Why Pursue an EMBA?
The EMBA program provides a collaborative learning environment where students engage with accomplished faculty and a diverse peer group who share relevant experiences and perspectives from a variety of industries. This collaborative environment provides an opportunity for students to strengthen business fundamentals and acquire advanced skills and knowledge that are immediately applicable and build an exceptional platform for career and personal growth.
Professional Development and Coaching
Personalized career insight is an integral part of your EMBA experience. Students will have the opportunity to engage in professional development sessions that will help develop your specific goals and enhance your skills with your fellow cohort members.
Coaching is available to provide you with one-on-one access to an executive coach who can help you reach your career goals.
EMBA Learning Tracks
The UTSA Executive MBA offers learning tracks for General Management and for Health Professionals.
General Management Track
The General Management track will provide you with the business knowledge, tools and acumen required to lead a successful organization. Within our collaborative learning community, your perspectives and voice are critical to the communication of core business topics.
Health Professionals Track
Our EMBA for Health Professionals track complements specialized healthcare expertise with general business knowledge and leadership skills. Participants take general business courses with the full EMBA cohort and break out into smaller groups for healthcare-specific courses.
Program at a Glance
- Program Length: 21-months, 14 courses
- Program Start: Annually in fall semester (late August)
- Schedule: Classes will typically meet on designated Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Program Delivery: A blend of self-paced online modules and in-class instruction
- Composition of Cohort: Each class consists of a diverse group of individuals from a variety of industries and functional areas
Register for an Info Session
Interested in learning more about UTSA’s Carlos Alvarez College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program? Register to attend an upcoming Information Session where you’ll have the opportunity to review application procedures, learn admissions requirements and ask questions.
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Career Options
UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.
What is the difference between a MBA and Executive MBA?
Our MBA programs are tailored to provide the optimal experience for a learner based on where they are in their career.
MBA
Professionals who are early in their career or who require a lot of flexibility to manage their course load should explore our part-time evening MBA. The program consists of 12 classes (36 credit hours), which includes nine foundational courses and three electives. You can further customize your experience with a pre-designed learning track, or complete one additional course to earn both an MBA degree as well as a topic-focused graduate certificate.
EMBA
Our Executive MBA program is perfect for professionals with managerial experience. It is a 21-month cohort that includes 43 credit hours. The program provides an excellent opportunity to connect and learn from peers from different industries and functional areas. Our EMBA program offers self-paced online modules, which you can complete according to your schedule and in-class sessions on designated Saturdays. During the in-class sessions, you will discuss and apply the content from the online modules.
Frequently Asked Questions
You do not need a c-suite title to participate in the EMBA program. Our successful applicants demonstrate a strong work ethic, have eight or more years of professional experience and have demonstrated increasing responsibility in their roles. If you are an aspiring professional looking to become an inspiring leader, or a current leader looking to build your business knowledge, the EMBA program may be a great fit for you.
Due to the nature of the program and the requirement of professional experience, the GMAT/GRE is not required for the Executive MBA program.
The average salary increase for our working professionals after graduation from a business master’s program is around 35%.
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