University of Vermont - Grossman School of Business

About this program

The Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) at the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business is the leading program for emerging change-makers who believe business can, and must, become a force for good. Our accelerated, one-year program integrates sustainable business practices across disciplines, focusing on the essential toolkit needed to manage — and transform — business.

SI-MBA graduates jump back into the world making an impact in half the time than and with half the tuition needed for a more traditional MBA. They become change agents in fields as diverse as impact investing, sustainable development, mission-driven marketing, supply chain management, nonprofit management, and other socially responsible business functions.

Our program has been and continues to be the U.S.’s highest ranked green MBA program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the most prestigious accrediting body for business programs. Only 5% of programs worldwide earn this honor. AACSB accreditation means that our curriculum, faculty, and program governance regularly pass an in-depth review by academic business experts.

Businesses of the future need to work for people and the planet. For that to happen, we need to evolve how business is taught. That’s what we’re here to do. Change is our business.

• Year partnership began: 2025
• Fellowships awarded per year (average): 2

Application requirements

Letters of reference, statement of purpose, college transcripts

Admissions process

Degrees awarded

Master of Business Administration

Benefits and opportunities

Net cost is equal to tuition/fees minus fellowship value. For some universities, the fellowship value includes non-tuition/fee benefits such as health insurance or housing. See cost savings details for more.

Estimated annual cost of living: $9,442

Cost savings details

Minimum 25% tuition discount funded through endowed scholarship fund

Internship

During the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) Practicum project, students work as full-time consultants for 10 weeks on a sustainability-related innovation challenges that have been proposed by sponsoring companies/organizations. Host organizations have included leading B Corporations, sustainable development consultancies, early-stage social enterprises, globally recognized companies seeking to advance ethical business practices, community foundations, and nonprofits. Examples of past practicums can be found here.

Other opportunities

Jobs for alumni

- Director of Sustainability, NASCAR

- Principal, Parent Research, Morningstar

- Environmental Sustainability Manager, King Arthur Baking Company

- Supply Chain Innovation Manager, Seventh Generation

- Impact Investor, RuralWorks Partners, LLC

- Client Discovery Associate, Anthesis Group

- Senior Climate Change and Sustainability Consultant, EY

- Director of Plastic Innovation Challenge, Lonely Whale

- Manager, Food & Forests, Ceres

Nontraditional options