Nevada is home to 25 recognized colleges and universities. A number of these schools offer programs for aspiring business professionals, but just one offers an Online MBA Program. The College of Business Administration at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) offers a 36 credit hour (12 course) Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) that may be completed entirely online. Offered as a two-year cohort program beginning Fall 2017, the MBA Program is divided into three semesters, each containing two courses: Fall, Spring, and Summer. Each class runs for 12 weeks, along with at least one proctored exam taken through ProctorU or in the 365 Learning Office. According to the school, “courses in the EMBA program are sequenced to assure continuity in learning.”
Students in the UNR Online MBA Program can expect to take core courses such as Statistics for Decision Making, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Economics of the Firm, and Production/Operations Management, to name a few. Breadth courses (15 credits) include Personal Branding, Strategic Management for Executives, Managing Organizations in a Global Economy, Seminar Managerial Accounting, and Information and Communications Technology in Organizations. Because the Online EMBA is a rigorous two-year degree program, students should plan to spend at least 15 to 20 hours each week on course assignments, discussions, and research.
All programs offered by the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition to maintaining AACSB accreditation, the UNR Online MBA ranked #31 Nationally by U.S. News & World Report (tied with Rochester Institute of Technology).
As Nevada only offers one school with a fully Online MBA Program, students seeking a relatively local Online MBA option may want to consider the following ranked programs in the neighboring states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon and Utah:
Arizona
Arizona State University, Tempe
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix
Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale
University of Arizona, Tucson
University of Phoenix, Tempe
California
Pepperdine University, Malibu
St. Mary's College of California, Moraga
California Baptist University, Riverside
California State University, San Bernardino
University of La Verne, La Verne
Brandman University, Irvine
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
National University, La Jolla, San Diego
Ashford University, San Diego
California InterContinental University, Irvine
California National University for Advanced Studies, Torrance
California State University, Fresno
California State University-Monterey Bay, Marina
California State University-Stanislaus, Turlock
Golden Gate University, San Francisco
Hope International University, Fullerton
United States University, San Diego
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Idaho
Boise State University, Boise
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa
Oregon
Corban University, Salem
Eastern Oregon University, La Grande
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst
Portland State University, Portland
Utah
Southern Utah University, Cedar City
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City
Westminster College, Salt Lake City
