Military MBA

Contact Information

Goizueta Business School
MBA Admissions
1300 Clifton Road, Suite W288
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-6311
goizueta.emory.edu
MBAadmissions@emory.edu

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Degree Programs

Master in Business for Veterans: Designed for active-duty military, veterans, National Guard, and Reserve personnel, the Master of Business for Veterans pairs your proven leadership experience with business knowledge to accelerate your civilian career. You’ll gain hands-on experience through real client projects, personalized career support, and the knowledge to grow and lead organizations with confidence.

One-Year MBA: Enjoy a full MBA experience—including leadership development, client projects, global immersions, and professional development—within just 12 months. Goizueta delivers four distinct One-MBA programs (Accelerated MBA, Global MBA, Healthcare MBA, Real Estate MBA) designed for professionals who know where they want to go and are ready to get there faster. Build business expertise, expand your network, and earn an MBA with outstanding ROI in just one year.

Two-Year MBA: At Goizueta, we power careers, and we ignite personal growth. Here, learning is immersive and interdisciplinary, blending bold ideas with practical experiences to prepare you to lead with confidence and purpose. Supported by a community that is as close-knit as it is far-reaching, our top-20 MBA delivers top-10 return on investment and top career outcomes—equipping you to create lasting impact. .

Evening MBA: Earn your MBA without putting your career on hold. The Evening MBA delivers the full MBA experience—including leadership development, global learning opportunities, career support, and a high-achieving cohort of professionals—with the flexibility to learn in person, online, or through a hybrid format. Find the depth and breadth of learning you'd expect from a top-ranked MBA on a flexible schedule structured specifically for working professionals.

Executive MBA: Goizueta’s Executive MBA is designed for senior organizational leaders whose experience and ambition demand more—an experience that matches the caliber of their careers, a peer network that can take them further, and flexible formats (online, hybrid, and on-campus) designed to fit the demands of executive life. Through accomplished peers, personalized executive coaching, and rigorous business education, the EMBA expands your enterprise perspective, strengthens your executive influence, and prepares you to lead at a greater scale.

Master of Finance: Developed by industry leaders, this STEM-designated and CFA affiliated degree combines rigorous academics, real world experience in our Finance Lab, and access to industry professionals. Graduate with the skills and confidence to contribute in corporate finance, sales and trading, FinTech, or investment banking.

MS in Business Analytics: Explore a STEM-designated MS in Business Analytics combining business, data, and technology to solve complex business problems. Through hands-on learning, a semester-long practicum with corporate partners, and real-world AI applications, you develop the technical and analytical capabilities required to thrive in a data-driven and AI-enabled business world.

Master in Management: Designed for recent graduates without a business background, the Master in Management complements your undergraduate degree with the business skills, leadership experience, and professional edge to expand your opportunities. Gain the foundation to launch your career with confidence and stand out to employers from day one.

Joint Degree Programs
• MBA/JD (Juris Doctor)
• MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
• MBA/PA (Physicians Assistant)
• MBA/DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy)
• MBA/MPH (Master of Public Health)
• MBA/MDIV (Master of Divinity)
• MBA/MTS (Master of Theological Studies)
• MBA/MSBA (Master of Science in Business Analytics)

Accreditation

Goizueta Business School is accredited by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Emory University is accredited by the SACSCOC — Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Admission Requirements

The Admissions Committee is eager to get to know you and learn about the kind of contribution you can make to Goizueta Business School. Your military service has given you great opportunities for management and leadership, which are valued in our classroom and student community. Through our admission process we seek to learn about your academic preparedness, your career path, and your community leadership.

We learn about you through a holistic review of your application including:
• Online Application Form
• Resumé
• Essays
• Official GMAT or GRE Score
• Official TOEFL Scores (if applicable)
• Transcripts
• Two Recommendations
• Interview

In gratitude to those who’ve served, we automatically waive application fees for all U.S. Military service members and veterans.

