Strayer College

What you'll study

The MBA requires a total of 45 credit hours: 40.5 credit hours from nine core MBA courses plus 4.5 credit hours from one graduate elective drawn from a chosen concentration. Students may optionally complete an additional 9 credit hours in the same concentration area to finish a full concentration.

• Core emphases include communication in business environments, addressing real-world business challenges, market impacts on organizations, management strategies, leadership skills, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Strayer offers numerous concentration choices to customize the elective portion, including Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Cybersecurity Management, Business Data, Digital Entrepreneurship, Health Services Administration, Public Administration, Artificial Intelligence Systems Management, and others.

Entry requirements

The publicly provided program details do not list specific admissions thresholds on this page. The curriculum section states program requirements in terms of credit hours and course structure; prospective applicants are advised to contact admissions for official entry criteria and application steps.

Career prospects

The program targets students aiming to advance into leadership and management roles. Graduates can expect to apply skills in team leadership, strategic decision-making, organizational analysis, and ethical problem-solving across business functions and industries where managerial competence and data-informed choices are valued.

Scholarships & funding angle

Strayer publishes several ways to reduce tuition costs: an Alumni Master’s Scholarship ($4,000) for qualified Strayer graduates, a promotion that gives 50% off tuition when enrolling in two master’s courses (eligibility rules apply), and a Civic and Community Alliance Scholarship offering 25% off tuition for admitted students in certain civic or nonprofit roles. The school also notes a potential $5,000 scholarship for students with four or more transfer courses and provides a cost estimator tool to approximate total degree costs. Additional published fees include $3,045 per course, a $65 technology fee each term, a one-time $150 degree conferral fee, and a $100 resource kit fee per course. Strayer students may access no-cost general education courses through the affiliate Sophia Learning.