Pro Athlete Community is proud to announce a landmark scholarship opportunity for all US-based PAC members: earn your MBA from the University of Miami Herbert Business School — in as few as 15 months, with no GMAT or GRE required.
Built for Athletes. Backed by One of the Country's Best Business Schools.
At PAC, we’ve always believed the transition beyond the game shouldn’t feel like a step back — it should be the beginning of your most powerful chapter. That’s why everything we build is designed to give professional athletes a genuine competitive edge in the business world. Today, we’re making our biggest education announcement yet.
This isn’t a discount. This isn’t a certificate. This is a full MBA from a top-tier university — restructured specifically for the schedules, demands, and ambitions of professional athletes.
The University of Miami Herbert Business School consistently ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for business education, with AACSB accreditation, a powerhouse faculty of active researchers and practitioners, and an entrepreneurial culture rooted in one of the world’s most dynamic business cities. When you earn this degree, you carry the full weight of the Miami Herbert name.
Online. Flexible. No Barriers to Entry.
We know what the life of high performers looks like — training camp, travel, games, meetings, and commitments that don’t pause. That’s exactly why this program was designed the way it is. The Miami Herbert Professional MBA can be completed online, in as few as 15 months, with a format built around weekly evening sessions that flex around your career, not against it.
There is no GMAT or GRE requirement. The program is open to US-based PAC members who are ready to invest in their business future — your commitment, discipline, and real-world experience are the qualifications that matter most here.
The 42-credit program is structured across two-course terms with optional on-campus residency intensives that create opportunities to build real relationships with classmates and faculty. You’re not just getting a degree — you’re getting a network.
The barriers that used to stand between athletes and elite business education are gone. This is your invitation.
Courses Designed to Build Real Business Fluency — Not Just Theory.
You’ve spent your career mastering your craft through discipline, film study, and competitive repetition. The curriculum inside the Miami Herbert MBA takes that same depth-over-breadth approach. Every required course was selected to build a complete, functional business toolkit — from how money moves, to how organizations scale, to how technology reshapes entire industries.
Here’s what you’ll cover through the 10 required core courses:
Accounting for Decision-Making and Control
Learn to read and act on financial data like top executives — not as a bean counter, but as a decision-maker who knows exactly what the numbers mean.
Fundamentals of Finance
Investment theory, capital markets, corporate decision-making, and behavioral finance — understand not just what markets do, but why.
Data Analytics for Managers
Data collection, analysis, regression, and hypothesis testing — giving you the toolkit to make confident, evidence-backed business decisions in any industry.
Management of Digital Transformation
Learn to lead digital change, evaluate technology platforms, and position any business to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven world.
Innovative Business Strategies for Future Leaders
Think like a CEO. Evaluate competitive landscapes, map business models, pursue entrepreneurial opportunities, and build strategies that create lasting advantages.
Foundations of Marketing Management
From consumer behavior to product development to distribution — master the marketing toolkit that drives brand-building and growth at the executive level.
Deriving Competitive Advantage Through Operations
Design systems, allocate resources, manage quality, and integrate operations with overall business strategy to build organizations that consistently win.
Managing for Employee Engagement
You’ve led in locker rooms. Now learn the science of organizational leadership — motivation, personality, group dynamics, and building cultures that perform.
Managerial Economics
Understand the macro environment your business operates in — economic forces, market structures, and the economic context behind every major management decision.
Responsible Business
Law, ethics, and the politics of business — responsible leadership at the intersection of business and society creates lasting credibility and competitive advantage.
In addition to the required core, you’ll select four electives (12 credits) to personalize your MBA toward your specific goals and interests:
- Product Management in the Digital Age
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Prescriptive Analytics
- Human Resource Management
- Leading Teams
- Leading Change in Organizations
- Negotiations Strategy
- Strategic Digital Media Management
Whether you’re building toward a career in private equity, launching your own business, moving into media, or stepping into a corporate leadership role, this curriculum gives you the academic foundation to show up and compete from day one.
You Won't Navigate This Alone — And Your Guide Has Lived It.
Every PAC member who enrolls will be paired with a dedicated Education Benefits Specialist — and here’s what makes this different from any other program: your specialist is a real former professional athlete who has personally gone through the exact same process.
They know what it feels like to evaluate this decision mid-career. They know which league education benefits are on the table, how to apply for them, and — most importantly — how to stack every available program to maximize what you actually receive and minimize what you pay out of pocket.
This isn’t a generic academic advisor reading from a script. This is someone who has been in your cleats, navigated the process themselves, and is now dedicated to helping you get every dollar of benefit you’ve earned through your career in professional sports.
From the first conversation through enrollment, your specialist handles the complexity so you can stay focused on what matters most.
Not Ready for an MBA? There's a Path for That Too.
The MBA is the flagship, but PAC and University of Miami Herbert Business School are also offering three focused, 6-week executive education certificate programs designed for athletes who want credential-bearing, high-impact education without the full MBA commitment — or who want to explore a specific domain before going all in.
These aren’t intro courses. These are real executive education offerings developed by Miami Herbert’s faculty, tailored specifically for the PAC community:
- Artificial Intelligence Business — Harness AI as a strategic business tool. Walk away with the mindset, frameworks, and hands-on experience to lead and compete in the AI era.
- Real Estate — A hands-on deep dive into investment strategies, capital raising, and the financial mechanics of building and scaling a real estate portfolio.
- Entrepreneurship — From idea validation to scaling operations — practical playbooks for founders at every stage, whether pre-launch or already in motion.
All three programs are offered through the University of Miami Herbert Business School at $5,000 per program — and your education benefits specialist can help you identify opportunities to offset that cost through your available league benefits as well.
This Is What PAC Was Built For.
Since day one, our mission has been to give professional athletes the resources, community, and access to win beyond the game at the same level they competed in it. This scholarship announcement is the most concrete expression of that mission yet.
A top-ranked MBA. Up to $60,000 in scholarship support. A guide who’s been through it themselves. No GMAT. No GRE. Fully online. Completable in 15 months. And a certificate path for every stage of readiness.
The window is open. The question is whether you’re ready to step through it.
Your MBA. Your Terms. Your Future.
Connect with your Education Benefits Specialist today and find out exactly what you qualify for — and how to maximize every benefit available to you as a professional athlete.