Online MBA (OMBA)
D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Get real business experience from your online MBA program.
100%
online
18+
Months
2+
Weekly Live Sessions
$45K
$900 per credit
In today's data-driven economy, business leaders must possess a diverse skill set and experience to navigate cultural and technological changes with confidence.
Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business is at the forefront of redefining what it means to earn your MBA online by leveraging experience to prepare you for success in the face of rapid change.
"I've been connecting with people from different industries and the exchange of ideas has really helped me have more ideas that I can apply in my daily work."
Ekin Alper, Online MBA
Customize your courses to match your interests
Northeastern’s Online MBA provides you with choices and flexibility to position yourself for success. With two-thirds of your classes as electives, you’ll choose 10-13 courses aligned with your personal career goals.
You’ll get immediately actionable business knowledge, insights and ideas for what’s next in business. The Online MBA program is designed from top to bottom to enable you to translate what you learn into effectiveness and leadership on the job immediately, including an emphasis on indispensable human skills.
Get real business experience
Learning by doing is a hallmark of a Northeastern MBA. Over one-fifth of your learning in the Online MBA program will be rooted in experience (what we call EXPO)—involving actual assignments with companies and organizations.
"When you study at Northeastern, you know that every course prepares you for a business world that's global, digital, and tech-driven. Employers know it, too."
Morgan Francese, Online MBA Success Manager
Attend live sessions and connect with faculty and peers
In addition to on-demand content, each Online MBA course provides optional live faculty connect sessions each week as well as open faculty office hours.
Attend optional in-person events like a Husky Huddle or the Campus Connect on the Boston campus to build deep with faculty, peers, and staff.
Admission pathways for all backgrounds
Skip the application—let your performance pave the way. With the OMBA program's Performance-Based Admissions pathway, you can skip the application process and use your performance on two initial pathway courses to secure your place in the Online MBA program.
Complete two courses, get a ‘B’ grade or better, show proof of your bachelor’s degree by the time you complete the two courses, and you’ll join the next cohort in the full degree program.
⇒ Submit your Fast App to join the program today.
You can also apply to the program using the standard graduate application for direct admission consideration.
College
Current Fast App dates
Term |
Submit Fast App between |
Enroll by |
Start date |
| Summer 2 | April 15 - June 9 | June 23, 2025 | June 30, 2025 |
| Fall 1 | June 10 - August 11 | Aug 25, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 |
Submit your Application by June 9 to start courses June 30.
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Resources
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Fast App pathway courses
The two pathway courses are designed with an asynchronous learning model, providing students the flexibility to work independently while meeting weekly assignment deadlines. The courses span an 8-week term aligned with the academic calendar, with modules structured from Monday to Sunday and assignments due at the end of each module. This flexible approach is ideal for full-time working adults, enabling them to pursue their education while balancing professional and personal commitments.
INNO 6318: Innovation Driven Strategy
Introduces a number of entrepreneurship and innovation topics, including innovation and entrepreneurship as a value-creating activity for economies and firms; types of innovation (technological, process, products, business models); fundamentals of product development (design thinking, rapid prototyping, ethnography); startup creation and articulating a value proposition; the role and traits of the entrepreneur; maximizing odds of success and minimizing odds of failure; growing the startup and creating a market; finding or creating the right niche; pivoting and judo strategy; lean startup approach; innovation in established firms and resistance to change; organizational inertia; business model change; and technological discontinuities.
STRT 6318: Strategic Planning for the Future
Provides the fundamental concepts for understanding and managing strategy in a competitive context. Focuses on analysis, critical thinking, and making strategic decisions. Discusses the analytical tools to understand the industry and firm context. Explores the design and execution of strategies to compete successfully. Investigates the strategic changes involved as firms grow and expand into new businesses and geographic markets.
Meet the OMBA team
Haley Hostetter
Assistant Director of Learner Acquisition
Online MBA
Morgan Francese
Success Manager
Online MBA
Jessica Ward
Program & Relationship Manager
Online MBA
Dr. Mary Steffel
Faculty Director
Online MBA
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