Business Administration (MBA)
Veterans
Designed to be affordable and flexible, our MBA program enables you to learn new skills and apply your valuable military competencies to a business career.
Use Your Veteran Experience
Give yourself a career boost with an MBA by taking veteran-only courses. This program is designed for you to maximize your Veteran benefits including:
- Post-9/11
- Montgomery G.I. Bill
- Ch. 31 VR&E
- Hazlewood Act
- Ch.1606 MGIB-SR
- Military Tuition Assistance
Nationally-Ranked Affordable Programs
The College of Business has been recognized by the highly anticipated U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2023 for several programs.
Careers
An MBA degree from East Texas A&M is designed to challenge and sustain your intellectual curiosity while providing the general and specialized knowledge necessary for professional success, personal growth and responsible citizenship. You'll learn how to identify problems, research information, quantitatively analyze data, and successfully implement solutions that create value while collaborating on a team.
Career Possibilities and Current Median Salaries
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Analyst
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Manager
Manager
US DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
An MBA degree will offer you the opportunity to:
- Learn how to use the important statistical tools needed to analyze data that result in strong decision-making.
- Apply your leadership ability to the corporate context by honing your influence and conflict resolution skills.
- Make strong financial decisions with knowledge in reporting, risk analysis and capital budgeting.
- Develop strategies that lead to a competitive advantage.
- Learn how to gather, analyze, and present data for better decision-making.
- Learn about buyer behavior and developing a strategic marketing plan to gain an edge over the competition.
- Understand how to read the external and internal environments and develop strategies that lead to a competitive advantage
COB Benefits No STEM, No Accounting/Finance
The East Texas A&M Business Advantage
Here you will gain the knowledge, confidence and the practical tools you need to become a professional, ready to compete in the marketplace.
AACSB
Accredited
Earn a valuable degree from a fully accredited business program. Since 1976, the College of Business has held this prestigious designation making it one of roughly 800 institutions to hold such a distinction worldwide.
Student Experience
World-class Faculty
Engage with exceptional faculty who are both significant scholars and industry leaders that provide you with personalized attention. Renowned for their research and enterprising spirit, learn from the best to be the best with industry insights they provide.
Career Services
Your Future
Explore careers and develop a plan as you meet one-on-one with our career coaches. Our team will help you curate your resume and cover letters, prep you with mock interviews, provide you with professional headshots, and offer you employment opportunities and access to network with some of the largest companies across several industries.
Scholarships
Funding Your Future
Committed to investing in our students’ futures, our programs are not only affordable but of great value. In addition to the scholarships available from East Texas A&M, the College of Business offers scholarships specifically for business students.
Well-Rounded
Global Exposure
Students will develop, apply and hone evolving skills to ensure their success here in Texas and abroad.
We are Committed to Veterans
Soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are an important part of our legacy at East Texas A&M. We appreciate your service and sacrifice, and we are committed to your successful transition from military to civilian life. This commitment includes helping you build on your strengths so you can achieve the degree you deserve.
Our Office of Veterans and Military Services can fill you in on all you need to succeed at ETAMU, including the admissions procedure, benefits, a GI comparison tool and more!
Our Veteran faculty and staff are here to assist you!
Program Advantages
- Study with other veterans and active military members: A lock-step approach promotes an esprit de corps. We will host several events to bring the group together.
- Affordability: East Texas A&M offers one of the most affordable MBA options in Texas, and you can utilize your VA benefits to help cover the cost.
- Use of military experience: Courses will be taught with the understanding that many concepts have already been learned in the military but need to be recontextualized for the business landscape.
- Job placement services: Prior to graduation, we will host a job fair with military recruiters and a networking event with military veteran alumni to help with career advancement and job placement.
- In-person and online courses: Active military personnel and veterans may choose from face-to-face classes at our new Dallas site (8750 North Central Expressway) or online classes. All classes will be presented in a hybrid format, allowing students to attend class in person or online.
- Large alumni network: East Texas A&M is a 135-year-old institution with a large alumni family that is willing to help graduates find jobs.
- Personal touch: We intend to keep this cohort relatively small and tight-knit to ensure optimal learning and engagement.
Use Your Military Benefits
The tuition and fees for a graduate student in the College of Business taking nine credit hours is $3,820 for a Texas resident and $7,500 for a non-resident. You can utilize your military benefits to pay for the program. If you have questions about your benefits our how we can assist you, contact [email protected]
Admission
Your Path to Becoming a Lion
Deadlines
Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Note: The GRE or GMAT is not required to be accepted into this program.
