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Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Aviation Management online
Equip yourself with the specialized business skills to take your career to new heights in the aviation industry and beyond with this 100% online MBA.
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$12,474
Total Tuition
As few as 14 months
Duration
33
Credit Hours
Program Overview
Discover Henderson State’s online Aviation Management MBA degree
Elevate your qualifications as a leader in high demand by earning your Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Aviation Management online from Henderson State University. In this AACSB-accredited online MBA program, you will examine airport management techniques, aviation regulations and current issues, as well as future trends related to airport operations.
Taught by highly experienced faculty members, many of whom hold Ph.D.s, our rigorous curriculum is designed to help you develop both effective leadership and analytical skills to achieve organizational objectives. Learn to navigate evidence-based management and analytics, economic analysis for managerial decisions, strategic information systems, and more. With 7-week courses and multiple entry points a year, you can earn your degree conveniently in as few as 14 months.
Aviation management career paths:
- Aviation Operations Manager
- Director of Operations
- Chief Operations Officer
- Project Manager
- Business Consultant
- Aviation Operations Manager
- Director of Operations
- Chief Operations Officer
- Project Manager
- Business Consultant
In the online MBA in Aviation Management, you will enhance your skills in:
- Oral Communication: Synthesize key business concepts and orally communicate them effectively
- Ethical Reasoning: Learn to apply ethical reasoning in leadership/managerial roles
- Strategic Decision-Making: Apply relevant information to arrive at a well-rounded conclusion
- Leadership: Apply relevant information to increase understanding of various leadership theories and the application of leadership skills
- Oral Communication: Synthesize key business concepts and orally communicate them effectively
- Ethical Reasoning: Learn to apply ethical reasoning in leadership/managerial roles
- Strategic Decision-Making: Apply relevant information to arrive at a well-rounded conclusion
- Leadership: Apply relevant information to increase understanding of various leadership theories and the application of leadership skills
Aviation management career paths:
- Aviation Operations Manager
- Director of Operations
- Chief Operations Officer
- Project Manager
- Business Consultant
- Aviation Operations Manager
- Director of Operations
- Chief Operations Officer
- Project Manager
- Business Consultant
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$12,474
Total Tuition
As few as 14 months
Duration
33
Credit Hours
The School of Business at Henderson State University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
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Tuition
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The MBA in Aviation Management online program tuition is the same affordable, pay-by-the-course rate for all U.S. residents. Fees are included in the total tuition. Financial aid may be available for eligible students.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Aviation Mgmt | $378 | $1,134 | $12,474 |
Financial Aid
Financial Aid
To be eligible for financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at fafsa.gov. Henderson State’s institutional code is 001098.
Tuition breakdown:
$12,474
Total Tuition
$378
Tuition per credit hour
Calendar
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Our MBA in Aviation Management online program offers a convenient course schedule with 7-week courses and multiple start dates. View the full calendar for all upcoming starts and corresponding deadlines.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2 | 3/10/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/5/25 | 3/11/25 | 4/27/25 |
| Summer 1 | 5/5/25 | 4/21/25 | 4/28/25 | 4/30/25 | 5/6/25 | 6/15/25 |
| Summer 2 | 6/23/25 | 6/9/25 | 6/16/25 | 6/18/25 | 6/24/25 | 8/3/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/19/25 | 8/5/25 | 8/12/25 | 8/15/25 | 8/19/25 | 10/5/25 |
| Fall 2 | 10/13/25 | 9/29/25 | 10/6/25 | 10/10/25 | 10/13/25 | 11/30/25 |
Now enrolling:
6/9/25
Apply Date
6/23/25
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Admissions
How to apply for this online aviation management degree program
We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to the Henderson online MBA in Aviation Management below.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- GMAT waived
GMAT is waived for all students with a 2.7 GPA or better.
- Resume required for the MBA program
- GPA requirements for unconditional admission:
- 2.7 cumulative undergraduate GPA or 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework from a Regionally Accredited Institution (Non-Accredited Institution Transcripts can be submitted for further review before a final admission decision is made)
- GPA requirements for conditional admission:
- 2.5-2.69 cumulative undergraduate GPA
- If a student is Conditionally Admitted – A GMAT or GRE score must be submitted to the Office of the Graduate School before completing 12 graduate hours. The minimum acceptable GMAT score is 400.
Courses
Read about our online Aviation Management classes
In order to earn the MBA in Aviation Management online, you will complete 11 courses for a total of 33 credit hours. There are no leveling courses or prerequisites required.
All concentrations include 12 hours of core
ACC 6123: Accounting for Business & Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course reviews the application of accounting to firms in manufacturing, retailing and service industries. The course emphasizes using accounting information to make management decisions including analyzing financial statements, cost analysis, budgeting, and capital investment decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Critically analyze the role of accounting in business
- Utilize accounting data to make data-backed decisions
- Effectively describe, interpret, and draw conclusions related to accounting issues in both written and oral formats
MGM 6183: Managerial Leadership and Ethics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A graduate course designed to develop an understanding of leadership styles in management and to further ethical reasoning in the management field.
