12 Ranked U.S. EMBA Programs Under $115K In 2024

9. Arizona State’s Carey School of Business

• Tuition: $92,036
• P&Q Rank: 29
• Location: Tempe, Ariz.

Designed for senior leaders managing people, projects and budgets, Carey’s 21-month program uses case studies, role playing, simulations and more in its entrepreneurial approach to learning.

Executive students meet on ASU’s Tempe campus for one intensive weekend per month with overnight lodging provided. Live, virtual courses occur an additional Saturday per month. Classes are small, fewer than 50 students, giving students the space to build networking relationships with their peers, and students join an alumni network of more than 100,000.

“I wanted to go somewhere that wasn’t virtual. I wanted to go in-person and get to know people. The point of going wasn’t to get an ‘M,’ a ‘B,’ and an ‘A.’ It was to actually learn something,” Shane Speirs, MD, told P&Q in this EMBA Spotlight feature. The EMBA from the Class of 2021 is now president and Chief Medical Officer at HealthyU Clinics.

“I’ve never felt the support like I’ve had at ASU – not through undergrad or even med school. Even before I started, they were just set up not only to give me an education, but provide me with somewhere where I was geared up to succeed in what I wanted to do.”

The program includes two class trips: one to Washington, D.C., and one international trip. Executive coaches work one-on-one with students to provide personalized, high-level professional development. Students may also opt for the Business of Health concentration, deepening understandings of the industry’s economic, supply chain, and technology issues.

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10. Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business

• Tuition: $77,000 for Georgia residents
• P&Q Rank: 30
• Location: Atlanta, Ga.

Robinson claims among the best values in the executive MBA market, touting its comparatively low cost at an average 37% salary increase three years after graduation.

The five-semester personalized EMBA includes one-on-one executive coaching, and students will earn certifications in Six Sigma Green Belt, change leadership, data analytics and fintech. It also features a two-week international business residency in which students work on a consulting project in the host country.

Students meet every other weekend on the GSU Buckhead Campus on Friday evenings and Satrudays. The program features a required international trip to South Africa.

The Robinson EMBA was ranked No. 18 EMBA programs in the U.S. by the Financial Times.

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11. Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business

• Tuition: $89,000
• P&Q Rank: 31
• Location: Lansing, Mich.

In its 20-month program, students learn on the weekend and are able to apply the lessons upon their return to work on Monday. Traditional EMBA students meet Friday evenings and all day Saturdays every other weekend while flex students meet one weekend per month and complete the rest of their coursework online.

Broad’s executive EMBA features a weeklong academic residency and has a global residency option for international experience. The program serves the Great Lakes region and Chicago metropolitan area with campuses in Lansing, Mich. and Troy, Mich.

No GMAT required, and the school reports that 98% of its graduates would recommend the program. It also reports that 55% average salary increase three years after graduation

“This degree will introduce you to a world of new industries like never before; a network of high-caliber professionals who are experts in their own rights; and a new understanding of ‘having time,’” 2023 EMBA Best & Brightest candidate Al Makke tells P&Q.

“I gave this degree everything, and I am so glad that I did because I got so much out. I can navigate complex business situations with more confidence, and I have a large network of business professionals that I can leverage for any reason that I want.”

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12. St. Joseph’s Haub School of Business

• Tuition: $71,040
• P&Q Rank: 33
• Location: Philadelphia, Pa.

Haub’s executive MBA offers an accelerated 12-month program or a more flexible 16-month program. In-person classes meet one weekend (Friday and Saturday) per month with online sessions throughout the week. An international residency is included for the longer session.

Students can also earn a certificate in the area of their choosing while taking advantage of working sessions with top CEOs, CFOs and COOs in the Philadelphia area.

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