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

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.
Poets&Quants (2025)
Explore Career Outlook for MBA Graduates
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
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Advanced Business Analytics Methods
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Applied Analytics
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Business Analytics
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Data Analytics
Global Supply Chain & Operations Management
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Advanced Operations Analytics
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Operations Analytics
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Operations Excellence
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Supply Chain Management
Information Technology & UX Design
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Digital Transformation
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Information Technology
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Information Systems Design
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IT User Experience
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Innovation with User Experience (IUX Core)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship
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Organizing and Managing Innovation
Product Management & Marketing
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Brands, Products, and Consumers
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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
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MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
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OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics
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MKT 562 Marketing Research
Advanced Operations Methods
Select one of the following:
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MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
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MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
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MKT 562 Marketing Research
Select two of the following:
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OIE 559 Advanced Prescriptive Analytics: From Data to Impact
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OIE 548 Performance Analytics
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OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis
Applied Analytics
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DS 501 Introduction to Data Science
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DS 502 Statistical Methods for Data Science or MA 511/543
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MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
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MIS 584 Business Intelligence
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MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
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MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
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OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics
Brands, Products, & Consumers
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MKT 569 Brand and Product Management
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MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
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MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
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MKT 565 Digital Marketing
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MKT 562 Marketing Research
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MKT 500 Marketing Strategy
Business Analytics
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MIS 584 Business Intelligence
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MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
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OIE 552 Modeling and Optimizing Processes
Data Analytics
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MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
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MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
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Choose one of the following:
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MKT 565 Digital Marketing
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MKT 562 Marketing Research
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Digital Transformation
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MIS 500 Innovating with Information Systems
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Choose one of the following:
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OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
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OIE 501 Designing Operations for Competitive Advantage
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OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design
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Choose one of the following:
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MIS 576 Project Management
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OBC 537 Change Management
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OBC 533 Negotiations
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Entrepreneurship
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ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Any two from the following courses:
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BUS 500 Business Law, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
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BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
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ETR 596 Selling and Sales
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ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
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Information Systems Design
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MIS 571 Database Applications Design and Development
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MIS 582 Information Security Management
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MIS 585 User Experience Design
Information Technology
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MIS 584 Business Intelligence
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MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
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MIS 581 Policy & Strategy for IT and Analytics
Innovation with User Experience (IUX Core)
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MIS 583 UX Applications
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MIS 585 UX Design
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MIS 586 UX Methods
IT User Experience
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MIS 583 User Experience Applications
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MIS 586 User Experience Research Methods
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MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
Marketing Analytics
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Select one of the following:
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MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
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MKT 565 Digital Marketing
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MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
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MKT 500 Marketing Strategy
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Operations Excellence
Select one of the following:
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OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
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OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy
Select two of the following:
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BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
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FIN 500 Financial Management
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MIS 576 Project Management
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OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
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OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy
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OBC 537 Leading Change
Operations Analytics
Choose one of the following five courses:
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OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
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OIE 501 Operations Management
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OIE 548 Performance Analytics
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OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis
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OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design
Organizing & Managing Innovation
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BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
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ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
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FIN 500 Financial Management
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MIS 576 Project Management
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OBC 537 Leading Change
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OBC 533 Negotiations
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OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
Product Management
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MKT 569 Product Management
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Select two of the following:
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BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
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ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
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MIS 576 Project Management
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MIS 583 User Experience Applications
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MIS 585 User Experience Design
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MKT 565 Digital Marketing
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OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations
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OBC 533 Negotiations
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OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
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Project Management
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MIS 576 Project Management
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Select two of the following:
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BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
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OBC 537 Leading Change
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OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations
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OBC 533 Negotiations
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OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
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Supply Chain Management
Select one of the following:
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OIE 553 Global Purchasing and Logistics
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OIE 549 Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management
Select two of the following:
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MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
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OBC 533 Negotiations
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OIE 533 Global Purchasing and Logistics
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OIE 548 Performance Analytics
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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:
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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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