Learning Outcomes
- Articulate personal and organizational leadership principles
- Demonstrate personal and organizational ethical reasoning
- Cultivate leadership skills
- Evaluate ethical dilemmas and approaches
FIN 6113: Managerial Finance
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course addresses "real world" issues from both theoretical and practical standpoints for most types of businesses, proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. The specific objectives for the course include the following: 1) financial management of the firm with special emphasis on financial planning, capital budgeting, and cost of capital concepts; 2) an analysis of management aspects relating to the inflow and outflow of capital in business enterprise; and 3) practicing financial decision-making through case methods.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate proficiency in financial management by determining optimal capital structures, creating proforma financial statements, and utilizing ratio analysis for statement assessments
- Apply traditional evaluation models for capital budgeting analyses and estimate the value of various securities issued by corporations
- Assess factors influencing debt versus equity structures and dividend decisions, as well as motives for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring appropriate valuation
MGM 6123: Organizational Strategy
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course examines the key issues involved in formulating and implementing corporate strategies. These issues are approached from the
position of the general manager, who must analyze complex business situations and find realistic solutions to strategic and organizational problems. The course merges various functional areas and provides students with a "total business" perspective on corporate and international strategy.
Students also receive an overview of contemporary business and its future.
Learning Outcomes
- Employ current strategic management frameworks for a variety of strategic problems
- Assess strategic opportunities on a company-wide basis
- Adapt an organization's strategic position to the current business environment
- Develop a plan to execute strategic goals in the organization
- Analyze various uses of technology to create, monitor, and control a strategic plan
All students take this course regardless of backgroud and prior to registering for any additional courses.
GBU 6353: MBA Foundations
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In this course, you will receive the knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare you for the rigors of the MBA program. In order to accomplish this objective, we deliver online work which covers the fundamentals of accounting, finance, data science/economics, management, and marketing. All incoming MBA students, regardless of undergraduate degree, will enroll in the Boot Camp.
Learning Outcomes
- Define critical business terms in a variety of functional areas
- Apply a model of critical thinking to a variety of business problems
- Explain the use of a variety of business tools for business problem-solving
- Recommend a problem-solving approach for business problems
Aviation Management students must take 6 of the courses listed below.
AVN 6193: Airport Operations and Administration
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of airport planning, FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), airport organization and administration, airport operations and administration under FAR Part 139, and landslide/airside access and security.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze airport ownership and administrative structures
- Differentiate between the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and previous ways that airports were categorized
- Articulate how FAR Title 14 CFR 139 relates to airport operations management
- Examine airport planning considerations and impact on surrounding communities
- Analyze the roles of airports in the U.S. including airport governance and management along with their economic, political, and social impacts
- Explain the facilities and operations that exist within an airport property
AVN 6203: Aviation and Aerospace Law
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of aviation administrative law, aviation liability and insurance, the legal aspects of airports and airspace and aviation labor
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the structure of the Federal Aviation Administration and its associations and interactions with relevant federal and state government bodies on aviation regulation and enforcement
- Explain how the FAA implements the regulatory aspect of airport funding
- Identify how the FAA and other U.S. government organizations operate within the international aviation arena
- Utilize measured operational and managerial practices by identifying applicable domestic and international aviation regulatory allowances and restrictions
- Implement managerial decisions based on aviation labor laws and aviation liability guiding principles
- Differentiate where and how administrative, civil, and criminal law is implemented in the aerospace industry
- Identify legal parameters of buying, selling and leasing of aircraft assets
ECO 6213: Economic Analysis for Managerial Decisions
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An application of micro- and macroeconomic theories to managerial decision-making including demand and cost analysis, theory of the firm, monetary policy and the Federal Reserve System with an emphasis on quantitative economic analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply and graph key economic models
- Interpret economic indicators and public policies using economic models
- Calculate key economic measures
DSC 6253: Strategic Information Systems
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the various ways in which information technology can be leveraged by an organization for competitive advantage and addresses the issue of IT strategy and evaluation. Attention is given to strategic implementation of technology, developing and maintaining secure and effective systems, and externally focused systems.
Learning Outcomes
- Assess a business strategy informed and created by IT capabilities
- Evaluate an organization's comprehensive IT architecture and models
- Develop a plan to create an analytics culture within an organization
- Evaluate emerging key issues in the IT industry
- Appraise Google Cloud services as an IT infrastructure technology for business needs
MGM 6013: Evidence-Based Management & Analytics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will build students' capability to manage an analytics workforce, lead analytics team/project, and operate as an analytics translator. The course will introduce students to the principles of evidence-based management and analytics. This involves the appraising of scientific evidence and the processing of information and data for managerial decision-making. The course will also equip students with skills for gathering primary local evidence for problems and managerial decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of principles of evidence-based management and the analytic techniques for processing data/information for insight
- Acquire and evaluate scientific evidence for problem resolution and managerial decisions
- Develop and present an analytical project for decisions in organizations
- Utilize the insights from data and analytical outputs to problems and managerial decisions
- Articulate evidence effectively to influence organizational decisions
MKT 6063: Marketing Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A graduate marketing seminar to provide a comprehensive knowledge of marketing strategy and marketing program development. Students will be expected to read widely in the marketing literature. They will solve business problems using case analyses and/or simulation. It is recommended that this "capstone" course be taken near the end of the student's program of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Utilize the marketing strategy framework by employing the strategic marketing management process
- Articulate the importance of creating customer value through customer centricity and the significance of consumer behavior in the buying process
- Evaluate the market through segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategies
- Assess brand, promotion, pricing, and distribution strategies
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