The Portland MBA prepares business leaders to work for the greater good.
Portland is a city of trailblazers, a place of extraordinary originality and energy, where people find creative and sustainable ways to solve the most pressing problems.
The Portland MBA is for those who believe business can drive positive change. We empower original thinkers and visionary problem-solvers to combine good business with sustainability, inclusivity, and community engagement. Few MBA programs emphasize these values like we do.
The Portland MBA draws on the city’s innovative business people and entrepreneurs to deliver a unique experience that will elevate your career. Open to evening and daytime students at the most diverse campus in Oregon, you’ll join a select cohort of individuals who enrich the learning experience with a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. The Portland MBA is built on industry relationships, providing an immersive graduate business education that could only happen in Portland — and only at Portland State University.
Become part of the next generation of business leaders who are redefining how business is done.
Two Options for a Personalized Experience
We offer two options to ensure that your MBA experience aligns with your career path and goals. Both share a core curriculum focused on broad business essentials, leadership foundations, transferable skills, and deep industry knowledge.
- The Portland MBA for Career Accelerators (evening classes)
- For those ready to accelerate their career trajectory, advance leadership effectiveness, and develop executive presence
- Designed for full-time working professionals with at least four years of work experience
- Attend on campus or remotely when needed using our global classroom technology
- The Portland MBA for Career Explorers (daytime classes)
- For those exploring career paths or considering a pivot into a new industry
- Designed for early-career professionals ready for career visioning and development, self-clarity, and applied skill development
- On-campus modality fosters a close cohort community and deep professional relationships
MBA Scholarships | There are approximately 50 scholarships available to MBA students
Use PSU Scholarship Universe to submit a scholarship application. Incoming and continuing PSU students are eligible to apply for scholarships through PSU's Scholarship Universe. Students must file an admissions application with the university. Within 48 hours after a student has submitted an application, they can access the Scholarship Universe platform.
Deadline for scholarship submission is May 1.
| MBA Students |
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| John and Anne Fletcher | MBA Alumni |
| General - The School of Business |
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| Michael R. Gaines Endowed -Undergraduate | Tax Executive Institute | John Andrew Funk Endowed | Aherne Family | COMP Endowed |
| Pathways to the Future - Fred Meyer Fund | The Gary and Carla Cumpston | Thrasher Family Scholarship | Boeing | Demorest Family |
| Greg and Terry Ness Graduate Fund | The Owens Family Endowed - Undergraduate | Verne and Marjorie Rupp Endowed | Braun Entrepreneurship | Demorest Family Full-Time Student |
| PSU Beta Alpha Psi Epsilon Alpha Leader's | Bartsch Family Scholarship - Undergraduate Junior or Senior | Viking Engineering and Construction - Junior or Senior Level Undergraduate | Carl Burgdorfer CFA Society of Portland - Senior Class Standing | Franklin Bauer Memorial - Undergraduate |
| Retail Controllers SB Endowed - Upper Division | Gary C. Homsley Endowed Accounting | W.D. Hershey Memorial Fund Endowed | NW Natural Sustainable Business Endowed | Gaye and James Richardson Endowed - Undergraduate |
| School of Business Daimler Truck | Columbia Sportswear Athletic & Outdoor - Undergraduate | Willamette Industries Endowed | Cascade Spirits Fund | Gerry and Marilyn Cameron Endowed Fund |
| School of Business Endowed Faculty | Out in Business | Zeliha Erdogan Scholarship in Business | Ike Nizam Foundation - Undergraduate | Gloria J. Tipton Endowed |
| US Bank - ATMOS Program | Schlesinger Family Foundation Endowed | A-Dec Endowed Business | Iverson Family Business - Undergraduate | Herbert Retzlaff Endowed - Undergraduate |
| Jackie Bell Endowed | | | | |
| Hardship Funds |
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| Boyle Fund for Pathway Student Assistance | Renaissance Foundation Pathways Student Assistance |
| SBA Need Based Fee Remission | The School of Business Fund |
The Portland MBA prepares business leaders to work for the greater good.
Portland is a city of trailblazers, a place of extraordinary originality and energy, where people find creative and sustainable ways to solve the most pressing problems.
