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Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Program and Project Management Online

Learn how to manage programs, projects, resources, and budgets more effectively and help organizations across diverse industries achieve greater efficiencies in this AACSB-accredited MBA online program.

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Overview

Gain key strategies in our online MBA in Program and Project Management

$21,234 Total Tuition
12 months Duration
30* Credit Hours

Global competition has highlighted the critical role of program and project managers in maximizing productivity. According to the Project Management Institute's 2021 10-year employment trend report, the global economy will require 25 million new project professionals by 2030. The online MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management will prepare you for leadership roles in a multitude of industries.

This AACSB-accredited program enables you to earn an online MBA in project management quickly and affordably from the highly respected University of Wisconsin System. Aligned with the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK® Guide, the curriculum uses case studies and Agile and Waterfall processes to deepen your understanding of resource management, project leadership, team building, change management, and more.

Accreditation:

AACSB Accredited logo

The Department of Business programs in the College of Business, Economics, and Computing at UW-Parkside are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

In this online MBA program, you will learn:

  • Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and best practices
  • The construction and implementation of project phases and assignment of human resources within the context of portfolio management
  • Budget preparation, performance tracking, risk mitigation and cash flow management
  • Effective team communication and change management
  • Organization and management of project teams and meetings, including conflict resolution
In this online MBA program, you will learn:+
  • Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and best practices
  • The construction and implementation of project phases and assignment of human resources within the context of portfolio management
  • Budget preparation, performance tracking, risk mitigation and cash flow management
  • Effective team communication and change management
  • Organization and management of project teams and meetings, including conflict resolution

As a graduate, you will be prepared for leadership roles across a wide range of industries, including:

  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecom
  • Information technology
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Human resources
  • Logistics
As a graduate, you will be prepared for leadership roles across a wide range of industries, including:+
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecom
  • Information technology
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Human resources
  • Logistics

Also Available:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside offers a variety of specialized MBA programs. Learn about our other MBA online degree programs.

$21,234 Total Tuition
12 months Duration
30 Credit Hours
Apply Now

Need More Information?

Call 844-492-2160

Call 844-492-2160

Tuition

Take a closer look at our affordable tuition

Tuition for the MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition breakdown:

$21,234 Total Tuition
$707.80 Per Credit Hour
View additional tuition information +

Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
$707.80 $1,415.60 $21,234

Tuition breakdown:

$21,234 Total Tuition
$707.80 Per Credit Hour

Calendar

Add these key dates to your calendar

Curriculum for the master’s in program and project management degree is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

Now enrolling:

1/20/25 Apply Date
2/3/25 Class Starts

View full calendar  + 

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall II10/28/2410/14/2410/18/2410/22/2410/27/2412/13/247 weeks
Spring I2/3/251/20/251/24/251/28/252/2/253/21/257 weeks
Spring II3/31/253/17/253/21/253/25/253/30/255/16/257 weeks
Summer I5/19/255/5/255/9/255/13/255/18/257/4/257 weeks
Summer II7/7/256/23/256/27/257/1/257/6/258/22/257 weeks

Now enrolling:

1/20/25 Apply Date
2/3/25 Class Starts

Have questions or need more information about our online programs?

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Admissions

Read the admission requirements for the online MBA in Program and Project Management

For unconditional admission into the MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management online program, you must hold a bachelor’s degree and provide transcripts from all institutions previously attended as well as meet the requirements below.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts
  • No GMAT required
View all admission requirements +

MBA online admission requirements (based on undergraduate GPA)

  • 2.75 and above. Applicants must have transcripts sent directly to UW-Parkside from all previous institutions attended. No GMAT will be required.
  • 2.5 to 2.749–In addition to transcripts, applicants must submit a resume verifying a minimum of three years of managerial- and/or professional-level experience. Without the required work experience, applicants are required to submit two recommendations. No GMAT will be required.
  • 2.33 to 2.49–In addition to transcripts, applicants must submit a resume verifying a minimum of three years of managerial- and/or professional-level experience, and two recommendations. No GMAT will be required.

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended, regardless if they appear on the degree awarding transcript or not, should be mailed directly from the institution(s) to UW-Parkside at this address:

Admissions Office
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53144

Official transcripts sent directly from issuing institution(s) are also accepted electronically by selecting UW-Parkside as the receiving institution and/or providing [email protected] as the email address.

A non-refundable application fee of $56.

Applicants are also strongly encouraged to email a copy of their current resume at the time of application to [email protected].

Have a question? Call us at 844-492-2160.

Courses

Check out the curriculum for the master’s in program and project management

The online MBA in Program and Project Management curriculum is comprised of 30 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses and six credit hours of electives.

