The Top One-Year MBA Programs In The United States

From Kellogg’s pioneering 12-month program to redesigns at schools like Emory & Arizona, one-year MBAs are emerging as a strategic alternative to the traditional two-year model

NYU Stern MBA graduation

NYU Stern graduated its first cohorts in the one-year tech and fashion & luxury MBAs in 2019

School Tuition in 2019 Tuition in 2021 Tuition in 2023 Tuition in 2026 Estimated Total With Expenses – 2026 P&Q 2025-2026 MBA Ranking
Northwestern (Kellogg) $101,288 $103,316 $108,016 $119,996 $173,180 1
NYU (Stern) Tech MBA $98,860 $98,860 $82,326 $121,260 $180,674 6
NYU (Stern) Luxury & Retail MBA $98,860 $98,860 $82,326 $121,260 $180,674 6
Cornell (Johnson) Tech MBA $107,530 $111,492 (2020) $124,922 $135,374 $160K-$170K 7
Duke (Fuqua) NA $89,354 $95,700 $104,500 $138,452 15
Emory (Goizueta) $101,132 $105,992 $107,400 $115,800 ~$165K 22
Southern California (Marshall) IBEAR MBA $110,880 $117,152 $127,872 $134,208 $145,003 24
Florida (Hough) In-state: $25,473; out-of-state: $60,260 In-state: $25,475; out-of-state: $60,261 NA In-state: $16,982-$25,473; out-of-state: $42,492-$63,738 NA 35
Southern Methodist (Cox) $72,570 NA $77,579 $64,958 $81,709 42
Wisconsin NA NA NA In-state: $27,764; out-of-state: $51,413 In-state: $58,439; out-of-state: $82,087 44
Babson College $89,550 $89,550 $89,550 $94,950 NA 45
Hult International Boston: $76,200; San Francisco: $78,300 Boston: $76,200; San Francisco: $78,300 Boston: $85,000; San Francisco: $85,000 Boston: $92,500; London: 69,900 GBP; Dubai: 305,500 AED Boston: $125,940; London: 93,980 GBP; Dubai: 403,750 AED 48
Pittsburgh (Katz) $46,920 in-state; $65,820 out-of-state $46,920 (resident); $65,820 (non-resident) $82,281 In-state: $33,156; out-of-state: $58,410 NA 53
Kentucky (Gatton) In-state: $33,893; out-of-state: $39,963 In-state: $34,264; out-of-state: $40,798 In-state: $37,069; out-of-state: $43,843 In-state: $37,553; out-of-state: $39,127-$46,676 NA 63
Cincinnati (Lindner) In-state: $30,366; out-of-state: $42,711 In-state: $22,934; out-of-state: $31,570 In-state: $23,996; out-of-state: $33,070 In-state: $22,353; out-of-state: $49,605 NA 68
Arizona Eller NA NA NA In-state: $17,830; out-of-state: $39,737 In-state: $33,316; out-of-state: $54,584 73
Pepperdine (Graziadio) $76,410 $101,880 $81,945 $96,825 NA 76
South Carolina (Moore) In-state: $35,702; out-of-state: $40,790 NA In-state: $25,625; out-of-state: $29,520 In-state: $25,625; out-of-state: $29,520 NA 80
Mississippi In-state: $22,125; out-of-state: $51,717 NA $52,596 In-state: $9,990–$10,150; out-of-state: $28,736 NA 90
Lehigh $64,750 $66,690 $68,900 $61,740 NA 98
Connecticut NA NA NA $52,500 NA NR
Purdue Daniels NA NA NA In-state: $39,600; out-of-state: $58,388; international: $59,400 NA NR
St. Louis (Chaifetz) $52,035 $49,390 $42,840 $47,160 NA NR

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