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Master’s · Business & Management

Part-time MBA MBA

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management · Frankfurt am Main · Official programme page

24 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“(2) Die Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch.”
“A 21-month, part-time MBA programme taught entirely in English.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Degree Master of Business Administration (MBA) Language English Duration Part-time | 21 months (This programme does not qualify for a student visa.) Tuition Fee EUR 42,000 + EUR 600 enrolment fee Application Deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 17 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Classes are held on the Frankfurt campus about once a month from Friday afternoon to Sunday, plus two intensive block weeks, one of them an international module at Singapore Management University. It is on campus but part-time, and Frankfurt School states plainly that it "does not qualify for a student visa" — so it is not a route into Germany for an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan who has no other residence title.

Attendance
Part-time
Source
“A 21-month, part-time MBA programme taught entirely in English. Classes typically take place approximately once a month, from Friday afternoon to Sunday, allowing participants to combine their studies with professional commitments. The programme also includes two intensive block weeks, one of which is an international module.”
“Der Studiengang des Teilzeit-MBA umfasst eine Regelstudienzeit von 4 Semester (21 Monate).” page
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Designed for people already in a job in Germany. No student visa.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang des Teilzeit-MBA umfasst eine Regelstudienzeit von 4 Semester (21 Monate).”
“Duration Part-time | 21 months” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Der Arbeitsaufwand umfasst 60 CP, dabei entfallen 15 CP auf die Master-Thesis.”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

60 CP including a 15-CP thesis. The key-facts box on the programme page gives no ECTS figure.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start Date 17 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

One intake a year, in September.

Non-EU deadline
31 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)One date for everybody; no separate date for visa applicants, because the programme does not qualify for a student visa.
Source
“Application Deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 17 September 2027”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Early-bird discounts reward applying sooner.

Non-EU tuition
€42,000 per programme Total for the 21-month programme.
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 42,000 + EUR 600 enrolment fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Early-bird discounts and the MBA scholarships are applied for in the same application; the list price is recorded here.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The key facts list only the €600 enrolment fee, and no application fee is mentioned anywhere on the part-time MBA page. The Full-time MBA page does say "Submitting your application incurs no additional fees", but that sentence is on the full-time page only, so no fee or absence of a fee can be stated for this programme.

Registration fee or deposit
€600 one-off
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 42,000 + EUR 600 enrolment fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

One-off enrolment fee on top of tuition.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“f) den MBA Zulassungsprozess besteht, der, unter anderem, ein Interview beinhaltet und die Aspekte strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken, Teamfähigkeit und Führungspotential überprüft”
“Minimum three years of post-graduate work experience.” page
“g) Zwei Empfehlungsschreiben.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

No number of places is published; admission depends on the MBA selection process (interview assessing strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, teamwork and leadership potential, plus two letters of recommendation).

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Accredited by the German Accreditation Council.”
“Frankfurt School was accredited by the German Accreditation Council in July 2015 and reaccredited for an additional eight years in October 2021. … Within the specified framework, Frankfurt School is permitted to accredit its own degree programs.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Frankfurt School holds system accreditation and accredits its own degree programmes within that framework, under the quality seal of the Akkreditierungsrat. Frankfurt School's own page dates that system accreditation to July 2015 with a reaccreditation “for an additional eight years in October 2021”; the Akkreditierungsrat's own records give other dates (first decision 6 July 2015 to the end of the summer semester 2021, extended to 30 September 2022, reaccreditation report of 28 September 2022) and publish no decision for the reaccreditation, so its end date cannot be confirmed - see the institution's institutionalAccreditation fact. Its MBA portfolio additionally carries AMBA accreditation (2018, reaccredited 2023 for five years), which is an international business-school accreditation, not German programme accreditation.

Student visa
The university says this programme does not qualify for a student visa
Source
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“b) über einen ersten akademischen Abschluss mit 240 Credit Points (CP) 1 verfügt (Bachelor oder gleichwertig)”
“(2) Bewerberinnen und Bewerber mit weniger als 240 CP im ersten akademischen Abschluss können zugelassen werden, wenn … sie bestimmte Brückenmodule zum Erwerb fehlender Kompetenzen absolvieren und/oder … einschlägige Kompetenzen von außerhochschulisch erworbenen Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten angerechnet werden können. Es können bis zu 60 CP angerechnet werden.” page
“Request CV check First academic degree (Bachelor or equivalent).” page
“Geht einem Master-Studium ein Bachelorstudium voraus, so werden unter Einbeziehung dieses vorangegangenen Studiums 300 Credit Points (CP)1 benötigt. Im begründeten Einzelfall kann davon bei entsprechender Qualifikation von Studierenden abgewichen werden. Einschlägige Berufserfahrung oder außerhalb des Hochschulstudiums erworbene Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten können als CP-Äquivalent angerechnet werden.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations ask for a first degree of 240 CP, which a three-year 180-CP bachelor's does not reach. Applicants with less than 240 CP can still be admitted if they take bridging modules (Brückenmodule) to make up the missing competences and/or if relevant knowledge and skills acquired outside higher education are credited, up to a maximum of 60 CP. Since the MBA itself is 60 CP, a 180-CP bachelor's plus the three years of professional experience the programme requires is the normal route: the work experience is what gets credited. Frankfurt School does not publish how many credits it awards for how much experience, so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan should ask Admissions, or use the free CV check, before applying.

