Welcome to MBA Central

MBACentral.org was founded in 2015 with the aim of providing an editorially unique b-school ranking and resource site. As higher education researchers and businessmen and women ourselves, we have striven to provide rankings and insights into selecting a business school and landing your dream job as follows.

Did You Know ?

MBA candidates making $50,000 a year see an average of an 80% increase in salary upon graduation…
There’s no too young or too old to pursue an MBA. Check out early career MBAs, professional MBAs, Executive MBAs, and more.
Choosing an in-demand concentration in your MBA program can drastically boost marketability.
Some MBA programs don’t require any standardized test scores.
MBAs are some of the most versatile degrees available.

Dive Deeper

Master’s in Business Administration are professional master’s-level degrees. These programs typically require 1-3 years for completion and are often geared towards adult learners who are working full-time.

The core courses within an MBA introduce students to a range of business and management topics at the graduate level. These courses don’t go very “deep” into any individual topic, but are meant to provide future graduates with mastery of general concepts and practices. This is one of the main selling points of MBAs. Regardless of what business discipline you enter into in the future, an MBA will provide you with some training in the area.

Concentration areas often provide a cluster of related courses that are more of a “deep dive” into one subject area. Students in many programs choose 3-5 courses in a concentration or focus area. Some programs allow students to design their own concentration course.

Types of MBAs include executive MBAs, professional MBAs, and early career professional MBAs. Entry requirements will vary depending on the type of MBA program you are entering, and coursework is tailored accordingly for how far up the career ladder you already are.

Typically executive MBAs require the most prior experience in a managerial discipline. Executive MBAs often breeze over more “introductory” topics and dive into advanced business disciplines.

Our MBA Rankings

Here at MBACentral, we’ve been ranking master’s in business administration degrees for close to 5 years. In this time we’ve honed out ranking methodology for a wide variety of MBA types.

For many students, however, the best location in which to start searching for an MBA is to look at MBA programs as a whole. And then to focus on the specialization they’re interested in.

We’ve covered a wide variety of general MBA types in our rankings, with top-ranked degree programs in every region of the nation and online.

If you’re looking for any type of MBA, be sure to look through some of MBACentral’s general MBA rankings below!

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MBA Concentration Rankings

MBA concentrations matter. What is a concentration? MBA concentrations are typically comprised of 3-6 graduate-level courses that center around a particularly industry or skill set.

Concentrations are a great way to learn industry-specific skills alongside a more general business and management curriculum.

Some of the most in-demand MBA concentrations can make more than double the average salary of other concentrations. But to gain top-tier employment, students will need to not only find a degree program that offers their concentration, but ensure it’s a quality program.

That’s why MBACentral has provided rankings on a wide range of MBA concentration programs.

Programs that we’ve covered include some of the most prestigious in the nation, many that are available online, and that offer in-demand concentration or specialization courses. Check out our MBA concentration courses below!

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MBA Programs Near Me

While online MBA programs allow students to pursue a degree from wherever they live, many students wish to take advantage of in-state tuition as well as local name recognition of their MBA program. Pursuing an MBA at a local institution can often save you money and lead to connections within the region where you work. Here at MBACentral, we’ve covered some of the most popular states in which to pursue an MBA in our state-centered MBA rankings.

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MBA Program Admissions

Probably the most important decision you’ll make is which school to enroll in. The good news is that the quality of online schools continues to improve so you are less likely to end up at a bad one. The bad news is that there are still some bad online schools out there. We’re here to help you cut through all the noise and find a good school that meets your needs.

MBA Admissions can range from nearly “open enrollment” to some of the most competitive programs on the planet. Typically speaking, non-executive MBA programs are open to applicants who hold an undergraduate degree and a handful of years of work experience. Some programs also accept students with only an undergraduate degree and who are hoping to go directly into business afterwards.

Some of the most common elements required for the MBA application process include:

A GRE or GMAT standardized test score
A transcript for undergraduate study
A resume of CV
Essays required in your application packet
Financial aid application requirements or other arrangements for pay
Interviews (for some programs)

Many MBA programs require students to have taken at least a handful of business courses in their years of undergraduate study. Most commonly, students are also required to have taken basic courses that lend themselves to data literacy including some higher level mathematics and statistics courses.

For students who have not taken pre-requisite courses, many MBA programs offer “bridge programs” that help students to meet prerequisite requirements before official entrance into the program.

Our school rankings page includes a number of useful school rankings to help you pick the best of the best, whether by degree program or just overall. Our ever-expanding list of rankings articles forms the core of our site. Here are some of our most popular rankings.

MBA Career Prospects

As you proceed up the career ladder, MBAs become one of the most ever-present and expected of graduate-level degrees. Of degrees held by executives of Fortune 5000 companies, no degree comes close in popularity.

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