Advance Your Career with a Part-Time MBA from Bentley University

The part-time MBA program at Bentley offers the most flexible option for students, making it a great option for the busy, working professional. While most complete the program within two years, students have up to five years and can vary their course load to fit their personal work-life schedules.

Students in the program come from all industries and a variety of jobs (everything from nursing to law to science). No matter what their background, the common goal is to understand more about business principles and learn key skills, like decision-making, business strategy, and management.

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Graduates (2022-2023)

12-15

Courses

All applicants are avaluated for foundation waivers

24-60

Months to Complete

30%

Median Award of Merit Aid Offered

Application Deadlines & Program Requirements

Deadlines

To create a thriving population of students with a wide range of life and work experiences, Bentley considers the entirety of candidates’ applications including prior work experience, test scores, learning objectives, and other factors as we determine admissions decisions. Visit our page to view application deadlines and rounds for both Fall and Spring entry terms.

Program Requirements

Application fee / Transcripts (must have completed bachelor's degree) / Resume / 2 Essays / GMAT or GRE scores (optional) / TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo scores for international students (may be waived for qualified students) / Two letters of recommendation / Interview

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Tuition & Aid

A Bentley graduate degree is a smart investment in you. Bentley awards more than $2 million in merit-based aid to highly qualified full-time and part-time graduate students. Merit awards are based primarily on academic, professional and personal achievement, without regard to financial need. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible for best consideration.

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Your MBA Education

The Part-Time MBA can be completed between 12 to 15 total courses and consists of foundation, core, and elective credits.

*Students with the appropriate background may be waived from all five foundation courses but will be required to add electives if they have been waived from more than three. Four electives are required and provide students with options to focus on a concentration or select individual courses within our graduate school curriculum.

Foundation: Up to Five* Courses

Core: Six Courses

Electives: Four to Six* Courses

Declare a concentration to focus your degree or select from all available courses for a general MBA. Learn more about the concentration options here.

The Bentley Graduate Online Learning Experience

Online education has revolutionized learning in higher education. At Bentley we offer online education in two ways. Watch our video to learn more about those formats and how you will engage with professors and other students no matter where you are located.

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Your Degree Outcomes

What could your career look like with this degree?

When you join the Bentley community, you have lifetime access to the award-winning Pulsifer Career Development Center. With 45+ Graduate Career events each year and access to career coaches, a graduate degree prepares you for a wide range of careers, no matter the industry you are interested in.

Employers Hiring Our Graduates

Our Graduates

A Commitment to Making the World a Better Place

Ahmadou Balde works to improve education, health care and training Services in Guinea. “Business is a social endeavor with economic, political, environmental and social consequences; your actions matter.”

Bringing People Together Through an MBA

At the time Harrelson chose to complete a finance concentration with his MBA, he thought his career would focus on financial analysis or investment banking. But after working at a major retailer, he began to re-evaluate his plans.

Catching up with a ‘Sea-E-O’

Emily Wilder, MBA ’19 is bringing a taste of the Pacific Northwest to customers near and far. Her online store, Salinity Seafood & More, features food and wares from Washington state.

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Your Student Experience

Take a Tour of Bentley's Campus

Journey through Bentley upper-campus alongside MBA/MSF Dual Degree student Naya Putri for a first-hand look at our graduate-level classrooms, innovation centers, and additional campus resources. The tour features ongoings in the typical campus environment and also highlights Bentley's hybrid classroom technology. We hope you enjoy and best of luck to you in your graduate school search!

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Corporate Partnerships

Bentley University and Beth Israel Lahey Health, a world-class teaching hospital, are collaborating to offer our top-rated MBA curriculum, infused with applications-based learning experiences that contextualize the business principles of the health care sector. The MBA program will be open only to Beth Israel Lahey Health employees and will include specialized health care classes to give managers and aspiring managers the knowledge and perspective needed to lead in the increasingly complex world of health care.

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Are you outside of the BILH network but are still Interested in a partnership to bring Bentley's graduate programs to your employees? Reach out to us at applygrad@bentley.edu to learn more.

Your Admission Team

Graduate Admission Team

175 Forest Street, Waltham MA 02452

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern

+1 (781) 891-2108

applygrad@bentley.edu

The Graduate Admission team is happy to help you throughout your search and application process.

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Part-Time MBA

Our Most Flexible MBA Program

Graduates (2022-2023)

Courses

Months to Complete

Median Award of Merit Aid Offered