Graduate Step 1 Part 1
- Create an account or login if you already have one
- Complete your profile section first once you log into your account
- Select “School Search” and select Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Choose the semester you wish to begin
- Select “Business Administration, MBA” as your “Program.”
Domestic Application Fee 395064
- Pay the $50 application fee.
Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.
- After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
Provisional Status
After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.
Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.
- Upload your documents at myLeo > Apps > Check Admissions Application Status & Test Scores or email your documents to your graduate coordinator unless otherwise specified below.
Graduate Coordinator Rebecca Stevens 395100
Your Graduate Coordinator
Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to your graduate coordinator.
- We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.
All international transcripts must be evaluated and the evaluation submitted to the Graduate School.
We accepts evaluations sent directly from the following Agencies.
- If a normal evaluation is submitted, official original transcripts with all marksheets will still need to be submitted.
- If a WES ICAP or equivalent is submitted, we will not need the official transcripts to be submitted separately.
If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:
East Texas A&M University
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact your graduate coordinator for more information.
Request one signed, and dated letter of recommendation; on official agency or organization letterhead, preferably from a past professor, college instructor, or from a professional who currently supervises the applicant or who has in the past and can attest to their academic preparedness to succeed in the program. That individual should:
- Email the letter to your graduate coordinator or
- Send the letter to you. Then, you will utilize the upload system: myLeo > Apps > Check Admissions Application Status & Test Scores
If you are unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:
East Texas A&M University
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Describe your preparation for graduate work and your academic interests and goals in no more than 500 words.
Submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) which includes your academic and professional history and achievements.
Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status
- Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.
- Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
- Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
- Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.
Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.
- View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
- To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.
Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.
Graduate Enrollment Specialist Marcia Henderson 395420
Your Graduate Enrollment Specialist
Back to menuCurriculum
Prerequisite for Non-Business Undergrad Majors:
Get your basics. Don't have an undergraduate degree in business? No problem, we've got you covered.
- Statistics (ECO 502)
*Note, this course must be taken prior to the start of the Fall 2022 semester so that all students are at the same level when the cohort begins.
Core MBA Courses:
Develop Professional Skills. Dive into topics like economics, finance, monetary management, and marketing management covered in the core courses.
- Applied Business Research (ECO 595)
- Managerial Economics (ECO 562)
- Advanced Managerial Accounting (ACCT 525)
- Financial Management (FIN 504)
- Business Analytics for Managers (BUSA 511)
- Management and Organizational Behavior (MGT 585)
- Marketing Management (MKT 521)
- Strategic Management (MGT 527)
Electives:
Make it your own. Customize your degree with electives covering a wide range of business subjects.
- 2 Courses from COB Catalog
Note: These elective courses will not be taken with your cohort to offer you the flexibility to customize/tailor your program.
Available Minors (4 Courses):
Invest in your future. Stand out from the crowd by adding a minor to your degree.
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Business Analytics
- Cyber Security
- Digital Marketing
- Economics
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Economics of U.S. Healthcare
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Corporate Management
- Real Estate
General Course Sequence
| Description | Spring |
| MKT 521 Marketing Management* | Blended (Tuesday Nights, 6:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.) |
| ACCT 525 Advanced Managerial Accounting* | Online (Synchronous, Thursday Nights) |
New Spring Start and Current Veteran Students Recommended CRN's
| Description | Spring | Summer |
| BUSA 511 Analytics for Managers | 28446, 26260, 26859 | 51393, 42206 |
| ECO 562 Managerial Economics | 24403, 24401 | 50006, 41004 |
| FIN 504 Financial Management | 28182, 28181, 28071 | 40007 |
| MGT 527 Strategic Management | 28305, 24753, 24749 | 40072 |
Notes
- In-person (blended) classes are scheduled for Tuesday nights, 6:15pm at the Dallas campus or online via zoom synchronously if you are out of the area.
- Veteran students register for specific sections designated as “Veterans Only”.
- *Required classes to be considered part of the MBA for Veterans.
- MGT 527 is considered the capstone course and should be taken near the end of the program. It also includes the comprehensive exam.
- ACCT 525 Advanced Managerial Accounting will be the only veteran-only course taught synchronously online.
- Students can take any non-veteran face-to-face or on-line classes to complete degree requirements. Follow your degreeworks.
- Students can contact their graduate enrollment specialist [email protected] if exceptions to the schedule above are needed.
- Prerequisite ECO 502 should be completed as early in your schedule if needed. This can be waived by an undergraduate statistics class or testing out.
DEPARTMENT CONTACTs
Contact Us
- College of Business
- 903.886.5703
- 903.886.5650
- [email protected]
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011
