Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Online

Prepare for leadership roles in human resources with the knowledge and skills that will position you to be an asset in any organization.

Program Overview


A snapshot of Pitt State’s online MBA in Human Resources

$11,970* Total Tuition
As few as 12 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

This 100% online MBA in Human Resources program can improve your professional opportunities, develop your HR expertise and hone your organizational leadership skills that prepare you to contribute to human resource management in almost any organization.

In the online Master of Business Administration in Human Resources from Pittsburg State University, you will expand your Human Resource content expertise in areas such as employee development and education, improved use of organizational resources, and performance analysis.

This accredited MBA program is designed to build on foundational business administration topics while also introducing more complex theories and methods to provide you the skills to take on a more active leadership role. Coursework addresses decision-making skills and how to effectively implement policies to improve the resources and effectiveness of the entire organization.

This MBA – HR online program emphasizes broad preparation in the competencies required of business executives. Coursework includes quantitative business analysis, financial and marketing strategy, leadership management, and practical experience with case methods and simulations. Pitt State students are well-prepared for the job market—the placement rate for Pitt State graduates is 99%, according to a recent employment data survey conducted by Career Services.

In this online HR MBA program, you will:

  • Practice and master strategic management skills to implement policy
  • Benchmark your skills with MBA peers across the world by participating in a program assessment in your capstone course
  • Understand theories, principles, functions and roles associated with employee development, education and performance
  • Learn to plan strategic interventions intended to improve the resources and effectiveness of the entire organization
  • Gain foundational knowledge on how to implement management-control systems
  • Understand financial strategy, such as financial planning, capital budgeting and cost of capital
  • Learn to confidently perform marketing analysis and planning
  • Complete an experiential exercise in leadership and team-building
  • Practice and master strategic management skills to implement policy
  • Benchmark your skills with MBA peers across the world by participating in a program assessment in your capstone course
  • Understand theories, principles, functions and roles associated with employee development, education and performance
  • Learn to plan strategic interventions intended to improve the resources and effectiveness of the entire organization
  • Gain foundational knowledge on how to implement management-control systems
  • Understand financial strategy, such as financial planning, capital budgeting and cost of capital
  • Learn to confidently perform marketing analysis and planning
  • Complete an experiential exercise in leadership and team-building

Potential human resources career opportunities for graduates include:

  • HR Generalist
  • Senior Manager
  • VP of Operations
  • HR Director
  • Managerial positions that oversee training and development or compensation and benefits
  • HR Generalist
  • Senior Manager
  • VP of Operations
  • HR Director
  • Managerial positions that oversee training and development or compensation and benefits

Accreditation

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The Gladys A. Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

$11,970* Total Tuition
As few as 12 months Duration
30 Credit Hours

Accreditation

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The Gladys A. Kelce College of Business at Pittsburg State University is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

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Tuition


Find out how and when to pay tuition

Pittsburg State University offers affordable tuition prices. Tuition for the MBA online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

*Pittsburg State University's tuition rates and fees are reviewed annually by the Kansas Board of Regents and subject to change prior to each new academic year.

Tuition breakdown:

$11,970* Total Tuition
$399 Per Credit Hour

Tuition breakdown:

$11,970* Total Tuition
$399 Per Credit Hour

Calendar


Important dates for our students

This human resources graduate program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year. Get started at PSU—choose the date that works for you.

Please note that all tuition payments are due at 8 a.m. on the day of the Tuition Deadline.

Now enrolling:

1/7/25 Apply Date
1/21/25 Class Starts
TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Spring 11/21/251/7/251/14/251/16/251/17/253/7/25
Spring 23/17/253/3/253/10/253/12/253/14/255/2/25
Summer6/2/255/19/255/26/255/28/255/30/257/18/25

Now enrolling:

1/7/25 Apply Date
1/21/25 Class Starts

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Admissions


Read the MBA – HR online admissions criteria

We value your experience. At least three years in a managerial role or a recent bachelor’s degree in a business-related field gives you a foundation for success in the MBA online program from Pittsburg State University. No prerequisites or leveling courses are required regardless of your undergraduate degree specialization. Please review these admission requirements to get started on your online MBA.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or an earned master's or higher professional degree
  • Undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or higher
  • No GMAT

Interested students may apply to the online MBA program via one of the following admission tracks:

