Online M.B.A.s overtake residential programs May 17, 2022 2:30 pm by Inside Higher EdIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Inside Higher Ed (May 17) U of I was an early adopter of the online model. 'The traditional MBA market is extremely competitive, particularly for public institutions,' says Brooke Elliott, who helped launch the iMBA program in 2016. Share on Facebook Tweet Email