Ready to lead in a tech-driven world?
Develop your skills with an MBA program carefully designed for busy, working adults like you. In just one year, you’ll earn your MBA and be well positioned to advance your career with a focus on technology, analytics, and AI, preparing you to lead in today’s tech-driven business world. Beyond the technical and analytical skills, our MBA program places a strong emphasis on leadership training. You'll engage in workshops, case studies, and hands-on experiences that prepare you to manage teams, projects, and organizational change effectively.
Go further with a degree from an AACSB-accredited university
Ranked as a Top Performer on Social Mobility by U.S. News and World Report
Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Accelerate Your Growth
Gain practical and applicable business experience and learn how to solve real-world problems with the guidance of seasoned faculty and industry leaders through exclusive guest lectures.
You’ll enjoy working closely with classmates and instructors in small, cohort-based classes with a collaborative philosophy that will expand your professional network and nurture relationships that are key components to a successful career.
Take advantage of a convenient hybrid schedule that affords you the flexibility to focus on moving your career in the right direction. All while receiving nationally-recognized training from an AACSB-accredited institution.
A World of Innovation
The business world is anything but boring. It is constantly evolving with technology and globalization, promoting new and exciting markets, opportunities, and business models to uphold. As a graduate of the One-Year Accelerated MBA program, your skill set will transfer over into nearly every business industry imaginable from finance to marketing to operations.
Occupational Trends
MBA graduates had the highest median earning potential in the U.S. among business school graduates.
—Corporate Recruiters Survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council
The median annual wage for chief executives was $206,680 in May 2023.
—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Overall employment in business and financial occupations is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations from 2023 to 2033, adding about 963,500 job openings each year.
—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Be a Leader in Today’s Ever-Changing Business Market
Distinguish yourself from other job applicants by earning your MBA from an accredited university and seize the opportunity to move up the career ladder faster than non-MBA counterparts. MBA graduates from Cal State East Bay have found fulfilling careers within large corporations, small and mid-size companies, and non-profit organizations. Others have landed consulting positions or pursued their dreams into entrepreneurship.
In fact, our graduates are in leadership roles in Bay Area firms ranging from Uber, Oracle, Kaiser, Chevron, and a host of other companies and organizations.
Program Objectives
Here’s just a glimpse of what you can expect to achieve during your time at Cal State East Bay:
Make legal and ethical decisions in organizations and society.
Develop business strategies that respond to emerging opportunities and challenges in the global environment.
Apply leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in diverse managerial environments.
Analyze and integrate information from different functional areas of business in managerial decisions.
Apply quantitative, analytical, and technological tools for data-driven decision-making.
Program Format
Cal State East Bay’s One-Year Accelerated MBA program is offered in a cohort, hybrid format.
Balance your work and studies with a blend of 40% online learning and 60% in-person classes. You’ll meet in-person from 9am-5pm on Saturdays at the CSUEB Hayward Campus and online two evenings a week from 6-10pm.
In-person classes are held in the state-of-the-art Innovation Center, where you will collaborate with peers and faculty on groundbreaking projects. With our small, cohort-based learning experience, you'll gain personalized attention and support from both expert instructors and professional peers, enhancing your overall learning experience.Required Courses
To earn your MBA degree, you will need to complete 14 courses and one capstone project:
| Required Courses | Units |
|---|---|
| MKTG 601 Managerial Communication | 1.5 |
| MGMT 601Leading People and Organizations | 1.5 |
| MGMT 602 Business Analytics for Managers | 3 |
| MGMT 609 Negotiation/Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| ECON 606 Managerial Economics | 3 |
| ACC 604 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| MGMT 603 Managing Complex Issues in Global Context | 3 |
| FIN 605 Corporate Financial Management | 3 |
| MKTG 607 Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGMT 624 Special topics in HROB - Advanced Leadership | 3 |
| MGMT 608 Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| ECON 697 Advanced Topics in Economics | 3 |
| MGMT 616 People Analytics | 3 |
| MGMT 658 Project Management | 3 |
| MGMT 693 Strategic Management Capstone | 3 |
Charlie Bosetti
Follow not where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail!
