1 to 1½- Year MBA Programs

If you are business professional who does not have the necessary time to dedicate to a traditional MBA program 1 year MBA programs (sometimes referred to as accelerated MBA programs) may be better suited for you. Applicants enrolling in 1 year MBA programs can obtain the degree through a faster paced schedule of courses with the aim of giving you the same range of skills and information as traditional MBA programs but without hindering the progress of your career for as long as a regular MBA program normally would as the entire degree can be completed in a single year.

Not all business schools offer 1 year MBA options, but they are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, so applicants interested in this option have more options to choose from than in the past.

However, opting for a an accelerated MBA program will narrow the applicant’s options with the top schools in the world considerably, as only a few of them, especially in the US, offer shorter MBA programs. In Europe one year MBA programs are more common, however, so applicants wishing to combine a fast degree with a prestigious school are often recommended to look for European schools in order to combine the two.

See below a list of short/accelareted MBA programs:

University of Florida

1 to 1½-Year MBA Programs in the US

Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management (9-15 months)
Boston University, Questrom School of Business (one year international MBA)
Cincinnati – Lindner
Columbia Business School (16 months)
Cook School of Business (St. Louis University) – 12 months
Fuqua – Duke University, Fuqua School of Business (Accelerated Daytime MBA program for MiM grads)
Garvin – Thunderbird (11-16 months)
Emory University, Goizueta Business School (12 months)
Graziadio School of Business and Management (Pepperdine University) (12 months)
University of Florida, Hough Graduate School of Business (12 months)
Cornell Tech (Johnson Cornell Tech MBA) (12 months)
Katz Graduate School of Business (University of Pittsburgh) (12 months)
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management (12 months)
Kentucky – Gatton
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business (one year accelerated MBA for experienced professionals)
University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business (12 months)
University of Miami, Herbert Business School
Mississippi
MIT Sloan School of Management Fellows (1 year)
Moore School of Business (University of South Carolina) – 10 months
Neeley School of Business (Texas Christian University) – Full-time Accelerated MBA – 12 months
New York University, Stern School of Business Tech MBA / Fashion & Luxury MBA (1 year)
Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (12 months)
Rawls College of Business (Texas Tech University) – STEM MBA – 1 year
University of Rochester, Simon Business School (18 months)
Southern Methodist – Cox
St. Louis – Chaifetz
Terry (University of Georgia) (11 months)
Weatherhead (Case Western Reserve University) (11 months)
University of Washington, Foster School of Business (Global executive MBA-12 months)
Warrington College of Business Administration (University of Florida) (10-12 months)

1 to 1½-Year MBA Programs outside the US

AGSM (Australia – 16 months)
Bocconi (Italy – 12 months)
Cass Business School – City University London (England – 12 months)
CEIBS (China) – 12 or 18 months
Cranfield Business School (England – 12 months)
EDHEC Business School (France) – 10 months
EM LYON (France – 12 months)
Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands – 12 months)
ESADE Business School (Spain – 12/15/18 months)
ESMT Berlin – 1 year
Grenoble (France – 21 months)
HEC – Montreal (Canada – 12 months)
HEC – Paris (France – 16 months)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKUST’s School of Business and Management (Hong Kong) – 12 or 16 months
HULT – 1 year
Imperial College (England) – 1 year
INSEAD (France/Singapore – 10-12 months)
IE Business School (Spain – 1 year)
IMD Business School (Switzerland – 11 months)
ITESM (Mexico – 16 months)
Indian School of Business (India) – 12 months
Ivey (Western Ontario – Canada – 12 months)
University of Cambridge, Judge Business School (England – 12 months)
Lancaster (England – 12 months)
Lisbon – 12 months
London Business School (England – MBA program 15, 18 or 21 months / One-year MBA)
Manchester Business School (England – 12, 15 or 18 months)
Mannheim Business School (Germany) – 1 year
Melbourne Business School (Australia – 1 year)
Queen’s (Canada – 12 months)
University of Oxford, Saïd Business School (England – 12 months)
UBC Sauder’s Robert H. Lee Graduate School of Business (Canada – 15 months)
York University, Schulich School of Business (Canada –16-24 months)
SP Jain (Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney) – 1 year
Warwick Business School (England – 12 months)