Course
MBA
Offered by School of Business Administration
QS Global MBA Ranking
AACSB-accredited MBA at one of the UAE’s best-known American-style universitiesQS World Rank: Top 500 (2026)
The American University of Sharjah’s MBA is one of the UAE’s best-known, delivered on an American-style campus close to Dubai with international accreditation and a strong regional business network.
Key advantages
- AACSB-accredited business school
- American-style curriculum
- Close to Dubai
- Strong regional business network
- International cohort
- Established MBA brand
- Programme & duration
- MBA (check current availability): about 1.5–2 years
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. AED 90,000 – AED 140,000 total programme fee (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- September (Fall) and January (Spring)
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overallTOEFL iBT: 79–90PTE: 58+
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, GMAT/GRE (or university test), 2–3+ years’ work experience, essays and references; confirm the programme is currently offered.
- Average Work Experience
- Average about 5–7 years of work experience
- GMAT / GRE Requirement
- GMAT/GRE or an equivalent university test usually required
Employability & placement
Graduates move into management, finance and consulting roles across the Gulf and beyond.
Student experience
AUS is an American-style university with a multicultural campus close to Dubai, known for engineering, architecture and business, and for a strong, international student community.
Research strengths
Applied research in leadership, finance and entrepreneurship.