Master of Business Administration in Space Online

Lead the space economy with a unique combination of business acumen and cutting-edge aerospace expertise. Advance your career in one of the world's fastest-growing and most future-oriented industries.

Apply By: 10/6/26
Start Class: 10/19/26
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Program Overview

Advance your aerospace career with the online MBA in Space program

The Master of Business Administration in Space online program from Florida Institute of Technology equips you with the strategic, financial and operational skills to lead organizations in the expanding space economy. Florida Tech's Space Coast location—near Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral—grounds the curriculum in commercial spaceflight, satellite operations and emerging space business models.

Delivered fully online in an asynchronous format, this IACBE-accredited MBA in Space program is designed to prepare aerospace, defense and engineering professionals for business leadership roles. The university is well-known for its space systems graduate programs, and Florida Tech alumni have gone on to work for industry leaders including NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, the U.S. military and more.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:

  • Evaluate commercial space markets and business opportunities
  • Develop financial and investment strategies for space ventures
  • Apply regulatory, legal and policy frameworks
  • Design scalable business models for space commercialization
  • Integrate technical and business perspectives in space projects
As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:
  • Evaluate commercial space markets and business opportunities
  • Develop financial and investment strategies for space ventures
  • Apply regulatory, legal and policy frameworks
  • Design scalable business models for space commercialization
  • Integrate technical and business perspectives in space projects

Career opportunities:

  • Business development manager, aerospace and defense
  • Government-commercial liaison, aerospace and defense
  • Program manager, commercial space initiatives
  • Space commercialization manager
  • Space policy and strategy analyst
  • Space sector consultant
  • Supply chain manager, aerospace manufacturing
Career opportunities:
  • Business development manager, aerospace and defense
  • Government-commercial liaison, aerospace and defense
  • Program manager, commercial space initiatives
  • Space commercialization manager
  • Space policy and strategy analyst
  • Space sector consultant
  • Supply chain manager, aerospace manufacturing

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other MBA programs and space management programs.

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other MBA programs and space management programs.

Total Tuition $30,140.28*
Duration As few as 15 months
Credit Hours 36

Accreditation

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The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs, please view our IACBE member status page.

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Tuition

Invest in your future with affordable, pay-per-course tuition

Tuition for the MBA in Space program is designed to be affordable and accessible. Take advantage of our pay-by-the-course system, so you can manage your budget as you pursue your degree. Technology fees are included in the total tuition.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MBA in space $837.23 $2,511.69 $30,140.28

*Published tuition costs may differ from a student’s estimated total “cost of attendance,” which includes the amount an online student may choose to spend on expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies, transportation and other personal items or activities per academic year. As a Florida Tech Online student, you will only ever be billed for applicable tuition and fees. All other costs listed below are estimates per academic year required by the federal government to help you budget for your education. For further information regarding program tuition and fees, please reach out to your enrollment representative or refer to the undergraduate or graduate fees policy. View full cost of attendance information.

Potential Expenses Per Year

Program Technology Fees Federal Student Loan Fees Housing & Food Books & Supplies Transport Personal Expenses Total
MBA in space (Full-Time) $310 $75 $16,110 $1,200 $1,500 $2,100 $
MBA in space (Part-Time) $155 $75 $8,055 $600 $750 $1,050

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $30,140.28*
Per Credit Hour $837.23

Calendar

Choose the start date that fits your schedule

The MBA in Space online program is ideal for working students. Choose from multiple start dates and complete your degree at the pace that best fits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2 202610/19/2610/6/2610/6/2610/14/2610/15/2612/13/268 weeks
Spring 1 20271/11/2712/28/2612/28/261/6/271/7/273/7/278 weeks
Spring 2 20273/15/273/1/273/1/273/10/273/11/275/9/278 weeks

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Next Apply Date 10/6/26
Start Class 10/19/26

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Admissions

Here's how to apply to Florida Tech online MBA in Space graduate program

At Florida Tech, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly. Please read the requirements for the MBA in Space online program.

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  • Application for admission
  • Earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities
  • Current résumé
  • Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent to:

Mail address:
Office of Admission
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Admission Requirements

  • No application fee
  • No GMAT/GRE
  • GPA of 3.0 or above

Courses

See what you'll study in your MBA in Space online program

For the MBA in Space online, the curriculum comprises 36 credit hours, including 18 hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of space specialization courses and 6 credit hours of directed electives.

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The following foundation courses are considered prerequisites to this program and will be waived for any student with an undergraduate degree in business or who has taken undergraduate courses in accounting, economics and finance with a minimum grade of B.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines necessary tools required to plan and run a successful business venture. Requires integration of concepts, methods and models from accounting, economics and marketing in forming a business plan for a product or service in a case study.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Builds on BUS 5601.  Examines and uses concepts, methods and models from the functional business areas of statistics, finance, management and law. Requires students to integrate each component into a complete business plan.

Six credit hours of directed electives (BUS 5000-level or higher) are required if BUS 5601 Essentials of Business Development 1 and BUS 5602 Essentials of Business Development 2 are waived.

6 core courses are required - BUS 5480 Strategic Management will serve as the capstone course for this program. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Presents existing research, theories and models explaining how individual and group behavior and processes shape the internal dynamics of organizations. Provides the foundation to understand contemporary debates concerning alternative organizational designs and management practices.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the tools and techniques of managing marketing activities as well as an analysis of the marketing process. Emphasizes decision-making, the refinement of skills needed to recognize and solve marketing problems, and effective communication of recommendations. Uses case analysis extensively.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an understanding of the microeconomic forces that influence firm decision-making. Includes competitive markets and market failure, benefit-cost analysis, demand estimation and forecasting, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, production and cost estimation, and market structure analysis.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on internal reporting to managers for use in planning and control, in making nonroutine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Covers cost-volume-profit relationships, flexible budgets and standards, job order and process cost, and cost allocation and accumulation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the concepts and tools of corporate financial management and financial planning, including capital budgeting, capital structure and net working capital. Considers the importance of ethics in financial decision-making.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines U.S. national security issues of telecommunications, imaging and physical devices/satellites in space related to the commercialization of space. Considers the role of governments to provide security, and protect and safeguard national assets in space. Discusses the historical roles of the U.S. military and NASA in space vehicle launches.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines known and anticipated international laws and treaties governing access to and ownership of outer space. Explores international and cross-national issues relating to launch and maintenance of orbiting vehicles/stations and surface bases in space. Also explores issues relating to legal liabilities from accidents or incidents in outer space.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Includes economic considerations of space processing and Earth resources observation; history of in-space experimentation and developments; definition of Earth’s orbital environment and its attendant commercial advantages; launch operations and landing/retrieval; financial/profit considerations of operating in space; and current commercial space opportunities and risks.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students examine the critical elements of creating and nurturing new business ventures; screen and evaluate ideas in the formulation phase, identify sources of funds and determine means to obtain financing; select a start-up activity and prepare a business plan that represents the basis for forming a company.
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