Flexible Learning

It's your graduate degree – earn it the way you want to

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Flexible Learning that Works

College of Business’ flexible learning formats are purposeful and designed with your needs in mind. It’s your graduate degree, so earn it in the way that suits you – do it online, in person, or hybrid, a combination of both online and in person. Do it on the timeline that best suits your goals, part-time or full-time; do it through a methodology of learning blocks that leads to your master’s degree.

Our priority is giving you the highest standard in business education – in the flexible format that works best for you.

In doing this, we are meeting the global workforce demand for business leadership excellence with our highly qualified and skilled graduates from all business specialty areas and heading into all industries out there in the world.

This is business – and education – now. Welcome!

Online, Portland Hybrid, Corvallis

Earn your degree your way

You can advance your graduate business degree fully online, in person or via the hybrid model. You can earn our prestigious MBA, our skills-focused specialized master's, the Master of Science in Business or build up towards your graduate degree with graduate certificates.

We work with you to find the right degree program, specialty track and mix of online and in-person courses so that you can keep your degree goals on track.

 

 

Degrees and Time Commitment

Graduate business degrees

The Oregon State MBA, 45 to 60 credits, is designed to accommodate students from all academic backgrounds. You can customize your MBA by choosing from six program tracks in business analytics, corporate finance, human resource management, organizational leadership, marketing, or supply chain and logistics management.

The master's program earns you a Master of Science in Business, through 45 credits, and is designed to give you specialized, highly in-demand skills in emerging areas of business. The four specialized master's program tracks cover areas of analytics and finance.

Students who qualify for the accelerated programs are able to finish the MBA or the specialized master's in as little as nine months. And our part-time programs are highly regarded by working professionals for their flexibility and quality, a signature feature of graduate business studies at the OSU College of Business.

 

Certificates

Oregon State University offers graduate certificates online in business analytics, business fundamentals, or supply chain logistics and fundamentals to help meet the significant demand from today's organizations for specific knowledge and practical skills. These 18 to 21-credit programs deliver high-quality, relevant coursework to students from a variety of professional backgrounds. The credits from this certificate also can transfer to the MBA or the specialized master's.

 

Locations: Corvallis, Portland, 100% online

Our Corvallis programs are mostly in-person and are all about forging connections with your peers, meeting the right people (including alumni and other experts), engaging in discussions on advanced concepts, and presenting project work for review and feedback.

In-person classes are held in Austin Hall, which opened in 2014 on the Corvallis campus. Austin Hall features 10 state-of-the-art classrooms, a computer lab, a 250-seat auditorium, and common spaces and private workrooms for group projects.

The Portland Hybrid programs are a flexible blend of online coursework and in-person sessions. Portland in-person classes are held at the Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building on the South Waterfront in Portland, typically on weekday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.

Our 100% online programs are offered through the top-ranked Oregon State Ecampus and taught by the College of Business’ renowned faculty who are known for their research and industry experience.

Summary of degrees, location and length

Degree Program track Corvallis: In-person Portland Hybrid Online Credits
MBA Business Analytics 45-60
MBA Marketing 45-60
MBA Supply Chain & Logistics Mgmt 45-60
MBA Corporate Finance     45-60
MBA Organizational Leadership   45-60
MBA Human Resource Mgmt     45-60
MSB Supply Chain Analytics   45
MSB Marketing Insights and Analytics   45
MSB Finance   45
MSB Financial Analytics   45
Certificate Business Fundamentals*     18
Certificate Business Analytics*   21
Certificate Supply Chain & Logistics Mgmt*   21

*If you choose to begin with a graduate certificate, it is a building block for the MBA or MSB degree: With approval, up to 22 quarter credits may transfer to the MBA or MSB.