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Accredited Accelerated Online MBA Programs

Written by OnlineU Writers • Updated 3/11/2021

An accelerated online MBA program only takes six months to one year to complete, versus the traditional two years. The shortest of these online programs are six to ten months long, with the average accelerated MBA program taking at least one year to complete. Online MBAs offered at an accelerated rate are designed to equip students with the same skills and training as traditional length programs.

These online schools offer online MBA programs that can be completed in an accelerated format. With completion lengths ranging from one year to 21 months, each MBA program on this list offers students the opportunity to earn a degree in under two years.

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AACSB & ACBSP Accredited Accelerated Online MBA Programs

School Annual Tuition Recommend Rate Program Accreditation Program Duration
Abraham Lincoln University $7,940 80% (15 reviews) 20 months
Alvernia University $16,686 80% (5 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
American InterContinental University Not Provided 68% (246 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
American University $33,239 88% (153 reviews) AACSB 1 years
American University - MBA $33,239 AACSB 1 years
Anderson University - IN $10,204 94% (16 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Anderson University - SC $15,483 100% (3 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 12 months
Andrews University $28,440 79% (14 reviews) 1 years
Angelo State University $14,954 83% (18 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 1 years
Arizona State University, Online $18,654 90% (725 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Arkansas State University $12,416 92% (26 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Aspen University $5,085 79% (225 reviews) 18 months
Auburn University at Montgomery $19,018 83% (6 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Babson College $54,600 88% (8 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Baker College Online $12,550 51% (123 reviews) 12 months
Barry University $18,470 93% (150 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Bay Path University $19,235 88% (17 reviews) 12 months
Baylor University $41,130 97% (88 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Benedictine University $20,258 61% (23 reviews) 1 years
Bentley University $44,720 100% (19 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Bethel University - IN $9,310 100% (6 reviews) 1 years
Bethel University - MN $10,566 79% (19 reviews) 18 months
Bethel University - TN $13,392 100% (1 review) 21 months
Biola University $12,420 91% (23 reviews) ACBSP 16 months
Boise State University $28,605 93% (60 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus $16,283 88% (57 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Brenau University $14,552 89% (19 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Bryan College - Dayton $9,830 50% (2 reviews) 14 months
Bryan University Online $13,650 94% (50 reviews) 50 weeks
California Baptist University $14,914 79% (62 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
California State University - Chico $19,002 96% (45 reviews) 18 months
California State University - San Bernardino $18,613 98% (44 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Capella University $15,066 63% (736 reviews) ACBSP 14 months
Carlow University $22,110 100% (12 reviews) 15 months
Carroll University $14,454 82% (11 reviews) 1 years
Carson-Newman University $10,168 63% (8 reviews) 12 months
Cedarville University $10,727 92% (13 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Central Michigan University $16,293 90% (90 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Chaminade University of Honolulu $26,040 100% (9 reviews) 18 months
Charleston Southern University $19,244 60% (5 reviews) 10 months
Clarkson University $36,856 91% (11 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Cleveland State University $18,821 85% (68 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Coastal Carolina University $21,438 87% (15 reviews) AACSB 1 years
The College of Saint Scholastica $15,396 100% (13 reviews) 12 months
Colorado Christian University $16,733 63% (35 reviews) 18 months
Colorado State University - Fort Collins $29,786 87% (126 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Colorado State University - Pueblo $16,031 78% (9 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Colorado Technical University - Online Not Provided 61% (340 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Columbia International University $11,640 92% (13 reviews) 18 months
Columbus State University $12,774 73% (26 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Concordia University - Chicago $10,782 71% (17 reviews) 1 years
Concordia University - Texas $13,750 80% (15 reviews) 20 months
Concordia University - Wisconsin $13,170 86% (14 reviews) 18 months
Corban University $9,488 100% (6 reviews) 12 months
Crown College $11,280 100% (2 reviews) 12 months
Delta State University $8,605 75% (12 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
DeSales University $22,960 78% (9 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Dominican University $19,500 78% (23 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 18 months
Drexel University $37,074 87% (147 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus $7,226 92% (12 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Eastern Oregon University $18,749 90% (10 reviews) 1.5 years
Eastern University $14,724 88% (16 reviews) 12 months
Eastern Washington University $29,102 89% (44 reviews) AACSB 11 months
ECPI University Online $13,625 46% (213 reviews) 15 months
Emporia State University $19,510 88% (16 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Faulkner University $16,025 89% (9 reviews) 1 years
Fayetteville State University $17,262 93% (14 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Ferris State University $8,986 88% (24 reviews) ACBSP 16 months
Fitchburg State University $6,246 95% (20 reviews) 12 months
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University $24,669 95% (55 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Florida Atlantic University $18,482 88% (291 reviews) AACSB 16 months
Florida Gulf Coast University $31,216 82% (29 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Florida International University $24,439 91% (296 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Florida National University $19,088 100% (1 review) 1 years
Florida State University $26,707 95% (239 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Franciscan University of Steubenville $13,248 100% (6 reviews) 15 months
Friends University $11,988 94% (18 reviews) 1 years
Frostburg State University $13,688 83% (6 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Gardner Webb University $11,300 93% (15 reviews) ACBSP 10 months
George Mason University $39,397 93% (260 reviews) AACSB 20 months
Georgia College & State University $20,336 100% (17 reviews) AACSB 20 months
