Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration
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The MBA for Engineers, Scientists, & Changemakers 

The Business School at WPI offers a fully online, two-year, tech-focused Master of Business Administration program. In this program, you’ll learn the core principles of business and how to effectively lead at the intersection of business, technology, and people. Featuring 7 focus areas and 18 specializations, across analytics, finance, marketing, operations, and more, WPI’s MBA can be customized to help you advance your unique career goals. 

  • Develop the analytical, operational, and marketing skills needed to oversee successful, competitive, and sustainable business enterprises
  • Build valuable leadership and communication skills
  • Choose from 18 specializations to customize your program—or create your own! 
  • Collaborate and network with a cohort of business professionals
  • Apply the business knowledge gained in classroom to real-world projects with prominent companies
  • Learn from world-class faculty who are industry and scholarly leaders
  • No GRE or GMAT required
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Application Information

  • Next Start: August 21, 2025
  • Deadline: Apply anytime!
  • Total Credits: 36

MBA: By the Numbers

#9

Best MBA for management

The Princeton Review (2020)

$119,061

Median salary of WPI MBA graduates

WSJ, Education Department (2021)

7

Focus areas across analytics, finance, operations, and more

#24

Online MBA program in the U.S.

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Curriculum

The Business School’s rigorous and nationally recognized MBA draws on WPI’s legacy as a STEM university to prepare students to become leaders in a business world driven by digital transformation. Through a series of project-based courses, you’ll learn to empower your teams, make data-driven decisions, and achieve impactful business results. Importantly, our curriculum is designed to ensure you’re ready for your next role on day one. 

  • Core business foundation courses 
  • An integrative business foundation course 
  • Three-course specialization 
  • Two elective courses with an option to declare a second specialization 
  • Capstone project

Make WPI’s MBA Your Own!

Business Intelligence & Analytics

  • Advanced Business Analytics Methods 

  • Applied Analytics 

  • Business Analytics  

  • Data Analytics 

Global Supply Chain & Operations Management

  • Advanced Operations Analytics 

  • Operations Analytics 

  • Operations Excellence 

  • Supply Chain Management 

Information Technology & UX Design

  • Digital Transformation 

  • Information Technology 

  • Information Systems Design 

  • IT User Experience 

  • Innovation with User Experience (IUX Core) 

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurship 

  • Organizing and Managing Innovation 

Product Management & Marketing

  • Brands, Products, and Consumers 

  • Marketing Analytics 

MBA Courses

Business Foundation

Note: Those with sufficient coursework or expertise in these areas may petition to take a more advanced course.

  • MIS 584 Business Intelligence ​
  • FIN 500 Financial Management
  • OBC 506 Leadership
  • MKT 500 Marketing Strategy
  • OIE 501 Operations Management 

Integrative Business Foundation 

  • BUS 590 Strategic Management
  • MBA Courses by Specialization

Complete three courses from WPI Business School to solidify a specialty. Students may also petition for a custom specialty. If an MBA foundation course is listed as a required course within the specialty, students can choose another course from the list. The specialization options and the courses required to fulfill them include: 

Advanced Business Analytics Methods

  • MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning 

  • OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics 

  • MKT 562 Marketing Research 

Advanced Operations Methods

Select one of the following: 

  • MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning 

  • MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications

  • MKT 562 Marketing Research  

 

Select two of the following: 

  • OIE 559 Advanced Prescriptive Analytics: From Data to Impact 

  • OIE 548 Performance Analytics 

  • OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis

Applied Analytics

  • DS 501 Introduction to Data Science 

  • DS 502 Statistical Methods for Data Science or MA 511/543  

  • MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning  

  • MIS 584 Business Intelligence  

  • MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics 

  • MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications  

  • OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics 

Brands, Products, & Consumers

  • MKT 569 Brand and Product Management  

  • MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics 

  • MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications  

  • MKT 565 Digital Marketing  

  • MKT 562 Marketing Research 

  • MKT 500 Marketing Strategy 

Business Analytics

  • MIS 584 Business Intelligence  

  • MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics 

  • OIE 552 Modeling and Optimizing Processes 

Data Analytics

  • MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning 

  • MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications 

  • Choose one of the following: 