The Portland MBA is for those who believe business can drive positive change. We empower original thinkers and visionary problem-solvers to combine good business with sustainability, inclusivity, and community engagement. Few MBA programs emphasize these values like we do.
The Portland MBA draws on the city’s innovative business people and entrepreneurs to deliver a unique experience that will elevate your career. Open to evening and daytime students at the most diverse campus in Oregon, you’ll join a select cohort of individuals who enrich the learning experience with a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. The Portland MBA is built on industry relationships, providing an immersive graduate business education that could only happen in Portland — and only at Portland State University.
Become part of the next generation of business leaders who are redefining how business is done.
Two Options for a Personalized Experience
We offer two options to ensure that your MBA experience aligns with your career path and goals. Both share a core curriculum focused on broad business essentials, leadership foundations, transferable skills, and deep industry knowledge.
- The Portland MBA for Career Accelerators (evening classes)
- For those ready to accelerate their career trajectory, advance leadership effectiveness, and develop executive presence
- Designed for full-time working professionals with at least four years of work experience
- Attend on campus or remotely when needed using our global classroom technology
- The Portland MBA for Career Explorers (daytime classes)
- For those exploring career paths or considering a pivot into a new industry
- Designed for early-career professionals ready for career visioning and development, self-clarity, and applied skill development
- On-campus modality fosters a close cohort community and deep professional relationships
- Deep industry connections. The Portland MBA gets you out of the classroom and into the community for internships, case studies, real-world consulting projects and independent research. We’ve built a robust business network over the last 50 years to ensure our curriculum meets industry needs.
- Elite dual accreditation. PSU is among the top 1% of business schools worldwide to be accredited in both business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
- Focused on innovation. PSU’s MBA program is educating next-generation business leaders to match Portland’s creative business models. With courses like Pioneering Innovation and applied learning opportunities in design thinking, you’ll earn a graduate business degree that equips you to anticipate (or generate) trends before your competitors do.
- Values-based. The Portland MBA emphasizes skills that employers desperately need. It’s imperative that businesses become more environmentally conscious and culturally diverse to stay competitive. The Portland MBA prepares you to redefine how business is done alongside a diverse cohort of professionals who share your drive and your passion to create positive change. PSU is a leader in social innovation, proven by our rare and prestigious “Changemaker” designation from Ashoka U.
- World-class faculty. You’ll learn from experts who combine real-world business acumen with groundbreaking scholarship and leading-edge research that changes business for the better. Connected and accomplished, our supportive and engaged MBA faculty are incredible resources, helping you advance in your career as well as your graduate business education.
- National recognition. U.S. News & World Report, Conscious Company Magazine, Corporate Knights, Princeton Review and others have rated The Portland MBA as one of the nation’s best MBAs. Employers know our reputation and actively recruit our MBA graduates.
- Immersive experiences. From Kickstart Weekend and leadership immersion to local and international experiences, our students engage in deep immersive learning. We believe your MBA experience should be more than just a classroom experience.
Students choose The Portland MBA because they seek to drive change. Graduates have used our MBA as a springboard to leadership careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned professional who wants to make a greater impact, The Portland MBA can help you achieve your objectives. Our MBA graduates frequently pursue careers in areas such as:
- Consulting
- Entrepreneurship
- Executive business management
- Financial management
- Government administration
- Human resource management
- International development
- Nonprofit leadership
Daytime Students — Enhance Your Skill Set by Specializing in:
MBA students have access to the Jerry Parsons Finance Lab, PSU's hub for Bloomberg Terminal and Barron's in Education.
Core Curriculum
Visit the MBA Curriculum page.
Time to completion - Evening 21 Months; Daytime 21 Months
ACCREDITATION & RANKINGS
Portland State University is fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).
One of fewer than 200 business schools worldwide — top 1% — to be accredited in both business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is the elite business school accreditation known internationally.
Portland State's School of Business is committed to student learning. AACSB accreditation includes assessment of student learning outcomes.
Best Part-Time MBA, U.S. News & World Report
#5 Green MBA, The Princeton Review, 2020 & 2019
Best Business Schools, On-Campus MBA, The Princeton Review
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