Professional MBA
Welcoming our first cohort in fall 2027, the Professional MBA program offers working students a new option to earn their MBA at Columbia Business School. The program is designed for high-achieving professionals, with on average five years of full-time work experience, who seek a rigorous academic experience while managing a full-time career.
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The MBA for High-Achieving Working Professionals
Real-Time Career Momentum
Fast-track your upward mobility while maintaining your steady income. Zero gaps on your resume.
Same MBA in a Part-Time Format
Experience the same rigorous MBA coursework, just optimized for your workweek.
Classroom Insights. Next-Day Impact.
Professional MBA students learn what is happening right now in their industries through the program’s future-forward curriculum. Designed for immediate workplace impact, the Professional MBA features Columbia Business School’s rigorous core curriculum combined with customizable electives optimized for evening and intensive block schedules.
- Structured Core (Year 1): Rapidly build essential skills and strengthen cohort bonds by attending classes two weeknights per week plus one long weekend intensive course each term.
- Customizable Schedule (Year 2+): Students tailor their time on campus, attending classes as little as one night a week or more, combining weekly evening courses with immersive, short-format courses to complete their degrees.
- Program Timeline: Earn the MBA in 8 to 10 semesters without taking a pause on your career trajectory.
Expand Your Network in New York City
Taught by world-renowned faculty and industry practitioners, you will gain real-time perspectives via guest speaker insights, mentorship from our Executives in Residence, and future-focused skills in areas like AI and analytics. By learning alongside peers with a similar level of professional maturity, you will build a unique camaraderie and shared understanding that creates immediate value.
- Build Your Lifelong Personal Board of Directors: Be energized by your peers, turning high-achieving classmates into an invaluable, lifelong network.
- The New York City Advantage: Study at the heart of industry. Our campus serves as a physical bridge to the world’s most dynamic business ecosystem, placing you adjacent to your next major career leap.
Enhance Your Career
Our Career Management Center resources are heavily focused on helping you accelerate in your current position to help you bring immediate value to the workplace.
- Personal Coaching: Leverage one-on-one coaching explicitly designed to support your individualized career advancement goals.
- Targeted Career Programming: Participate in professional development workshops, industry panels, thought leadership events, and staff-guided learning labs.
- Comprehensive Resources: Ongoing career education and industry-specific tools including Career Leader, Wall Street Prep, Rocketblocks, Management Consulted, and Exponent.
- Strategic Networking: Dedicated events designed to connect you directly with peers, employers, and alumni across diverse industries.