The Boise State Professional MBA (PMBA) is a part-time, in-person evening program built specifically for working professionals in the Treasure Valley.
We’ve designed a high-impact, relevant program that delivers immediate real-world ROI. You won’t just learn strategic leadership and customer-centric problem solving, you’ll put it to work in your current role. In fact, you don’t even have to wait for graduation to see the payoff: 75% of our students report a promotion, salary increase, or total compensation bump while still in the program.
What You Can Expect
- Maintain your full-time career while dedicating 20–25 hours a week to engaging in-person evening classes, hands-on homework and collaborative team projects.
- Coursework is designed to help students advance in your current organization or pivot into a brand-new field.
- Boise State’s MBA programs are the only offerings in the Treasure Valley with the globally recognized AACSB International accreditation.
Professional MBA Facts
- Required Credits: 43 credit hours are required and you will graduate in an average of 24 months.
- Program Schedule: Explore course plan scenarios here (link to page).
- Evening Classes: In-person, evening classes 2–3 nights a week (Mon–Thu), plus flexible online/hybrid summer courses.
- Credit Structure: You will typically take 7–8 credit hours in the fall and spring semesters, with the flexibility to take 0–7 credits hours during the summer.
- Cohort Model: Learn and collaborate face-to-face alongside a cohort of 30-35 experienced Treasure Valley leaders.
- Timeline: Start when it best fits your schedule with flexible summer or fall start options.
- Maximize Your Corporate Benefits: Strategically stretch your degree over 3 calendar years to optimize your company’s tuition reimbursement, if needed.
Learning Goals and Objectives
Mission
The Professional MBA program curriculum is guided by the following goals and objectives. Every Boise State Professional MBA graduate is expected to meet or exceed these outcomes. To ensure achievement of these goals, the COBE Graduate Programs staff, the Graduate Faculty Committee and other stakeholders have established an Assurance of Learning process.
Goal 1: Our graduates will apply business principles to solve structured and unstructured problems to strengthen strategic positioning in the global economy.
Corresponding Objectives
Our graduates will demonstrate an understanding of essential business disciplines and leadership principles.
Our graduates will use integrated knowledge across business disciplines to define, analyze and solve business problems.
Goal 2: Our graduates will apply responsible business practices and ethics principles to inform decision-making.
Corresponding Objective
Our graduates will be able to identify ethical dilemmas and apply an appropriate ethics model or framework to propose and defend resolutions.
Goal 3: Our graduates will use effective teamwork and collaboration skills.
Corresponding Objective:
Our graduates will apply best practices in team settings and collaborative projects.
Goal 4: Our graduates will deliver professional quality communications that demonstrate appropriate audience awareness.
Corresponding Objectives:
Our graduates will produce clear, concise, and compelling (credible and persuasive) business documents.
Our graduates will deliver oral presentations that use effective content, organization, and delivery, accompanied by appropriate technology.
Goal 5: Students will be able to analyze organizational environments and apply appropriate leadership behaviors based on the context.
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