Georgia Southern University $21,424 93% (46 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Grand Canyon University $11,124 48% (685 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Henderson State University $9,081 100% (12 reviews) AACSB 14 months
Hope International University $17,650 100% (9 reviews) 12 months
Houston Christian University $11,475 72% (32 reviews) 1.5 years
Indiana Wesleyan University Online $11,511 40% (43 reviews) 48 weeks
Jackson State University $9,795 83% (18 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Jacksonville State University $17,640 94% (17 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Jacksonville University $18,957 84% (19 reviews) AACSB 12 months
John Brown University $14,520 88% (17 reviews) ACBSP 22 months
Johnson & Wales University - Online $15,156 67% (9 reviews) 1 years
Johnson University $10,285 100% (4 reviews) 1 years
Judson University $18,708 86% (7 reviews) 18 months
Kennesaw State University $22,223 85% (68 reviews) AACSB 20 months
Kent State University at Kent $23,352 85% (109 reviews) AACSB 12 months
King University $14,182 100% (65 reviews) 16 months
La Salle University $27,770 89% (38 reviews) AACSB 14 months
Lamar University $15,986 71% (42 reviews) AACSB 16 months
Lee University $16,670 94% (16 reviews) 20 months
Lehigh University $28,020 96% (27 reviews) AACSB 16 months
Lewis University $15,490 72% (32 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Liberty University $8,475 57% (395 reviews) ACBSP 1.5 years
Lindenwood University $8,550 92% (63 reviews) 15 months
Longwood University $19,926 73% (15 reviews) AACSB 10 months
Louisiana State University - Shreveport $19,846 89% (81 reviews) AACSB 10 months
Louisiana Tech University $12,726 93% (29 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Loyola University New Orleans $22,304 89% (18 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Lynn University $13,700 70% (10 reviews) 1 years
Malone University $13,830 80% (10 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Maryville University $15,766 49% (70 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
McKendree University $9,450 73% (11 reviews) 17 months
McNeese State University $9,997 94% (17 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Mercer University $17,865 87% (70 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Midwestern State University $8,239 89% (18 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Mississippi College $13,596 88% (43 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 1 years
Missouri University of Science and Technology $25,278 80% (20 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Montreat College $11,310 100% (2 reviews) 20 months
Morehead State University $10,512 100% (7 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Mount Mercy University $11,410 100% (4 reviews) 12 months
Mount Vernon Nazarene University $10,674 50% (8 reviews) 19 months
Murray State University $10,368 100% (27 reviews) AACSB 12 months
National American University Online $16,425 43% (125 reviews) 12 months
National University $15,912 47% (461 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Nelson University $9,360 100% (2 reviews) 12 months
New England College $14,928 53% (17 reviews) 20 months
Newman University $9,730 100% (7 reviews) 12 months
North Carolina State University $31,793 95% (202 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Northern Illinois University $9,090 87% (70 reviews) AACSB 16 months
Northwest Missouri State University $7,946 90% (10 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Northwest Nazarene University $11,408 89% (9 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Northwood University - Michigan $37,980 88% (8 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Norwich University $24,916 77% (30 reviews) ACBSP 18 months
Nova Southeastern University $24,140 83% (155 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus $24,595 95% (85 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Old Dominion University $35,008 87% (114 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Olivet Nazarene University $10,957 29% (45 reviews) 18 months
Oregon State University $31,698 82% (99 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Pepperdine University $42,020 95% (101 reviews) AACSB 20 months
Pfeiffer University $12,240 89% (9 reviews) ACBSP 15 months
Pittsburg State University $20,022 85% (13 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Portland State University $24,693 91% (127 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Purdue University - Main Campus $28,794 94% (213 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Queens University of Charlotte $15,270 100% (5 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Regent University Online $17,828 62% (50 reviews) ACBSP 16 months
Regis University $16,193 74% (87 reviews) 1 years
Rider University $19,061 96% (23 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Rochester Institute of Technology $57,764 95% (59 reviews) AACSB 17 months
Rogers State University $14,222 100% (5 reviews) 18 months
Rowan University $17,645 82% (49 reviews) AACSB 24 months
Saint Joseph's College of Maine $9,630 33% (6 reviews) 18 months
Saint Joseph's University $19,786 83% (30 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Saint Leo University Online $15,840 61% (147 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota $12,222 79% (29 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Saint Thomas University $16,040 80% (10 reviews) 12 months
Salem University $12,070 100% (1 review) ACBSP 12 months
Shorter University $17,000 75% (4 reviews) 1 years
Siena Heights University $14,022 60% (5 reviews) 1 years
Southeast Missouri State University $7,371 91% (23 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Southeastern Oklahoma State University $11,772 100% (8 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Southeastern University $12,350 100% (6 reviews) ACBSP 15 months
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale $31,050 87% (70 reviews) AACSB 23 months
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville $16,502 98% (41 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Southern New Hampshire University Online $11,286 61% (502 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Southern Oregon University $19,779 93% (27 reviews) ACBSP 16 months
Southern Utah University $24,548 95% (21 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Southwestern College - KS $9,180 100% (3 reviews) 14 months
Spring Arbor University Online $8,194 50% (4 reviews) 12 months
Spring Hill College $7,854 100% (7 reviews) 1 years
St. Bonaventure University Online $15,850 100% (4 reviews) AACSB 20 months
St. John's University $34,246 88% (59 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Stephen F. Austin State University $14,993 92% (24 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Tarleton State University $15,057 81% (16 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 12 months
Temple University $28,523 94% (194 reviews) AACSB 20 months
Tennessee Tech University $20,740 95% (19 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Texas A&M International University $15,423 94% (18 reviews) AACSB 15 months
