Executive MBA

Overview

Columbia Business School’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program gives professionals with real-world experience the skills they need to achieve as leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Our strategic, cross-disciplinary approach combines cutting-edge research with active, application-based coursework and an emphasis on collaborative learning.

The Columbia MBA Experience

There is only one Columbia MBA. And as an EMBA student, you become part of the singular Columbia MBA experience. All Columbia Business School MBA students share the same faculty members, complete the same core curriculum, and spend the same number of hours in class. And all of our students are held to the same high standards.

A Flexible Structure

EMBA students enjoy a unique benefit: a flexible structure. The program is designed to fit your professional and personal life, with a schedule that requires minimal time away from the workplace, allowing you to keep your education and career on track without missing any opportunities. Columbia offers students the unique option of meeting either weekly on Saturdays or every other week on both Fridays and Saturdays while completing the core curriculum in the first year. As students enter the second year of the program, they gain access to one of the largest slates of electives of any EMBA program in the country.

A Strong Community

EMBA students at Columbia Business School are part of a diverse, vibrant, and supportive community. Our cluster system and learning teams help foster connections that begin in the classroom and last throughout your career. Through interactions with our partner programs at London Business School and the University of Hong Kong, all of our students expand their global perspectives and gain connections to classmates around the world.

Benefits Now and For a Lifetime

Columbia’s EMBA Program offers benefits now and for a lifetime. You can apply what you learn in the classroom immediately and bring your work challenges to class. During the program, a dedicated team providescareer support and coaching. Upon graduation, you gain access to our alumni network: a powerful resource of more than 40,000 graduates spread across more than 100 countries. And you will have the tools necessary to create and seize opportunities in a constantly changing global market, now and at every stage of your career.

Admissions

Columbia Business School’s Executive MBA Program is designed for professionals with demonstrated career achievements and leadership ability. We draw students from all over the world and from a wide range of cultural, personal, and professional backgrounds. Students enter the program with an average of nine years of work experience and have expertise in industries ranging from banking and healthcare to law and media. What they all share is the common goal of deepening their impact on the world of business while strengthening their knowledge, skills, and professional network. For more information on our student population, view the class profile.

The Admissions Office reviews candidates on a rolling basis, which means applicants do not have to wait until after the application deadline to receive a decision. Columbia Business School requires all candidates to apply through our online application. For more information, see our application requirements.

And to learn more about our admission process, register for an Inside MBA account, your portal for information about Columbia Business School. Our admissions team is here to support you through your application. We invite you to learn more about the program first-hand by attending one of our information sessions, stopping by an EMBA Informational, or sitting in on a class.