transformation of a top-ranked business degree while you work. Grow your financial acumen, strategic capability, and managerial skills and reach further to attain your professional goals in a rapidly evolving business landscape with a Smith MBA.
Our Flex and Online MBA programs are now aligned to bring the most options to working professional students so that you can pursue your aspirations on your own terms—in-person, online, or a combination of the two. And you can further tailor your education to your interests through electives in areas like AI and Business Strategy, Marketing, Finance, and more, where you’ll learn the most current and innovative developments in business. We're meeting the moment with curricula that will demystify AI disruption and empower students to use their own ingenuity to apply these tools to their maximum potential, preparing them for a prosperous career as the way we work changes. Whether online or in person, our curricula emphasize hands-on, experiential learning through consulting projects, corporate partners, and networking opportunities that will accelerate your understanding.
Program Comparison
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Curriculum
Explore ProgramFlex MBA
Online MBA
Admissions
Scholarship Priority Deadlines
November 1
February 1
Both programs start in Spring and Fall semesters, so you can start in January or August. You will take your introductory core classes together as a cohort, so choose your primary format accordingly. When it comes to taking your electives, you will take classes in whichever mode they are offered according to your interests.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and demonstrate past academic success. No GMAT/GRE is required.
Merit-based scholarships are available for both programs. Discuss how to put forward a competitive application with a member of the admissions team.
Scholarship Priority Deadlines
November 1
February 1
Information Sessions
Flex & Online MBA Info Session
6:30 PM EDT
Flex & Online MBA Info Session
12:00 PM EDT
Your Future at UMD Smith: Graduate Admissions Info Session
6:30 PM EDT
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
FDA
Career Support
Students in both the Flex and Online programs can access Smith’s Office of Career Services. Career coaches help you craft your resume, hone your career narrative and set yourself up for success in your search.
- 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