Master's degree · Tbilisi, Georgia

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA at the University of Georgia is a two-year, four-semester master's degree taught entirely in English in Tbilisi, built around the core management disciplines — strategy, finance, marketing, operations and organisational behaviour. It is worth considering because it delivers a full English-language business master's at $4,000 a year in a capital city where a graduate can live comfortably on a modest budget, in a country whose economy is closely tied to regional trade and services.

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University: The University of Georgia (UG)
Level: Master's degree
Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)
Language: English
Tuition: $4,000 per year
Next intake: Fall 2026

Who this program suits

This fits graduates with a first degree in any field who want a general management qualification in English without the cost of a Western European or North American MBA, as well as professionals already working in the Caucasus or Black Sea region. It suits people comfortable with case discussion and group work. It is less suitable if you want a heavily quantitative finance or data science degree, or if your priority is a large executive alumni network.

What you study

Strategic management and competitive analysis
Corporate finance, financial reporting and managerial accounting
Marketing management, consumer behaviour and market research
Operations, supply chain and project management
Organisational behaviour, leadership and human resource management
Research methods and a final master's thesis or capstone project

Where it leads

Business development or operations manager in a company or SME
Marketing, brand or product manager
Financial analyst or planning roles in corporate finance departments
Project manager or consultant in advisory and services firms
Founding or scaling your own business, using the capstone as groundwork
Doctoral study in business or management; as a Georgian state-recognised master's degree it can be presented abroad, though each employer or university applies its own evaluation

What it costs

Tuition is $4,000 per year, so roughly $8,000 across the two years of the programme. Living in Tbilisi typically costs between $300 and $450 a month, covering shared or modest rented accommodation, food, local transport and mobile data. Budget separately for your visa and residence permit, health insurance, travel and document translation or legalisation.

What the university asks for

The University asks for three things: your bachelor's degree diploma, your transcript of records showing the subjects and grades completed, and the pages of your passport carrying your personal details, photograph and signature. Documents should be legible and, where they are not in English, accompanied by a certified translation. Applications are being considered for the Spring 2026 intake.

❇️ Bachelor's Degree Diploma
❇️ Transcript of records
❇️ Passport - the page(s) with your personal information, photo, and signature.

Questions students ask

Do I need work experience or a business bachelor's degree to apply?

The listed requirements are a bachelor's degree diploma, a transcript and your passport pages — no specific field of study or minimum years of work experience is stated. Graduates from engineering, humanities and science backgrounds are common on general MBA programmes, and the core courses start from first principles.

Is the whole programme taught in English?

Yes. Lectures, coursework, assessments and the final thesis or capstone are delivered in English across all four semesters, so you do not need Georgian to complete the degree. Learning some Georgian is still useful for daily life, part-time work and local internships in Tbilisi.

When does the Spring 2026 intake start and how long will the degree take?

The next entry point is the Spring 2026 semester. From there the MBA runs two academic years, four semesters in total, with the final semester largely given over to your thesis or capstone project. Starting in spring means you graduate at the end of a spring semester.