At a Glance

The MIT Executive MBA Program: The Basics

What distinguishes the MIT EMBA Program

  • An elite mid-career cohort
  • A scientific approach to management
  • Applied learning through in-company projects
  • General management core curriculum
  • Specialization through 3 elective periods
  • A global brand and network
  • A schedule designed to complement your professional and personal priorities
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Degree earned

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Schedule

  • 20 months: September 2013 to May 2015
  • 4 weeklong executive modules

  • 1 weeklong international action learning project trip
  • 26 
weekend sessions (Friday/Saturday)

Review the complete program schedule.

Cohort (Class of 2014)


  • 114 global executives

  • Broad range of industries and sectors
  • Average years of work experience: 16
  • Average age: 40
  • Students with advanced degrees: 41%

  • Director-level and above: 82%

  • International origin: 37%

  • Non-local (outside of driving radius): 55%

  • Employed full time: 100%

Admissions


  • Minimum 8 years professional work experience (10+ preferred) 

  • Fluent English

  • 2-3 recommendations (at least one should come from your organization, preferably a supervisor/superior)
  • Distinguished work history 

  • Application deadline for Class of 2015: May 30, 2013

Next steps

“This program is an essential mid-career recalibration. I’m here to broaden and deepen my skill sets, to dig deeper, to look at things more analytically, and to extend my network beyond my industry."

Ed Walsh ’13
VP of Strategy and Growth Initiatives
IBM