PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL MBA CLASS VISIT DAYS
Come join us for a PMBA Class Visit, where you can attend a class of your choice, meet faculty and staff, and discuss program life with current students. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and get true insight into the life of the Professional MBA student.
Program Length
21 months
Academic Term
10-week quarters
Class Schedule
Core courses are Monday and Wednesday nights, plus 3-4 Saturday sessions. (Electives may be taken other nights.)
Entry Points
Spring quarter (March)
Fall quarter (September)
Concentration Options
Business Analytics
Finance
Real Estate and the Built Environment
Accounting
Marketing
Executive Leadership
Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry
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Accelerate your career with an MBA that merges leadership training, quantitative skill development and strategic thinking, all on a schedule designed for working professionals.
Develop your skills with a tightknit cohort of peers
Grow your knowledge through experiential learning
Build a large and robust business network
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Experience the dynamic learning of an in-person MBA program from the comfort of your own home or office with our Online MBA program.
Program highlights:
- You can customize your coursework to fit your career, pick the experiential learning that interests you and complete your degree at your own pace.
- We have convenient opportunities to start your journey in the spring or fall.
- Our live, synchronous classes foster collaboration and conversation. Every session feels like you’re stepping into a classroom, with the flexibility of learning anywhere in the world.
- Small class sizes mean that you can build meaningful connections with your faculty and peers. Your professors and classmates will know you by name, not just as a face on a screen.
- You’ll learn through real-world business challenges in your coursework, your experiential learning and your final capstone project, building your skills as a strategic leader and problem-solver.
- Get personalized support from a dedicated advisor throughout the program, and lifelong one-on-one career coaching from Daniels Career Services.
- Share in the student experience by
- attending networking events
- visiting with your instructors in person
- meeting with a career coach
- cheering on DU athletics
- Dual degrees are available. You can save on tuition by combining your MBA with one of our specialized master’s programs.
Contact Us
Alicia Lucero
Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions
Reach out to Alicia any time if you have questions about the Part-Time Professional MBA or the admissions process.
303-871-3416 | Email
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Our graduate student ambassadors are happy to share their personal experiences with Daniels and Denver. Email an ambassador with your questions or set up a time to meet them.
Part-Time Professional MBA Program Tuition
"I love the idea of growing alongside a cohort, and I like how naturally everyone becomes not only your colleagues but your friends. I also like Daniels’ commitment to integrating environmental and ethics concepts into its curriculum."
— Jessica Lopez, Part-time Professional MBA, 2024
How to Apply to the Part-time Professional MBA
We welcome applicants from all professional backgrounds and academic disciplines. Qualified PMBA candidates must have at least 2 years of work experience. To apply, you must submit:
- Official college transcript(s)
- Professional resume
- Essays
- $100 application fee
GMAT or GRE scores are optional. If you determine that your application will be stronger with GMAT or GRE scores, please submit them when you apply.
All accepted students are automatically considered for scholarships. No additional application is needed.
Visit our graduate admissions page for more information about application requirements.
FAQs for the Professional MBA
What is a Professional MBA?
The Part-time Professional MBA program is designed for mid-level career professionals who work full-time and would like to pursue a Master of Business Administration part-time in the evenings. This business generalist master’s degree covers a range of foundational topics, such as leading with integrity, managerial finance, business analytics, finance, accounting, business law and more. This program balances high-level quantitative and qualitative business skill development for organizational decision-making and impact, with an emphasis on ethics.
What is the Professional MBA class schedule?
To accommodate full-time, working professionals’ schedules, the program is offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 – 10 p.m., with some Saturday classes in quarters 5 and 6 of the program.
How much work experience do I need?
On average, Professional MBA students have 5 years of work experience, though it can vary from student to student. At least 2 years of experience is required, and 3 years is preferred.
Is the Professional MBA or the Executive MBA a better fit for me?
The Professional MBA is designed to serve early- to mid-level-career professionals who want to advance to managerial or senior level positions within their current companies or elsewhere. Professional MBA candidates average 5 years of work experience.
In the Executive MBA program, students who are advanced in their careers can learn with and from other senior-level professionals in order to benefit their companies and/or advance to C-level positions as a next step in their careers. EMBA candidates have 10+ years of work experience on average.
Both programs provide an MBA degree, and both are structured for working professionals. See our MBA comparison page for more details about the differences between our MBAs.
Is there flexibility in the program to accommodate the times I have to travel for work and can't attend in person?
This depends on how much the travel will affect your ability to contribute to the cohort and the classroom. If it’s occasional travel that doesn’t significantly interfere with your coursework, you can watch a recording of class. If you’ll be traveling most of the time and miss a lot of class time, we recommend you consider the online MBA program.
I’m torn between the Professional MBA program and a specialized master’s program—which is a better fit for me?
If you’d like a foundation in a broad range of business functions and perspectives (such as business strategy, accounting, finance, analytics, marketing and more) in order to have a strong understanding of overall business concepts and you can commit to a longer program, then consider applying to one of our MBA programs.
Typically, if you want to advance through in-depth knowledge of a particular topic, by specializing in your current job function or pivoting to another job with a particular specialization, then consider a specialized master’s program.
Or if you'd like to develop both your general and specialized skillsets, you can combine them with a dual MBA/MS degree!
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Have other questions?
Contact the Office of Graduate Admissions online or call 303-871-3416.