An online MBA program offers the ultimate flexibility. Students can generally complete course work on their own schedule and still maintain a full-time job and other commitments. Most of the top online MBA programs are taught by the same faculty using the same curriculum as their face-to-face counterparts.
"If you're going to stay generally on your same career path, the online MBA programs work pretty well," Dan Smith, former dean of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University—Bloomington, told U.S. News. "Some [people] are oftentimes looking to move ahead with their current company or stay within that industry, as opposed to making a radical career change."
Interacting and networking with other students is a vital part of an online MBA program. Team projects, discussion boards, emails and conference calls are all used to facilitate communication and relationships.
Professionals with several years of business experience may want to consider online executive MBA degree programs.