MBA tuition statistics differ substantially depending on whether a program is full-time, executive, professional, evening, weekend, or online. Published figures also use different academic years, cohorts, residency classifications, and billing units. The figures below are official school-published amounts, not a national average, and should be compared only with those limitations in mind.
Contents
- Full-time MBA tuition
- Executive MBA fees
- Professional, evening, and weekend MBA costs
- Online and flexible MBA rates
- MBA tuition by credit hour
- MBA-specific fees
Full-time MBA tuition
The published full-time figures span different program structures and academic periods. Stanford Graduate School of Business lists first-year MBA tuition at $28,585 per quarter and second-year tuition at $27,485 per quarter for the 2025–2026 academic year. These are quarterly rates, so they are not presented here as a recalculated annual or program total. (2025–2026 Graduate and Professional Tuition Rates)
Yale reports $84,900 in program tuition for a single MBA student in 2024–2025. The school’s wording identifies this as program tuition, making it a different measurement from Stanford’s quarterly schedule. (Tuition and Fees | Bulletin of Yale University)
Rice lists full-time MBA tuition at $39,558 per semester and $79,116 annually for 2026–2027. Butler lists its MBA ground-and-online program at $37,050 for the program, with a corresponding rate of $975 per credit hour, for 2026–2027. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses; Butler Tuition & Costs)
UVA Darden reports two-year MBA university tuition of $75,762 for Virginia residents and $80,080 for non-Virginia residents in 2025–2026. The residency difference is explicit in the schedule, so the two figures are not interchangeable. (2025–26 Tuition and Fee Rates)
| School or program | Published amount | Period and unit |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford first-year MBA | $28,585 | Per quarter, 2025–2026 |
| Stanford second-year MBA | $27,485 | Per quarter, 2025–2026 |
| Yale single MBA | $84,900 | Program tuition, 2024–2025 |
| Rice full-time MBA | $79,116 | Annual tuition, 2026–2027 |
| UVA Darden resident MBA | $75,762 | Two-year university tuition, 2025–2026 |
| UVA Darden nonresident MBA | $80,080 | Two-year university tuition, 2025–2026 |
| Butler ground-and-online MBA | $37,050 | Program tuition, 2026–2027 |
These amounts show why a label such as “MBA tuition” is incomplete without the billing unit. A quarter, semester, annual amount, two-year university tuition figure, and program total describe different scopes.
Executive MBA fees
Executive MBA programs often publish a program fee or a combined schedule rather than the same tuition format used for a traditional full-time MBA. Yale’s MBA for Executives program fee is $216,840 for first-year students and $208,500 for second-year students in 2024–2025. Those are year-specific program fees, not a national executive MBA average. (Tuition and Fees | Bulletin of Yale University)
For UVA’s entering-2025 Executive MBA cohort, two-year university tuition is $156,500 for both Virginia residents and non-Virginia residents. The corresponding program fee is $21,515 for Virginia residents and $21,215 for non-Virginia residents. For the entering-2024 cohort, UVA lists two-year university tuition of $151,300 for both residency groups, with a program fee of $23,439 for Virginia residents and $23,139 for non-Virginia residents. The schedule identifies these as separate cohorts in the 2025–2026 materials. (2025–26 Tuition and Fee Rates)
Rice lists Executive MBA tuition at $39,965.75 per semester and $79,931.50 annually for 2026–2027. William & Mary bills its Executive MBA Class of 2026 $120,750 total across five semesters; the Class of 2025 is also billed $120,750 total across five semesters under the 2024–2025 billing schedule. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses; William & Mary Fall 2024/Spring 2025)
The executive figures are not directly comparable: Yale uses first- and second-year program fees, UVA separates university tuition and program fees by cohort, Rice gives semester and annual tuition, and William & Mary reports a five-semester total.
