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Business Administration MBA with a Concentration in Human Resource Management

Your SHRM aligned online MBA with HRM concentration prepares you as a leader in talent management

The MBA with HRM concentration provides a strong human resource management legal and staffing foundation. Additional electives in HR allow you to further enhance your knowledge in compensation, employee development, and labor rotation. The MBA with HRM concentration is a fully online program. 

Why choose the MBA with HRM concentration at UHCL?

  • Learn how to make better decisions, build successful business strategies, and lead winning teams
  • Your HRM concentration meets alignment requirements for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Propel your career as a financial analyst or financial officer in business, government, and not-for-profit sectors.
  • GMAT waiver available for qualified candidates

The MBA with the HRM concentration meets your needs as an HRM professional. Its courses give you the tools you need to meet the demands of the current marketplace while preparing yourself and your organization for the future.

An Affordable, Online HRM MBA with a Better Return on Investment

UHCL's Online MBA provides an attractive tuition rate to those seeking a flexible online option for acquiring a Master of Business Administration degree in the greater Houston area, Texas or beyond. Recent UHCL MBA graduates, on average, have less debt than comparable private or flagship institution programs, and earn more than students who have graduated from area public institutions.

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Your HRM MBA on Your Terms

In our accelerated MBA program, the MBA core courses are offered in an 8-week format. Your HRM concentration courses are available in 15-week course formats. You can complete this 30 credit-hour program* from the comfort of your home or office and earn your degree in 14 months by taking 2 courses per 8-week session across the fall, spring and summer semesters. The UHCL Online MBA offers streamlined admissions with GMAT waiver available.

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Gain Real-World Knowledge

Our distinguished business faculty speak from first-hand, relevant experience with the day-to-day business world, so they will engage you with applied lessons from real-world scenarios.


Admissions Requirements

  • Business Administration MBA
  • Admission Deadline

    Standard Graduate Admission Deadline

  • Application

    Apply online through the UHCL Graduate Application Portal for admission to the University of Houston-Clear Lake as a graduate student.

  • Requirements

    Applicants to the MBA program may qualify with a standardized test waiver if any of the following conditions are met: 

    • earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a 3.000 or greater cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution, or 
    • Earned a graduate or professional degree, or
    • completes the MBA Launchtrack with a 3.000 or greater GPA in the certificate. 
  • MBA Launchtrack

    Domestic applicants who have completed a bachelor's, degree from an accredited institution with less than a 3.0 GPA, may choose admission to the MBA program with a standardized test waiver through the MBA Launchtrack. Applicants to the MBA Launchtrack must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.500 (on a 4.0 system). Qualified applicants who are admitted to MBA Launchtrack must complete launchtrack with a 3.000 or greater GPA to be granted acceptance into the MBA core program.

  • Admission Review Process 

    All other applicants will be reviewed for admissions by program faculty. This evaluation will consider all academic coursework and standardized test performance.


Accredited MBA with HRM Concentration

AACSB Accredited The College of Business at the University of Houston-Clear Lake holds both business and separate accounting accreditation with The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Recognition by AACSB symbolizes the commitment to continuous improvement of educational quality, regional engagement with business partners, and the effectiveness of our societal impact. AACSB holds its member institutions to standards of excellence as interpreted by peer review teams, accreditation committees, and Board of Directors. Fewer than 1 percent of the business schools in the world, and only one other public university in the Houston region, have earned both business and separate accounting accreditation.


AACSB Accredited Accounting Around 1 percent of the world’s business schools have earned business and separate accounting accreditation from the AACSB - and University of Houston-Clear Lake is one of them.
 

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Contact

  • Office of Admissions

    Phone: 281-283-2500
    Fax: 281-283-2522
    Email: admissions@uhcl.edu

    SSCB 1.101
    2700 Bay Area Blvd, Box 13
    Houston, TX 77058-1002

    Office Hours:
    Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Monday & Wednesday: Virtual and in-person appointments available until 6 p.m.