MBA Programs
Explore 300+ MBA programs at 150+ universities across 2 countries.
Overview
The MBA, or Master of Business Administration, is a general management degree for people who want to lead organizations. It covers finance, strategy, marketing, operations and leadership, and usually draws applicants with several years of work experience.
It is a professional master's, taken full-time, part-time or in executive formats. Applicants who want a research career take a PhD in a business discipline instead.
Graduates move into management consulting, investment banking, product management, corporate strategy and general management, and many use the degree to switch industries or start their own ventures. Consulting firms, banks and technology companies are among the most active recruiters at business schools.
Most MBA programs charge between $26,000 and $109,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $85,000 and $132,000.
Top Ranked MBA Programs
The five universities that lead our MBA ranking among those offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityMBA-Deferred EnrollmentDeadline Apr 7 +2 · Tuition $85,755 · Duration 48 months
- Harvard UniversityMBATuition $84,760 · Duration 24 months
- University of PennsylvaniaDeferred MBA ProgramDeadline Apr 21 · Tuition $93,008 · Duration 20 months
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMBADeadline Apr 6 +2 · Tuition $89,000 · Duration 21 months
- University of ChicagoDeferred MBADeadline Jun 25 +1 · Tuition $89,976 · Duration 60 months
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