The Top Master In Management Programs In The United States

Chicago Booth became one of the highest-ranked U.S. business schools to offer a master’s in management program in 2023. File photo

THE TOP MASTER’S IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AT U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOLS

School Program Name Location Duration Tuition (2024) GRE/GMAT Required? STEM-Designated? Women (2024)
Chicago (Booth) Master in Management Chicago, Illinois 10 Months $65,000 Yes No NA
Northwestern (Kellogg) Master in Management Evanston & Chicago, Illinois 10 Months $66,918 Yes Yes NA
Stanford GSB MSx Program Palo Alto, California 1 Year $143,144 Yes Yes 38%
MIT (Sloan) Master of Science in Management Studies Boston 9 Months $84,350 Yes Yes 30%*
Yale SOM Master’s in Advanced Management New Haven, Connecticut 1 Year $84,900 Yes Yes 45%
Michigan (Ross) Master of Management Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 Months $53,615 for Michigan residents; $58,615 for others Yes, unless applicant has an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or higher No 53%*
Virginia (McIntire) Master of Science in Commerce Charlottesville, Virginia 10 Months $46,010 in-state; $52,648 out-of-state & international No Yes 39%
Duke (Fuqua) Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business Durham, North Carolina 10 Months $65,300 Yes Yes 38%
Duke (Fuqua) Master of Management Studies: Duke Kunshan University Durham, North Carolina and Kunshan, China 10 Months $65,300 for non-Chinese students and 200,000 RMB for citizens of China, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan Yes No 53%
New York (Stern) Master of Science in Organization Management and Strategy New York & Shanghai, China 12-20 Months $74,976 Yes No 37%*
Cornell (Johnson) Master of Professional Studies in Management Ithaca, New York 10 Months $62,456* Yes, but Cornell undergrads with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher may get waiver Yes NA
USC (Marshall) Master of Management Studies Los Angeles 1-2 Years $62,946 Yes No 86%
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) Master of Science in Management Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9 Months $66,330 Yes but waivers available Yes NA
Emory (Goizueta) Master in Management Atlanta 10 Months $62,800 No No NA
Georgetown (McDonough) Master of Science in Management Washington, D.C. 10 Months $57,960 Yes, unless applicant has an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher Yes 51%*
Hult Master of International Business Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai 1 Year $56,700 Boston or San Francisco, 45,300 GBP London, 184,300 AED Dubai No Upgrade to STEM degree available for a fee 44%*
Maryland (Smith) Master’s in Management Studies College Park, Maryland 9 Months $48,930 for Maryland residents; $62,175 for others No No NA
South Carolina (Moore) Master of International Business Columbia, South Carolina 1 Year $21,000 for South Carolina residents; $24,900 for others Yes, but waivers available for “high-achieving students” No 50%
South Carolina (Moore) Master of International Business Double Degree Columbia, South Carolina and one of seven campuses of partner university 2 Years $36,300 for South Carolina residents; $43,260 for others Yes, but waivers available for “high-achieving students” No 50%
Texas A&M (Mays) Master’s in Business College Station, Texas 11 Months $35,900 for Texas residents, $58,800 for others Yes No 41%*
Texas-Dallas (Jindal) MS in Management Science Dallas, Texas or remote 18-24 Months $20,428 for Texas residents; $38,508 for others No Yes 59%*
Arizona State (Carey) MS in Management Phoenix, Arizona 9 Months $12,562 for Arizona residents, $26,496 for others Yes Yes NA
Florida (Warrington) MS in Management Gainesville, Florida 1 Year $16,983 for Florida residents; $40,174 for others No No NA
George Washington MS in Management Washington, D.C. 1 Year $67,815 No No NA
Boston (Questrom) Master’s in Management Studies Boston 9 Months $66,670 No Yes 52%*
Fordham (Gabelli) MS in Management New York 12-15 Months $63,090 No No NA
Denver (Daniels) Master of Science in Management Denver, Colorado 10 Months $75,060 No No NA
Babson (Olin) MS in Management & Entrepreneurial Leadership Wellesley, Massachusetts 9 Months $54,600 No No 41%
Lehigh MS in Management Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 9 Months $54,150 No Yes 53%
Northeastern (D’Amore-McKim) Master of Science in Management (MS x) Boston, London, Miami, Remote 1-2 Years $54,500 No No NA
Northeastern (D’Amore-McKim) Master of Science in International Management Boston 12-16 Months $54,480 No No 52%
Notre Dame (Mendoza) MS in Management South Bend, Indiana 11 Months $58,512 Yes, unless applicant has Notre Dame degree or 3.3 undergrad GPA or higher Yes 40%
Wake Forest Master of Science in Management Winston-Salem, North Carolina 10 Months $51,944 Yes, unless applicant has an undergrad GPA of 3.2 or higher and at least two grades of B or better in quantitative or other rigorous coursework from a U.S.-based college/university Yes 57%*
Michigan State (Broad) Online MS in Management, Strategy & Leadership Remote 20-24 Months $33,900 Yes, unless applicants have 3 or more years’ full-time managerial experience in a supervisory role and a cumulative undergrad GPA of 3.0 or higher No NA
Illinois (Gies) Master of Science in Management Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 9 Months $30,154 for U.S. residents, $41,354 for international students No Yes 56%*
Illinois (Gies) iMSM Remote 12-60 Months $12,492 No No 39%
Pepperdine (Graziadio) Online Master in Management & Leadership Remote & Malibu, California 16 Months $38,610 No No NA
San Francisco (Masagung) Online Master in Management Remote 18-36 Months $49,500 No No NA
Source: B-schools
*2023

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