Online International Business Programs

International business focuses on how organizations operate across countries, markets, and cultures. It brings together areas such as strategy, finance, marketing, economics, management, and cross-cultural communication, while addressing the additional challenges that arise when business activity crosses borders.

Four online programs provide a progression from focused graduate study through the MBA and DBA. Students can build practical knowledge of global business functions, deepen their understanding of international markets and organizational decision-making, or move into advanced research on issues such as trade, global operations, and cross-border strategy.

Explore Our International Business Programs

Choose from International Business programs at different levels and find the path that best fits your goals.

Doctoral degree

Doctor of Business Administration in International Business

Examine global business, international strategy, and cross-border management through advanced doctoral study.

Duration: About 3 years, in six-week courses
Tuition: $37,465 · $1,500 per course
Next start: Every six weeks
Format: Two 90-minute live seminars per course
Credits: 60 credit hours beyond an MBA
Structure: 15 courses plus a four-term dissertation, across 20 terms

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Master’s degree

Master of Business Administration in International Business

Build advanced business knowledge with a focus on management across international markets and organizations.

Duration: About 18 months, in six-week courses
Tuition: $18,435 · $1,125 per course
Next start: Every six weeks
Format: Two live seminars per course
Credits: 36 units
Structure: 12 courses — six core, four in international business and two electives

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Graduate diploma

Graduate Diploma in International Business

Deepen your understanding of international business, global markets, and cross-border management.

Duration: About 9 months, in six-week courses
Tuition: $8,475 · $1,125 per course
Next start: Every six weeks
Format: Two 90-minute live classes per course
Credits: 18 units
Structure: Six courses chosen from ten

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Graduate certificate

Graduate Certificate in International Business

Build focused knowledge of international business, global markets, and management.

Duration: About 18 weeks, in six-week courses
Tuition: $4,500 · $1,125 per course
Next start: Every six weeks
Format: Two 90-minute live classes per course
Credits: 9 units
Structure: Three courses chosen from ten

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Compare International Business Programs

See International Business programs side by side and find the option that best matches your goals.

Program	Level	Duration	Credits	Entry requirement	Tuition
DBA in International Business	Doctoral	About 3 years	60 credit hours	A completed MBA; a 3.0 GPA maintained to graduate	$37,465
MBA in International Business	Master’s	About 18 months	36 units	A completed 4-year Bachelor’s degree	$18,425
Graduate Diploma in International Business	Graduate Diploma	About 9 months	18 units	A completed 4-year Bachelor’s degree	$8,475
Graduate Certificate in International Business	Graduate Certificate	About 18 weeks	9 units	A completed 4-year Bachelor’s degree	$4,500

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Learn from professors with senior academic and business experience across the U.S. Japan, Brazil, and other international markets.

Fulbright

Specialist leads the Akio Morita School of Business — Ph.D. Stirling

Accredited

by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and CHEA

Meet Our Faculty

Learn from experienced academics and professionals who bring subject expertise, research, and real-world perspective into the classroom.

Robert Robertson, Ph.D.

Dean of the Akio Morita School of Business. Ph.D. in Management and Organization, Stirling University; MIT Sloan. A Fulbright Specialist who has lectured across Asia, Europe and Latin America.