Professional Master of Business Administration - Management

University of California, Riverside (Business)

Study at your own pace and accelerate your career with a nationally ranked MBA from one of the most diverse and fastest growing University of California campuses. University of California, Riverside’s (UCR’s) Professional MBA program at the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (AGSM) is for mid and early career professionals who want to build their professional skillsets in their current field or develop new skills and change careers.PMBA student headshot 2023Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a premier accreditation for business programs, students in UCR’s Professional MBA program experience the same exceptional faculty, curriculum, and course offerings as our flagship MBA program. In addition to foundational business courses, you will choose one of seven concentrations to specialize in providing you with the opportunity to customize your MBA degree according to your individual career aspirations.As a STEM MBA program graduate, you will be in high demand. According to a 2022 report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, STEM MBA grads have a 97% job placement rate within six months of graduation, higher than the 93% job placement rate for traditional MBA grads. UCR’s MBA degree also provides you with a set of technical and soft skills that will set you apart in the marketplace.Students in the MBA program wishing to pursue careers in management, such as organizational leadership, managing operations, managing sales units, project management, or various roles in human resources, are advised to follow one of two career pathways: organizational behavior or strategy and entrepreneurship. The organizational behavior pathway places an emphasis on recruiting and staffing, developing employee relations, and industry relations between middle to high-level management roles. The strategy and entrepreneurship pathway promotes well-rounded knowledge in the overall institutional operation, the market needs, and the capacity to build a competitive advantage to lead a successful operation. In addition to the management electives listed below, students should consider electives related to databases, decision-making, and project management, such as MGT 219, MGT 256, MGT 228, MGT 280, and MGT 251.