Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Key Information
Campus location
Worcester, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
2 - 3 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 1,250 / per credit *
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Introduction
The WPI MBA At a Glance
- A fully online, asynchronous schedule
- Project-based curriculum with 20 specialization options
- Top 10 Career Development Center in the US
- In-demand tech and analytics skills woven into every course
- AACSB accreditation
- No GRE/GMAT required
100% Online WPI MBA
Learn the language of business in our asynchronous, fully online master in business administration program that will prepare you to lead effectively in a world filled with digital and business transformation. Our technical focus prepares our graduates to empower their teams and scale the work they do with an innovative, data-driven decision-making mindset.
The WPI online MBA program offers a project-based approach to learning that situates students to be confident in their ability to assess and assemble talent, manage fluctuating timelines, and balance competing priorities. Students can hone in on their career goals with the option to declare up to two specializations selected from a total of 20 choices.
Our faculty are experienced leaders who have spearheaded innovative thinking for a range of global organizations. They bring their wealth of knowledge into the classroom and serve as mentors to online MBA students. In many cases, this mentorship continues long after graduation.
This is the culture at WPI — a cooperative and innovative place to learn.
Program Outcome
The learning outcomes for our MBA program stem from The Business School’s mission to inspire leaders at the nexus of science, engineering, and business with project-based, purpose-driven learning, and innovative research to achieve impactful results and to pursue excellence that drives progress.
- Evidence-based problem solving: Able to frame a problem and use evidence and analytic reasoning to develop and implement practical solutions.
- Team-based collaboration: Able to effectively work together to pursue the common goal of solving complex problems.
- Interdisciplinary: Able to discuss key issues related to working across the boundaries between technical and business disciplines.
- Strategic Thinking: Able to generate practical, unique, and usable business insights that create a long-term competitive advantage.
Curriculum
The WPI MBA curriculum infuses the principles of analytics and technology-empowered decision-making into each course offering. By the time they graduate, online MBA students won’t just have these principles memorized for a test; they will have experience applying them in simulated work environments.
Highly customizable, the WPI online MBA program provides students with the flexibility to tailor their degree specifically for the direction of their careers. We offer 20 specialization options and the chance to earn industry credentials from right inside the virtual classroom. This 36-credit degree consists of:
- Core business foundation courses
- An integrative business foundation course
- A three-course specialty series
- Two elective courses with an option to declare a second specialization
- A capstone project
The project-based approach to learning at WPI includes discussion boards, simulations, and other interactive elements. Students can take up to three courses at a time.
Course Listings
Business Foundation
Note: Those with sufficient coursework or expertise in these areas may petition to take a more advanced course.
- FIN 500 Financial Management
- MIS 584 Business Intelligence
- MKT 500 Marketing Strategy
- OBC 506 Leadership
- OIE 501 Operations Management
Integrative Business Foundation
- BUS 590 Strategic Management
Specialty Series
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
- MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
- OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics
- MKT 562 Marketing Research
Advanced Operations Analytics
- MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
or
MKT 562 Marketing Research
or
MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications - OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis
- OIE 548 Performance Analytics
- OIE 559 Advanced Prescriptive Analytics: From Data to Impact
Applied Analytics
- MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
- MIS 584 Business Intelligence
- MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
- OIE 559 Optimization for Business Analytics
- DS 501 Introduction to Data Science
- DS 502 Statistical Methods for Data Science
or
DS 511 Applied Statistics for Engineers
Brands, Products, and Consumers
- MKT 500 Marketing Strategy
- MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
- MKT 562 Marketing Research
- MKT 565 Digital Marketing
- MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
- MKT 569 Brand and Product Management
Business Analytics
- MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
- MIS 584 Business Intelligence
- OIE 552 Modeling and Optimizing Processes
Data Analytics
- MIS 587 Business Applications in Machine Learning
- MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
- Choose one of the following:
- MKT 565 Digital Marketing
- MKT 562 Marketing Research
Digital Transformation
- MIS 500 Innovating with Information Systems
- Choose one of the following:
- OIE 501 Designing Operations for Competitive Advantage
- OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design
- OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
- Choose one of the following:
- MIS 576 Project Management
- OBC 503 Negotiations
- OBC 537 Change Management
Entrepreneurship
- ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Any two from the following courses:
- ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
- ETR 596 Selling and Sales
- BUS 500 Business Law, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
Information Systems Design
- MIS 571 Database Applications Design and Development
- MIS 582 Information Security Management
- MIS 585 User Experience Design
Information Technology
- MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
- MIS 581 Policy & Strategy for IT and Analytics
- MIS 584 Business Intelligence
Innovation With User Experience (IUX Core)
- MIS 583 UX Applications
- MIS 585 UX Design
- MIS 586 UX Methods
IT User Experience
- MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
- MIS 583 User Experience Applications
- MIS 586 User Experience Research Methods
Marketing Analytics
- MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
- MKT 565 Digital Marketing
- MKT 568 Data Mining Business Applications
Operations Excellence
- Choose one of the following:
- OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy
- OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
- Choose two of the following:
- FIN 500 Financial Management
- MIS 576 Project Management
- OBC 527 Leading Change
- OIE 554 Global Operations Strategy
- OIE 557 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
Operations Analytics
- Choose one of the following five courses:
- OIE 501 Operations Management
- OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Analysis
- OIE 544 Supply Chain Analysis and Design
- OIE 548 Performance Analytics
- OIE 558 Designing and Managing Lean Six Sigma Processes
Organizing and Managing Innovation
- ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
- FIN 500 Financial Management
- MIS 576 Project Management
- OBC 503 Negotiations
- OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
- OBC 537 Leading Change
Product Management
- MKT 569 Product and Brand Management
- Any two of the following:
- ETR 593 Technology Commercialization: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
- MIS 576 Project Management
- MIS 583 User Experience Applications
- MIS 585 User Experience Design
- MKT 565 Digital Marketing
- OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
- OBC 533 Negotiations
- OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations
Project Management
- MIS 576 Project Management
- Any two of the following:
- OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
- OBC 533 Negotiations
- OBC 535 Managing Creativity in Knowledge Intensive Organizations
- OBC 537 Leading Change
Research (requires permission from the program director)
- BUS 5900 Internship (3 credit maximum)
- BUS 598 Independent Study
- BUS 698 Directed Research
Supply Chain Management
- Select one of the following:
- OIE 549 Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management
- OIE 553 Global Purchasing and Logistics
- Select two of the following:
- MKT 561 Consumer Behavior and Analytics
- OBC 533 Negotiations
- OIE 548 Performance Analytics
- OIE 549 Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management
- OIE 533 Global Purchasing and Logistics
System Design for IUX
- MIS 500 Innovating with Information Systems
- MIS 571 Database Applications Design and Development
- MIS 582 Information Security Design and Management
- IMGD 5000 Game Design Studio
- IMGD 5300 Design of Interactive Experiences
- RBE/CS 526 Human-Robot Interaction
- RBE 595 Synergy of Human and Robot Systems
- WR 593 Robot Futures: Design, Ethics, Communication
Customize your own!
- 9 credits; requires approval from the program director
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 tailor their degree to fit their career goals specifically. Any specialty course can be counted as either a specialty or elective course, but not both. Here are some additional elective courses:
- BUS 500 Business Law, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
- BUS 546 Managing Technological Innovation
- ETR 500 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MIS 500 Innovating With Information Systems
- MIS 502 Data Management for Analytics
- MIS 581 Policy and Strategy for Information Technology and Analytics
Capstone
Students must complete a capstone project experience as follows:
- BUS 599 MBA Capstone Project
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