    • MKT 565 Digital Marketing  

    • MKT 562 Marketing Research  

Digital Transformation

  • MIS 500 Innovating with Information Systems 

  • Choose one of the following: 

    • OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes  

    • OIE 501 Designing Operations for Competitive Advantage  

    • OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design 

  • Choose one of the following: 

    • MIS 576 Project Management  

    • OBC 537 Change Management  

    • OBC 533 Negotiations  

Entrepreneurship

  • ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 

  • Any two from the following courses: 

    • BUS 500 Business Law, Ethics, and Social Responsibility  

    • BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation  

    • ETR 596 Selling and Sales  

    • ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice 

Information Systems Design

  • MIS 571 Database Applications Design and Development 

  • MIS 582 Information Security Management 

  • MIS 585 User Experience Design 

Information Technology

  • MIS 584 Business Intelligence  

  • MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics 

  • MIS 581 Policy & Strategy for IT and Analytics 

Innovation with User Experience (IUX Core)

  • MIS 583 UX Applications 

  • MIS 585 UX Design 

  • MIS 586 UX Methods 

IT User Experience

  • MIS 583 User Experience Applications 

  • MIS 586 User Experience Research Methods  

  • MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics 

Marketing Analytics

  • Select one of the following: 

    • MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics  

    • MKT 565 Digital Marketing 

    • MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications 

    • MKT 500 Marketing Strategy 

Operations Excellence

Select one of the following: 

  • OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes  

  • OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy 

Select two of the following: 

  • BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation  

  • FIN 500 Financial Management 

  • MIS 576 Project Management 

  • OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes  

  • OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy  

  • OBC 537 Leading Change 

Operations Analytics

Choose one of the following five courses: 

  • OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes  

  • OIE 501 Operations Management 

  • OIE 548 Performance Analytics  

  • OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis 

  • OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design 

Organizing & Managing Innovation

  • BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation  

  • ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 

  • ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice 

  • FIN 500 Financial Management 

  • MIS 576 Project Management 

  • OBC 537 Leading Change  

  • OBC 533 Negotiations  

  • OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation 

Product Management

  • MKT 569 Product Management 

  • Select two of the following: 

    • BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation  

    • ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice 

    • MIS 576 Project Management 

    • MIS 583 User Experience Applications 

    • MIS 585 User Experience Design 

    • MKT 565 Digital Marketing 

    • OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations  

    • OBC 533 Negotiations  

    • OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation

Project Management

  • MIS 576 Project Management 

  • Select two of the following:

    • BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation  

    • OBC 537 Leading Change  

    • OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations  

    • OBC 533 Negotiations  

    • OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation 

Supply Chain Management

Select one of the following: 

  • OIE 553 Global Purchasing and Logistics  

  • OIE 549 Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management 

 

Select two of the following: 

  • MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics 

  • OBC 533 Negotiations 

  • OIE 533 Global Purchasing and Logistics  

  • OIE 548 Performance Analytics 

  • OIE 549 Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management 

Create Your Own Specialization!

9 credits; requires approval from the program director 

MBA Electives

Students must complete two elective courses offered by The WPI Business School. There are over 50 elective options that cover a wide array of in-demand business skills and applications for MBA students to specifically tailor their degree to fit their career goals. Any specialty course can be counted as either a specialty or elective course, but not both.  

Capstone 

Students must complete a capstone project experience as follows: 

  • BUS 599 MBA Capstone Project 

 

Admissions Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with a GPA of >3.0. Two years of work experience post-baccalaureate is required.

For International Students - English Language Proficiency Requirement

The Business Masters programs require a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 90, TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, IELTS score of 7 (minimum sub-score of 6.5), or Duolingo score of 115.

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