MBA Programs That Don’t Require Work Experience
Welcome to MetroMBA's No Work Experience Guide. As the world's best business schools continue to evolve, traditional methods of entry begin to change. For many schools, that means admitting students that do not necessarily have previous professional work experience.
Below, we've outlined some of the best business schools in the world that do not completely require work experience for admissions: a list that continues to grow year by year.
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For the Global Partners MBA, two to three years of work experience is preferred but not required. Rising junior managers and individuals with language skills and some business experience seeking a career in global business make great candidates for this program.
Professional experience is not required for the full-time MBA program at the Salisbury University Perdue School of Business.
Applicants to the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College at Babson College do not need to have any previous work experience to apply for any of its MBA programs.
The prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business does not ask applicants for its full-time, Evening, or Weekend MBAs for work experience, although it is highly recommended.
Applicants to the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business' full-time and Online MBA program are not required to have work experience with an application.
The Colorado State University College of Business Early Career and Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise MBAs do not require previous work experience in order to gain admission.
Full-time and part-time MBA applicants at the Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business may not need to submit work experience with an application.
London Business School full-time applicants with less than three years of work experience may apply, if they can "superior academic credentials and truly outstanding evidence of leadership," according to the school admissions team.
Three years of work experience is recommended. However, it is not required to enter the Claremont Graduate University part-time MBA program.
The Columbia Business School full-time MBA does not explicitly require any previous work experience prior to admission, but it is recommended.
Applicants to the full-time MBA program at the Drexel University LeBow College of Business are not required to have previous professional work experience with an application.
The SDSU Fowler College of Business Administration full-time and part-time MBA programs do not ask for previous work experience with applications.
Applicants to the Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business' Blended Learning MBA in San Francisco are not always required to submit GMAT/GRE scores or have previous work experience.
Applicants to the UW Foster School of Business full-time MBA program are not required to submit work experience with an application.
The American University Kogod School of Business Online MBA does not require work experience or GMAT/GRE scores for admission.
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