Two-Year Bentley MBA

Your Gateway to a Global Career

Prepare for tomorrow's jobs today with the Bentley Graduate Business School two-year, full-time MBA program .

Bentley is located on a lush suburban campus in Waltham, Massachusetts, just minutes from downtown Boston.

Located outside of Boston, an international center for technology, medicine, and business, Bentley University provides its students with the skills, connections, and access they need to launch an international career.

Bentley has been educating business leaders for over one-hundred years. The graduate school is recognized by the business press as well as corporate recruiting departments. Our MBA alumni occupy the executive ranks of some of the largest companies in the world and are also in the vanguard of launching exciting new businesses.

$100K: Average MBA Starting Salary

8 Concentrations

Global Students Get Global Jobs

Veronica Chung graduated with dual MBA and MSIT degree. She will be working for Deloitte Consulting as a Business Technology Analyst.

Select Companies that Hire Bentley Grads

78% of recent graduating classes have been employed within three months of graduation.

Center for International Students and Scholars

Bentley University offers a warm and inviting community for international students to learn, grow professionally, and engage with the world. The Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) offers resources for international students and promotes interactions between domestic and international students. CISS makes it possible for all Bentley students to gain both a global perspective and a broadened world view through programs such as Conversations Beyond Borders, CultureFest and Worldview.

Dual Degrees

Students in the MBA Program can combine their degree with one of six Master of Science offerings at Bentley. Integrating the general business skills acquired through the MBA with the focused expertise of an MS degree offers a distinctive set of qualifications for your job search.

Credits from four courses apply to both degrees , so you can earn the valuable extra credential by completing six additional courses. Tuition for the MBA program does not include Master of Science courses; they are charged at the regular per-course rate.

Concentrations

You can customize your degree by choosing from the following concentrations:

• Accountancy
• Business Analytics
• Finance
• Information Systems and Technology
• Law and Taxation
• Leadership
• Marketing

Student Profile

The MBA program (Full-Time, Two Years) is designed for people who want to launch their career with an added credential of high value to potential employers.

Graduates enter the competitive marketplace with keen technical knowledge of business disciplines. Equally important, the program delivers a solid grounding in leadership, values, cultural awareness, corporate social responsibility, creativity, and innovation — qualities that are essential for managers in a global economy.

Requirements

• Application Fee
• Transcripts
• Resume
• 2 Essays
• GMAT or GRE Scores (may be waived for qualified students)
• TOEFL/IELTS Scores for International Students (may be waived for qualified students)
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Interview (in-person or online)

Application Deadlines

Application opens September 1 of the prior year.

Fall (Full-Time and Part-Time)

• November 15: Round 1
• January 15: Round 2
• March 15: Round 3
• May to August: Rolling Admission*

Spring (Full-Time and Part-Time)

• November 1: Priority deadline for full-time students
• September to December: Rolling Admission for part-time students

• Students seeking visas for the fall term should apply by July 1

Bentley University is one of the nation's leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader and one with the deep technical skills, the broad global perspective and the high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. To achieve our goal, we infuse our advanced business curriculum with the richness of a liberal arts education. The results are graduates who are making an impact in their chosen fields and turning their passions into success stories. Located on a classic New England campus just minutes from Boston, Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creative thinkers. Today, the challenges of a rapidly changing world have made business skills and experience hot commodities. More students are considering business as the foundation of their higher education experience and considering Bentley in the process. With our unique blend of business, technology, and the liberal arts, Bentley, a private, not-for-profit institution, provides students with relevant, practical and transferable skills. At Bentley, we blend the breadth and technological strength of a large university with the values and student focus of a small college. Students interested in business professions choose from a wide range of programs that address all functional areas including accountancy, finance, marketing, management and liberal arts — all anchored in technology. Your education is about more than learning. It’s about enjoying a community, contributing your own skills and talents, and making lifelong friendships and connections. With a classic New England campus just minutes away from Harvard Square and Boston, you’ll enjoy a beautiful setting and easy access to other universities and Boston’s rich array of culture, activities, and entertainment.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Undergraduate students: 4,200
• Average undergraduate class size: 26
• Approximately 81% of full-time undergraduates live on campus
• International students represent 13% of the undergraduate student population

GRADUATE AND Ph.D. STUDENTS

• Graduate Students: 1,000
• Average graduate class size: 21
• Ph.D. candidates: 24
• International students represent 24% of the graduate students including Ph.D. candidates

You are building your career at a time of rapid change, accelerated innovation, intense globalization, and profound demographic shifts. Success depends on how quickly you can identify and evaluate trends, adapt to new cultures, and craft creative approaches to stakeholders, products, services and social contexts. Bentley University shapes its academic curriculum around preparing you for the increasingly changing workforce.

FACULTY

• More than 276 full- and 184 part-time faculty members, who teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• 82% of faculty hold doctoral degrees
• Professors are accessible, committed to excellent teaching and advising as well as to pursuing research and scholarship in their field
• Many have significant experience in the business world
• Faculty-student ratio is 1 to 14

CURRICULUM

• As a business university, Bentley distinctively "fuses" business and the arts & sciences and provides international leadership in business education and research
• Bentley is a leader in promoting ethical and socially responsible enterprise and the critical role of information and communication technology in achieving sustainable high performance
• Bachelor of science degrees in 11 business fields; bachelor of arts degrees in five arts and sciences disciplines
• The graduate school emphasizes the impact of technology on business practice and offers Ph.D. programs in Business and Accountancy, an MBA with 7 areas of concentration, an integrated MS+MBA, seven Master of Science degrees, and custom executive education programs

CAREERS

Your Bentley experience is about more than just what you learn in the classroom — it’s about providing you with opportunities to pursue your passions. Our on-campus activities include athletics, the arts, cultural events, volunteering and more than 100 student organizations. We make it easy for you to meet new friends and find the activities you love.

STUDENT LIFE

When it comes to athletics, we offer something for everyone - from flag football to volleyball. Whether you are a member of one of the college’s 20 varsity teams, or a recreational athlete intent on maintaining your physical well-being, you’ll fit in at Bentley. In either case, you’ll find the college’s athletic facilities to be outstanding and state-of-the-art.