Accelerated MBA: A Faster Path To An MBA for Business Majors
The Accelerated MBA is designed for business graduates or individuals with undergraduate business coursework who seek to earn an MBA on a faster timeline.
The Accelerated MBA may be for you if:
- You have 3-7 years of work experience.
- In the last 10 years, you have taken courses in accounting, finance, marketing, microeconomics, and operations from an accredited undergraduate institution.
Are you curious if the Full-Time Accelerated MBA or Online Hybrid Accelerated MBA is the right fit for you? We’d love to connect with you and hear more about your background.
Contact J.R. McGrath, Executive Director of Admissions: jrmcgrat@andrew.cmu.edu
Same Degree. Faster.
In the Tepper Accelerated MBA program, you’ll experience the same faculty and thought-provoking coursework as the traditional MBA program. Because students in the Accelerated MBA program have earned an undergraduate business degree or have taken core business courses in the last 10 years, they receive credit for their acquired business knowledge and take refresher coursework in their first semester.
You’ll gain all the advantages of a Tepper MBA and join the incoming cohort of either our Full-Time or Online Hybrid MBA program. The Accelerated degree streamlines redundant coursework, reducing tuition costs for the program.
- Full-Time Accelerated MBA: Three semesters instead of four semesters of tuition (144 units to complete the degree after courses are transferred in)
- Online Hybrid Accelerated MBA: Six semesters instead of eight semesters of tuition (144 units to complete the degree after courses are transferred in)
All Accelerated MBA candidates are eligible for the same merit scholarships as regular program format candidates. Please visit our Carnegie Mellon Tuition and Financial Aid Information page to learn more.
Full-Time Accelerated MBA
- Accelerated Full-Time MBA for individuals with undergraduate business coursework experience
- Full on-campus experience
- Three semesters (Fall/Spring/Summer or Fall/Spring/Summer Internship/Fall)
- Classes Monday-Thursday with a varied schedule
- Full range of career services
- Typical work experience: 2-8 years
- Duration: 16 months with internship; 12 months without internship
Online Hybrid Accelerated MBA
- Accelerated Online Hybrid MBA with undergraduate business coursework experience
- Flexible online courses
- Year-round
- Full range of career services
- Several immersive Access Weekends each year
- Duration: 24 months (August – August)
