Master of Business Administration is a master of business administration in Business Administration programme offered by McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 20 months. Tuition for international students is CAD 27,089 per semester (CAD 11,187 per semester for local students).
McMaster's Master of Business Administration is offered in several formats: a full-time MBA of about twenty months that includes an optional four-month paid summer internship; a co-op MBA of about twenty-eight months with paid work experience across three work terms; an eight-month accelerated MBA (with a part-time option) open to holders of an undergraduate business degree from a North American university; and a thirty-six-month blended part-time MBA that combines online coursework with weekend residencies each term. Coursework is applied through work-integrated assignments set in real workplace contexts, and specializations are available in areas such as finance, accounting, health services management, and business analytics; international exchange options are also mentioned. The program suits career changers and professionals from any academic background, including engineering, science, political science, or humanities graduates moving into business, as well as business graduates seeking an accelerated route and working professionals who need a flexible part-time format. It is delivered through McMaster University's Hamilton-based graduate business programs, drawing on paid co-op and internship placements and professional-network development as part of the format-specific study options.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Full-Time MBA at the DeGroote School of Business requires an Honours Bachelor's degree from a recognised university. A minimum of two years of post-graduate work experience is recommended, though exceptional applicants with less may be considered. Applicants need a recommended B average, equivalent to a McMaster GPA of 8.0 out of 12, calculated on the two most recent years of study, about 20 courses or 60 credits. A GMAT is required unless waived for a minimum B+ academic average in the last two years of an undergraduate degree; alternatives to the GMAT include the GRE, MCAT, CFA Level 2 (passed), Canadian CPA or PEng. Two references are required, ideally one academic and one professional. Applicants also complete an online Kira interview before submitting their application, plus a professional resume. Applicants whose previous degree was not completed in English, or with under four years' residence in, or three years' full-time study within, an English-speaking country, must submit IELTS Academic (overall 7) or TOEFL (overall 100).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:McMaster admits Level I students for September entry only. For Fall 2027, deadlines are set per programme: competitive programmes such as Engineering, Computer Science, Health Sciences, Midwifery, iBioMed and Honours Integrated Science close 15 January 2027, while most other Level I programmes (Business, Humanities I, the Life Sciences and Social Sciences gateways) stay open to 1 April 2027, often with an earlier 1 February 2027 'Equal Consideration' review point. These dates are identical for domestic and international applicants for nearly every programme; the sole exception is Nursing, where Ontario high-school applicants close 15 January 2027 and all other applicants, international included, close 1 February 2027. No programme is described as rolling beyond its published deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
