The MBA program is designed for professionals who are looking for the extra edge to make them stand out in the market. Courses are taught by our accomplished faculty and class sizes are small to encourage interaction between the faculty and the students. Students choose the UNLV Lee Business School MBA program due to its “location, flexibility and affordability”.
Contact
Lisa Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Room: BEH 209
Phone: 702-895-1367
Email: lisa.davis@unlv.edu
Location
The UNLV campus is located in the center of Las Vegas. UNLV encompasses 337 acres of Las Vegas real estate, is an entrepreneurial and innovative institution, a place where you can learn, grow, and become something you've never imagined. Our location in Las Vegas offers a living laboratory where you can get hands-on experience in your future career while making a difference in a thriving community.
Las Vegas is known across the globe for being a world-class destination. Residents have the opportunity to live, work and play in one of the most fabulous entertainment centers in the world! Over the past several years, Las Vegas has attracted top chefs, award-winning restaurants and international-scale shopping venues. Long known for its unique entertainment offerings on The Strip, the city is also home to a bourgeoning cultural arts scene. The desert quickly becomes near and dear to the hearts of residents, particularly for outdoor enthusiasts. From hiking in magnificent Red Rock Canyon, snowboarding at Mount Charleston and boating or skiing in the cool waters of Lake Mead, Las Vegas residents are less than an hour away from some of the most breath-taking outdoor vistas in the country. While Las Vegas is known for its glitzy and glamorous nightlife, residents can also enjoy traditional family fun activities. Green belts and park settings are scattered throughout valley neighborhoods. For more information about the Las Vegas area, visit the Metro Chamber of Commerce website.
Flexibility
The evening MBA is designed for working professionals who plan to continue to work full-time while they pursue their MBA. The curriculum is challenging and flexible, and is ideal for even the busiest of working professionals. The part-time evening MBA is a flexible program that allows students to attend classes at a pace that fits their schedule. Students can attend full and part-time and are not locked into any one format. Beginning fall 2021, the MBA program will be offered in a hybrid format that combines in-class and remote instruction. The program brings together students from diverse industries to add depth to the learning environment. This provides students the unique opportunity to learn as much from each other as they do from the faculty. The hands-on, real world approach to the curriculum allows students to take what they learn in class and apply it at the office the next day.
The MBA offers unique benefit to its students: the opportunity to hear from high-profile business executives from Fortune 500 companies about what they learned in their career journeys and how it applies to the students' own burgeoning executive careers. Students profit from our notable roster of executive speakers as well as our distinguished faculty. Upon graduation, students become part of a prestigious network of business leaders. Our alumni are entrepreneurs, successful business owners, and leaders in major corporations throughout the world. Graduates experience valuable personal growth and development with far reaching effects - from career advancement, to a lifetime of professional connections.
Affordability
The LBS MBA programs offer a great education at an affordable price. The Lee Business School is accredited by AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – the premier accrediting body for business education. The LBS is among just 178 business schools worldwide to be accredited in business and accounting and the only AACSB-accredited program in Southern Nevada. AACSB accreditation mean that your education at the Lee Business School is of the highest quality and meets superior standards that are widely recognized within academic and business circles.
Couple this with the LBS MBA placement in Bloomberg’s Business Week and U.S. News and World Report rankings, the MBA Program offers a great value to its students. For more information about the MBA program, contact the MBA office at 702-895-3655 or attend an upcoming information session.