Top 20 MBA Programs
ranked by MBA program enrollment
Institution
Address
Phone • Website
2
University of Minnesota, Twin
Cities
321 19th Ave. S, Ste. 1-110
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-5555 •
carlsonschool.umn.edu/mba/
9
10
62.28
37.72
$855 per semester
credit hour/
22 months
36
23
Ward
Ulmer
Carlson School
of
1,548
Management
1937
13.3
86.7
$1,200 per
credit/
1 year to 42
months
28
135
Sri
Zaheer
MBA; MS in accounting, management, accounting and management, HR
HLC-NCA, management, leadership, project management; doctor of business
ACBSP
administration; doctorate in management; graduate certificate in project
management; post-doctorate bridge certificates
AACSB
Full-time MBA, part-time MBA, executive MBA; MS in business analytics; MA
in HR and industrial relations; master of business taxation and accountancy;
doctorate in business administration, and HR and industrial relations
1.03
98.97
$720 per credit/
2 years
36.3
34
Bill
Reed
MBA with concentrations in accounting, business intelligence,
entrepreneurship, finance, global operations and supply chain, marketing,
HLC-NCA health care management, HR management, IT management, and project
management; several MS business degrees, doctoral business degrees, and
business certificates
Opus College
of Business
1,078
1974
7.6
92.4
$961 per credit/
21 months to 6
years
32
103
Christopher
Puto
HLC-NCA, Full-time MBA, evening MBA, executive MBA, health care MBA; master of
AACSB, business communication; master of science in accountancy; master of science
CAHME in real estate
National American University
7801 Metro Pkwy., Ste. 200
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-356-3600 • national.edu
Harold D.
Buckingham
Graduate
School
400
2000
35
65
NP/
18 months, full
time
38
0
Coral
NoonanTerry
MBA with emphasis in health care administration, HR management,
HLC-NCA, accounting, and international business; master of science in management;
IACBE
master of management with emphasis in health care administration, criminal
justice, proprietary higher education management, and HR management
Saint Mary's University of
Minnesota
2500 Park Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-728-5198 • smumn.edu/
graduate-home
Graduate
School of
Business and
Technology
304
2004
1
99
$474 per credit/
2 years
NP
NP
School of
Business
253
2008
0
100
College of
Business and
Organizational
Leadership
241
1893
82
18
NA
205
1871
School of
Business &
Technology
193
NA
4
8
2002
Programs and business certifications offered
1993
University of St. Thomas
1000 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
651-962-4200 • stthomas.edu/
business
7
1,649
School of
Management
Businessrelated
accreditations5
1,264
Capella University
225 S 6th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
866-933-5840 • capella.edu
6
Dean
School of
Business &
Technology
3
5
MBA tuition/3
Length
Student
average
age/ 2
Faculty4
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-523-2284 • hamline.edu/business
Concordia University
1282 Concordia Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-641-8278 • online.csp.edu/
graduate-programs
32
21
Anne
McCarthy
$625 per credit/
18 to 22 months
35
15
Bruce
Corrie
73
27
$645 per credit/
2 to 3 years
34
3
Richard
Crombie
HLC-NCA MBA; MA in organizational leadership and communication
2008
0
100
$475 per credit/
16 months to 2
years
29
19
Kurt
Linberg
MBA; MA in management; dual MBA-MA in management; online healthcare
HLC-NCA, MBA (new in 2013); management certificates in business leadership, change
ACBSP
leadership, finance, health care leadership, IT leadership, marketing, and
public administration
185
2004
75
25
$764 per credit/
23 months
34
12
Lori
Peterson
MBA with concentrations and graduate certificates in social entrepreneurship,
HLC-NCA, finance, marketing, and health care management; dual degree MBA-MA in
ACBSP
leadership; MA in leadership (hybrid version also available); post-master's
certificates in leadership
Herberger
Business
School
150
1869
30
70
$750 per credit/
15 to 26 months
33
60
Diana
Lawson
HLC-NCA, MBA; MS in information assurance
AACSB
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr.
