Program Overview

The Business for Veterans

The USC Marshall School of Business Master of Business for Veterans (MBV) degree program is offered in an intensive format for military veterans, active military and active duty military who wish to gain formal business knowledge and develop critical thinking skills to manage or grow a business and discover the transferability of military experience and skill sets. We hope to aid your transition into business leadership roles.

The program has been designed to only take 2 semesters with 18 full-day residential sessions each semester (9 weekends), to have minimal interruption to your/ the career of working military veterans, active military and active duty military. The MBV degree program is constructed of lectures, projects and course work that are delivered via distant learning, with significant projects and course work being primarily completed during the 18 full-day residential sessions each semester.

Significant project and course work is completed primarily through residential sessions with some content delivered via distance learning. Class sessions meet on Fridays and Saturdays over two semesters with minimal interruption to the careers of working professionals. The program is offered on the University Park campus in downtown Los Angeles.

Program Highlights and Benefits

Career Growth - The knowledge and credentials earned through MBV allows its students to pursue and be successful in a variety of executive positions.

Quality - The MBV curriculum is modeled after the Executive MBA program and the program is taught by distinguished USC faculty from the prestigious school: Marshall School of Business.

Flexibility – military veterans, active military and active duty military can earn a rigorous business education from a prestigious university without interrupting their careers in only 2 semesters.

Time - The MBV is completed in only one academic year and is the most efficient way to go.

Relationships - Students forge bonds that last a lifetime and become members of USC's impressive Trojan network.

How is the MBV degree different from an MBA?

The MBV degree program is developed specifically for military veterans, active military and active duty military who have a less formal business background than typical MBA applicants/ students. With veterans' careers and schedule in mind, the program has minimal interference with your career. Therefore we deliver this program in half the time of a MBA program, and at half the price. The course is structured into "themes" instead of individual courses, which allows for the students to get to know and work together as a cohort. Because we value the education of our military we offer the opportunity to work/ learn from our world-class professors in a small class setting of only 20 -40 military students.

Why Marshall School of Business?

The USC Marshall School of Business is a private research and academic institution committed to educating tomorrow's global leaders. Ranked as one of the country's top schools for accounting, finance, entrepreneurship and international business studies, Marshall also shares the rich history and vibrant community of the USC academic system.