The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a graduate degree for current or future business leaders. It is designed to prepare you for the competitive world of management. With an MBA, you’ll learn how to work in a team environment, think analytically, and manage and lead others.
Created in the U.S. in the early 20th century, the MBA has grown into a prestigious degree recognized worldwide.
These days, you can get your MBA degree part-time, by attending evening or weekend classes. Or you can attend a traditional graduate business school (or “B-school”) that offers a rigorously structured, two-year, full-time program.
With over 1,250 programs offered, MBA programs vary in their course content and length of study. Find the one that's right for you.
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Unravel a Few Myths about Business School
The MBA is only for students who studied business-related subjects in their undergraduate course work.
False. Originally, the MBA was designed as a two-year course for students whose undergraduate studies were not in business—such as those with backgrounds in science, engineering, and the liberal arts—who also needed to understand business practices for a career in commerce. As the MBA grew in prestige, students who had studied business-related courses as undergraduates became interested in getting MBAs, too.
Traditional two-year, full-time MBA programs are the only ones offered.
False. While full-time courses are still the primary MBA offering at universities and B-schools, today over half of all MBA students worldwide study part time. In fact, part-time and distance learning programs are the fastest growing segment of the MBA market.
Men are the fastest growing segment of MBA students.
False. One in three MBA students is a woman. Over the past decade, women have been entering MBA programs in increasing numbers.
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