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi $15,210 94% (31 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Texas A&M University - Kingsville $14,560 92% (25 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Texas Tech University $17,918 91% (98 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Texas Woman's University $15,450 93% (112 reviews) AACSB 15 months
Thomas Edison State University $12,150 63% (88 reviews) ACBSP 15 months
Touro University Worldwide $9,000 57% (21 reviews) 1 years
Trevecca Nazarene University $12,624 56% (10 reviews) 15 months
Trident University International 75% (95 reviews) 12 months
Trine University Online $10,350 1 years
Troy University $17,100 77% (66 reviews) AACSB, ACBSP 1 year
Truett McConnell University $9,532 1 years
Union University $11,953 95% (19 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Alabama at Birmingham $20,556 96% (83 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Alaska Fairbanks $25,703 87% (15 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Arizona $12,711 97% (256 reviews) AACSB 14 months
University of Arkansas Grantham $4,800 56% (97 reviews) 12 months
University of Bridgeport $21,786 83% (35 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
University of Central Arkansas $12,443 98% (59 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Charleston $17,100 100% (5 reviews) 16 months
University of Cincinnati $26,674 86% (184 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Colorado Colorado Springs $26,072 83% (52 reviews) AACSB 18 months
University of Dallas $34,425 100% (17 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Dayton $19,040 100% (30 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Delaware $19,546 98% (86 reviews) AACSB 16 months
University of Denver $58,347 89% (148 reviews) AACSB 21 months
The University of Findlay $18,456 84% (19 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
University of Florida $30,130 91% (316 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Houston - Clear Lake $19,080 100% (34 reviews) AACSB 14 months
University of Houston - Victoria $15,535 100% (3 reviews) AACSB 16 months
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign $33,640 97% (239 reviews) AACSB 23 months
University of Kentucky $35,459 89% (128 reviews) AACSB 20 months
University of La Verne $15,790 95% (55 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Louisiana - Lafayette $23,912 100% (41 reviews) AACSB 15 months
University of Louisville $29,102 90% (153 reviews) AACSB 20 months
University of Maine $30,948 94% (33 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Mary $11,692 100% (11 reviews) 16 months
University of Maryland - College Park $37,383 96% (286 reviews) AACSB 21 months
University of Maryland Global Campus $12,132 60% (290 reviews) 18 months
University of Massachusetts - Lowell $28,426 95% (42 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Michigan - Dearborn $28,560 96% (24 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Michigan - Flint $20,558 92% (63 reviews) AACSB 20 months
University of Missouri $31,029 99% (95 reviews) AACSB 21 months
University of Nebraska - Lincoln $20,318 98% (91 reviews) AACSB 1.5 years
University of North Alabama $18,900 89% (9 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $30,819 98% (205 reviews) AACSB 18 months
University of North Carolina at Pembroke $19,910 77% (13 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of North Carolina at Wilmington $23,029 88% (26 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of North Dakota $19,658 91% (46 reviews) AACSB 1.5 years
University of North Texas $16,622 88% (152 reviews) AACSB 14 months
University of Northern Colorado $25,426 72% (53 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Northwestern Ohio $11,700 100% (2 reviews) ACBSP 18 months
University of Phoenix $16,484 61% (1355 reviews) ACBSP 18 months
University of Redlands $25,072 97% (39 reviews) ACBSP 18 months
University of Saint Francis $20,646 75% (8 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
University of Saint Mary $11,367 100% (6 reviews) 12 months
University of Sioux Falls $7,335 100% (1 review) 21 months
University of South Carolina - Aiken $30,122 100% (10 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of South Florida Online $21,126 93% (244 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Southern California $68,128 94% (465 reviews) AACSB 21 months
University of Southern Indiana $20,904 83% (12 reviews) AACSB 11 months
University of Southern Mississippi $11,618 84% (43 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of St. Francis $14,757 100% (4 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
The University of Tennessee - Martin $12,636 100% (7 reviews) AACSB 18 months
The University of Texas at Arlington $25,345 71% (171 reviews) AACSB 16 months
The University of Texas at Dallas $29,468 91% (178 reviews) AACSB 21 months
The University of Texas at Tyler $17,408 85% (41 reviews) AACSB 12 months
The University of Texas Permian Basin $14,250 71% (7 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of the Cumberlands $4,560 86% (7 reviews) 18 months
University of the Incarnate Word $20,870 94% (50 reviews) ACBSP 10 months
University of the Southwest $23,364 50% (10 reviews) 12 months
University of West Alabama $13,546 71% (7 reviews) 1 years
The University of West Florida $24,894 75% (36 reviews) AACSB 14 months
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee $25,697 86% (100 reviews) AACSB 1 years
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh $19,560 80% (30 reviews) AACSB 16 months
University of Wisconsin - Parkside $19,687 73% (11 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater $20,673 93% (27 reviews) AACSB 12 months
University of Wyoming $20,996 87% (54 reviews) AACSB 18 months
Upper Iowa University $18,958 52% (50 reviews) 12 months
Utah State University $24,008 98% (90 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Valdosta State University $18,106 90% (30 reviews) AACSB 1.5 years
Valparaiso University $12,764 85% (26 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Villanova University $21,361 97% (38 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Virginia Wesleyan University $8,982 50% (2 reviews) 12 months
Walden University Not Provided 50% (703 reviews) ACBSP 12 months
Walsh University $13,510 94% (16 reviews) 1 years
Washington State University $29,567 86% (118 reviews) AACSB 22 months
Webster University $13,340 76% (152 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
West Coast University $14,245 23% (39 reviews) 12 months
West Texas A&M University $8,574 95% (22 reviews) AACSB 12 months
West Virginia University $28,260 94% (53 reviews) AACSB 21 months
Western Governors University $8,856 70% (786 reviews) ACBSP 1 year
Western Illinois University $13,290 89% (36 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Western Kentucky University $18,340 95% (39 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Western New England University $18,200 90% (10 reviews) AACSB 1 years
Wheeling University $10,160 50% (2 reviews) ACBSP 1 years
Widener University $27,105 93% (29 reviews) AACSB 1 years
William Paterson University of New Jersey $23,410 82% (22 reviews) AACSB 12 months
Youngstown State University $12,975 85% (27 reviews) AACSB 12 months