Expand All
Applicants may be granted a waiver of one or both foundation courses, based on a review of the applicant's official transcripts.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces financial and managerial accounting principles and tools used in managing businesses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces descriptive statistics, probability and expectations, theoretical distributions, sampling distributions, estimations, and hypothesis testing. Focuses on three major macroeconomics variables (GDP, inflation, and unemployment) and analysis of both fiscal and monetary policies.
You must take the following courses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on challenges and opportunities associated with being an effective, creative and innovative manager in the increasingly complex, disruptive, and competitive workplace.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Delves into the role of accounting in the successful management of business enterprises; identification of relevant cost and revenue information for managerial decisions; application of analytical reasoning and formal models to various business problems.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Reinforces and explores in detail the concepts and techniques of modern operations management. Uses case studies, simulation, and real life business issues to examine new and emerging trends.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Explores the basics of project planning and control, PERT/CRM, work breakdown structures, cost control, matrix organization, resources scheduling and leveling, and outsourcing. Introduces project management software.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces various technologies for business decision making. Includes decision support systems, technologies for achieving operational excellence, enterprise systems, customer relationship management systems, business intelligence systems, data mining, strategic decision making based on data and forecasting.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Examines the theory and practice of corporate finance; fundamental ideas such as the time value of money and its role in valuation. Applies techniques to major decision areas that face financial managers.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Examines traditional theories and contemporary managerial perspectives to optimize organizational effectiveness. Includes leadership, motivation and performance, decision making and empowerment, organization climate, culture and change, individual human processes, and overall global management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on the demands of organizational leadership. Examines theories, strategies, and approaches to leadership including the effect of globalization and the role of ethics on leadership.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on managing and coordinating diverse workers across national boundaries using case studies and current managerial different dilemmas in different cultures.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Utilizes case studies to hone analytical and decision making skills for marketing. Focuses on the various kinds of problems in marketing that the modern decision maker must resolve.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Provides advanced learning experience in competitive decision making through the use of an online business simulation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on strategic management as an essential function for all types of organizations and firms. Emphasizes advanced strategic management concepts, particularly business-level and corporate-level strategy formulation, implementation, and control.
You must take three of the following courses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
In this course, students will learn Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and understand when each methodology is appropriate for individual projects and the organization as a whole.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course will cover efficient ways to allocate resources and track those resources. Students will examine how to assign costs, create budgets and manage the cash flow in projects.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on leadership skills and managing projects through organizational change with special attention given to those critical success factors required to overcome resistance to change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This class will explore topics such as team empowerment, diversity and inclusion, communication, and conflict resolution to provide you with techniques to ensure a project’s intended outcome and overall organizational success.
  • Over the years, UW-Parkside has been cited as one of the most affordable AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the nation.
Overview+

Overview

Gain key strategies in our online MBA in Program and Project Management

$21,234 Total Tuition
12 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

Global competition has highlighted the critical role of program and project managers in maximizing productivity. According to the Project Management Institute's 2021 10-year employment trend report, the global economy will require 25 million new project professionals by 2030. The online MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management will prepare you for leadership roles in a multitude of industries.

This AACSB-accredited program enables you to earn an online MBA in project management quickly and affordably from the highly respected University of Wisconsin System. Aligned with the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK® Guide, the curriculum uses case studies and Agile and Waterfall processes to deepen your understanding of resource management, project leadership, team building, change management, and more.

Accreditation:

AACSB Accredited logo

The Department of Business programs in the College of Business, Economics, and Computing at UW-Parkside are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

In this online MBA program, you will learn:

  • Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and best practices
  • The construction and implementation of project phases and assignment of human resources within the context of portfolio management
  • Budget preparation, performance tracking, risk mitigation and cash flow management
  • Effective team communication and change management
  • Organization and management of project teams and meetings, including conflict resolution
In this online MBA program, you will learn:+
  • Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and best practices
  • The construction and implementation of project phases and assignment of human resources within the context of portfolio management
  • Budget preparation, performance tracking, risk mitigation and cash flow management
  • Effective team communication and change management
  • Organization and management of project teams and meetings, including conflict resolution

As a graduate, you will be prepared for leadership roles across a wide range of industries, including:

  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecom
  • Information technology
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Human resources
  • Logistics
As a graduate, you will be prepared for leadership roles across a wide range of industries, including:+
  • Healthcare
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecom
  • Information technology
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Human resources
  • Logistics

Also Available:

University of Wisconsin-Parkside offers a variety of specialized MBA programs. Learn about our other MBA online degree programs.

$21,234 Total Tuition
As few as 12 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

Accreditation:

AACSB Accredited logo

The Department of Business programs in the College of Business, Economics, and Computing at UW-Parkside are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Request Info Apply Now
Need More Information?

