Full-Time MBA

Invest in your most valuable asset — yourself.

With a UB MBA you will work smarter, rise faster, pursue your passion, chart a new path and challenge yourself to achieve your fullest potential, all while positively impacting the world and being rewarded financially. 

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STEM-ELIGIBLE MBA

Choose the STEM or non-STEM pathway through the MBA curriculum.

International students: UB’s STEM MBA qualifies as a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program, which provides an additional 24 months Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 visa holders. For more information, visit the Department of Homeland Security Study in the States website or UB's International Student Services Office.

2024 Employment Statistics

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Before you set foot on campus, our Career Resource Center (CRC) is engaged and committed to your success. We work with you to help develop your career strategy and hone the tools you’ll need for an effective job search and rewarding career.

Select Organizations That Employ Our Graduates

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MBA Focus Areas

Take advantage of our rich selection of focus areas to set you apart. Our academic advisors and career planning staff members are available to help you create a customized academic program to achieve your goals. 

  • Analytics Focus Area
    7/7/25
    Acquire career-defining statistical skills using industry-leading applications to model and solve complex business problems and enhance your storytelling skills to communicate them.
  • Finance Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Learn the principles of investment decision-making, valuation and trading while gaining the quantitative and management skills to lead financial policy and strategy.
  • Health Care Management Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Drive change through innovative approaches to financial challenges, care delivery obstacles, health analytics and informatics, clinical leadership and the link between quality and cost.
  • Information Security Management Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Master the principles needed to ensure effective and secure networks, operating systems, software and hardware to become a leader in detecting system vulnerabilities and protecting sensitive data.
  • Information Systems and E-Business Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Apply big data, predictive analytics and systems design infrastructure management skills to prepare for a career in corporate technology, consulting or developing solutions for business units.
  • International Management Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Employ strategic and critical thinking to transform how organizations operate through hands-on knowledge of economic, political and cultural implications that affect businesses across globe.
  • Life Science Entrepreneurship Focus Area
    7/9/25
    Develop a strong foundation in managerial and scientific skills to lead innovative life science ventures, navigate complex markets and regulatory environments, and advance cutting-edge technologies.
  • Management Consulting Focus Area
    7/7/25
    Become a change agent with strong technical, functional, problem-solving and strategic planning skills to innovate quickly in a demanding environment.
  • Marketing Management Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Gain a combination of foundational concepts, methodology and analytical skills that produce results in an ultra-competitive, data-driven and global environment.
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management Focus Area
    6/30/25
    Develop a deep understanding of data, planning and technology to optimize resources while balancing efficiency, cost and risk to lead activities that transform resources into value.
GMAT and GRE tests are now optional.

The School of Management uses a test-optional admissions process for our Master of Business Administration programs. You have the option to submit GMAT or GRE scores in support of your application, but are not required to do so.

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It's who you know.

Join the ranks of thousands of UB School of Management alumni who live and work across the globe. You'll find alumni on Wall Street and in financial leadership positions throughout industry, nonprofits and government who are deeply engaged with UB, providing faculty and students with a direct connection to real-world issues and opportunities. You've got connections and our CRC will help you leverage them.

Alumni Success

Look closely in virtually any corner of the world and you will find successful alumni from the No. 1 business school in SUNY.