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DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (KGSB) is delighted to partner with JLL to offer an exclusive online MBA program beginning September 2025. We are thrilled to know you are interested in exploring this opportunity to see if it is right for you! We look forward to getting to know you and hearing about your professional and personal ambitions. 

Why DePaul?

  • Experience the newly developed MBA curriculum designed to help you gain the skills and competencies you’ll need to advance your career. You’ll be immersed in experiences and real-world management opportunities that can be applied to your current work and help you build a vision for your future. 
  • Learn from DePaul faculty who are highly regarded as experts in their field and have earned distinction for their teaching, research, consulting, and industry thought leadership. 
  • KGSB holds the distinction of being AACSB accredited, one of the most selective evaluation standards for business schools (only approximately 5% of the world's business schools have earned AACSB accreditation). 
  • DePaul and its Kellstadt Graduate School of Business are nationally ranked and well-known among major employers. 
  • Connection to a vibrant alumni network of more than 206,000 worldwide, living in over 95 countries.

Learn more about the new DePaul MBA

DePaul - JLL MBA Cohort

The JLL cohort experience is designed to connect you to a professional network of classmates and colleagues in various cities, business lines, and roles within JLL. You will learn together and solve problems together, all while expanding your professional network within JLL and creating lifelong connections.

  • Classes will be offered online allowing JLL employees to participate remotely from anywhere.
  • Individuals can complete the 52-credit-hour degree within 21 months (seven academic quarters).
  • Students should expect to be available two evenings each week for online, synchronous courses each quarter.
  • Streamlined admission process.
    • - Waived GMAT.
    - Waived letters of recommendation.
    - Waived personal essays.
    - Waived application fee.
  • Cohort will have a dedicated academic advisor to assist throughout the program.
  • Students have access to on-going professional development and immersive experiences outside the classroom designed to enhance the experience.
  • The cohort must reach a minimum enrollment of 25 students for it to launch.

Cost

JLL employees who enroll in the DePaul-JLL MBA cohort will be eligible for a 25% tuition discount throughout the duration of the program. In order for the cohort to launch, there must be a minimum of 25 employees from JLL enrolled. Employees should inquire with JLL's human resources department and their manager regarding eligibility and approval for employee tuition reimbursement benefits. JLL employees with undergraduate degrees in business may also be eligible for a course waiver, further lowering the anticipated out-of-pocket expenses.

Please note: The DePaul-JLL cohort tuition discount cannot be combined with any other DePaul scholarship, discount, or financial aid award. Loans, federal and state grants, and non-DePaul scholarships are available, as well as flexible payment option plans, to those who qualify. Employees in this program may enroll in DePaul's various payment plan options. 

Submit your application

  • Apply by Friday, July 25, 2025 (Application fee is waived)
  • Submit a professional resume
  • Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended showing bachelor's degree completion
  • Please email any questions to cohort advisor, Gisselle Lopez. 

Application Instructions

Please visit www.depaul.edu/apply and follow the steps below:

  1. Select Graduate and create an account
  2. Click Start New Application and select 2025 Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and then click on Create Application
  3. Under Program Selection, you will apply as an Entering Graduate and select Yes to both cohort questions
  4. Select JLL from the drop-down list of DePaul's corporate educational partners and select Part-Time MBA
  5. Select Custom MBA from the drop-down list of Select your specialization
  6. Select 2025 Fall (September ‘25) for anticipated entry term drop-down list
  7. Submit your resume in the online application or to kgsbdocuments@depaul.edu
  8. Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, one of which must show the conferral of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Additionally, individuals with international transcripts will need a course-by-course document evaluation.
  9. Transcripts may be submitted electronically by your college or university to kgsbdocuments@depaul.edu (recommended) or by U.S. Mail to the following address:  Kellstadt Graduate School of Business | 1 E. Jackson Blvd. | Chicago, IL  60604
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