Online MBA

The World Is Your Boardroom

How do you go from working professional to modern business leader, unlimited by cultural or geographic borderlines? You choose an online MBA with an international perspective built into the coursework. You seek out a business school that has strategic partnerships on four continents. You look for the opportunity to spend a week in Prague exploring thriving markets firsthand. You are a Cougar, and the world is your boardroom.

IMPACT BUSINESS AROUND THE WORLD

The best MBA programs all deliver high-level management skills and strategies, but as someone who aspires to truly make your mark as a business leader, you want more. You want the perspective to make sure those skills and strategies translate across borders, oceans, and cultures. The WSU online MBA program can equip you with the tactics and theoretical knowledge used by today’s foremost business leaders and the cross-cultural fluency to use them in any setting. These days, all business is global business. As a Cougar MBA graduate, you can make global business your business.

STEFAN MAAT Online MBA, Class of 2015
Director of Materials R&D, YTCA

“It is important for today’s professionals to have an understanding of international business practices, as they serve as a standard, while being respectful of local customs and value systems. Building relationships on trust among business partners by making ethical decisions is the foundation to building and operating a successful global business.”

WHAT IS THE
VALUE OF AN MBA?

The median starting salary for MBA graduates in the U.S. is $115,000 — nearly double the expected starting salary for bachelor’s candidates ($55,000).
GMAC 2019 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report

Three years after earning an MBA, North American professionals see an average salary increase of double their pre-MBA salary.
The Financial Times

THE WORLD IS YOUR CLASSROOM

When it comes to keeping you connected, all online MBA programs are not created equal. The best online MBA programs deliver everything an on-campus MBA has to offer, plus the added flexibility of online learning. The WSU Carson College of Business delivers the same caliber of coursework and expert faculty that you’d get on campus, but from your home, office, favorite coffee shop, or an Air Force base 7,000 miles from home. You’ll also have full access to the Cougar MBA community throughout the nation and around the world. That way you can build the network to propel you to the leadership job you’ve always wanted, and the corner office that comes with it.

DEBBIE SANDS Online MBA, Class of 2020
Information Governance Sr. Analyst

“I took a strategy and leadership course and it changed my outlook on how I approached my work. It helped me apply principles to certain situations and become more effective in completing my work and working with others. And perhaps it will help others see me in a different light that can help me advance.”

Information Systems Managers

$139,220

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

$138,700

Marketing Managers

$132,230

Advertising and Promotions Managers

$129,380

Financial Manager

$125,080

Sales Manager

$121,060

Compensation and Benefits Manager

$119,120

Human Resources Manager

$110,120

Healthcare Executives and Healthcare Administrators

$98,350

Percentage of companies that plan to hire MBA graduates, by industry

GMAC 2019 Corporate Recruiters Survey Report

KEVIN BEASLEY Online MBA, Class of 2020
International Purchasing Agent, Abilene Machine LLC

“The military taught us to go out and utilize concepts, not just memorize things. And that’s the great thing about Washington State—it’s not about rote memorization. The educational experience is fully based on your ability to use the concepts you’re taught—to integrate and articulate those concepts in your business environment.”