Meet our MBA alumni
Our Master of Business Administration alumni and students share their experiences of flexible study, new perspectives and career transformation at Deakin, Victoria’s #1 university for course satisfaction and graduate employment.
How a Deakin MBA helps you transform your career
The Deakin MBA is designed to fit around your professional and personal commitments, offering a high-quality online core with a diverse range of in-person learning experiences. Ranked among the top 20 online MBAs globally, it can help accelerate your career transformation — even before you graduate.
Andrew Fitzgerald
Co-Founder and Managing Director The Gospel Distillers Pty Ltd'
The Deakin MBA has benefited almost all parts of our business. From incorporating better value chain management in operations through to refining our product strategy and marketing focus.'
Dr Lisa Murphy
CEO Stroke Foundation
'The MBA provides you with that academic framework to put things into action at work. It’s one of the most useful things I've done, and I wouldn't be where I am now without it.'
Gioia Zitzlaff
Marketing and Communications Manager, Miltenyi Biotec
'Flexibility meant the opportunity to log on from wherever I was in the world, whenever I wanted. However, because the material was engaging and encouraged collaborative learning, I joined live as much as possible, enjoying this time with my peers.'
From medicine to management: Evan’s MBA Story
Moving into leadership from clinical practice, Evan Newnham applied the skills he was learning from his MBA in real time. He found both flexibility and social connection thanks to Deakin’s blend of online and in-person learning experiences.
An MBA for anyone: How Kate made the MBA her own
Kate Clarke sought out an MBA to empower the team at her veterinary practice but worried she might be out of place with her non-corporate background. At Deakin, she found a diverse cohort of students and felt right at home.
Go beyond theory with a top 20 global MBA
When you study an MBA at Deakin, you move beyond memorising frameworks to engage with the real complexities of business. You'll graduate ready to balance financial goals with ethical leadership and make strategic decisions in uncertain, fast-changing environments.
What's it like studying a Deakin MBA?
Discover what sets the Deakin MBA apart through real student experiences – from hands-on residential intensives to eye-opening international study tours that bring global business to life.
Residential intensives
For these students, working together in-person and engaging with the diverse perspectives of classmates made the residential intensive a high-impact learning experience.
International study tours
Experiencing business in different cultural contexts on the European study tour prompted MBA student Melanie Kerin to reflect on her own ideals of what a business role should be.
Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. For more information, visit our University rankings page.The Deakin MBA is ranked in the top 20 online MBA's, worldwide. CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings 2025.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the Deakin MBA, please get in touch.
Domestic students
1800 693 888
International students
+61 3 9918 9188
