Online Flores Master of Business Administration
Build advanced leadership, management, and critical analysis skills through a comprehensive MBA curriculum offered by LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business and accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Customize your MBA experience by selecting a tailored mix of core courses and electives aligned with your career goals and interests.
Expand your expertise through specialization options—including Data Analytics, Emerging Technology, Healthcare Management, and Sports Business—with select pathways allowing you to earn a graduate certificate without additional coursework.
Accredited,
Top-Ranked
Accreditation
The Flores MBA program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Earn Acumen Badges Along the Way
Acumen Badges are digital credentials that represent your proficiency in specific business areas. Learn More
Admissions
Whether you’re returning to school or advancing your career, our admissions team is here to support you every step of the way.
Apply by
May 11, 2026
Classes begin
May 25, 2026
Admission Requirements
Graduate School
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university or the equivalent from a foreign institution.
- GPA – 3.0 on all undergraduate work (or last half-degree) and a 3.0 on any graduate work already complete.
Program Requirements
- Currently employed with 3 years of demonstrated professional experience
- Statement of purpose- motivation to attend LSU Flores Online Master of Business Administration, including personal and career goals, and your commitment to excellence –address your readiness to pursue an MBA in an online format.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Official transcripts of all previous college or university work
- Professional resume
A GRE/GMAT score is not required for application. However, for those who don’t meet minimum requirements for any of the above criteria, a GRE/GMAT score may be requested at the department's discretion.
Additional information about LSU Graduate admission requirements are located here.
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Tuition
LSU's online programs offer competitive, flat-rate tuition with no out-of-state fees. Plus, you may be able to save even more by transferring up to 75% of previous credits.
Tuition & Fees
- 36 credit hours
- Total credit hours per program
- $1,115
- Cost per credit hour
- $40,140
- Total cost with fees
You may be able to find savings and earn credit from previous work or training, or as demonstrated by your industry certifications, through Prior Learning Assessment. Learn more.
The total cost above does not include transfer credit or financial aid. Cost per credit hour and fees are subject to change. Fee schedules may vary by program depending on course-specific fees for proctoring and/or books. Please contact a Student Success Coach for more information.
Financial Aid Available
LSU offers several ways to help you pay for your degree including credit for prior learning (PLA), financial aid, and veteran education benefits. Learn More
Academics
MBA students will learn fundamental business skills like finance and marketing or more modern topics like analytics and information systems.
Specializations
Emerging Information Technologies for Business
As technology advances, business leaders will encounter new challenges and opportunities. This specialization prepares students to compete in this industry by providing the skills and knowledge required to drive key business strategies through information technology and information systems.
Courses include Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence for Business, Cloud Strategy, and Information Systems. After completing this specialization, graduates can pursue careers as database administrators, AI/machine learning engineers, and cloud computing engineers.
Data Analytics
This specialization supports those interested in careers where data analytics is key. Students will complete hands-on projects to gain highly sought-after skills. Students pursuing this specialization can also earn an online Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics without taking additional courses.
Courses include Descriptive and Predictive Analytics, Analytics Methods, and Visual Analytics. Graduates can pursue careers as data analysts, business analysts, statisticians, and market research analysts
Healthcare Management
The healthcare industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. The healthcare management specialization helps students develop the business and leadership skills to manage critical issues in this rapidly growing industry.
Courses include Healthcare Leadership & Governance, Healthcare Policy & Analysis, and Healthcare Quality Management. Graduates can pursue careers as healthcare consultants, health services managers, and healthcare administrators.
Sports Business
This specialization prepares students for careers in sports business by focusing on the business aspects of sports finance, marketing, negotiations, economics, and organizational behavior within the industry.
Courses include Sport Business and Finance, Data-Driven Sports Marketing, and Sport Marketing. Graduates can pursue careers as sports agents, business managers, marketing managers, and human resources managers.
Acumen Badges
Acumen Badges are digital credentials that represent your proficiency in specific business areas. The online Flores MBA program offers three badges:
Leadership Acumen Badge
This badge demonstrates your understanding of adaptive leadership and transferable skills, such as critical thinking, self-reflection, teamwork, and collaboration. It highlights your preparedness to lead in dynamic business environments.
Successful completion of the following courses; receiving no less than a B-:
- BADM 7270 Leadership Essentials
- BADM 7070: Understanding Behavior in Organizations
- BADM 7160: Managing Negotiations
Management Acumen Badge
This badge highlights your foundational knowledge and practical skills in decision-making, task delegation, and effective communication. It also emphasizes your competencies in change management and workplace optimization.
Successful completion of the following courses; receiving no less than a B-:
- BADM 7270: Project Management
- BADM 7120: Operations Management
- BADM 7900: Human Resource Management
Financial Acumen Badge
This badge shows your core understanding of key financial principles and the ability to communicate them effectively across an organization. It also represents your proficiency in accounting, investment decisions, cash flow management, and evaluating organizational financial performance.
