MBA - Concentration in Innovation

Attend full-time or part-time; fully online or hybrid.

The College of Business offers a general MBA degree, with the option to concentrate in Innovation. Students can attend fully online or in a hybrid format.

The MBA degree prepares students, who may or may not have a background in business, for careers in strategic management of businesses, health care organizations, government agencies, and non-profit enterprises. The degree will equip students with the theories, methods and systems needed for the strategic analysis, development, execution and measurement of various enterprises.  It will also include broad skills and knowledge in business, accounting, finance, marketing, operations, management, and leadership. 

The Innovation concentration focuses on entrepreneurship, new business development, and joining invention and innovation with strategic business planning.  Innovation is an emerging area in both large and startup businesses.  Large firms now have VPs of Innovation that oversee Research & Development, and Marketing. Innovation is also a significant part of startup businesses in biotechnology, wireless, and alternative energies. SBU has Centers in these technologies and supports the development of technologies that lead to new products and businesses. MBA students, particularly those in joint MBA/Science degrees, with the Innovation concentration, may find a position in a growing firm or entrepreneurial opportunities in startup businesses developed on campus as part of the Technology Centers or the Technology Licensing Office. 

Applicants with a previous bachelors in business management or business administration qualify for the 36 credit program.

MBA at-a-glance

• • 36-48 credits
  • Attend full- or part-time
  • Choose a fully online or hybrid program
  • Classes offered in Fall and Spring semesters as well as 3-week Winter term and two 6-week summer sessions
  • Time to completion for full time students is typically 12-18 months
  • Applicants with an undergraduate degree in business management may qualify for a 36-credit track program
  • No work experience is required
  • GMAT optional

36 to 48 credit program

36 Credit MBA Track: Students who have earned a Bachelor’s Degree in business are eligible to apply for a 36 credit track. Students will take 12 three-credit courses, which includes six required core courses and six elective courses. Five of the six elective courses must be taken in the respective degree subject area or from one of the concentrations. *Students will not take the following core courses: MBA 502, 504, 505, 589, or 592.

 48 Credit MBA Program: All students who have earned a Bachelor's Degree (regardless of the major), are eligible to apply for the 48 credit track. The curriculum includes 16 three-credit courses which includes eleven required core classes and five electives, which must  be in the area of your degree program or  from one of the areas of concentration.

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Application Deadlines

• SUMMER 2025 (Domestic): March 15, 2025
• FALL 2025 (Domestic): July 15, 2025
• FALL 2025 (International): July 1, 2025

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