Welcome from the Director

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Welcome to the Mississippi State University Distance MBA Web site. I’m very pleased to introduce our Distance MBA program to you. Mississippi State University has the oldest business school in the south, founded in 1915. We are accredited by the most prestigious accrediting agency, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools in Business International. Our Distance MBA program started in 2001, and has grown since then to over 150 students.

Succeed Now. In the fast paced world that we live in, more demands are being placed on all of us. Employers are demanding more, and employees are expected to perform and produce at a higher level. So how can you succeed? The College of Business and Industry at Mississippi State University recognizes such challenges and has developed a distance education program tailored for you.

Online education has come of age at MSU. Through the use of technology you will participate in courses by videoconference as well as video streaming via the Internet. Complete the entire program online or join our classes at our Starkville or Meridian campus.

The Distance MBA program prepares you for leadership. It includes courses in the areas of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Management, Information Systems and a capstone Strategic Business Consulting Project.

Not sure you have the time to invest in a complete degree? Enroll in one of MSU’s Certificate Programs: Business Administration or Economics of Development.

Our Distance MBA program makes success convenient. You may enter our flexible program any semester. Courses are streamlined. Most are taught in eight-week modules that are fast-paced and intensive. There is the potential to complete an MBA in a two-year period – very attractive to your already very busy professional lifestyle.

Please join me, our distinguished faculty and our forward-thinking students everywhere who are currently earning their MBA through Mississippi State’s first-class Distance learning program. You’ll see success too.

Dr. Barbara Spencer
Director, Graduate Studies in Business
College of Business and Industry