ABSTRACTSmall regional universities located in remote areas of the country sometimes find it hard to justify the establishment of Masters program in Business Administration. Justifying the need of the program in isolated areas, resource constraints and dearth of support are some of the major hurdles for these institutions to overcome while defending their new proposals before their respective legislative bodies. Minot State University in North Dakota developed model MBA program, which has the potential to be emulated by peer institutions across the country.