Executive MBA

You'll make a 21-month commitment for a lifetime of leadership.

The Villanova School of Business Executive MBA Program is a 21-month collaboration among highly motivated students, experienced faculty members, and seasoned business leaders.

The program begins in August of each year. You reside at The Villanova Conference Center for an intensive weeklong introductory period then come together on Fridays and Saturdays every other week for the remainder of the program.

You'll receive maximum value for maximum success.

The Villanova School of Business has put maximum value into its Executive MBA Program to ensure that graduates will realize maximum value for their organizations and maximum success for themselves. We've created a format that allows students to balance their professional and personal lives in a setting that heightens the learning experience.

Our curriculum is continually changing to meet the needs of today's executive leaders. And our innovative learning environment encourages continual thinking, peer interaction, and faculty involvement; all leading to a gradual transformation of emerging executive leaders into effective executive leaders.

You'll join a unique learning community that will challenge and energize you.

Here everyone works together, immersed in a rigorous, collaborative learning environment that encourages risk-taking and questioning. You'll work with a diverse group of executive peers and an outstanding faculty with extensive real-world experience -- to form a strong network of learning.

The Villanova School of Business Executive MBA Program offers lifelong benefits:

• the sharply-honed business skills needed by executive leaders
• a systemic approach to decision making and strategy implementation
• a strong ability to lead personal and organizational transformation
• a trusted network of contemporaries

Is the Villanova School of Business Executive MBA Program right for you?

We're looking for candidates who will be challenged by the academic rigor of the program, have the depth of experience that allows them to contribute thoughts and ideas in an interactive learning environment, and have the desire to learn.

Villanova University, School of Business

Developing business leaders for a better world.

The Villanova School of Business is a premier educational institution that offers undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and executive education.

Villanova is the only university in the world founded by the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Augustine, and the Augustinian values of truth, community, caring, and leading through service are infused throughout the curriculum in all of our programs. Founded in 1922, VSB is known for academic rigor; creativity and innovation; hands-on and service learning opportunities; a firm grounding in ethics; and an applied education that prepares students to become outstanding leaders and global citizens within the ever-changing, complex, and fast-paced world of business.

VSB offers seven undergraduate degrees in the fields of accounting, economics, and business administration; seven graduate programs; and an executive MBA program. Our programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

The school is also home to prestigious business research centers including the Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research, Center for Global Leadership, Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate, Center for the Study of Church Management, Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Institute for Research in Advanced Financial Technology.

With a recent $26 million renovation, the addition of a 65,000 square-foot atrium, and a state-of-the-art Applied Finance Lab, VSB offers students an exceptional business learning and technology center.

VSB's programs are nationally ranked for their excellence:

-- BusinessWeek has ranked VSB as the #7 undergraduate business program in the nation.

-- VSB's executive MBA program is ranked #25 in the world by BusinessWeek.

-- U.S. News & World Report has ranked Villanova University #1 in the Best Universities-Masters Category in the Northern Region for over a decade.