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MBA Master of Business Administration at Harvard University

Harvard University, United States

Programme overview

Two-year general management and leadership MBA taught through the case method and field-method experiential programmes, with a global experience component.

Faculty: Harvard Business School  |  Department: MBA Program  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

First-year students are grouped into sections of 90 who take core classes together; the curriculum centres on general management and leadership and includes a required first-year course on building with AI tools. Joint degrees are offered with other Harvard schools.

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Application information

USD 84,760 a year (2026-27). HBS MBA tuition for the 2026-27 nine-month academic year; excludes health fee, housing, food and other costs. Source

Harvard Business School MBA class matriculates in fall 2027 for applicants in the 2026-27 cycle.

HBS MBA (fall 2027 entry): Round 1 closes September 9, 2026 with decision December 10, 2026; Round 2 closes January 5, 2027 with decision March 25, 2027; 2+2 Round closes April 28, 2027 with decision June 30, 2027.

HKS master's programmes: admission application deadline is December 1, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET; financial aid application deadline is January 15, 2027; decisions in mid-March.

GSD MArch, MLA, MUP, MAUD, MLAUD, MRE, DDes, MDes and MDE applications close January 5, 2027 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

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