You can complete a general administration degree or choose one of four majors: finance, management and entrepreneurship, marketing, or supply chain management. Dual degrees are also available for individuals pursing a DDS, JD, or MD on the IU Indianapolis campus.
Customize your MBA
Create a Kelley MBA to fit your career goals. You may pursue a general administration degree or choose a major to concentrate your MBA within a particular field that interests you. We offer four majors:
- Finance
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
All degree plans consist of 33 credit hours of MBA core courses, 6 credit hours of executive skills courses, and 15 credit hours of elective courses (12 of which must be within your major).
For more information about our curriculum, including majors and elective course offerings, please email us at mbaindy@iu.edu.
What you'll study: 54 credit hours, three building blocks
Every Kelley Evening MBA student completes 54 credit hours built across three components. Explore how each component builds toward your degree:
| Component | Credit hours | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MBA Core | 33 | The foundation every business leader needs: Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Strategy, Marketing, Operations, Economics, and more. Taught in a cohort — you move through these together. |
| Your major/electives | 15 | This is where you customize. Choose a general MBA or concentrate in Finance, Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship, or Supply Chain Management. Pick the courses that match where you're going. |
| Executive skills | 6 | Leadership, communication, and executive presence — the skills that separate good managers from great leaders. Includes your Consulting Project and Emerging Markets experience. |
Consulting projects
Take your MBA beyond the classroom by consulting for a local company through our immersive consulting projects.
International consulting trips
Gain hands-on, international consulting experience by studying a global business environment and traveling abroad.
Dual degrees
Earn a Kelley MBA alongside a dentistry, law, or medical degree from the highly respected programs at IU Indianapolis.
FAQ
24 months. It is a part-time MBA program designed to be completed while you work full time (or while you pursue another graduate degree as part of an approved dual degree program).
A typical course load for Evening MBA students is between 6.0 to 7.5 credit hours (or two to two-and-a-half courses) per academic quarter.
During the first year of our two-year program, you’ll take core, required courses. You'll typically have class twice a week: one night per week on campus and one night per week online. Our students enjoy this "hybrid model" because it allows them to build face-to-face relationships with professors and peers while affording them the convenience of online learning.
In year two of the program, you'll take mostly elective courses. Your schedule will depend on which courses you choose. Most electives meet in person, so you may have up to two nights of class on campus each week, depending on your schedule that quarter.
Most Evening MBA classes meet from 6 to 8:45 p.m.
The Evening MBA uses a cohort structure. Twice a year in August and November, we admit a cohort of 50–70 new students, ambitious professionals who take the same core classes together at the same time. Our students tell us they frequently learn as much from other students as from their professors; this peer learning model is integral to the program.
For this reason, we strongly discourage you from applying to or enrolling in the program unless you’re prepared to complete the coursework schedule as planned for the full 24 months. Our curriculum and schedule require your commitment — but we promise it’ll be worth it.
Of course, we understand that life happens. If your circumstances change after beginning the program, and it’s no longer possible for you to complete the coursework as scheduled, we’ll work with you. However, prospective students should not enter the program with this expectation.
We're here to help
Interested in applying? Learn more about how to apply and how to get in touch with our admissions team.