Master of Business Administration
Fees

Current fees (September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020).

The following fees are effective for courses starting September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021. All fees are quoted in Canadian dollars and are subject to change. Academic-related fees are exempt from the Federal Goods and Services Tax (G.S.T.). G.S.T. is added to all other goods and services, for example, workshops, some publications, self-help seminars, and Athabasca University promotional sales items.

Program tuition fees*

MBA Standard Route

Course fees due upon registration.

MBA for Accountants – Standard Route

MBA for Supply Chain Managers – Standard Route

MBA Accelerated Route

MBA for Accountants – Accelerated Route

MBA for Supply Chain Managers – Accelerated Route

Additional Fees

* Note: Students in the MBA: Hockey Management Specialization have additional fees charged by the Business of Hockey Institute (BHI). Those additional fees are noted on the Faculty of Business website.

Estimated program tuition cost (2020-2021)

Total tuition costs for the MBA will vary based on how a student chooses to complete Phase Two. For a student who takes all courses from Athabasca University and chooses to complete two online electives, one in-residence elective and an applied project, tuition would be $47,694. If the student instead chose to complete five online electives and one in-residence elective, tuition would be $52,275. Application and admission fees are included in the above calculation. AU Graduate Student Association fees are not included.

Tuition fees for students in the Accelerated Admission Route will vary based on how a student chooses to complete Phase Two. For a student who takes all courses from Athabasca University and chooses to complete four online electives, one in-residence elective and an applied project, tuition would be $29,186. If the student instead chooses to complete seven online electives and one in-residence elective, tuition would be $33,760. Application, admission and applicable transfer credit fees are included in the above calculation. AU Graduate Student Association fees are not included.

Other fees

¹ The course withdrawal processing fee is a mandatory administrative fee charged when a student withdraws from a course. Refer to Withdrawals.