Flex MBA
Maryland's #1 Part-Time Flexible MBA Program
Are you ready to navigate intelligent technologies, risk and resilience in the age of AI and global realignment? The world is changing due to the adoption of AI, intelligent technologies and machine learning, persistent financial and climate disruptions, and the realignment of global supply chains. The Smith School is a leader for AI in business, and our part-time Flex MBA has a fully revamped curriculum that prepares you for the rewired world.
The Flex MBA also adapts to fit your unique schedule and goals. You choose how to take your courses – online or in-person at one of our three campus locations in Baltimore, Md., Rockville, Md., or Washington, D.C.
You’ll learn from globally influential faculty, with a curriculum that teaches you to build and manage AI-powered organizations and teams. Our top-ranked Flex MBA program teaches foundational understanding of business functions with a strong emphasis on implementation and execution, preparing you to make an immediate impact. You'll develop skills in leadership and strategic thinking, tackle uncertainty, make data-driven decisions, and inspire others.
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Start Date
Fall 2026
Duration
24-28 Months
Upcoming Deadline
January 1
Applications still being accepted for Spring 2026
ROI
37.38%
increase in salary
- AI is reshaping entire industries – and can revamp your future. We are leading the way in teaching generative and contextual AI across our undergraduate and graduate programs.
- STEM-designation gives you the analytical tools you need for any novel problem.
- MBA Advisory Councils guarantee we know and understand industry trends as they happen.
- Consulting practicums let you put new skills into practice.
- Career coaching and resources help you navigate your future.
- Access to 70,000+ alumni expands your network worldwide.
We're All-in on AI
With over 27k participants in our free online AI course, it's clear that our expertise is in demand. See for yourself what people love about the way Smith teaches AI when you choose AI in Business electives.
Admissions Events
Flex & Online MBA Virtual Info Session
12:00 PM EST
Academics
In the Flex MBA, you’ll learn how to take on big data and create action-oriented solutions, sharpen your leadership skills, and deepen your strategic thinking. Your career advancement depends on your ability to lead in markets that are fast-paced, global and complex. We’re future-focused, so you’re going to build a foundation of competencies that will carry you through an ever-changing business landscape.
Our curriculum will not only equip you with the skills you need, it will give you opportunities to put those skills into practice via experiential learning. Imagine speaking to your next employer, not about learning in a classroom, but a real problem you solved for a partner organization.
Smith faculty work continuously with industry executives in our MBA Advisory Council to include in-demand skills in the curriculum and ensure that we're relevant in real-time for working students while also preparing a new generation of leaders for the future of business.
Data helps leaders make sound business decisions. It shows you what’s actually happening in your organization—what’s impacting your teams, your competitors, and your customers. Data is not only the facts, it’s the truth.
Adjoa Hallow
Technical Account Manager
Elective Areas
Turn your degree into a Tech MBA with the Graduate Certificate in Technology Management, taught by faculty from the Smith School of Business, the Clark School of Engineering, and the School of Public Policy. Get a comprehensive overview of how technology is created, commercialized and managed. Dive deeper than design thinking, understand innovation from the inside, and start engineering your enterprise's future. Complete the certificate as your Flex MBA elective credits.
Experiential Learning
At the Smith School, you can enhance your education through experiences beyond traditional classroom learning. Be a part of a consulting team that helps a local company solve a business problem. Travel abroad to consult for an international firm. Manage an equity fund worth more than $1 million. Grow your business savvy and prepare to advance, change careers or launch a new venture. Whatever your passions or career goals, you can nurture them at Smith.
Real-world experience pairs with classroom learning in this four-credit course, which consists of semester-long consulting engagements between student teams and clients who have contracted with Smith to receive management consulting services.
Managed by a team that includes MBAs and Smith Business Master’s students, the Global Equity Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by capturing the superior returns that equity investments have historically provided.
The Center for Global Business organizes graduate level programming including international courses, consulting projects and competitions.
Learn from Influential Faculty
Our amazing faculty are educators who are passionate about research, teaching and mentorship. Their commitment to creating a vibrant, intellectual community where you’ll be challenged to learn and grow is unmatched.
Named by The Economist as one of the world's top thinkers on emerging economies; frequently speaks at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
Among the first professors in the country to bring machine learning content into MBA curriculum; 25 years of research, teaching and industry engagement with expertise in AI, machine learning and business analytics.
Starr's research examines issues at the intersection of labor markets, human capital, entrepreneurship and technology, with a focus on noncompete contracts; testimony before Congress has influenced policy and rules proposals by the Federal Trade Commission.
Associate Chair of the Marketing Department, winner of Krowe Award for Excellence in Teaching; teaches core marketing courses and product innovation courses in the Undergraduate and MBA programs and has extensive experience in sales and business development.
Smith meets you where you are, takes you where you want to go and gives you the core competencies you need to build your career.
Angela Granum, MBA '18
FDA
What's the Right Fit for You?
Would you benefit from the increased flexibility of a fully online program? You might want to consider the Online MBA. The Smith Online MBA offers the same academic rigor and world-renowned faculty, with even more convenience and customization.
Learn more about the Online MBA program