Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Brand Marketing and Analytics online

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Start classes: 1/6/27
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Program Overview

Transform consumer insights into growth with a marketing MBA

Learn to bridge business strategy, consumer insights and marketing analytics so you can lead brands, influence key decisions and advance your marketing career. In the University of West Florida's online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Brand Marketing and Analytics program, you will focus on branding, social media campaigns and audience expectations while exploring how organizations use research and data to make smarter business decisions.

Through applied coursework and hands-on projects, you'll develop the leadership, analytical and strategic-thinking skills needed to solve complex organizational challenges, strengthen customer relationships and understand how marketing is tied to financial performance. With this AACSB-accredited program, UWF offers you a business education recognized for academic excellence.

What you'll gain from this program:

  • Ability to apply consumer insights and market research to strategic business decisions
  • Knowledge to develop and manage brands that support long-term organizational growth
  • Understanding of marketing data to identify trends, opportunities and customer behavior
  • Insight to create evidence-based marketing strategies using research and analytics
  • Strong leadership, communication and organizational decision-making skills
  • Insight on connecting marketing initiatives to broader business objectives and financial performance
  • A professional portfolio demonstrating your ability to solve complex business and marketing challenges
  • Ability to apply consumer insights and market research to strategic business decisions
  • Knowledge to develop and manage brands that support long-term organizational growth
  • Understanding of marketing data to identify trends, opportunities and customer behavior
  • Insight to create evidence-based marketing strategies using research and analytics
  • Strong leadership, communication and organizational decision-making skills
  • Insight on connecting marketing initiatives to broader business objectives and financial performance
  • A professional portfolio demonstrating your ability to solve complex business and marketing challenges

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Total Tuition: $16,434
Program Duration: As few as 16 months *
Credit Hours: 36

Accreditation:

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The Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business at the University of West Florida is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).

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Tuition

Earn an AACSB-accredited MBA that delivers long-term value

Tuition for UWF's online degree programs makes them some of the most affordable in the state of Florida. The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Brand Marketing and Analytics online.

A discount price is also available to active-duty military, veterans, spouses and dependents of military. Please call our enrollment specialists at 877-588-2502 for more information.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $4,565
Total Tuition: $16,434

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Calendar

Start your MBA program on a schedule that works for you

The MBA – Brand Marketing and Analytics program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

TermCourse Start DateApplication Deadline*Registration Deadline**Tuition Deadline***
Fall 18/17/267/20/268/16/268/23/26
Spring 11/6/2712/7/261/6/271/12/27
Spring 23/1/272/1/272/28/273/7/27

*Application and all documents must be submitted by this date.

**Registrations after the deadline will be charged a $100 fee.

***Tuition/fees not paid by the deadline will be charged a $100 fee. Students with an outstanding balance after the Add/Drop period will be purged from their course and will be assessed a $200 fee if reinstated.

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Next class start date: 1/6/27

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Why you should choose UWF:

Affordable Education

At UWF, it is our mission to give students the access and affordability to be successful through competitive tuition, financial aid resources and support along the way.

Focused on Student Success

Our nationally ranked degree programs give you the chance to learn from expert faculty members in an environment dedicated to your success.

Leader in Online Learning

Designed for working adults who need flexibility, our programs are delivered in a convenient format with multiple start dates per year.

Military Friendly®

UWF is a Military Friendly® and veteran friendly university, helping former and active duty U.S. military students transition from serving their country to earning their degree.

Admissions

UWF's online MBA program doesn’t require business experience

The admission process is the first step toward earning your degree online. Find out the requirements for the Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Brand Marketing and Analytics online program, what additional materials you should send and where you need to send them.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Official transcripts
  • No GMAT

Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for admission:

  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution whose accrediting agency is included on the list of UWF-approved accrediting agencies**
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher*
    • Professional résumé demonstrating appropriate employment at increasing levels of responsibility
    • Graduate-level motivation and writing abilities as noted in essay responses within application
    • Business course academic preparation
    • Official transcripts (sent from a college or university directly to the Graduate School, bearing an official seal and signature) from all previously attended universities. Students who received their undergraduate degree from UWF do not need to provide UWF transcripts.

