Business Administration

University of Missouri
Master of Business Administration
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Master of Business

Mizzou and the Trulaske College of Business are proud to offer our award-winning Crosby MBA 100% online. This signature program has been redesigned to be even more flexible and customizable. It's a perfect fit for career-ready students and working professionals. Earn your MBA at a pace that fits your busy schedule — and learn to lead the way in business.

You'll engage in real-world problem solving and experiential learning. Our curriculum provides a solid foundation for you to build on. The program develops your professional skills, which are integral to your success beyond the classroom. Pursuing the Crosby MBA also means customizing your experience. You'll select a graduate certificate to add to your degree and gain specific expertise in an area of your choice.

Each of Mizzou's online programs is taught by our renowned faculty, and the online Crosby MBA is no exception. You'll learn from the same professors who've made the Trulaske College of Business among the best business schools in the nation. 

About the online Crosby MBA

As you pursue your degree, our faculty will help you unleash your potential. You'll work with a career coach who'll help you hone your goals and plan your next steps. Courses will teach you leadership skills and career readiness. You'll meet face-to-face with company leaders and gain in-depth knowledge of business trends. At the end of the program, you'll have a degree that's respected throughout the country, and the know-how to be successful no matter where your next step takes you.

Already a Tiger? This program offers an accelerated degree option for current Mizzou students. These allow exceptional students the opportunity to complete their bachelor's and master's degrees at an accelerated pace.

Nationally ranked

Mizzou's online master's in business administration program ranked among the nation's finest in U.S. News & World Report 2025.

Quick facts

Official name

Master of Business Administration

Campus

University of Missouri

Program type

Master's degree

Academic home

Trulaske College of Business

Delivery mode

100% online

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)

Credit hours

45

Estimated cost

$47,250.00

*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.

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Career prospects

As a graduate of the Crosby MBA program, you will be eligible for management-level positions and open doors to a variety of industries and job functions. The online program helps graduates update their résumés, change careers, tap into new skill sets and network with fellow business professionals.

Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
$89,000
Median salary

Program structure

Delivery of this program is 100% online: no campus visits required.

The 45-hour program is designed to provide maximum flexibility for students and can be completed on a full-time or part-time schedule. Full-time working professionals generally take 3-6 credit hours per semester.

Coursework includes

  • Accounting for managers
  • Managerial finance
  • Managerial marketing
  • Communications practice             
  • Business ethics and leadership             
  • Data analysis 
  • Global business environment   

Delivery

100% online

Calendar system

Semester-based

Typical program length

Varies

Typical course load

2-5 classes each semester

Accreditation

The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Trulaske College of Business is accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Faculty spotlight

Sharan Srinivas, PhD

Sharan Srinivas specializes in data analytics and operations research with research interests in healthcare operations management, logistics, smart service systems and supply chain. Dr. Srinivas has been an investigator on a range of industry-based research projects. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in journals, conferences and books. He has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in data analytics, machine learning, simulation, service systems and supply chain optimization. He's an active member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers professional societies and has served as a session chair at their annual conferences. Dr. Srinivas is a certified six sigma black belt and recipient of multiple awards (INFORMS Koopman prize, Winemiller Excellence Award, Richard Wallace Faculty Grant and more). Dr. Srinivas is also a visiting faculty at the University of Passau in Germany.

Sharan Srinivas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and the Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business
Detelina Marinova, PhD

Detelina Marinova's research focuses on managing sales and service interactions at the organizational frontlines, healthcare marketing, technology-enabled interactions, analysis of unstructured data and machine learning. Dr. Marinova's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Marketing Science Institute and the Institute for the Study of Business Markets. She has published research in many respected journals. She currently serves as area editor and is on the editorial review board for the "Journal of Marketing" and others. Dr. Marinova teaches marketing management and analytics courses at the undergraduate, master's and doctorate levels and is a recipient of several teaching awards, including the John A. Riggs, Jr. Excellence in MBA Teaching Award, Vanguard Award for Innovative Teaching and Use of Technology and more. She serves as a faculty advisor for the Trulaske Women in Business student organization.

Detelina Marinova, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business

Learn more about this program

This program is administered by the Trulaske College of Business