Who Should Consider an Accelerated Online MBA?

Accelerated programs may appeal in particular to students with undergraduate degrees in business. Many accelerated online MBA programs provide opportunities for students with undergraduate business degrees to opt out of some graduate classes to further accelerate the program. In general, accelerated online MBAs are a better fit for individuals with a small window of focused time, a desire to earn the degree quickly, and a solid background in business. The traditional online program works best for students with full-time jobs, who need to take one class at a time, or have other obligations to manage.

Things to Know About Accelerated MBAs

Before selecting an accelerated program, prospective students should keep in mind that the faster the program, the more concentrated the material. Online curriculum is somewhat flexible, but a high concentration of content can overwhelm those who are new in the business world. An accelerated online program requires more organization and diligence, with an expectation that students are ready to work hard and submit high-quality work.

There may be financial incentives to completing an accelerated MBA; the cost of accelerated online MBA programs can range from $10,000 to $30,000+ versus the traditional online MBA cost of $20,000 to $70,000+.

It is also important to note that, while technology allows for more personal interaction than one might expect in an online course, there are elements of the full immersion campus-based MBA experience that could be lost in an online program. The business world is all about networking, face-to-face conversations, working as a team, and interpersonal relationships. Depending on a student's personality it might be wise to find an online program with a local school that offers in-person experiences and interactions.

This website offers school details to prospective students as an informational resource. The appearance of a school listing on this website should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the school by this site.

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