MBA Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Pennsylvania

Programme overview

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major provides MBA students with skills, analytical tools, perspectives, and experiences that prepare them for careers as autonomous entrepreneurs, family-business entrepreneurs, or entrepreneurs in corporate settings. Whether a student wants to start a business while in school, join an emerging business, or set the groundwork to launch a new firm later in his or her career, the program aims to provide preparation for all of these exciting options. Entrepreneurial skills and thinking are actively sought by more competitive and profitable growing businesses.

Faculty: Wharton School | Duration: 19 course units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include MGMT 6100 Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership; MGMT 6120 Management of Emerging Enterprises; FNCE 7500 Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation; HCMG 8670 Health Care Entrepreneurship; OIDD 6910 Negotiations; OIDD 6920 Advanced Topics Negotiation.

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Entry requirements

Second Year Requirement: Students must satisfy the following requirements during their second year in the program: (1) maintain a Wharton GPA that is greater than 2.33 in each semester of their second year, and (2) have no more than 4 CU of Wharton courses with a grade less than or equal to 2.33 (C+ or lower) in their second year.

USD 87,970 a year (2026-27). Wharton MBA tuition for 2026-2027 for full-time attendance at the Wharton School; one MBA tuition rate applies across majors. Excludes General Fee ($4,268), Clinical Fee ($770), housing, food, books and health insurance. Source

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