Charlie Bosetti, MBA recently retired as vice-president of West Business Group after 31 years working for Steelcase Inc. leading all sales, marketing, and distribution activities in the western United States. Bosetti’s business unit was responsible for over $500 million in total revenue with annual gross margins of $150 million. Based in San Francisco, and leading a diverse team of over 100 sales, marketing, and distribution professionals throughout the west, Bosetti’s core competencies include: strategic business leadership, design thinking and change management, cross-cultural communication, and negotiation/conflict resolution. Prior assignments include Regional Vice-President West Coast, Managing Director, Steelcase Australia, based in Sydney, and Commercial Director, Steelcase Mexico, based in Mexico City.
He graduated from the CSUEB One-Year MBA program and is currently a lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at CSUEB. Bosetti teaches graduate-level courses in “Business Leadership and Managerial Communications” as well as “Negotiation and Conflict Resolution” with an emphasis on Ethics & AI. Originally from the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Bosetti graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing.
Grant Brady
Success is using your skills and knowledge to create positive change and make a difference in the world around you.
Dr. Grant M. Brady’s primary areas of interest include the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes with an overarching emphasis on promoting employee well-being. Specifically, he is passionate about people analytics and using data to make better HR and employee decisions. His work on employee well-being focuses on identifying practices that organizations and employees can engage in to support working successfully across the lifespan. His research has been published in leading academic journals including Journal of Management and Journal of Applied Psychology. He has also given numerous presentations at professional conferences. His commonly taught courses in the MBA program include: MGMT 616 - People Analytics and MGMT 601 - Leading People and Organizations.
Eric Fricke
I really enjoy talking about current event topics in finance. Not only does it make the content real but it brings up opportunities to discuss how finance, at its core, is about resource allocation from investors to businesses and back to investors. If our financial markets work well, the best ideas get financed and people can accomplish their dreams.
Eric Fricke, PhD worked for two Fortune 500 companies, first as an engineer and then as an analyst and business director. Dr. Fricke did finance valuations of acquisition targets and strategy analyses with lots of spreadsheets and presentations in between.
Dr. Fricke has a BS in Mechanical Engineering, MBA in Marketing and Finance, and PhD in Finance. His research has been quite varied with his interests from corporate investments, governance, and earnings announcements to governance of investment funds.
Ying Guo
Continuously discovering, creating, and acquiring new knowledge is essential for delivering high-quality teaching in accounting. This is especially crucial in today’s “information age,” as accounting undergoes rapid and significant changes in its methods and techniques.
Ying Guo, PhD is an associate professor of accounting teaching at Cal State East Bay. He joined CSUEB in 2014 after he received his PhD in International Management, specializing in accounting from University of Hawaii at Manoa in the same year. He teaches a variety of courses, including financial accounting, auditing, and individual taxation, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. His research interests focus on accounting quality, sustainability accounting, corporate board diversity, and climate change disclosure.
Dr. Guo is a licensed CPA in California. Dr. Guo also holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry and has published journals in interdisciplinary fields, including accounting, astrochemistry, chemical physics, civil engineering, and scientific instruments designs.
Vish Hegde
Dr. Vish Hegde is the Professor of Management in the College of Business and Economics at Cal State East Bay.
He has over 35 years of experience in a variety of roles and domains that span both academia and industry. He started his career as a mechanical engineer and has worked in aeronautics and renewable energy areas. He obtained a PhD in Operations Management from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He then worked for IT companies including PeopleSoft as a senior consultant and product manager.
He joined Cal State East Bay in 2002 to pursue an academic career and bring a blend of academic expertise and industry experience into teaching, research, and consulting. He has been conducting empirical research and has published 20 refereed research articles. He has taught a broad range of subjects (including Data Mining, Project Management) for business degree programs including MBA, Executive MBA programs at Singapore and Moscow, Transnational Executive MBA, MS in Business Analytics and online/on-ground Undergraduate Business Programs.
He has 13 years of experience in various administration roles at Cal State East Bay. This includes the Chair of Management from 2016-2020 where he managed all strategic and operational aspects of the biggest department on campus; Interim Associate Dean of College of Business and Economics from 221-2024. He was the Coordinator of Online Programs in the College of Business from 2014-2020, where he has been responsible for online quality standards and faculty development initiatives.
Christopher Lim
Passionate and Inspiring Educator and Entrepreneur ‘Love and Learn’
Christopher Lim, PhD was previously a global supply chain executive for two decades and held key positions as global director responsible for managing key clients such as Apple Inc. and other named corporations. Dr. Lim is also an entrepreneur who co-founded EASE Education LLC. in 2018, an educational enrichment school for K-12 levels. Dr. Lim is an award-winning educator and has been recognized as "Master Teacher" for several years and sole recipient of the "Distinguished Lecturer Teaching Award in 2021" with San Jose State University. He is an avid runner, who sings and plays the guitar, and a passionate family man.
