Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Our newly-updated 36-credit MBA program offers an excellent opportunity to be a successful businessperson, learn advanced knowledge and tools to operate businesses, and develop leadership and motivational skills. Choosing Penn State Harrisburg for your MBA allows you to be part of a highly reputable program with outstanding faculty, staff, and students in a central location with ready access to major cities and a robust business community.

Credits: 36 Complete your AACSB-accredited MBA faster

Duration: 16 months - 4 semesters (if attending full-time)

STEM-Designated: Eligible graduates can earn an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension for up to 36 months, helping them gain additional real-world skills and experiences

Flexible Scheduling: Full- or part-time options, and evening and weekend classes

Our alumni credit their success to their Penn State Harrisburg MBA

In 2024, we surveyed our alumni body—all those who had attained our MBA and undergraduate degrees in the past fifteen years. Among the many benefits our alumni have cited were the following:

• Almost 60% agreed that their degree from the School of Business has helped them experience career growth.
• Nearly 59% agreed that their degree from Penn State Harrisburg has increased their job satisfaction.
• Almost 73% of the surveyed students agreed they have experienced financial growth due to their degree.

Advantages of an AACSB-accredited MBA from Penn State Harrisburg

• Tracks of study that allow you to customize the program to your professional needs and interests and which represent high-demand areas of expertise such as accounting, business analytics, finance, information systems, strategic leadership and innovation, and supply chain management.
• Flexible Scheduling:
  • Evening in-person classes to accommodate working professionals
  • Offering on-site, online, and hybrid courses
  • Summer courses and accelerated seven-week courses every other Saturday
  • Attend full- or part-time.
• The MBA is a STEM-designated degree, which allows eligible graduates an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension for up to 36 months, helping them gain additional real-world skills and experiences.
• The program encourages a global perspective and provides financial support of up to $2,000 for students participating in business-focused Penn State Harrisburg international study tours. Students have opportunities to study abroad during ten-day trips to places like England, China, Greece, or Germany.
• Independent study and thesis courses allow the exploration of a specific topic of your choosing. Many students select real problems or projects from their workplace to study, gaining academic credit and real-world business solutions.
• Be part of and take advantage of becoming a member of more than 800,000 Penn State Alumni worldwide.
• Centrally located, right next to Harrisburg, the State Capital of Pennsylvania, and two to three hours away from Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York. A train station and an international airport are within a mile of the campus.
• Benefit from Penn State Harrisburg’s excellent connections to a robust and flourishing business and industry environment in Central Pennsylvania and the greater Philadelphia area for jobs, internships, and research opportunities.
• Opportunities for related graduate study include Professional Accounting, Information Systems, and a Graduate Certificate in Operations and Supply Chain Management