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Santa Clara University's Online MBA program equips ambitious professionals to lead in today's fastest-growing industries. Centered in Silicon Valley, we connect you directly to leading industry innovators, trailblazers, and power players. The effect is global: Leavey School of Business graduates excel in major tech hubs across the country and around the world.

This unique combination of location and network creates real opportunities—whether you want to get started in Big Tech, launch a new startup, or advance in a dynamic field. With a comprehensive track and five specialized concentration opportunities, the Online MBA gives you the skills, connections, and mindset to make a big difference that’s felt throughout your career and long beyond.

Each year, Poets&Quants reports on online MBA graduates’ career results.

Promotions: #2 Nationwide

Because of the program, 70% of SCU Online MBA alumni surveyed were promoted.¹

Raises: #4 Nationwide

Because of the program, 80% of SCU Online MBA alumni surveyed received a raise.¹

• Online curriculum
• Five concentration options 
• Graduate in as little as two years
• Two on-campus residencies
• Four start dates: fall, winter, spring, and summer
• AACSB-accredited

Exceptional Business Minds in Action

Learn from a dynamic mix of educators and industry veterans with experience in Big Tech, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, and more. Their diverse backgrounds bridge theory and practice, enriching your learning experience.

Big Tech Network

Build a vibrant professional network that reaches across and beyond Silicon Valley. As your career grows, connect with faculty, classmates, and alumni employed at major companies such as Google, Apple, GoPro, and Tesla.

Values-Driven Excellence

A hallmark of one of this country’s best Online MBA programs, the Leavey School of Business curriculum emphasizes principled leadership, preparing you to navigate complex business environments with integrity.

Santa Clara University’s Online MBA consistently ranks among the top programs in the nation:

Online MBA for Career Outcomes²
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Best Online MBA for Academic Experience⁴

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Tailor your MBA to your career goals by choosing a broad-scope curriculum or one of five concentrations: Leading Innovative Organizations, Finance, Marketing, Data Science and Business Analytics, and Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation.

Data Science and Business Analytics

The Data Science and Business Analytics concentration provides you with the most up-to-the-minute analytical and data skills, embedded within a context of essential business knowledge. Students will learn to synthesize company data resources with broader knowledge of markets to address a wide range of business problems, offer market-based perspectives and solutions to help business intelligence drive corporate value, and work directly with engineering and technical teams to deliver data-driven solutions.

Leading Innovative Organizations

The Leading Innovative Organizations concentration will help you effectively create, organize, and sustain organizational systems and processes necessary for success in rapidly changing and turbulent environments. Building from the management and innovation core courses, you will deepen your overall understanding of the innovation context, leadership in complex environments, team and project management, and agile decision-making.

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

Leveraging SCU’s location and strong alumni presence in Silicon Valley, this concentration examines the tools needed to develop ideas into businesses and to stimulate entrepreneurship activities in existing mature businesses.

Marketing

The Marketing concentration will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the development, management, and marketing of products, brands, and services in contexts including high tech, business-to-business, services, and more. Students will focus on state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques that are utilized by innovative companies across their marketing applications.

Finance

The Finance concentration will provide students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and manage financial securities such as stocks, bonds, options, and futures, and it will familiarize students with key financial markets. Students will learn how to apply financial principles in corporate settings, such as choosing and managing investment projects, and in investment settings, such as by constructing investment portfolios. They will also build knowledge of the links between finance and other business functions such as marketing and operations.

With Santa Clara’s strong connections in and beyond Silicon Valley, you'll gain access to invaluable networking opportunities and career support that set you apart in today’s competitive job market. Leavey School of Business graduates are making an impact at world-class companies in diverse industries, including:

To qualify for the waiver, candidates must have three or more years of work experience and at least one of the following:

• A master's or doctoral degree from an accredited school

• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited school

We encourage students to consult with an admissions Outreach Advisor to find out if their qualifications would make them eligible for a waiver. For more information or to see if you may qualify, complete the form above.

Join a community of forward-thinking professionals committed to ethical leadership and innovation. Apply now to Santa Clara University's Online MBA program and transform your career trajectory.

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