Dr. Lim holds a PhD in Management from Walden University and a MSc. Degree in Marketing from University of Strathclyde.
Jeffrey Newcomb
Jeff Newcomb, MBA, is a lecturer with the College of Business and Economics (CBE), teaching coursework in marketing, strategy, analytics, and related subjects. Newcomb is President of the California Faculty Association (CFA), East Bay Chapter, and activist for university shared governance through the CSUEB Academic Senate. He’s principal of Red Widget Strategies, working with clients in market planning and business development. Previously, he held leadership positions with WGBH Boston Public Television and the Tom Peters Group, management consultants, Palo Alto. He’s been honored with CBE’s Abendroth Outstanding Lecturer Award and voted Distinguished Professor, Concord Campus, and Teacher of the Year, Contra Costa Office of Education.
Newcomb holds an AB, Colgate University, and MBA, Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Asha Rao
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.The great teacher inspires.
Dr. Asha Rao is a Professor of Management at CBE and leads the One-Year Accelerated MBA program at CSUEB. Her research and consulting interests are in leadership, negotiations, and diversity and inclusion in a global environment. Her research in these areas has been published in leading journals and presented at academic and practitioner conferences. Dr. Rao has developed and taught courses based on her areas of expertise at CSUEB, Rutgers, and McGill Universities and received multiple Outstanding Faculty Awards in her career. She is currently the George and Miriam Phillips Outstanding Professor 2024/25. She is a Senior Fulbright Fellow.
Rao also leads academic innovation. She is the founder and Director of the Women in Leadership Program. She is currently focused on enhancing the MBA curriculum’s strengths in analytics, AI, and innovation. She typically teaches Negotiation, Leadership, Creativity, Team Building, and Managing the Global Workplace in the MBA program.
Filippo Rebessi
Economics is about numbers, but there's more to it. It’s about uncovering stories and solutions hidden within data.
Dr. Filippo Rebessi is an Associate Professor of Economics and currently serves as Chair of the Economics Department at California State University, East Bay. He earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 2016. His research applies quantitative macroeconomic models to analyze a broad range of topics, including immigration policy, agricultural policy, firm dynamics, and even sports economics. His diverse research interests reflect a commitment to using quantitative and data-driven analysis to address complex issues. He is particularly excited to explore the potential of generative AI to enhance coding and modeling of complex economic systems, and to help create and visualize insights derived from economic models and data.
Shahar Sansani
My teaching approach is rooted in the use of practical examples, providing students with a clear and accessible way to master complex concepts
Shahar Sansani, PhD is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Cal State East Bay. He also teaches courses at the University of the Pacific and the University of California, Davis. His research interests lie in the Economics of Education and Economics of Discrimination, spanning an array of topics including whether granting students extra time to study for exams will increase their score and whether the religiously observant face discrimination in the housing market. Dr. Shahar earned his PhD in Economics from the University of California, Davis in 2009.
Admission Requirements
For admission into the Accelerated MBA program, you will need:
- An undergraduate degree with a 2.5 Grade Point Average (or equivalent)
- TOEFL for international students
- Statement of Interest and Resume
- 1:1 interview with Program Director
How to Apply
- Attend an info session
- Schedule your 1:1 interview with the Program Director
- Complete the online application through Cal State Apply.
- Share statement of interest and resume with Program Director
- Send in required documents. All transcripts and test scores should be sent directly to the admissions office:
Domestic Students:
California State University, East Bay
Office of Admissions, SA 3100
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
International Students:
International students should send all applications, transcripts and test scores to:
California State University, East Bay
Office of International Admissions, SF 102
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Additional Requirements for International Students
For admission to Cal State East Bay as an international student, you are required to meet the minimum requirements described above and demonstrate proof of English proficiency in one of the following ways:
- A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Internet-based score of 80.
- An overall test score from IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam of 6.5 or above for graduate students.
Please note the CSUEB code for the GMAT: TCV-K9-41
Admission Deadlines
| Semester | Application Filing Period | Transcripts & Other Documents Due |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 10/1/24-6/1/25 | 7/1/25 |
For international application and document deadlines, please visit the International Admissions Office website.
Upcoming Info Sessions
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