Tuition Costs

See our website for the most up-to-date tuition and fees:

• Master in Business for Veterans
• One-Year MBA
• Two-Year MBA
• Evening MBA
• Executive MBA
• Master of Finance
• MS in Business Analytics
• Master in Management

Goizueta Business School provides a range of financial assistance options including:
• Yellow Ribbon Program: Goizueta awards Yellow Ribbon funding to all eligible candidates, which is matched by the Veterans Administration. When combined with GI Bill education benefits, this results in a full tuition coverage for many of our degrees.
• Military Consortium: Goizueta is associated with the Military Consortium, an organization under the umbrella of The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC); benefits include waived application fee, a one-year deferment, and flexible application deadlines.
• United States Military Academy Fellowships: Goizueta offers up to three fellowships to One-Year MBA students who are stationed as admissions staff at the USMA, West Point. This program, offered in collaboration between the USMA and Goizueta Business School, provides the balance of tuition for selected recipients.
• Georgia National Guard Fellowships: Goizueta offers two fellowships each year to the part-time Evening MBA for Georgia National Guardsmen. Your application must include a letter of recommendation from Guard leadership. Full cost of attendance is provided by Goizueta, less at least 50% GI Bill contribution.
• Fort Moore Fellowships: In partnership with the Fort Moore Maneuver Center of Excellence, Goizueta offers up to four fellowships each year to Executive MBA students who are stationed at Fort Moore in Columbus, GA. Full cost of attendance is provided by Goizueta Business School, less any GI Bill contribution.
• Additional merit-based scholarship awards

 

Learning Environment for Students

Our Veteran Community
At Goizueta Business School, veterans don't just earn a degree—they join a community invested in their success. Join a close-knit network of veteran classmates, alumni, faculty, and leaders who understands your experience and are invested in your success.

The Goizueta Veterans Club and Emory Veteran Association link student-veterans across degree programs. Their activities engage our veteran alumni network as well as the active Fortune 500 company veteran organizations here in the Atlanta area. Through an extensive network of student veterans, administrators, and faculty, it brings all of Emory’s vast resources to bear to help Veterans and their families.

Our Experiential Approach
Goizueta’s MBA immerses you in real-world projects, tech-driven problem solving, and complex business challenges, equipping you with the industry knowledge and soft skills needed to be a growth leader in a rapidly evolving business landscape. You’ll learn to navigate change and to thrive through innovation—turning challenges into opportunities and ideas into lasting impact. From day one, our interdisciplinary curriculum stretches your thinking, builds agility, and prepares you for long-term career growth.

Our innovative curriculum elevates the intensive case study method with practical applications in team-based assignments and peer-to-peer learning. For example, leadership development activities including peer coaching, the Fort Benning Leader’s Reaction Course, and sailing in the Virgina Islands; and our IMPACT course is a core requirement where students learn different approaches to problem-solving, persuasive presentation, and team collaboration and use these skills to develop real solutions to a real problem for a real client. Our veterans find this course to enhance skills developed in the military and help them translate their approach to the civilian workforce.

Student Life
At Goizueta, you’ll learn from world-renowned faculty as you immerse yourself in an interdisciplinary curriculum that stretches your thinking, builds agility, and prepares you for long-term career growth. Anchored by a community where classmates are collaborators, not competitors, Goizueta brings people together in authentic ways to build relationships that last a lifetime. Here, everyone knows your name, faculty tailor discussions to your interests, and students have a voice in shaping the experience.

Your MBA experience is enhanced through co-curricular involvement that expands your outlook through our 60+ clubs and organizations and countless activities. Explore the best Atlanta has to offer—from thriving industries to arts and culture, professional sports, and top-rated restaurants to countless outdoor activities. Events don't stop when you're back on campus.

Location
Your degree should be more than a credential. It should give you access—to opportunities, industries, people, and experiences. At Goizueta, your education doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Atlanta becomes an extension of the classroom.

Goizueta gives you the education, network, and access. Atlanta amplifies the experience. More than 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta area with 16 Fortune 500 companies headquartered here (think The Home Depot, UPS, Delta, The Coca-Cola Company). It’s also one of the country’s top tech hubs, a global FinTech capital, and has a thriving startup community.

In Atlanta, you'll find more than career opportunities—you'll find a community. From veteran-led organizations and networking groups to mentorship opportunities and service initiatives, Atlanta provides a supportive environment where veterans connect, collaborate, and help one another succeed. Goizueta is connect to it all. You can be too.

Faculty

Goizueta faculty are active players in the global marketplace. They’re researchers, insight builders, solution finders, and leaders in their fields. Not bound by mindsets, old ways of thinking, or the status quo, they tackle research that shapes business worldwide. Our faculty works closely with students to mentor, support, challenge, and push them and industries forward.

Notable, some faculty and staff have served in the military including Major General (Ret) Matt Smith who serves as Executive Director of Veterans Initiatives. His formidable military experience and impressive civilian career bring a unique perspective to conversations about leadership in business, and he provides additional support to our active-duty and transitioning service members.