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Welcome to the Smeal College of Business at Penn State

Deadline Extended: Due to increased interest, our Fall 2025 application deadline has been extended to June 1. Apply now to secure your spot!
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Your business success starts with
better business partners.

Penn State Smeal
Part-Time Hybrid MBA

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The Part-Time Hybrid MBA from the Penn State Smeal College of Business is a 2-year STEM-designated program designed to fit the schedule of a working professional. Evening and weekend synchronous virtual classes are delivered in a manner uniquely replicating a residential learning experience.

Throughout the program, you'll come to campus just four times, once at the start of each semester, for a 2.5 day in-person residency. These short residencies transition into live virtual classes taught from our best-in-class, immersive classroom studios, allowing you to engage with faculty and peers from wherever life takes you.

  • Live virtual classes on evenings and weekends
  • State-of-the-art immersive virtual classroom
  • Finish in 2 years with 4 short visits to campus
  • Build lasting relationships with a cohort-based model
  • Taught by experienced, world-class faculty
  • STEM-designates
  • No GMAT required
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Penn State Smeal Part-Time Hybrid MBA

Let's go into
business, together.

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Don't just take our word for it.

No. 11

for faculty quality
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Smeal professors rank among the best in the world.

-The Economist

Top 10%

for graduate success
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Penn Staters rank in the top ten percent for employer reputation and employment outcomes.

-QS World University Rankings
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Part-Time Hybrid
MBA

Program Structure

Curriculum >

Year 1

  • First in-person residency
  • Fall semester — complete modules 1-2
  • Second in-person residency
  • Spring semester — complete modules 3-4
  • Summer semester — complete summer module

Year 2

  • Third in-person residency
  • Fall semester — complete modules 5-6
  • Fourth in-person residency
  • Spring semester — complete modules 7-8
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Why partner with Penn State Smeal?

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Dedicated graduate career support at all levels.

As a Smeal master's student, you can leverage both the career resources available through the University and personalized support exclusively provided to our graduate community. We're here to help you develop your career strategy and connect you with top recruiters.

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Reputation matters.

The AACSB-accredited Penn State Smeal College of Business is an internationally ranked research institution. Our world-class faculty are consistently ranked in the top 10 for research published in leading academic journals.

94,000+ Smeal alumni in your network.
94,000+ business partners for life.

Our Penn State Smeal community is your greatest business asset. Our graduates are everywhere in the world and always in your corner - ready to open doors, offer advice and cheer you on

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Penn State Smeal Part-Time Hybrid MBA

Preparing you for your next great opportunity.
And the one after that.

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Email: hybridmba@smeal.psu.edu
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