Penn State Online MBA Degree

Founded in 1855, Pennsylvania State University (also known as Penn State) is a world-class university with 24 campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania, including a virtual World Campus - known as "Penn State Online".

The online two-year MBA program consists of two 1-week residency experiences and 20 online courses such as the follows:

• Markets, Industry Analysis, and Business Strategy

Financial and Accounting Tools

Data Analysis Resource Module

Organizational Behavior and Performance

Accounting for External Reporting

Financial Management

Organizational Development, Intervention, and Change

Corporate Governance

Project Management

Strategic Analysis

Accounting for Internal Decision Making

Marketing in a Global Environment

Managing Human Resources

Corporate Information Strategy

Corporate Innovative Strategies

Global Operations and Supply Chain Management

Global Business Management

Strategic Planning

Strategic Financial Decisions

University Ranking Performance:

- It is ranked 9th in the country in terms of research expenditures (National Science Foundation 2004 report).

- Penn State's Smeal College of Business is ranked 34th overall and 17th among publicly supported business schools in the U.S. News & World Report 2008.

- Its MBA program is placed in the top 50 globally by the Financial Times rankings of best MBA programs in 2003. It is ranked 6th in the US in the category of value for the money (26th globally) and 18th in the US for placement success (19th globally).

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