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Build Your Career on the Strongest Foundation
An online master's degree from William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business is based on a simple but revolutionary premise: The most effective way to develop successful business leaders is to provide them with world-class instruction and unparalleled opportunities for mentorship and experiential learning.
Build the dynamic mindset and skills necessary to lead in today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment. With the essential business knowledge imparted through career-defining programs from the Mason School of Business, online MBA alumni increased their salaries by 26% on average during or upon completion of their degree program.1
Set your sights higher than you thought possible. Learn leading-edge strategies for dynamic leadership at the home of the No. 12 Online MBA Program for Career Outcomes2 and the Top 25 Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (non-MBA)3. Graduate with the perspective to envision positive change, the skills to strategize it and the confidence to make it happen. Then, land your dream job, whether you want to advance your career or find your ideal work environment. Alumni have proudly stepped into the roles of president, CEO, vice president and owner.
Connect and Collaborate
A William & Mary education is not just a degree, but a unique connection to a tight-knit community of bold, driven, principled and connected leaders. Surround yourself with an active network of highly-accomplished alumni who generate big ideas, solve wicked problems and do bold things. Master essential teamwork and leadership skills through our collaborative online coursework and develop an outward-looking mindset that will make you an asset to any organization.
Experience Online Distinction and World-Class Faculty
Don’t settle for a substandard online learning experience. Discover William & Mary’s refined approach to online education and see what you can achieve with an intuitive learning management system and direct access to faculty members who made their way to the C-suite.
Your future professors have led as CFOs, COOs, senior partners and EVPs for global companies like General Electric, Kraft Foods, IBM, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Walt Disney Company, Department of Homeland Security, KPMG, PWC and Geico. No wonder we were ranked No. 5 for Best Business Professors.4
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(The Princeton Review)
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Find Your Place
At William & Mary, you are connected to students, alumni and educators that are willing to go the extra mile for you. Your network of support builds before you enter the university as you engage with a tenured and knowledgeable Admissions Advisor. Your advisor acts as your personal point of contact and advocate, saving you time and guiding you through the application process.
The community of William & Mary is the thing that makes this place and this program so special. There are other top-flight academic institutions like William & Mary, but there are very few, I think, that have the kind of community and dedication to one another that you’ll find here.
Join a Powerful, Lifelong, Global Network
When you choose a W&M online business program, you will benefit from our “Public Ivy” excellence. W&M Mason School of Business Online MBA alumni were asked to share their thoughts on their education and experience, and the results are in:
Go Further With the Mason School of Business
W&M is also the highest-ranked national university for placement of its graduates in public or government services, according to Washington Monthly magazine.
Check out some of our distinguished alumni:
Former Vice-chair of GE, co-founder of Hulu, Author
CEO at Disruptor Capital
Former Chief Scientist at NASA
Named by Treasury & Risk Management as one of the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Finance (2005)
Explore Our Online Graduate Programs
The online graduate programs at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business are built on William & Mary’s centuries-long commitment to educational innovation and academic excellence. Choose a program below and see how our mission to revolutionize business and transform careers remains as vibrant as ever.
Master’s Programs
MBA
MS in BUSINESS ANALYTICS
MS in MARKETING
MS in FINANCE
MASTER OF ACCOUNTING
Graduate Certificate Programs
BUSINESS ANALYTICS CERTIFICATE
REAL ESTATE FINANCE CERTIFICATE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
CORPORATE FINANCE CERTIFICATE
Grow as a Business and People Leader
With trends like “quiet quitting” in the national discourse, employee satisfaction continues to be a prevalent topic for managers, leaders and businesses. In a video from Associate Professor David Long, learn the importance of creating a more engaged team, extrinsic and intrinsic motivators, the five elements of job satisfaction and how to build a culture of engagement.
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- Based on a limited sample of self-reported data from alumni of W&M’s Online MBA program from graduating cohorts between 2019 and 2022
- Retrieved on February 14, 2022, from poetsandquants.com/2022/11/15/the-best-online-mba-programs-of-2023/6
- Retrieved on January 26, 2023, from usnews.com/education/online-education/college-of-william-and-mary-231624/rankings
- Retrieved on February 6, 2020 from princetonreview.com/business-school-rankings?rankings=best-professors
- Retrieved on January 26, 2023, from usnews.com/education/online-education/college-of-william-and-mary-OBUS0134/mba
- Retrieved on January 16, 2023, from bloomberg.com/business-schools/william-and-mary-mason/
- Retrieved September 16, 2022, from poetsandquants.com/2022/11/15/the-best-online-mba-programs-of-2023/5
- Retrieved January 18, 2023, from gmac.com/-/media/files/gmac/research/employment-outlook/2021_crs-demand-of-gm-talent.pdf