Georgia has 8 ranked online MBAs at AACSB-accredited business schools,
8 at public universities and 0 at private ones, plus 1 listed below without a rank.
Every one can be completed fully online, so studying at one does not mean moving to
Georgia; the state matters mainly for price at public schools, and for readers who want a
school they know or a network where they work.
The ranking is the same one used nationally: graduate earnings from College Scorecard against
the tuition each school reports to AACSB. Cards are numbered by position in Georgia, and each
shows the program's national rank. Program summaries come from each school's own online MBA
page, with the date it was read. How the scores work.
The Top 8 Online MBA Programs In Georgia
In Georgia#1
Score76.3
Kennesaw State University
WebMBA (Online) Master of Business AdministrationColes College of Business
Online MBA programs in Georgia · Kennesaw, Georgia · Public · AACSB business and accounting
A lock-step cohort takes two courses per term for five consecutive terms, summers included, finishing in about 20 months after a mandatory in-person orientation in Atlanta.
The WebMBA is a part-time cohort program: admitted students take two courses per semester for five consecutive semesters, summers included, and finish in approximately 20 months. Coursework is online without set class times or locations, but the program opens with an orientation residency hosted in Atlanta that requires in-person attendance. Courses include Human Behavior in Organizations, Global and International Business, and Operations and Supply-Chain Management.
The program is designed for full-time professionals who want to advance while keeping their current jobs. Its team-based cohort structure has students collaborating in virtual teams, courses mirror their on-campus counterparts, and graduates receive the same diploma as Kennesaw State's campus-based MBA students.
Graduate certificates in Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Technology Leadership, and Compliance & Ethics can be integrated into the fully online Cottrell MBA.
The Cottrell MBA from the Mike Cottrell College of Business is offered only online and runs 31 credit hours, or more with a specialization. Classes are asynchronous with some synchronous components, program electives are offered during the summer semesters, and the capstone, Strategic Management in a Global Environment, applies earlier MBA coursework to problems posed by globalization. Another course builds professional soft skills through a professional workshop, guest speakers, seminar participation, service learning and corporate visits.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum 2.75 GPA, two professional letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose of up to 500 words, and a resume showing at least two years of professional work experience. Applicants lacking foundation content in Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Macroeconomics or Business Math or Statistics must complete foundation courses before starting MBA courses, though the program coordinator may grant exceptions based on work history. Application deadlines are August 1 for fall and December 1 for spring.
Key program details
31 credit hours, more with specialization
Asynchronous with some synchronous components
Four integrated graduate certificates
Two years' work experience required
Fall and spring admission
Program page reviewed September 21, 2026: ung.edu. AACSB
In Georgia#6
Score51.1
Georgia College & State University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology
Online MBA programs in Georgia · Milledgeville, Georgia · Public · AACSB accredited
University System of Georgia institutions jointly deliver this part-time online MBA, designed for working professionals who want to earn the degree without set class times and locations.
The WebMBA totals 30 credit hours and is offered in an online, part-time format without set class times or locations. Students move through the program in a structured format while continuing to work full time, and all requirements must be finished within seven calendar years. Up to six semester hours from an AACSB-accredited graduate business program may transfer in.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least a 2.50 undergraduate GPA, and there are no prerequisite courses. Admitted students are expected to know managerial and financial accounting, financial management, microeconomics and statistics, and the graduate director can point them to online resources to fill gaps. Admission deadlines are July 15 for fall, November 15 for spring and April 15 for summer.
Five eight-week terms a year, two each in fall and spring plus one in summer, give applicants flexibility in when they start the fully online MBA.
The MBA requires a minimum of 33 credit hours: nine core courses plus three courses selected from concentration areas, taught in 8-week sessions through lectures, case discussions, current business issues and team projects. Students can study general business or specialize in areas including Accounting, Digital Marketing, Human Resource Leadership, International Business and Supply Chain Management, and General Business students may choose nine credit hours from any concentration's electives.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum 2.7 GPA, or a master's or higher degree; those who fall short submit a 500-word essay of purpose and a current resume. Students also meet a foundation requirement in financial accounting, managerial accounting and statistics through prior coursework, prerequisite modules followed by a competency exam, or the exam alone. Up to six semester hours of transfer credit from an AACSB-accredited institution may be considered.
Whole-program tuition at Georgia's ranked online MBAs runs from $9,000 to $55,043, with a median of $20,223 , below the $32,265 median for all ranked programs. The 8 public programs have a median of $20,223.
None of Georgia's ranked schools reports a lower in-state price for the online MBA.
Tuition is the whole-program figure each school reports to AACSB. Schools update it on their own schedule and some exclude fees, so it can trail the price on the school's own site: Illinois reports $24,984 to AACSB for the iMBA, and its program page lists $27,288 in total tuition and fees. Use it to compare programs, and confirm the current price with the school.
What Managers Earn In Georgia
There is no federal figure for MBA salaries, but BLS reports pay by occupation, and general and
operations management is the broadest role MBA graduates move into. In Georgia its median is
$103,730, $2,040 below the national
$105,770, 23rd highest of the 51 states BLS reports.
The middle of the range is wide: $47,440 at the 10th percentile and $237,460 at the 90th. The state has 111,060 people in the job. Figures are from the May 2025 release.
MBA salaries by occupation covers the other roles.
Georgia Online MBA Programs Listed Without A Rank
These AACSB-accredited schools report a fully online MBA but lack one of the two figures the
ranking needs: College Scorecard earnings for the school's business master's graduates, or a
tuition figure reported to AACSB.
Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses$31,860
Common Questions About Studying In Georgia
Is an online MBA worth it?
What can be checked is the price against the earnings. The 8 ranked Georgia programs report a median $20,223 for the whole degree, and their schools' business master's graduates earned a median $76,351 a year after finishing. No federal source reports what the same people would have earned without the degree, so that is a description of the group rather than a return.
Will federal aid pay for an online MBA?
Graduate students file the same FAFSA as undergraduates and the programs here are at accredited institutions, so federal loans are generally available; grants largely are not, since Pell is an undergraduate program. This site does not model aid: the tuition on every card is the published whole-program figure the school reports to AACSB, before any aid.
What is the best online MBA program in Georgia?
On this ranking, Kennesaw State University, which is tenth of 286 nationally. Georgia Southern University and Augusta University are next in Georgia. The ranking weighs graduate earnings against tuition, so a program with high earnings and a high price can place below a cheaper one.
What is the cheapest online MBA in Georgia?
Valdosta State University, which reports $9,000 in whole-program tuition to AACSB.
How many AACSB-accredited online MBA programs are there in Georgia?
9 AACSB-accredited schools in Georgia report a fully online MBA to AACSB. 8 of them are ranked here, and 1 is listed without a rank because a figure the ranking needs is not published.
What do managers earn in Georgia?
BLS puts the median for general and operations managers in Georgia at $103,730, $2,040 below the national median of $105,770. That is an occupation figure, not an MBA salary; federal data does not report pay by degree.
Online MBA Programs In Other States
An online MBA does not tie you to the school's state. 73 of the
202 public schools ranked here report a higher out-of-state price for it. These are
the other states with enough ranked programs for a page of their own.
Accreditation, online MBA offerings, concentrations and tuition: AACSB's list of accredited schools, retrieved September 21, 2026. Program details on that list are reported to AACSB by each school.
Graduate earnings and debt: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study file (Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study_06102026.zip), business master's in CIP 52.01 and 52.02.
Institution identifiers: IPEDS, used to match each AACSB school to its federal records.
