California State University, Monterey Bay

What you'll study

The program combines global perspectives, real-world project work, and ethics-focused content. Core elements described by the program include:

• The Responsible Business Curriculum framed by the Quintuple Bottom Line: Profit, People, Ethics, Equity, and the Planet.
• Project-based, practical skills development designed to prepare students for leadership roles.
• A virtual consultancy experience where student teams help local entrepreneurs and small businesses in a developing country tackle real challenges (microfinance, marketing, business planning).
• Instruction delivered one course at a time with weekly synchronous class meetings and opportunities for individualized advising from faculty and staff.

Entry requirements

The program explicitly states there is no GMAT requirement. It is presented as suitable for working professionals across a range of business disciplines. For full admissions details the program refers applicants to the university admissions staff and the Program Catalog.

Career prospects

Graduates find roles across corporate, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial settings. The program lists typical career paths such as business analyst, business owner, CFO, communications manager, compliance officer, department director, finance director, general manager, head of product marketing strategy, HR manager, marketing manager, operations director, program director, regional director, senior consultant, senior manager, senior project manager, vice president.

Employers of program graduates named by the school include Agilent, Amazon, Apple, Carnegie Foundation, City of Concord, County of Monterey, Deloitte, Dole, Driscoll’s, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Medtronic, Monterey Mushrooms, Northrop Grumman, PayPal, PIMCO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Stanford University, Tesla, and UC Davis Health.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The program references tuition and financial aid resources and highlights support services such as online tutoring, a dedicated student success coordinator, and academic advising. Prospective students should consult the university's tuition, fees, and financial aid pages or contact admissions for current funding options and scholarship opportunities.