URI MBA

The official page of the AACSB accredited University of Rhode Island MBA Programs. There are no business course prerequisites to the MBA program.

Since its inception in 1961, the Master of Business Administration programs at the University of Rhode Island College of Business match the needs of participants from all degrees and career paths. To learn more about our MBA programs, please contact Program Coordinator, Lisa Lancellotta, at [email protected] or (401) 874-4241, or attend one of our MBA Information Sessions (dates posted on our website).

Our Programs:

Evening MBA (Part-Time):

Offered at the URI Feinstein Providence Campus, the Evening MBA is designed to emphasize conceptual, analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills. The curriculum allows for breadth in such topics, including six new courses that allow you to focus on healthcare management. Material for this non-thesis program is presented through lectures, discussions, case studies, and individual and group projects. The Evening MBA program does not require previous instruction in business administration. One-Year MBA in Strategic Innovation:

This program immerses you in live business environments to analyze problems and provide hands-on learning opportunities with real clients to deliver creative solutions. Innovation, continuous improvement, and performance are among the focused topics for the program. The One-Year MBA in Strategic Innovation is also based at the URI Feinstein Providence Campus. Interdisciplinary MBA Programs:

BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering MBA:

This program gives undergraduates in URI’s Industrial and Systems Engineering program the opportunity to complement their engineering degree with the business skills needed in the workplace. This 4+1 program gives these students a competitive advantage in job placement and advancement into management positions. Master of Oceanography MBA:

Also called the Blue MBA, this program is designed for students with a pure science, environmental science, or engineering undergraduate degree who want to develop their management skills and broaden their marketability, offering them the knowledge and skills they need to develop business models to ensure an environmentally sustainable world. Doctor of Pharmacy MBA:

The URI Colleges of Pharmacy and Business Administration offer a joint program that allows current URI Pharm.D students the opportunity to develop management and administrative skills through enrollment in the MBA Program. This program will graduate highly-qualified individuals to assume leadership and management roles in the health care industry. Pfizer MBA:

The MBA at Pfizer, a part-time MBA program specifically customized for Pfizer employees at their Groton campus, offers participants career-enhancing management skills, business knowledge, and the benefit of convenience, all while adding value for Pfizer.

10/18/2023

We will be at the Rhode Island College graduate school fair today from 11:30am-1:30pm. Be sure to visit our table to learn more about our MBA programs!

10/15/2023

Join us for our next virtual MBA Information Session on Tuesday, October 17th at 6pm! Learn more about our AACSB accredited one year full-time and evening part-time MBA programs. To RSVP or to see other available sessions, visit

M.B.A. Information Sessions Learn more about the URI M.B.A. program at an upcoming virtual information sessions. You will have the opportunity to hear details about the program from the M.B.A. Coordinator, hear perspectives from an alumni and faculty member, and ask questions during the session. Eac...

09/24/2023

Our Competitive Advantage: Customized Programs

The URI MBA allows you flexibility to design a curriculum that is best for your career objectives and lifestyle needs, and best leverages your academic background. In-person classes in Providence, RI with many online classes available.

Advance your career at URI by earning your M.B.A.
Connect at our next Virtual Info Session 9/25, 10/17, 10/30 https://ow.ly/WC7W50PNeGS

The deadline for M.B.A. evening program-spring enrollment is Oct 31

08/03/2023

Good Luck to MBA student Joseph Connors and his fellow URI crew teammates: URI club rowers make up third of Team USA at World University Games

KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 2, 2023 – When the rowing events begin Friday, Aug. 4, at the World University Games in Chengdu, China, the U.S. men’s team will have a strong University of Rhode Island feel to it. Of the 10 Team USA rowers, three represent URI’s club rowing team: Billy Bourke of North...

02/16/2023

Great article on one of our fascinating Blue MBA students. See how Christine is involved in Shark Week and how this combination of a Master of Business Administration and Master of Oceanography has helped her with her role as a CEO.

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 15, 2023 – Christine de Silva’s interest with sharks may have started in a bizarre way – an autopsy. An undergraduate at the University of Miami, de Silva was in a class of STEM and communication students teamed up to promote scientists’ research through infographics ...

09/30/2022

Great piece on Dr Chen, our Interim Dean giving a speech in Indonesia!

Interim Business Dean Shaw Chen addresses G20 panel on blue carbon

Shaw Chen, the interim dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Business, was recently in Bali, Indonesia, to deliver a keynote speech at a G20 Development Working Group – Side Event on “Blue Carbon: Enabling Conservation and Financial Capital.” ...

09/23/2022

This fall, Faculty Office Hour is partnering with the College of Business in honor of its 100th anniversary to explore the Future of Work. The first session information is below.

The Future of Currency: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | 12–1 p.m.
Find out how financial technology, or FinTech, is changing currency. Assistant Professor of Finance Zafer Yüksel will briefly define FinTech and its major components, then explain how blockchain
technologies, which power cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, are changing the way we pay for goods and services today, and how these technologies will impact the future.

REGISTER at

Header Content Wednesday, October 05, 2022 12–1 p.m. via Zoom (link provided upon registration) This fall, Faculty Office Hour is partnering with the College of Business in honor of its 100th anniversary to explore the Future of Work. Financial technology, or FinTech, is dramatically changing h...

03/18/2022

The University of Rhode Island College of Business has one of the nation's most outstanding on-campus MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company chose the school for its list, Best Business Schools for 2022, posted at https://lnkd.in/dcC2TUqt on December 14, 2021.

"We recommend The University of Rhode Island as an excellent choice for an aspiring MBA," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief. He noted that the company chose the schools for its 2022 list based on data from the company's surveys of administrators at business schools during the 2020-21 academic year.

The administrator survey, which numbered more than 300 questions, covered topics from academic offerings and admission requirements to data about current students as well as graduates' employment.

03/16/2022

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