Call 844-492-2160

Call 844-492-2160

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Tuition+

Tuition

Take a closer look at our affordable tuition

Tuition for the MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition breakdown:

$21,234 Total Tuition
$707.80 Per Credit Hour
View additional tuition information +

Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
$707.80 $1,415.60 $21,234
[close -]

Tuition breakdown:

$21,234 Total Tuition
$707.80 Per Credit Hour
Calendar+

Calendar

Add these key dates to your calendar

Curriculum for the master’s in program and project management degree is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

Now enrolling:

1/20/25 Apply Date
2/3/25 Class Starts

View full calendar  + 

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall II10/28/2410/14/2410/18/2410/22/2410/27/2412/13/247 weeks
Spring I2/3/251/20/251/24/251/28/252/2/253/21/257 weeks
Spring II3/31/253/17/253/21/253/25/253/30/255/16/257 weeks
Summer I5/19/255/5/255/9/255/13/255/18/257/4/257 weeks
Summer II7/7/256/23/256/27/257/1/257/6/258/22/257 weeks
[close -]

Now enrolling:

1/20/25 Apply Date
2/3/25 Class Starts
Admissions+

Admissions

Read the admission requirements for the online MBA in Program and Project Management

For unconditional admission into the MBA with a Concentration in Program and Project Management online program, you must hold a bachelor’s degree and provide transcripts from all institutions previously attended as well as meet the requirements below.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts
  • No GMAT required
View all admission requirements +

MBA online admission requirements (based on undergraduate GPA)

  • 2.75 and above. Applicants must have transcripts sent directly to UW-Parkside from all previous institutions attended. No GMAT will be required.
  • 2.5 to 2.749–In addition to transcripts, applicants must submit a resume verifying a minimum of three years of managerial- and/or professional-level experience. Without the required work experience, applicants are required to submit two recommendations. No GMAT will be required.
  • 2.33 to 2.49–In addition to transcripts, applicants must submit a resume verifying a minimum of three years of managerial- and/or professional-level experience, and two recommendations. No GMAT will be required.

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended, regardless if they appear on the degree awarding transcript or not, should be mailed directly from the institution(s) to UW-Parkside at this address:

Admissions Office
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53144

Official transcripts sent directly from issuing institution(s) are also accepted electronically by selecting UW-Parkside as the receiving institution and/or providing [email protected] as the email address.

A non-refundable application fee of $56.

Applicants are also strongly encouraged to email a copy of their current resume at the time of application to [email protected].

Have a question? Call us at 844-492-2160.

[close -]
Courses+

Courses

Check out the curriculum for the master’s in program and project management

The online MBA in Program and Project Management curriculum is comprised of 30 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of MBA core courses and six credit hours of electives.

Expand All
Applicants may be granted a waiver of one or both foundation courses, based on a review of the applicant's official transcripts.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces financial and managerial accounting principles and tools used in managing businesses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces descriptive statistics, probability and expectations, theoretical distributions, sampling distributions, estimations, and hypothesis testing. Focuses on three major macroeconomics variables (GDP, inflation, and unemployment) and analysis of both fiscal and monetary policies.
You must take the following courses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on challenges and opportunities associated with being an effective, creative and innovative manager in the increasingly complex, disruptive, and competitive workplace.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Delves into the role of accounting in the successful management of business enterprises; identification of relevant cost and revenue information for managerial decisions; application of analytical reasoning and formal models to various business problems.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Reinforces and explores in detail the concepts and techniques of modern operations management. Uses case studies, simulation, and real life business issues to examine new and emerging trends.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Explores the basics of project planning and control, PERT/CRM, work breakdown structures, cost control, matrix organization, resources scheduling and leveling, and outsourcing. Introduces project management software.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Introduces various technologies for business decision making. Includes decision support systems, technologies for achieving operational excellence, enterprise systems, customer relationship management systems, business intelligence systems, data mining, strategic decision making based on data and forecasting.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Examines the theory and practice of corporate finance; fundamental ideas such as the time value of money and its role in valuation. Applies techniques to major decision areas that face financial managers.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Examines traditional theories and contemporary managerial perspectives to optimize organizational effectiveness. Includes leadership, motivation and performance, decision making and empowerment, organization climate, culture and change, individual human processes, and overall global management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on the demands of organizational leadership. Examines theories, strategies, and approaches to leadership including the effect of globalization and the role of ethics on leadership.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on managing and coordinating diverse workers across national boundaries using case studies and current managerial different dilemmas in different cultures.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Utilizes case studies to hone analytical and decision making skills for marketing. Focuses on the various kinds of problems in marketing that the modern decision maker must resolve.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Provides advanced learning experience in competitive decision making through the use of an online business simulation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Focuses on strategic management as an essential function for all types of organizations and firms. Emphasizes advanced strategic management concepts, particularly business-level and corporate-level strategy formulation, implementation, and control.
You must take three of the following courses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
In this course, students will learn Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and understand when each methodology is appropriate for individual projects and the organization as a whole.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course will cover efficient ways to allocate resources and track those resources. Students will examine how to assign costs, create budgets and manage the cash flow in projects.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on leadership skills and managing projects through organizational change with special attention given to those critical success factors required to overcome resistance to change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This class will explore topics such as team empowerment, diversity and inclusion, communication, and conflict resolution to provide you with techniques to ensure a project’s intended outcome and overall organizational success.
  • Over the years, UW-Parkside has been cited as one of the most affordable AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the nation.
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