    Transcripts should be sent to:

    The University of West Florida Graduate School
    Attention: Graduate Admissions
    11000 University Parkway, Building 11
    Pensacola, FL 32514-5750

    International students may have additional requirements.

    *If you have lower than a 3.0 GPA, you may still apply for consideration. Admission is based on a holistic review of credentials to assess the potential success of each applicant. Professional experience is determined on a case-by-case basis using a résumé and any requested supporting documents. Our admission committee evaluates an individual’s accomplishments, roles and responsibilities to determine the total number of years of professional experience. Normally, professional experience begins at the point of graduation; however, the University of West Florida may consider prior work experience based on type of experience.

    **UWF will only accept credits from institutions whose accrediting agency is included on the list of UWF-approved accrediting agencies, outlined below:

    • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
    • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
    • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
    • Middle States Commission of Higher Education (MSCHE)
    • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
    • Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
    • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

Foundation coursework and prerequisites

An undergraduate business degree is not required for admission to the online MBA program. Approximately one-third of students enter the program with no prior business coursework. However, foundation-level proficiency in the major functional areas of business is required to be successful in the program. These include accounting, economics, statistics, finance and management. UWF offers accelerated MBA foundation courses for applicants to meet the foundational proficiencies necessary to begin MBA core courses.

Courses

Explore online coursework built for emerging marketing leaders

For the Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Brand Marketing and Analytics online program, the curriculum consists of 36 semester credit hours. Students are able to select their own industry to ensure the knowledge and skills gained are applicable to current job responsibilities while preparing for new opportunities upon graduation.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1.5
An introductory MBA core course in which students must combine the practical skills and discipline of specific concepts in order to solve a complex, integrated real-life business problem. Serves as an initial integrating experience from which to launch students into the core MBA study.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1.5
Provides the background for beginning the MBA Portfolio. Gives introduction to information resources available to perform business problem analysis. Students learn to prepare a thorough analysis of their Portfolio industry.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Upon completion of the course, students will gain knowledge about budgeting, profit planning, and controlling aspects of business decision making. This course covers three broad areas: fundamental financial and managerial concepts; revenue and cost accumulation techniques; and revenue and cost analysis.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Appreciation and understanding of the field of organizational behavior and its application in managing human and other resources. Emphasizes understanding individual behavior (motivation, self-awareness, leadership, etc.) and group dynamics (decision-making, group development and work), plus conflict, climate, learning styles, power, stress, process/content, human rights and quality. Utilizes experiential learning methodologies and other appropriate designs. May not be taken for credit by students having credit for INP 6397.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with quantitative skills that are required to make business decisions. These skills involve using statistical, forecasting and estimation techniques. Students are expected to use the subject matter for problem sets and exams.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts of competition as they relate to business management policies and practices; profit goals and measurement problems; multiple product policy; demand analysis; cost concepts; pricing problems; case studies. Contains a portfolio project.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced treatment of investment and financing decisions of firms, emphasis on current theory and practice. Course contains a portfolio project.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on development of quantitative and analytical skills required to model, analyze, interpret and solve managerial decision making problems.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Utilizes case analysis, a strategic simulation and other related experiential exercises. Integrates and applies the various business management functions from the strategic viewpoint of the organizational chief executive officer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Creation of enduring and mutually satisfactory customer relationships through the provision of customer value as an enterprise management philosophy. With consideration given to operating environments, the course is designed to teach the formulation, implementation, and control of comprehensive marketing strategy with emphasis on the integrative aspects of the marketing function in a market-based enterprise. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses are used in applications oriented context. Contains a portfolio project.

Students must choose 3 of the following courses.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The primary objective is to help the student understand basic digital marketing principles. Topics include websites, blogs, online branding, search marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, and analytics from a digital marketing strategy perspective.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Brands are among the most valuable assets of a company. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the strategies and tactics involved in building brand equity. The course addresses the most important issues involved in creating, analyzing and maintaining strong brands. It provides a framework for understanding brands, brand architecture, brand equity, and the ways in which consumers perceive, evaluate, and respond to brands.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn a conceptual foundation and practical approach to developing successful social media marketing plans. Emphasis is placed on a social media planning model that provides a cumulative learning experience, showing students how to construct social media strategies that achieve desired marketing goals.

*Program duration may depend on course load and availability. Please consult with your advisor.

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