Babson College has been a pioneer in entrepreneurial education since it opened more than 100 years ago, and we’re proud of our impact. Here, we convene the next generation of innovative leaders, change makers, and problem solvers empowered to build organizations, create social impact, and influence industries.
Whether you are balancing your MBA with work, travel, or raising a family, our part-time MBA programs give you the space to stay focused on what’s important to you while working toward the valuable degree you desire. With flexible options to learn online, on campus, or both, we make it easy to earn your MBA on your schedule.
Engaging class discussions and lectures from global thought leaders, real-world learning experiences, 24/7 career guidance—you get all of it, without putting a pause on your career.
For Brendan McGill MBA’25, Babson was always part of the plan. His family is filled with proud Babson alumni: his father, aunt, uncle, and grandfather among them. They encouraged him to pursue Babson’s Part-Time MBA program at their alma mater after his graduation from Holy Cross with a bachelor’s in political science and government.
Amid his family’s glowing recommendations, what stood out to Brendan was Babson’s focus on entrepreneurial leadership. As a sales consultant for DePuy Synthes, this was especially valuable to him. “What I do and what I hope to continue to do is very much entrepreneurship driven,” says Brendan. “(I) come up with ideas on where we're going to put our resources, what is our strategy, what budget are we going to use. You try to maximize what you can do from a business perspective with what you have from a resource perspective.”
Direct application of courses to his work was also a driver. Brendan found the non-major-specific courses, such as “Negotiations and Decisions,” highly applicable to choices and situations he was regularly facing. “I'm using some of the skills I got from the negotiations course on a daily basis,” says Brendan.
Having a liberal arts background meant Brendan lacked formal business education (outside of one freshman-year accounting class). The Babson MBA program provided necessary formal training. Critically, he gained an appreciation for the financial aspect of business. "I better understand my company's finance positions and why they want certain things from us in the field. ... I'm now understanding the ‘why,’ ” says Brendan.
Babson also opened up his eyes to how things work in different sectors. Prior to starting his MBA, Brendan had felt somewhat siloed. He had followed a specialized career path in medical devices/pharmaceuticals, and while he liked his line of work and intended to continue, he knew he could learn more from professionals in other industries. The program allowed him to meet classmates from completely different backgrounds, including tech, commercial, and family business owners.
He recalls how interacting with bright classmates who had different perspectives on problem solving challenged him and greatly enhanced his learning experience. “My classmates were really bright, the way they looked at problem solving showed me different ways to do it, but it also challenged me to keep up,” says Brendan.
Like his classmates, Brendan’s faculty also brought industry insights to the classroom. He found himself consistently impressed with the faculty’s resumes and connection to industry. “I could tell the experience, the education, the knowledge. …They were very clearly the smartest person in the room by far,” he says, adding that their approach to course content was “keeping up with the times.”
He recalls taking courses with Professor Anirudh Debar, who covered topics in marketing, tech and AI. To Brendan, these courses really covered “the macro level of just where companies are going, where industries are going to, it was all super applicable.”
Brendan’s experience of Babson’s graduate business program reinforced what his family had told him: Babson offers a high-quality business degree. But he was happy to learn that Babson also offers a flexible and supportive business degree.
When it came time for him to apply, Brendan needed a program that could fit his life circumstances. He was working full time while growing his family—he and his wife were expecting his first child. The hybrid approach Babson offers proved ideal. He took a mix of online, in-person, and hybrid classes.
Brendan's first daughter was born during his first year, and his second daughter was born just a month after he graduated in May 2025.
His advice to prospective Babson students? "If you are looking to challenge yourself, create a great network, and take courses that are interesting and that you'll get a lot from, I think you're going to enjoy Babson.” Brendan adds that for him, it was never about jumping to a new role or employer, but gaining skills that he could tap into for the longevity of his career. Brendan says he also specifically recommends the program to students who majored in fields other than business (like liberal arts), noting that they will "just learn so much” about the business world.
Each of our MBA programs builds an entrepreneurial mindset that can be applied anywhere, in any context. Our cutting-edge curriculum combines fundamental business lessons, experiential learning, and market-aligned electives so you can customize your program to build the skills and expertise you need to excel in your career. You’ll also gain hands-on practice with business problems and consulting projects in real companies.
Looking to hone a particular set of skills and develop targeted expertise? Choose to specialize in a specific area of business with our optional concentrations: Business Analytics, Business Analytics & Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Global Management, Finance, Quantitative Finance, or Marketing. And you can further tailor your degree with intensity tracks, independent research, and more.
We know life can be unpredictable—that’s why you have the option to take a mix of both in-person and online courses as your goals and availability evolve. This ensures you get all that Babson has to offer while earning your degree the way it makes the most sense for you.
No matter how you choose to earn U.S. News & World Report’s “number one MBA in Entrepreneurship,” you’ll graduate equipped with the entrepreneurial mindset and essential skills you need to see through uncertainty and lead, motivate, and inspire with a clear vision for the future.
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