Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Belk College of Business offers a Charlotte MBA program that continues a 50+ year legacy of serving the region's dynamic business community and the needs of today's workforce. The program aims to build leadership skills and network with influential alumni, partners, and companies from the region's major financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies to Charlotte's small businesses and emerging startups.

Program Details

The Charlotte MBA program is built to support individual goals with industry-specific courses and concentrations, and flexible on-campus or online options. Evening courses at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City campus and asynchronous online courses make it possible to earn an MBA at any stage of a career.

Concentrations

The program offers 13 named concentrations, plus a student-structured option that allows for customization of the MBA. The concentrations include:

• Business Analytics Concentration (available online or on-campus)
• Digital Marketing Concentration (available online only)
• Other concentrations (available on-campus)

Delivery

The program is delivered online or in-person, with evening classes at the Dubois Center.

Credit Hours and Duration

The program requires 36 credit hours and can be completed in:

• Full-time: 1.5-2 years
• Part-time: 2.5-3 years

Tuition

The tuition fees are estimated as follows:

On-Campus MBA

• North Carolina Residents: $2,847.98 (3 credits), $5,291.16 (6 credits), $7,798.50 (9 credits)
• Non-Residents of North Carolina: $5,353.82 (3 credits), $10,302.84 (6 credits), $15,316.00 (9 credits)

Online MBA

• North Carolina Residents: $2,339.97 (3 credits), $4,672.39 (6 credits), $7,004.97 (9 credits)
• Non-Residents of North Carolina: $4,845.81 (3 credits), $9,684.07 (6 credits), $14,522.47 (9 credits)

Funding Opportunities

The Belk College of Business offers a limited number of program-based funding opportunities, including merit-based scholarships and graduate assistantships.

Application Deadlines

The program admits students throughout the year on a rolling basis, with priority deadlines as follows:

• Fall: March 1 (priority), August 1 (final)
• Spring: October 1 (priority), December 1 (final)
• Summer: May 1 (final for June start), June 1 (final for July start)

Career Outcomes

MBA graduates have gone on to work for top companies, with an employment rate of 93% and an average salary of $104,303 for graduates in 2024. The top occupations include:

• Executive Leaders
• General and Operations Managers
• Financial Managers
• Marketing Managers

Dual Degrees

The program offers dual degree options, including:

• MBA + Master's of Health Administration
• MBA + M.S. in Mathematical Finance
• MBA + M.S. in Real Estate

Accreditation

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).