Graduate Information

The Smeal College of Business offers graduate programs leading to the award of Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive MBA, and Ph.D. degrees.

We invite you to explore these programs by visiting the following sites:

Full time MBA Program

This program is a full-time residence program requiring approximately two years of study.

Executive MBA Program

Students in the Executive MBA program receive a Smeal MBA over 22 months in the Philadelphia area. Courses are offered on alternating weekends (Friday/Saturday) in Philadelphia, and through a small number of weeks in residence on the University Park campus.

Ph.D. Program

The Penn State Smeal College of Business offers a doctoral degree in Marketing. The college also offers doctoral degrees in five other primary fields: accounting, finance, management and organization, real estate, and supply chain and information systems.

ISBM Doctoral Fellowship

Penn State's Marketing Department, in conjunction with Penn State's Institute for the Study of Business Markets offers the ISBM Fellowship.