Challenge Convention With Imaginative Business Education

Elevate your potential by earning your MBA degree from San Francisco Bay University. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, SFBU’s MBA program delivers an industry-aligned education that inspires and equips you to reach your professional and personal goals.

To help you excel in a competitive global marketplace, our MBA program offers five highly specialized concentrations, allowing you to tailor your graduate business education. With this level of customization and hands-on experience, you graduate ready to transform your career trajectory and the business world.

Why Earn Your MBA at SFBU?

At San Francisco Bay University, we take pride in our identity as a Challenger Institution and strive to bring a new sense of innovation and excellence to your education.

As an MBA student, you benefit from:

  • Immersive, hands-on learning: From case studies to capstone projects, our MBA program integrates experiential learning to cultivate your intellectual and professional growth.
  • Flexible learning formats: Our program supports the needs of working adults by offering evening and weekend classes, so you can balance your academic goals and personal commitments.
  • Specialized concentration tracks: Sharpen your expertise by choosing one of five concentration tracks in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Analytics, Finance, Management or Marketing Management.
  • Faculty mentorship: Receive personalized support from Silicon Valley industry leaders and build a well-established professional network that lasts long after graduation.

If you’re in search of a 100% online MBA, then SFBU’s MBA Pro+ may be the academic path for you. This cutting-edge program blends the human expertise of SFBU’s faculty, learning designers and subject matter experts with real-time AI feedback, creating an affordable, one-of-a-kind graduate education.

San Francisco Bay University is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). This recognition underscores our commitment to academic excellence, continuous improvement and student success.

By the Numbers

36

Credits

9

Average credits 
per semester

(or take 12 credits per semester to get your MBA in one year)

12

Maximum 
transferrable credits

What You’ll Learn

Designed to be industry-aligned, SFBU’s MBA program delivers an interdisciplinary curriculum that equips you with business strategies and versatile skills. Build in-depth expertise in financial concepts, leadership, quantitative methods and data-driven decision-making so you can lead in Silicon Valley and beyond.


As an MBA student, you study: 

  • Strategic leadership, including managerial problem solving, overseeing and directing cross-functional teams and generating high-impact business plans.
  • Corporate finance, investment risk and essential accounting concepts to tackle complex challenges and support organizational success.
  • Quantitative reasoning, which helps you transform raw data into insights that inform decision-making and optimize performance.
  • Executive communication to craft written strategic plans and deliver presentations for diverse business settings.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits to earn the MBA degree. Twelve credits come from four required courses: Financial Management (3), Strategic Management & Leadership (3), Business Analytics (3) and Business Capstone (3). Students can then customize the remaining 24 credits by selecting 12 degree-specific credits and 12 elective credits.

The School of Business offers coursework in these disciplines:

  • Accounting
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Business Analytics
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Management
  • Marketing

Establish yourself as a competitive candidate by choosing an optional concentration to further specialize your Master of Business Administration degree. Once you complete 12 credit hours of the associated courses within your chosen track, you can request that the concentration be officially specified on your transcript and diploma to highlight your expertise to employers.

Artificial intelligence

  • AI in Business: From Strategy to Impact
  • AI in Modern-Day Society: A Survey
  • Building an AI Business: From Idea to VC Funded
  • Data Science and AI
  • Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies for Startups
  • Management and Leadership in AI
  • Startup Launch

Business Analytics

  • Business Analytics for Dashboards
  • Data Visualization
  • Excel for Finance, Accounting, and Analytics
  • Intermediate Business Analytics
  • Intro to Machine Learning-Based Forecasting
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Introduction to Business Analytics
  • Process Management for Analytics
  • Quantitative Methods for Business
  • Server-Side Data Processing Using Python/PHP
  • Special Topics: Quantitative Risk Management 

Management

  • Agile Project Management
  • Agility-Based Leadership
  • Business Innovation - A Historical and Cultural Perspective
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Global Outsourcing and Vendor Management
  • Green and Socially Responsible Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Business Management
  • Logistics & Operations Management
  • Management of Innovation
  • Organizational Behavior and Management
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Production and Operations Management Lab
  • Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Management & Leadership
  • Strategic Workforce Planning
  • Technology and Product Management

Marketing Management

  • Brand Management and Marketing
  • Consumer and Buyer Behavior
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Global Marketing
  • Global Trade and Operations
  • Marketing Management
  • Monetizing Intellectual Property
  • Sales Management
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Strategic Marketing
  • The Art of Negotiation

As a graduate of SFBU’s MBA program, you’re positioned to integrate modern management principles with information science and data analytics tools to solve the business challenges of today — and tomorrow.

You’ll achieve mastery of these industry-aligned competencies:

  • Written and Oral Communication: Succinctly and clearly capture complex business concepts and their technological corollaries through the written and spoken word.
  • Quantitative Reasoning: Comprehensively apply computer-assisted and non-computer-assisted quantitative methods to inform, measure and optimize business functions.
  • Critical Thinking: Holistically analyze problems and propose efficient, well-reasoned solutions grounded in modern business and technological tenets.
  • Specialized Knowledge: Leverage an understanding of management, finance, accounting, marketing and information technology principles to improve operational efficiency and overall success.

MBA Careers

Ready to level up your career? Earning an MBA degree instills strong business acumen and analytical problem-solving skills, positioning you as a competent, high-impact leader. Whether your professional path remains in Silicon Valley or ventures into the global business world, you can manage cross-functional teams, diagnose organizational pain points and help drive overall growth and sustainability.

With the strategic and interdisciplinary expertise you gain in SFBU’s MBA program, you can pursue advanced roles like:

  • Business Analytics Consultant
  • Finance Director
  • Human Resource Manager
  • Operations & Logistics Manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • Product & Project Manager

Admissions

Your future as a business leader awaits. Take the next step by applying to San Francisco Bay University. Your graduate school journey starts with a straightforward application process. Along the way, our admissions team supports you, answers your questions and helps you take the next step toward your goals.

Choose the admissions pathway that best fits your student journey.

Domestic Graduate StudentsInternational Student Admissions

To qualify for SFBU’s Master of Business Administration program, you must hold an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Non-native English speakers must demonstrate language proficiency. SFBU does not require GRE or GMAT scores for admission.

Applicants must possess proper quantitative and professional preparation before enrolling in graduate-level coursework:

  • If you lack college-level mathematics, business math or statistics, we recommend taking Introduction to Business Analytics (3 credit hours) as an elective within your 36-credit MBA curriculum.
  • If you have limited professional work experience, we recommend taking Career Development (1 credit hour) as an elective to build essential workplace communication and interview competencies.
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Financial Support and Scholarships

At San Francisco Bay University, affordability and transparency are core to our mission. To break financial barriers to education, we offer competitive tuition rates and generous scholarship opportunities. Explore our financial aid resources today to discover how you can earn your MBA degree with little to no out-of-pocket tuition costs.

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Faculty

At SFBU, you learn from the executive leaders and business scholars who’ve built their careers in Silicon Valley and beyond. As you pursue an MBA, your professors share real-world business insights and provide personalized guidance so you can thrive in the classroom and beyond.

Meet SFBU’s Faculty

Earn Your MBA at SFBU

Discover how SFBU’s Master of Business Administration program unlocks your future and sets you up for long-term success. With real-world learning and an industry-focused approach, you can achieve your career dreams at San Francisco Bay University.

Your journey to becoming a Bayhawk begins today. Apply to SFBU!

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