Professional, evening, and weekend MBA costs
Rice’s 2026–2027 schedules provide several professional formats. Hybrid MBA tuition is $35,457.75 per semester and $70,915.50 annually. Professional weekend MBA tuition is $35,353.50 per semester and $70,707 annually, plus a $3,500 per-semester or $7,000 annual residency fee. Professional evening MBA tuition is $33,715.50 per semester and $67,431 annually. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses)
UVA lists a part-time MBA tuition-and-course-fee rate of $2,608 per credit hour for both Virginia residents and non-Virginia residents in 2025–2026. Its separate MBA rate is $2,525 per credit hour for Virginia residents and $2,669 for non-Virginia residents in the same period. Because the schedule labels these rates differently, they should not be merged into one figure. (2025–26 Tuition and Fee Rates)
William & Mary’s fall 2024/spring 2025 MBA schedule lists $14,957.50 per semester in-state tuition and an $18,699 per-semester total charge. For out-of-state students, tuition is $20,829.50 per semester and the total charge is $24,856 per semester. (William & Mary Fall 2024/Spring 2025)
UT Austin’s Texas-resident Evening MBA tuition table for fall 2026–spring 2027 lists $2,600 for 1 credit, $8,796 for 6 credits, and $15,707 for 15 credits. These are published credit-load examples, not a program total. (Tuition Tables < The University of Texas at Austin)
Online and flexible MBA rates
Rice’s online MBA rate varies by entering cohort. For the 2026–2027 academic year, the published rates are $2,374 per credit for students entering in 2026, $2,282 for those entering in 2025, $2,194 for those entering in 2024, $2,130 for those entering in 2023, and $2,100 for those entering in 2022. These are cohort-specific rates, not a single current rate for every student. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses)
Virginia Tech lists Flex MBA tuition at $1,575 per credit hour in 2026–2027. It estimates $19,071.50 in annual billed costs at a 12-credit pace and $47,678.75 for a 30-credit Flex MBA program for Virginia residents. The annual amount is an estimate at a stated pace, while the 30-credit amount is a program estimate. (Flex MBA Tuition & Cost of Attendance)
Butler’s ground-and-online MBA rate is $975 per credit hour, with $37,050 for the program, in 2026–2027. George Fox lists MBA tuition at $970 per semester credit hour in 2025–2026 and $990 per semester credit hour in 2026–2027. (Butler Tuition & Costs; Tuition for Graduate Programs)
MBA tuition by credit hour
Credit-hour rates are useful when programs allow flexible pacing, but the unit and program format still matter. The published rates below cover different schools and periods.
- Gonzaga’s MBA tuition is $1,245 per semester credit in 2025–2026. (Archived 25-26 Tuition and Fee Rates)
- Rice’s professional extended MBA rate is $2,497 per credit for students entering in 2026 and $2,401.39 per credit for students entering in 2025, under the 2026–2027 schedule. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses)
- UVA’s MBA rate is $2,525 per credit hour for Virginia residents and $2,669 per credit hour for non-Virginia residents in 2025–2026. (2025–26 Tuition and Fee Rates)
- Rice’s online MBA rates range from $2,100 to $2,374 per credit across entering cohorts from 2022 through 2026. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses)
- Virginia Tech’s Flex MBA is $1,575 per credit hour in 2026–2027. (Flex MBA Tuition & Cost of Attendance)
- Butler’s ground-and-online MBA is $975 per credit hour in 2026–2027. (Butler Tuition & Costs)
- George Fox’s MBA is $970 per semester credit hour in 2025–2026 and $990 in 2026–2027. (Tuition for Graduate Programs)
The rates cannot be ranked as a universal “cheapest” or “most expensive” MBA without knowing the required credits, fees, residency rules, and whether the published number is tuition alone or a broader charge.
MBA-specific fees
Some published schedules identify smaller MBA-specific charges separately from tuition. Rice lists a $550 annual full-time MBA activity fee, a $45 annual graduate student association fee, and an $8 annual student organization fee for 2026–2027. (Rice Tuition, Fees, and Expenses)
Rice also publishes the $7,000 annual professional weekend MBA residency fee noted above. William & Mary’s MBA schedule demonstrates another distinction: tuition and total charge are separate figures, with in-state amounts of $14,957.50 tuition versus $18,699 total charge per semester, and out-of-state amounts of $20,829.50 tuition versus $24,856 total charge per semester for fall 2024/spring 2025. (William & Mary Fall 2024/Spring 2025)
When comparing MBA offers, record the academic period, entering cohort, program format, residency classification, billing unit, and whether the number is tuition, a program fee, an estimate, or a total charge. The published statistics above use all of those categories, and the differences explain why one headline MBA tuition number cannot represent every program.