Customize your MBA experience
At Colorado State University's College of Business, we understand that choosing an MBA is all about quality, flexibility and impact. We've designed our globally-ranked MBA with personalization in mind — choices in format, start dates, electives and more make it easy to earn an MBA on your schedule and customize your degree to work harder toward your professional goals.
Choose how you want to earn your MBA
You can complete our MBA program through one of three delivery methods — in-person at our campus in Fort Collins (Evening MBA), real-time remote (Mosaic MBA), and online (Online MBA).
Learn any time of day: Online MBA
Watch lectures on your own schedule, in step with class assignments. Eight-week courses and flexible scheduling make it easy to accommodate earning an MBA into your life plans.
- 5 start dates annually
- Earn your MBA in as little as 16 months
Biggest advantage: Flexible scheduling
Ideal for: Working parents and professionals with demanding schedules or odd hours
Learn more about the Online MBA
Learn on campus: Evening MBA
Enhance your business leadership skills and expand your network with full-time classes two nights a week on campus in Fort Collins. Develop alongside a cohort of local changemakers.
- Annual start date in August
- Earn your MBA in 16 months
Biggest advantage: Quickest time to completion
Ideal for: Working professionals in Northern Colorado looking to expand their networks on the Front Range
Learn more about the Evening MBA
- Interested in a full-time sustainability MBA program? Check out our Impact MBA!
Learn in real time from anywhere: Mosaic MBA
Join our full-time Evening MBA two nights a week from anywhere with an Internet connection. Collaborate with your in-person peers via our 360-degree virtual classroom.
- Annual start date in August
- Earn your MBA in 16 months
Biggest advantage: Live learning from any location
Ideal for: Working professionals seeking to pursue a full-time MBA remotely
Learn more about the Mosaic MBA
Three formats, one world-class MBA
Our commitment to flexibility draws professionals from a vast range of industries and parts of the world to earn an MBA at Colorado State, but their different paths to a degree share some essential qualities. Here's what you can count on from our MBA, no matter what your path looks like:
Cutting-edge curriculum and faculty
The core of our MBA curriculum focuses on developing well-rounded fundamental business management skills, and our faculty is made up of award-winning researchers and experienced business experts. Our commitment to practical excellence and meaningful outcomes for graduates is part of what makes the College one of just 6% of business schools worldwide to hold AACSB accreditation.
A customizable degree
We combine our well-rounded core curriculum with ample elective credits to enable you to strengthen your degree toward your professional goals. Deepen your expertise in a core area of business with specialized coursework or add to your credentials with one of our 14 graduate certificates.
Experiential learning opportunities
An MBA can open doors for you, but it's your experiences that help you connect with clients and employers. From business immersion trips to collaborative projects with Northern Colorado businesses, the CSU College of Business offers a variety of ways to enhance your education and make your MBA experience memorable and meaningful.
CSU College of Business — A leader in distance learning for 60 years
Our history is filled with innovative thinkers, thought leaders and first adopters ready to try out new technologies to enable greater access to education.
Our latest Mosaic MBA features live video collaboration. With the Mosaic MBA, the College is the first U.S. business school to offer MBA students three options through one classroom experience - on campus, on demand or in real time online.
1966
The College of Business was founded at Colorado State University.
1970s
Pioneered MBA distance coursework through the mail and via VHS tape.
1990s
Online MBA courses began as more households connected to the internet.
2019
Mosaic MBA live video experience connected online students with faculty and peers on campus.
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