Online Business Schools in South Carolina (Top MBA Programs)

Located in Anderson and affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, AU serves about 3,500 graduate and undergraduate students. Offered online, at AU's Greenville campus, or as a hybrid program, the AU MBA emphasizes business theory and practice and leadership principles from a biblical perspective. Once enrolled, students complete 36 credits by taking one asynchronous course at a time. Core courses include marketing management, global business, and leadership and ethics. The program's nine-hour concentration options include healthcare leadership, human resources, supply chain management, and marketing.

Applicants do not need to submit a GMAT score and can begin at one of seven start times during the year. Applicants who have completed graduate coursework may transfer up to six credits into the program. Students can complete AU's online MBA in South Carolina in 20 months or less.

AU holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Charleston Southern, a private, Baptist university situated in Charleston, educates just under 4,000 students per year. The school's MBA program consists of 11 courses totaling 33 credit hours, and most students take two years to complete the degree. Applicants to Charleston Southern's South Carolina MBA online must hold a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA or higher, show strong work experience, and submit GMAT scores or a waiver. Once enrolled, students can complete courses online, on campus, or in a hybrid format.

The curriculum includes foundations of management and marketing, business data and decision analysis, and the market process and the world economy. Students can choose from six distinct emphases: accounting, leadership, finance, human resource management, management information systems, and general management. This MBA program concludes with an exit assessment.

Charleston Southern holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Concentrations

• Finance
• Leadership
• Management Information Systems

A state-supported college, The Citadel stands out as one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Students at The Citadel can increase their social awareness and analytical abilities in order to succeed in global business by pursuing an online MBA in South Carolina. Designed for active-duty military members and working professionals, this degree requires 36 credits. The curriculum includes courses in accounting for executives, information technology management, and quantitative measurement for operations management along with a required capstone course.

Students select a specialization in entrepreneurship, finance, or supply chain. Entrepreneurship students learn about using technology in launching and marketing new businesses. Finance majors discuss topics such as taxes and liquidity management. Supply chain students concentrate on distribution, transportation, and logistics planning.

The Citadel holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

A historically black college in Orangeburg, Claflin is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The school offers one of South Carolina's online MBA programs designed to help working professionals gain an international perspective on business. The 36-credit program includes courses such as strategic management, marketing management in a global environment, and advanced topics in management and policy information systems. Students can also select a nine-credit emphasis, such as management, marketing, entrepreneurship, or finance. Courses in these emphases include marketing research, project management, enterprise development, and bank management.

Applicants must submit GMAT scores and hold a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Claflin offers 31 additional credits of foundational business courses for applicants with a degree in a non-business area.

Claflin holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Clemson University launched an online MBA program in 2019 to meet the growing demand for distance learning opportunities. The online program is a welcome addition to an already robust MBA curriculum, with the additional benefit of part-time, 100% online courses.

The online MBA program is open to applicants with at least two years of working experience and is intended to help students advance their careers in management and executive leadership. The program is unique in its flexible learning options, including the choice to attend live online or recorded courses designed specifically for the online track. Students can also take advantage of additional program benefits available to all MBA students, such as study abroad opportunities and special events.

Online MBA students will benefit from the same faculty support and career placement services that on-campus students receive. Clemson graduates have a 95% job placement rate, and the school is committed to student success.

Concentrations

• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Business Analytics

Serving more than 10,000 online and residential students from its campus in Conway, near Myrtle Beach, CCU offers one of the top South Carolina online MBA programs. Students focus on acquiring the practical, analytical, and interpersonal skills needed to succeed in business. CCU's 30-credit MBA takes just one year to complete, and the university admits students in the fall and spring semesters.

Core courses in the program include financial management, managerial responsibility and the law, and operations and global supply chain. Students also take nine credits of electives, which they can use to concentrate in healthcare administration. Courses in this emphasis include the U.S. healthcare system and healthcare financial decision-making. To gain admission to the program, students must demonstrate five years of business experience or GMAT scores that prove an aptitude for academic work.

CCU holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

CIU, a Christian university in Columbia, educates about 1,250 students annually, evenly divided between its graduate and undergraduate programs. Most learners pursuing CIU's online MBA in South Carolina take 18 months to complete the required 36 credits, which help them develop leadership, organizational, and management skills. Courses include business research and data analysis, accounting for financial reporting and management, and organizational behavior and change management. These flexible, hands-on courses often include students from around the world.

CIU's MBA graduates go on to work in the traditional marketplace, pursue academic careers, or engage in church and ministry work. Admission requires a bachelor's degree with a 2.0 GPA or higher. International applicants and those with a GPA of less than 2.0 should contact the school about special admission requirements.

CIU holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

Situated in Gaffney, Limestone serves more than 3,500 students. The school offers undergraduate degrees in a variety of subjects in addition to its 36-credit online MBA in South Carolina. Students pursuing their MBA take one course every eight weeks to graduate in just 22 months. The program requires three on-campus residence weekends in addition to 11-12 flexible online courses, including supply chain management, leadership and change, and organizational theory and behavior. Students can choose to concentrate in either healthcare administration or management and leadership.

Limestone offers military grants, corporate grants, and a 15% discount for veterans to help students afford their degrees. Applicants who hold five years of business experience or an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or above do not need to submit GMAT scores.

Limestone holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

A Southern Baptist-affiliated college in Tigerville, NGU offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, including an online MBA in South Carolina that students can earn in 18 months. The 36-credit degree emphasizes business analytics, entrepreneurship, and marketing. Full-time students take two courses per eight-week term. Students can pursue a general MBA or choose to concentrate in human resources, which requires 12 specialized credits of coursework.

Applicants can start the program before they have hands-on business experience. NGU permits enrollment at five points throughout the year and offers the program in online, on-campus, and hybrid formats. The program prepares students who concentrate in human resources to pursue two of the field's professional certifications. NGU's MBA program concludes with a course in professional ethics.

NGU holds accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its MBA program holds accreditation from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Concentrations

• Human Resources