Founded in 1964, the MBA began offering online courses in 2001. This shift online happened due a relationship with military personnel at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. To serve our deployed military students after 9/11, we became one of the first online MBA programs. Today, the MBA@Nebraska remains a leader in providing students with flexible options to complete their degree.

You may apply for admission for the Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. Students admitted before the semester starts may take classes in either of the two eight-week terms (term A or term B) offered that semester. If you miss the semester deadline, you will be considered for admission in the following semester. Application deadlines are July 1 for the Fall semester, November 1 for the Spring semester, and April 1 for the Summer semester.

You must complete a college-level statistics course before you take the required economics or finance courses. If you have not taken statistics, you can fulfill this prerequisite at any accredited undergraduate school. However, you can start with other core required courses before completing your statistics course.

Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded directly into the application. Official transcripts can be sent electronically to graduate@unl.edu or to the Office of Graduate Studies, 1100 Seaton Hall, Lincoln, NE, 68588.

Applicants to the MBA program who hold a Ph.D., JD, MD or Pharm D, or are currently enrolled in medical school, do not have to submit a GMAT or GRE score. MBA applicants who have been admitted to the Nebraska College of Law do not have to submit a GMAT or GRE score.

Applicants who have completed a graduate certificate program through the College of Business and earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and have three or more years of work history do not have to submit a GMAT or GRE score.

Additionally, if you have 7 or more years of significant managerial, operational or decision making experience and an acceptable undergraduate GPA, you may qualify for a GMAT waiver. For more information please refer to our Admission Requirements.

Once applications have been submitted and test scores are verified, the admissions committee will review the application. Decisions are typically made within two weeks.

If you have met the prerequisite requirements for the intended course you wish to take, we will allow up to 12 credit hours completion prior to admission to the MBA program.

Students may transfer in up to 12 credits from an AACSB accredited school. Students may transfer in up to 6 credits from a regionally accredited school. Total credits transferred in cannot exceed 12 credits. Requests for transfer credits will be evaluated at the time of admission. Courses must be graduate level, completed in the last 5 years with a grade of B or higher and in a career/MBA related area. Courses cannot have been used in another graduate degree.

UNL allows visiting students who are in good standing in another graduate program to take classes in our program, as well.

All online students - including Nebraska resident, Nebraska non-resident and international students - are all charged our flat-rate tuition.

There is a 15% discount for all active duty, retired or honorably discharged military students.

Graduate courses are eligible for federal financial aid (FAFSA). In graduate school, six credits per semester is considered part time and nine or more is considered full time. August and October terms are considered the fall semester. January and March are considered the spring semester. In the summer, you must take two courses to qualify for financial aid.

It is possible to complete the program in 1.5 years; however, the average completion time is three years. We allow you to take up to ten years to complete the program. Most students finish in three to four years.

No. You can complete the entire degree online. Campus visits are not required, but you are always welcome to visit or walk at graduation if you wish.

No. You will need to fulfill weekly course assignments. It is up to you to decide what time works best for you to complete the necessary assignments. Some professors use webinars and telephone conferences, and while your participation is encouraged, it is not required. Sessions are archived for later viewing.

Just as you will find in classroom courses, each professor determines how he or she will administer exams. Some professors have no exams, some have open book "take home exams" and some have online, timed exams.

Although each student, course, and professor is different, you should plan to spend an average of 14 hours per week on course material.

Your diploma and transcripts will not differentiate your courses were delivered online.

Registration codes are emailed out to current students 30 days prior to the start of each term. If you didn’t receive them, contact the Business Graduate Programs office at businessgrad@unl.edu.

The program is 48 credit hours. There are 10 core classes (30 hours), and 6 classes of electives (18 hours). Learn More