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Earn a Personalized MBA Degree 100% Online in 12 Months
Your reasons for getting an MBA are personal. Franklin’s FlexFIT MBA is, too. That’s why FlexFIT is the accredited 1-year online MBA degree program that fits your finances, interests and time. Looking to hone your leadership skills, expand your network, future-proof your career, or become a world changer? Whatever your reason, Franklin’s FlexFIT MBA degree is your perfect fit.
- Tailor your MBA to your interests by choosing from 8 specialization options: Business Analytics, Business Psychology, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Operational Excellence or Organizational Leadership.
- Get started faster with no GMAT or GRE required for admission.
- Learn from experienced business professionals and practitioners.
MBA Program Features
Class Type100% onlineSee state availability
Next Start Date
About Start Dates
Additional future start dates include:
Spring 2025
Jan 6, 2025Feb 17, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Summer 2025
May 19, 2025Jun 30, 2025
Fall 2025
Aug 18, 2025Sep 29, 2025
Nov 10, 2025
Spring 2026
Jan 5, 2026Feb 16, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
Summer 2026
May 18, 2026Jun 29, 2026
Fall 2026
Aug 17, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Nov 9, 2026
Start dates for individual programs may vary and are subject to change. Please request free information & speak with an admission advisor for the latest program start dates.
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Placement Information
Accreditation
Accreditation InformationThe Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a listing of accredited programs, click here.
Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.
The Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a listing of accredited programs, click here.
Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.
Hear What Our MBA Graduates Are Saying
"Franklin really has prepared me for my career and my future. Franklin taught me how to interact in the business community. The networking side of it really helped prepare me for the working world and beyond. It made me a well rounded person. I really grew as an employee right before my employers eyes just because I was at Franklin."
"I learned how to stand out and become the leader I knew I could be."
“A dream come true for me! Dreams can come true if you work hard and set your sails toward the goal.”
"Earning my MBA helped me build credibility when managing people older than me, but the biggest thing I got from my MBA was confidence."
"With this accomplishment, the sky is my limit!"
“Earning this degree means having so much more confidence in myself! I am eternally grateful to my professors, classmates and my family for the support and guidance that has been given to me.”
"I chose the MBA at Franklin for a number of reasons, but one area that stood out was the support team available to me and the assistance and flexibility they provided. As a full-time Army Guard member I could be called for an emergency at a moment's notice, and I was confident Franklin would work with me as to not disrupt or set back my education."
"I started my degree online at Franklin while I was still enlisted. Franklin accepted my previously earned credit and made the transfer process easy."
Your Best Value MBA
Choose Franklin's accredited MBA and get a high-quality degree that fits your life and your budget.
Affordable Tuition
Affordable tuition rates for the M.S. in Business Psychology provide value and quality.
Fastest Finish
Realize your career goals sooner and reap the benefits.
Take 2 classes at a time and finish in 12 months.
Partner? Pay Less.
Search below to see if you could save tuition through an employer or professional organization partnership.
(After Partner Discount)
Tuition Guarantee
Inflation-proof your degree cost by locking-in your tuition rate from day one through graduation.
Highly Recommended
98% of graduating students would recommend Franklin to their family, friends and/or colleagues.
Source: Franklin University, Office of Career Development Student Satisfaction Survey (Summer 2023)
Instructor Led
Online courses taught by in-field experts = a winning combo for you.
Create a FlexFIT Plan that Works for You
As a busy adult earning an MBA while fulfilling other commitments, you need flexibility to stay on track. Franklin’s FlexFIT options ensure you get the knowledge you need to achieve your career goals in a way that fits your budget and your life.
How you plan to pay for your degree can impact how many courses you’ll take each term and ultimately how long earning your degree will take.
Inflation Proof Your Tuition
Franklin’s Tuition Guarantee gives you peace of mind by enabling you to lock-in your tuition from Day One through graduation. By maintaining active enrollment, you’ll protect yourself from tuition increases.
Plan with Confidence
MyCost Estimator is a free online tool that provides a comprehensive personalized estimate of how a Franklin degree fits your budget. MyCost Estimator shows you how funding sources like tuition reimbursement and federal loan programs stack up against education expenses.
Minimize Out-of-Pocket Cost
Franklin’s partnerships with employers and professional organizations result in tuition discounts and other benefits that help your education dollars go further.
With a general MBA, you’ll possess broad knowledge that spans the functional areas of business to make you an asset in any industry. Optional specializations enable you to tailor your MBA to your specific career interests. Choose from:
- Business Analytics
- Business Psychology
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Operational Excellence
- Organizational Leadership
- Information Technology
Consider your personal and professional situation to determine how much time can be dedicated to coursework. To complete the MBA program, you’ll need to complete nine courses. All students begin the program by taking one class at a time.
Get Started: Choose from Eight Start Dates
Once you complete MGMT 707 and MKTG 721, you have three options.
Option 1: Maintain Your Momentum.
Continue taking one class at a time and finish in 14 months.
Option 2: Accelerate.
Take two classes at a time and finish in 12 months. A good strategy is to pair a quantitative and a qualitative course.
Option 3: Find Your Perfect Pace.
Schedule courses in the way that works best for you. To maintain active enrollment, you must complete one course per year and you have up to seven years to complete the program.
Ohio's Leader for Online Business Degrees
#1 Online Business Degrees in Ohio
Franklin is #1 in Ohio across online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees conferred in the business fields.1
#1 Online MBA in Ohio
Franklin is Ohio's largest provider of online master's degrees in business administration.2
Best MBA Program
Franklin University was named Best MBA by Columbus CEO readers in the publication’s Best of Business poll.
1 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Database (IPEDS). Retrieved November 2019; includes 2014-2018 data for the business classification of instructional programs (CIP) codes offered in distance format in Ohio.
2 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Database (IPEDS). Retrieved November 2019; includes 2014-2018 data for the business administration classification of instructional programs (CIP) codes offered in distance format in Ohio at the master's level.
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