Flores MBA Program
Master Business Your Way.
The LSU Flores MBA Program provides you with flexible paths to advance your career. Our nationally-ranked and STEM-designated program will unlock your full potential as a business leader.
In addition to a robust curriculum centered on application-based learning, we provide students with a strong foundation to succeed in the business world and give them the tools to see a valuable return on their investment. The Flores MBA Program rigorously prepares students to enter the business world with an advanced degree from a premier university. We offer cutting-edge coursework, leadership, professional and career development opportunities, and outstanding job placement opportunities at an exceptional value. Regardless of where you are in life, LSU has an MBA program that will meet your needs. Let's connect — request more information here.
Six Ways to a Flores MBA
Each of our offerings provides cutting-edge course work, leadership opportunities, professional development, and career coaching at an exceptional value. Explore the offerings to find the best option for you.
90%
of Flores MBA grads are employed within 3 months of graduation.
#14
Best No-GMAT MBA Programs
- College Consensus, 2022
#24
Best Online MBA Programs
- Poets & Quants, 2022
#45
MBA Full-time Program (among U.S. public institutions)
- U.S. News & World Report, 2025
The Flores MBA Program is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) designated across the curriculum. This transformative MBA pathway equips students with industry-specific skills to make data-driven decisions in dynamic business environments.
Additionally, international students can take advantage of an extended Optional Practical Training (OPT) period. OPT is an employment benefit granted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services authorizing eligible F-1 students to work anywhere in the U.S. in a position directly related to their major field of study and at a level commensurate with their educational level for one year. The Flores MBA Program's STEM designation provides international graduates with an additional two years (three years total) to gain practical work experience while continuing to apply their skills and expertise in various business environments.
Focus Your Future
MBA students have the flexibility to shape their future by pursuing one of our in-demand specializations.
Your specialization will communicate extensive knowledge of a particular field with applicable skills and tools to prospective employers. A career-focused curriculum will help you navigate your academic path and make you a more marketable candidate in your chosen industry.
Our full-time and one-year tracks offer specializations in 11 areas: data analytics, emerging technology, energy, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare management, human resource management, internal auditing, management consulting, nonprofit business, sports business.
The MBA Student Experience
FLORES MBA NEWS
Over spring break, Ourso College graduate students swapped their usual BEC classrooms for dynamic international settings, embarking on immersive experiences designed to broaden their understanding of the global business landscape. Students from multiple programs traveled together to Europe (Germany & Hungary) or South America (Argentina), while the Master of Accountancy cohort explored the heart of Central America (Costa Rica).
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication graduate and current Flores MBA student Cecilia Shahrdar shares insights on the importance of internships.
If you are surprised to learn that E. J. Ourso College of Business students were part of the team helping small businesses through the LSU Cybersecurity Clinic, you are not alone.
James & Cherie Flores
A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, James “Jim” Flores has played a significant role in establishing LSU’s MBA program as a nationally recognized producer of industry leaders, forward-thinking executives, and professionals.
In 1996, Flores and his wife, Cherie, graciously donated to the E. J. Ourso College of Business to endow the MBA program, which was renamed in their honor.
MBA Alumni Network
When you graduate from the Flores MBA Program, you join the 6200+ network of alumni around the globe.
The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association exists to mentor the LSU Flores MBA Program’s students, fund strategically imperative curricula, and connect alumni to the college and the students. MBA Alumni stay connected through a series of social and networking events. Join the MBAAA now.
Contact Us
Flores MBA Program
1053 Business Education Complex
501 South Quad Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-8867
lsumba@lsu.edu
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