The Weatherhead School of Management MBA: What You Need To Know

The school of business at Case Western Reserve University was officially recognized in 1953 and launched its full-time MBA in 1976. The program features a highly personalized experience with highly engaged, accessible, and highly renowned faculty, recognized as No. 6 globally by The Economist in 2021.

The Weatherhead School resides in one of the most unique educational buildings in the world, a virtual museum of modern architecture. This two-year Full-Time MBA program features a 60-credit curriculum and the curriculum embraces strong academic principles in sustainable business, design management, social entrepreneurship, and an overall pursuit of socially responsible and ethical business practices.

The curriculum includes strong foundational core courses supplemented by opportunities to customize the course of study. Quite commonly students choose to specialize in areas such as finance, operations, marketing, organizational leadership, business analytics, healthcare management, and design and innovation and entrepreneurship.

The MBA experience at Weatherhead is small and intimate. With a class of around 45-50 students, everyone has the opportunity to build connections with each other and their professors. Throughout their courses, students are encouraged to look at challenges from diverse perspectives.

The program includes a semester-long leadership development course in which students work with a professional coach and create visions. One-to-one alumni mentoring is integrated into the FT MBA as well as experiential learning opportunities, internships and a variety of regional and national competitions.

Other opportunities for exploring the program beyond the required curriculum include engaging with entrepreneurs, civic and business leaders through the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and through xLab where students can collaborate with industry experts, faculty and other students to help companies design and enhance their digital strategy. Students also join Weatherhead’s variety of clubs and organizations where they further network and build confidence to propel them into their careers.