for entrepreneurship for 29 consecutive years
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Part Time MBA Programs
Apply by priority deadline of September 1 for a guaranteed $3K scholarship for Fall 2022 start
Earn the #1 MBA for entrepreneurship while working full time—and without being locked into one format. When you earn your MBA part time at Babson, you can mix and match evening classes, 100% online* classes, blended learning, and in-person classes, in addition to weekend intensives, on our Wellesley or Boston campuses. You can even incorporate electives abroad into your program.
#1
#1
for entrepreneurship Northeast Graduate Programs
Entrepreneur Magazine, The Princeton Review, 2022
Full-Time Perks, Part-Time Schedule
Advance your career or pivot to a new one—without leaving your full-time job. Part time MBA students have access to the same courses, faculty members, experiential learning opportunities, intensity tracks, concentrations, and centers and institutes as full time students—with the added benefit of flexible course formats.
Ramp up or slow down your schedule based on what’s going on in your personal and professional life. Five start dates throughout the year and the option to study 100% online make it easy for you to begin your MBA when and where it’s convenient for you. Whether online or in person, each class has a dedicated technology assistant, ensuring everyone can participate in lively discussions.
While most students complete the program in three years, on average, you can complete it in as few as 18 months.
Part Time MBA Curriculum
Build the entrepreneurial mindset, strategic management skills, and global network you need to excel professionally while putting what you learn into practice right away. Experiential learning and action-based classes, including real-world consulting projects, give you the confidence to ask questions about tomorrow, and the insights needed to answer them today.
Nine core classes ground you in business fundamentals, while the rest of your MBA is customized to align with your goals and passions. Choose from seven concentrations, or seven intensity tracks, in addition to experiential learning opportunities, that enable you to focus on areas of interest.
The MBA core is experiential, interdisciplinary, and built to ground you in key functional areas. As a part time student, there’s increased flexibility to when and how you complete your core courses.
Leading Through Opportunity and Design
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategy
- Financial and Sustainability Reporting
- Managing People and Organizations
Leading Through Innovation and Growth
- Business Analytics
- Marketing
- Operations and Information Management
- Finance
Babson Consulting Experience
- Active, project-based work with a client partner
Specialize and build skills in a variety of areas, including:
- Machine Learning Methods for Business
- Business Strategy and Game Theory
- Artificial Intelligence for Business Decisions
- Disruptive Change and Enterprise Transformation
- Food Entrepreneurship
- Leading Business Turnarounds
- Leading for Social Value
- Negotiations
- New Venture Creation
- Real Estate Investment Fundamentals
Experiential learning is part of Babson’s DNA: More than 80 partner organizations bring their real-world challenges to class. Students consult with client companies, meet with business leaders locally and abroad, and workshop their startups in the classroom. Here are some of the signature experiences you can look forward to during the Babson MBA:
- Electives Abroad
- Independent Research
- Student Consulting Projects
Combine learning inside and outside the classroom. Intensity tracks, typically a series of courses, provide additional opportunities for experiential learning.
- Babson College Fund
- Business and Social Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Family Business
- Science, Technology, and the Enterprise (STE)
- Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab®
Seven concentrations allow you to specialize in specific academic areas, including:
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Global Management
- Marketing
- Quantitative Finance (STEM-designated)
- Business Analytics and Machine Learning (STEM-designated)
Learning Goals
Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® methodology prepares you to become an entrepreneurial leader so you can address the greatest challenges of business and society, including innovation, growth, integrated sustainability and globalization. Whether you’re making an impact within an established organization or starting your own venture, your increased self-awareness, expanded mindset, and refined skill set will allow you to create both economic and social value.
This experience is guided by four learning goals.
Collaboration
Collaborate with and learn from others to accomplish a common goal or create an original work.
Leadership
Lead people to work toward shared goals with consideration of the ethical implications of their actions.
Communication
Develop and express ideas strategically, through written, oral, and visual formats, to a specific audience for a desired purpose.
Problem solving
Analyze and assess ideas and data to make decisions and recommendations appropriate to situations and stakeholders.
Learn Alongside a Diverse Group of High-Performing Peers
The world is more connected than ever. To achieve success in any field, understanding different voices and viewpoints is essential. The part time MBA attracts a wide variety of leaders from all backgrounds and perspectives.
After Babson, the global network of 43,000+ alumni across 129 countries will have your back throughout your career.
41%
Women
8%
International
21%
Domestic students of Color
9
Average years of work experience
Meet Your Professors
When you earn your part time MBA at Babson, you’re learning from the same faculty as the full-time program. So, whether you’re learning 100% online, on campus, or a mix of both, you can be confident you’re getting the same top-ranked MBA.
$163,004
Average salary 3 years after graduation
Financial Times, 2022
#3
#3 MBA Globally for Career Progress
Financial Times, 2022
Part Time MBA Career Outcomes
Part time MBA alumni are making an impact across organizations and industries, earning an average of $163,004 three years after graduation. Employers hiring part time MBA graduates include:
- Airbnb
- Athenahealth
- Bose Corporation
- Cisco Systems
- CVS Health
- Deloitte
- IBM
- New Balance
- PwC
- Staples
- Target
- Verizon Wireless
I didn’t want to go back to school for a typical MBA, I was looking for real-world skills instead. It’s refreshing to go to school at night. I love the people I’ve met at Babson, they keep me inspired and engaged.
Ryan Ross MBA’20
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*The fully online Babson MBA option is not available to residents of CA.