  • Professional Experience
    • Submit a resume that demonstrates a minimum of 3 years of substantial, full-time managerial experience. Management experience is defined as managing people, financial resources or customer relationships beyond a basic supervisory level. This also includes military leadership, business owner-managers and entrepreneurs.
  • Recent Business Graduate
    • Students who have recently earned an undergraduate business degree from a United States accredited university within the last three years prior to the admission decision are eligible to apply to the online MBA program.
    • Students nearing completion of their undergraduate business degree may apply for conditional admission to the online MBA program. However, they will not be permitted to begin coursework until their official transcript has been received.
      • Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from a regionally accredited institution earned within the last three years.
      • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
      • With a 2.7-2.9 GPA, your application may be considered with additional support materials requested by the admissions committee.
      • Resume
** Prospective KCOB Graduate Assistants and Dual-Degree/Exchange students are not eligible to apply to the online MBA program.


Official Transcripts directly from all colleges/universities attended and other documents should be mailed to:

Pittsburg State University
Graduate and Continuing Studies
ATTN: Janet Miller
1701 South Broadway Street
Pittsburg, KS 66762

Official electronic transcripts can be emailed to Janet Miller at [email protected]

International Applicants must meet all standard admissions requirements as well as the following:

  • Provide official post-secondary transcript(s) from each college or university attended
  • Students with foreign transcripts must submit an original course-by-course evaluation by a NACES accredited evaluation agency (ex: WES or ECE)
  • English proficiency requirement
  • Students must meet one of the following language requirements:
    • TOEFL score of 550/79
    • IELTS overall band score of 6.5 with no band score below 5.5
    • PTE score of 53
    • Duolingo score of 110 with no section score below 100
    • For admission purposes, tests scores are valid for two years from the date of examination
  • English proficiency waivers/exemptions are available for students who meet the following:
    • Completion of 24 credit hours at an English-speaking institution/academic program (must be able to be verified by Pittsburg State University staff)
    • Students whose native language is English and who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, English-speaking Canada, and some Caribbean islands.
  • $35 application fee (the same for all applicants, foreign and domestic)
  • A copy of your passport or government issued photo ID could be required to cross check your full, correct legal name

Pittsburg State University reserves the right to request that applicants provide supplemental application materials as needed (i.e., letter of recommendation).

Please note that enrollment in our online program requires unrestricted access to technology such as a computer or laptop, webcam, speakers and microphone. In addition, you will need reliable access to the internet. Extensive firewall limitations, particularly outside the US, may impede your ability to participate in required course activities.

The Pittsburg State online MBA program permits international students to apply and enroll when accepted while residing outside of the United States. The online MBA program is not qualified to admit students who wish to enter the United States through a student visa, nor does it qualify a student for work authorization in the United States, such as in Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs.

Courses


What you’ll learn in your MBA in Human Resources online classes

In order to remain in the MBA human resources online program, the student must successfully complete (with A/B grade) their first two online courses.

You must take the following courses:
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the design, evaluation, and effective implementation of management control systems using a case-based format.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Tools of managerial economics, decision making under uncertainty, forecasting, regression analysis, and linear programming.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An in-depth study of leadership, organizational design and the interactions between individuals, groups and organizations. Emphasis will be given to an experiential exercise in leadership and team-building. Other topics include organizational behavior, motivation, HRM, and other management processes.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts and methods for incorporating social responsiveness and public policy analysis into the strategic decision making of the firm.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Financial management of the firm, emphasizing financial planning, capital budgeting and cost of capital. Case method.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Management-oriented approach to marketing analysis and planning emphasizing the behavioral sciences, and economics and marketing theory.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The student assumes the role of a decision-maker exercising all management functions to implement policy based on effective management strategy. Case method or simulation. Prerequisites: FIN 836 Financial Strategy, MKTG 839 Marketing Strategy, and to have completed a total of 12 hours of graduate level courses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Foundation principles, theories, principles, functions and roles associated with employee development, education, and performance in business and industry.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Techniques for improving employee learning and performance from analysis and selection through relationships and rewards.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Planned strategic HRD interventions intended to improve the resources and effectiveness of the entire organization. Current theories of organizational development, change, and systems and strategies.
PSU MBA graduate Cara McJilton

“My hope was that completing the MBA would help me advance my career at my current company. Turns out I was able to earn two promotions while working on my MBA.”


Cara McJilton

MBA Online Graduate

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