Carnegie Mellon University
MBA students working together at an Access Weekend

An Online MBA With Full-Time MBA Benefits

You won’t trade any full-time advantages for the flexibility of an online program. 

All of the benefits of the Full-Time Tepper MBA program are also enjoyed by our part-time online students — the same faculty, curriculum, career resources, leadership development, community connections, and more.

Hear from the students who know.

Why Choose Tepper for your Online MBA? For the Advantages We Offer.

Same Program Advantage

Our online MBA is the same as our full-time MBA. Same faculty, same curriculum, same MBA. Because the learning is equal across all three MBA formats, you can switch to full-time for any reason and you won’t miss a beat in the transition.

Community Advantage

Access Weekends (AW’s) bring all of our online MBA students together for a weekend of classes, faculty speakers, professional development workshops, leadership development, career management, and extensive networking with current students and alumni. AW’s give you the opportunity to connect with faculty and build strong connections with your classmates.

In addition, live online classes create a classroom experience that encourages personal interaction with faculty and classmates every week.

"From the first Access Weekend and BaseCamp where we came together as a cohort, there’s been a really strong relationship that’s developed with all the classmates in our program."

John Campion (MBA 2019)
Management Consultant
McKinsey & Company

Leadership Development Advantage

Like our full-time MBA students, online students get leadership coaching through our Accelerate Leadership Center. The center provides expertise and one-on-one training from coaches, instructors, and mentors who are your partners for one-on-one assessment, development, planning, and implementation.

Career Path Advantage

Online MBA students also have access to the same career planning resources as our full-time students. Our top-ranked Masters Career Center provides career coaching from seasoned professionals and access to on-campus recruiting, corporate presentations, and connections to top jobs at premier companies.

We also ensure that our part-time online students have access to student clubsspeaker events, and career treks that will enrich their academic experience and provide opportunities to connect with colleagues, alumni, and potential employers. In addition, an online MBA student holds an officer position on the Graduate Business Association board to ensure online students have a voice in student leadership at the school.

Flexibility Advantage

We know you’re busy. The Tepper Part-Time Online MBA was developed with working professionals in mind. Students take classes just twice a week for 70 minutes; each class includes additional offline content that you complete at your own pace. It’s a schedule that works for your busy life.

Find answers to the most common questions about the online format in our part-time online MBA FAQs.