Earning an online MBA is a great way to give your career a boost. While most MBA students are early-career or mid-career businesspeople, people in professions such as law and medicine are also pursuing MBAs in programs tailored to their occupations. Many of these degree programs have become well-respected by employers, and some even pay school expenses for student employees.

However, with hundreds of online college and university programs available, it can be time-consuming to sort through all the possibilities. The online MBA programs shown here are offered by well-known universities and are accredited by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

• Arizona State University has a 22-month MBA program. This mostly-online program requires one campus visit. The vast majority of students graduate within two years.

• Auburn University awards the following online master’s degrees in business: Executive MBA; Master of Accountancy; Master of Business Administration; Master of Management Information Systems; and Physician’s Executive MBA.

• Ball State University offers an MBA program via web conferencing. The average student graduates within 20 months.

• California State University offers online MBA training with a concentration in international business. The program can be completed within 18 months.

• Carnegie Mellon University offers three-year and four-year options to its online MBA students. Prospective students can chat with current students through the program’s website.

• Drexel University offers six online MBA programs, including a two-year “MBA Anywhere” program. Other master’s options in business include concentrations in arts administration, hospitality management, human resource development, pharmaceutical management, and sport management.

• Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business offers several prestigious MBA programs through online and blended education.

• Florida State University’s online MBA program takes 28 months to complete. Admissions are rolling, and candidates may apply at three different times throughout the year.

• Georgia Southern University’s distance learning MBA program is fully online with the exception of a two-day campus visit.

• Indiana University’s online Master’s of Business program is especially flexible. Students can earn their degree online in as little as two years or as many as five years.

• Mississippi State University features an online master’s program in business administration and one in project management.

• Oklahoma State University has six online MBA programs, including a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Telecommunications Management dual degree program, a unique Dental MBA program , and Master of Science in Management Information Systems program

• The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs offers a very flexible online MBA program that permits students to access courses any time of day or night.

• The University of Florida features an interactive online MBA program with one-year and two-year formats, depending on a student’s prior education.

• The University of Maryland’s online options include an Executive Master of Business Administration program, a traditional MBA program, and a Master of International Management degree program for mid-career professionals.