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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Business Administration – iMBA

Master'sMBAMaster of Business Administration

Overview

A 72-credit-hour online MBA from Gies College of Business with six focus areas, completed in 24-60 months. Courses run in 4-8 week formats with weekly live sessions; GMAT/GRE scores are not required.

Official program name
Business Administration – iMBA
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Master's
University
Administering location
Champaign, ILWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
72 credit hours
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
24–60 months (student-set pace)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms
January, March, May, August, October
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Fully online MBA from Gies College of Business with no on-campus commitments.

Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
No mandatory campus visits
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3 — Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent); recommended, applications reviewed holistically
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience
RecommendedMinimum of 3 years full-time work experience (recommended; holistic review)
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay
Required300-500 word academic statement and short-answer personal statements
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredProfessional resume, limited to two pages
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not required
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
GRE General Test
Not required
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Total tuition and fees$27,288entire programIncludes feesSource: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026
All online students — Per credit hour (Illinois Online program cost table)From the university's online tuition table$375per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$27,000 = 72 credits × $375 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: online.illinois.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

State authorization

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Illinois.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. giesonline.illinois.edu/explore-programs/online-mba — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. giesonline.illinois.edu/explore-programs/online-mba/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. online.illinois.edu/online-programs/graduate-programs/imba/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. online.illinois.edu/student-services/online-degrees-and-certificates-program-costs/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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