St. Paul, MN 55112
651-635-8000 • bethel.edu
The College of St. Scholastica
340 Cedar St., Ste. 50
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-298-1015 • css.edu
631/
21 months
MBA; MA in organizational leadership, arts and cultural management,
Matt
international business, human resource management, human development,
Nowakowski HLC-NCA and public safety administration; MS in project management and information
technology management; various certificates
6
MA in nonprofit management; MA and doctorate in public
HLC-NCA MBA;
administration; dual programs, including joint JD degrees
MBA with emphasis in health care management; MA in leadership and
HLC-NCA MBA;
management, and HR management
11
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave. S, Campus Box
65
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1101 • augsburg.edu/mba
12
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave. S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-308-3212 • stcloudstate.edu/
mba/
13
Globe University/Minnesota
School of Business
8089 Globe Dr.
Woodbury, MN 55125
877-303-6060 • globeuniversity.edu
NA
142
Globe:
1885,
MSB:
1877
71
29
$560 per credit/
18 months
28
19
Meg
Neubauer
14
Metropolitan State University
1300 Harmon Pl.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-659-7290 • metrostate.edu/mba
College of
Management
129
1983
80
20
$337.76 on site;
$440.94 online
per credit/
2 to 3 years
32
35
Roger
Prestwich
15
Minnesota State University,
Mankato
120 Morris Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
507-389-2966 • cob.mnsu.edu/mba/
College of
Business
128
1965
20
80
$555.30 per
credit/
2 years; maximum
of 6 to complete
NP
47
Brenda
Flannery
DeVry University
7700 France Ave. S, Ste. 575
Edina, MN 55435
952-838-1860 • keller.edu
Keller
Graduate
School of
Management
119
1973
19
81
$766 per credit/
2 years
34
NP
Christopher
Roe
MBA; MS in accounting, master of accounting and financial management,
of human resource management, master of information systems
HLC-NCA master
management, master of network and communications management, master of
project management, master of public administration
Cardinal Stritch University
11010 Prairie Lakes Dr., Ste. 300
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
800-347-8822, ext 8830 •
stritchdegreeprograms.com/
masters.php
College of
Business and
Management
100
1982
100
0
$590 per MBA
credit, $515 per
MSM credit/
72 weeks
35
4
Bruce
Loppnow
HLC-NCA, Newly revised classroom, online, and MBA; MS in management; certificates in
ACBSP
HR management, project management, sales and management
College of
Business
75
2000
50
50
$731 per credit/
18 months
34
4
Cindy
Larson
WASC, MBA; MS in health services management, organizational leadership, HR, and
ACBSP
nonprofit management; master of public administration; specialized programs,
candidacy Master of Public Health, Master of Health Science Management
Labovitz
School of
Business and
Economics
61
1979
30
70
$1,154 per
credit/
2 to 7 years
30
58
Amy
Hietapelto
Crown College
Graduate
School
49
2010
80
20
$470 per credit/
2 years
35
3
Fawn
McCracken
16
17
18
19
20
Argosy University
1515 Central Pkwy.
Eagan, MN 55121
651-846-2882 • argosy.edu/twincities
University of Minnesota, Duluth
1318 Kirby Dr.
Duluth, MN 55812
218-726-7757 • d.umn.edu/goto/
mba
Crown College
8700 College View Dr.
St. Bonifacius, MN 55375
952-446-4100 • crown.edu/mba
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Includes both full-time and part-time students
2
Includes fall 2012 MBA program enrollees
3
For fall 2012
4
For business school/programs
5 Key to abbreviations: AACSB = Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, ACBSP = Association of Collegiate
Business Schools and Programs, ACICS = Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, HLC = Higher Learning
Commission, IACBE = International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education, NCA = North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, WASC = Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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ACICS
MBA with emphases in accounting, finance, HR, legal administration,
marketing, public administration, and technology management; MS in
management with emphases in health care management, information
technology, and managerial leadership; doctorate in business administration
MBA; MA in public and nonprofit administration; MS in management
HLC-NCA information systems; certificates in management information systems and
project management; applied doctor of business administration (DBA).
AACSB
AACSB
MBA
MBA; also offered through University of Minnesota, Rochester
MA in organizational leadership, international leadership, ministry
HLC-NCA MBA;
leadership, and Christian studies
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Note: The University of Phoenix offers an MBA program but would not provide ranking criteria
to be considered for this list.
Abbreviations: NP—Not provided, NA—Not applicable, HR—Human resources
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EDUCATION
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Walden University
100 Washington Ave. S, Ste. 900
Minneapolis, MN 55401
866-492-5336 • waldenu.edu
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college/
school
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Year
Percent
2012
MBA
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