Tepper MBA

Though our standards are high and our admissions process is very competitive, our ideal student does not fit a rigid profile. We welcome students from diverse academic professional, academic and personal backgrounds, and seek exceptional individuals who have made an impact in whatever path they have chosen. Our admissions process is holistic in that we consider all aspects of the application equally to determine an overall fit with your background, goals, and leadership potential to the Tepper School's culture, curriculum, and community.

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Year One: Foundation, Methods, & Models In year one, students are exposed to the fundamental base of management skills that serves as an important driver throughout the first decade of their careers. Economics, organizational behavior, and analytical courses form the intellectual foundation of developing an exceptional business skill set. The core begins with a solid foundation in the three fundamental scientific disciplines - economics, behavioral sciences, and quantitative methods.

In keeping with our tradition of innovation, the MBA faculty may revise the curriculum and course offerings at any time.

Year Two: Integration, Applications & Strategy The flexibility of the second year curriculum (virtually all elective courses) gives you the opportunity to integrate what you have learned, to explore the areas in which your career interests lie and to gain additional breadth across your choice of management areas.

In keeping with our tradition of innovation, the MBA faculty may revise the curriculum and course offerings at any time.

The Tepper MBA was designed for times such as these. As a borderless B-school that encourages students to stretch beyond the conventional business school program, we believe in the strength of analytical decision making for advancing with a global marketplace.

This conviction is not without backing - we are ideally positioned to leverage our size (small), campus (intimate) and worldwide reputation (vast) for breakthrough coursework and research.

As the business environment continues to evolve in speed and complexity, today's graduates will require the skills and confidence necessary for success. Making a difference will mean unprecedented levels of innovation. Tepper MBAs are ready for this business mandate.

The Tepper School offers the same MBA delivered in 3 different ways. The Tepper MBA is primarily a two-year, Full-Time program with most students completing an internship in the summer between the first and second year of study. Working professionals in the Pittsburgh area may also complete the MBA degree in the evening, as members of the FlexTime (part-time) program. Students among various company sites may also complete the MBA degree remotely through our real-time interactive classroom in our FlexMode program

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The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consistently ranks among the top business schools in the world. In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked the Tepper School #5 among the top MBA programs in the U.S., and our undergraduate program has been ranked a Top Ten business program by U.S. News & World Report for several consecutive years.

The school’s legacy is closely tied to their pioneering work in introducing management science to the marketplace and B-school arena. More than 50 years ago, the school’s leadership brought forth their vision of a better way to succeed in business.

Management science – the academic alternative to the case study method – has its roots in analytical decision making in complex, dynamic business environments. Its prevalence and popularity has had sweeping effects – today, nearly all leading B-schools include some form of the Carnegie Mellon  management science model in their curriculum.

A commitment to knowledge discovery via interdisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of Tepper School of Business' academic philosophy. As a decidedly small school housed within a decidedly small research university, they are a conservatory of innovation. The linkages across campus are numerous and an inherent part of the culture. Partnerships that would be considered unconventional at other schools are what we do best. Tepper students partner with students, professors and researchers in other schools and centers, such as engineering, robotics, biotechnology and life sciences, product design and computer science.