Subject background
A first academic degree (bachelor's or equivalent) and at least three years of professional experience after that degree. The examination regulations add one of five further criteria (external certification such as GMAT, GRE, the Frankfurt School Admission Test or CFA Level II; a doctorate; a degree from a QS top-400 institution; a top-5% degree from a QS World institution; or exceptional achievement) and two letters of recommendation.
Source
“Request CV check First academic degree (Bachelor or equivalent). … Minimum three years of post-graduate work experience.”
“c) in der Regel nicht unter 3 Jahren postgraduierte qualifizierte berufspraktische Erfahrung nachweist” page
“e) eine der folgenden fünf (Qualifizierungs-)Kriterien erfüllt: … Externe Zertifizierung (GMAT / GRE / Frankfurt School Admissions Test / CFA Level II)” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

The programme is aimed at professionals who keep working in Germany while studying.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No minimum grade or GPA is published.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No conversion formula and no reference to the anabin/ZAB databases is published for the MBA.

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90 · TOEFL band 5 · Duolingo 130. Frankfurt School does not say whether TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted. Exemption: a degree completed in English, working in a company whose corporate language is English, or more than a year living and working in an English-speaking country
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”
“Excellent English proficiency (TOEFL iBT 5, IELTS 7.0, Duolingo English Test 130 or equivalent)*” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Conflict between pages, resolved in favour of the binding examination regulations: they set C1 with TOEFL iBT 90 or IELTS 7.0, while the programme page gives "TOEFL iBT 5", which is the 1-6 band scale TOEFL introduced in January 2026; both figures are recorded. Duolingo 130 appears only on the programme page, not in the regulations. Unlike the master's programmes, the MBA waives the certificate for applicants who completed a degree in English.

German
Not needed when applying. During studies: optional: free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, plus business German; the Full-time MBA curriculum has a German Language element
Source
“No, even though it is a full-time MBA in Germany, the programme is entirely taught in English. German classes are optional but encouraged.”
“Frankfurt School offers free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, as well as language courses in business German.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/full-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

No German is required to apply for or complete the MBA programmes.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Recommended
Source
“GMAT, GRE or Executive Assessment preferred (alternatively, Frankfurt School Admission Test)”
“Externe Zertifizierung (GMAT / GRE / Frankfurt School Admissions Test / CFA Level II)” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/part-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

Preferred, not mandatory: the regulations accept a doctorate, a degree from a QS top-400 institution, a top-5% degree from a QS World institution or exceptional achievement instead of any test.

Other required tests
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No test is unconditionally required: GMAT, GRE or the Executive Assessment is "preferred", Frankfurt School's own admission test is an alternative, and the regulations allow four non-test qualification criteria instead.

Selection
The MBA selection process: online application, document review, an interview assessing strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, teamwork and leadership potential, plus two letters of recommendation.
Source
“f) den MBA Zulassungsprozess besteht, der, unter anderem, ein Interview beinhaltet und die Aspekte strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken, Teamfähigkeit und Führungspotential überprüft”
“g) Zwei Empfehlungsschreiben.” page
“Request CV check First academic degree (Bachelor or equivalent).” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. Von diesem Kriterium kann in folgenden Fällen abgewichen werden: … ein abgeschlossenes Studium in englischer Sprache oder Tätigkeit in einem Unternehmen, in dem die Unternehmenssprache Englisch ist, … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:e591b0e8-a1a3-4357-95bd-87ea657a0e3c/2026_MBA_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The examination regulations waive the English certificate for an applicant who has completed a degree taught in English — the route open to most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan — or who works in a company whose corporate language is English, or who has lived and worked for more than a year in an English-speaking country. Being a native speaker is a separate ground that does not apply here, and the regulations do not name India, Nigeria or Pakistan or treat English as an official language as a ground in itself. Frankfurt School's pre-experience master's programmes do not grant this waiver; the MBA programmes do. The German missions in India, Nigeria and Pakistan may still ask for a language certificate for a visa.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Frankfurt School names India as one of the countries whose applicants may need an APS certificate, depending on the qualification; it is not among the documents the application itself asks for.
    Source
    “Some international applicants may also need an APS certificate, depending on their country of qualification and applicable requirements. APS procedures are particularly relevant for certain applicants with qualifications from India, China and Vietnam, subject to the rules and exemptions applying to them.”

    www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/international-student-guide/before-you-apply · checked 14 November 2026

    The only Frankfurt School statement that names India. Nigeria and Pakistan are not named on any Frankfurt School page.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.