Successful completion of the following courses; receiving no less than a B-:
- BADM 7030: Financial Accouting
- BADM 7060: Cost Accounting
- BADM 7090: Finance Management
Courses
| Required Core: 5 courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7030 Financial Accounting |
3 |
BADM 7020 Managerial Statistics |
3 |
BADM 7200 Economic Environment of the Firm |
3 |
BADM 7100 Marketing Management |
3 |
BADM 7190 Strategic Management |
3 |
Total Required Credit Hours |
15 |
| Custom Core: Select 3 of 6 Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7060 Cost Accounting |
3 |
BADM 7090 Financial Management |
3 |
BADM 7120 Operations Management |
3 |
BADM 7050 Information Systems |
3 |
BADM 7070 Understanding Behavior in Organizations |
3 |
BADM 7140 Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
Total Required Credit Hours |
9 |
| Electives (12 Credit Hours) |
|---|
To fulfill the elective requirements, a student can choose a specialization pathway or a custom set of electives from any of the remaining courses from the Custom core or from the MBA Elective Offerings below. |
Specializations
| Data Analytics | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
ISDS 7301 Descriptive Analytics |
3 |
ISDS 7302 Predictive Analytics |
3 |
ISDS 7303 Analytics Methods |
3 |
ISDS 7304 Visual Analytics |
3 |
| Emerging Technology | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7401 Cybersecurity |
3 |
BADM 7402 Artificial Intelligence for Business |
3 |
BADM 7403 Cloud Strategy |
3 |
BADM 7050 Information Systems |
3 |
| Healthcare Management | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7770 Leadership and Governance in Healthcare |
3 |
BADM 7701 Healthcare Policy & Analysis |
3 |
BADM 7702 Healthcare Quality Management |
3 |
| Sports Business | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Sports Business and Finance |
3 |
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Data Driven Sports Marketing |
3 |
MKT 7477 Seminar in Advanced Marketing Problems |
3 |
| Other Electives | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
BADM 7160 Managing Negotiations |
3 |
BADM 7170 International Management |
3 |
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship Consulting |
3 |
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Global Supply Chain Management |
3 |
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Healthcare Leadership & Governance |
3 |
BADM 7602 The Agile Leader |
3 |
BADM 7601 Leadership Essentials |
3 |
BADM 7270 Seminar in New Developments in Business Administration: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur |
3 |
BADM 7900 Human Resource Management |
3 |
BADM 7401 Cybersecurity |
3 |
BADM 7402 Artificial Intelligence for Business |
3 |
BADM 7403 Cloud Strategy |
3 |
ISDS 7301 Descriptive Analytics |
3 |
ISDS 7302 Predictive Analytics |
3 |
ISDS 7303 Analytics Methods |
3 |
ISDS 7304 Visual Analytics |
3 |
Equipment Requirements
There are specific hardware and software requirements for students pursuing the Data Analytics specialization. The requirements below are set forth so that students may not have any issue loading data or software to their machine.
- Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, or Education (Education is available through OnTheHub)
- 4 Core, X64, 64 Bit processor
- 16 GB RAM (16 recommended)
- 500GB Hard drive
- ATA 100/7,200 RPM hard drive is preferred but a 5,400 will work
- A graphics card supporting a higher resolution than 1024×768 (32-bit). (1 GB dedicated, non-shared, memory card is recommended.)
By becoming familiar with the types of technologies taught in this program, students are given a head start in their field post-graduation. Apple Systems are not recommended as all software utilized in this course requires the Windows operating system. However, if you do decide to utilize an Apple computer you must have Windows (10 or higher) running prior to starting courses. This can be done through a partitioned hard drive or other means of split operating systems.
Testimonials
We are excited to expand the sports business specialization to our Online Flores MBA students, the business of sports is rapidly evolving; initiatives such as collegiate NIL have changed the face of the game both on and off the field. By making this specialization available to more of our students, we ensure that Flores MBA graduates looking to enter the sports industry do so with the wide array of skills and deep expertise necessary to thrive in this fast-paced environment.
Careers
The benefit of an MBA is the endless career opportunities that are made available after graduation. Graduates are better equipped to advance to higher leadership positions in their chosen career path or make a strategic career pivot to a new field.
Among the 133 ranked full-time MBA programs that reported salary data to U.S. News in an annual survey, the overall average base salary plus bonus paid to 2024 graduates was $121,324. (Source: U.S. News & World Report)
90% of Flores MBA grads are employed within 3 months of graduation (Source: LSU E.J. Ourso College of Business)
Career Opportunities
- Business Manager
- Facilities Manager
- General Manager
- Operations Director
- Business Administrator
