MBA Experience

Thirty-seven percent of the MBA Class of 2027 are international, representing 62 countries.

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Curriculum

Our courses and cases equip students to apply what they learn to multiple contexts, in meaningful ways. Faculty bring important business issues and management problems from around the world into the classroom.

Immersive Field Courses (IFC) are field-based electives for second-year MBA students to apply their learning in countries around the world. Over the last nine years, MBA students have participated in 46 IFC courses and traveled to 18 countries.

MBA Curriculum Details

Outside the Classroom

Opportunities outside the classroom play an important role in the global student experience at HBS.

  • 12 of the more than 95 student clubs are globally themed, and many host annual conferences bringing together both students and business leaders from the region to discuss important trends in global economies.

  • 11% of 2022 graduates interned outside of the US and 13% of the Class of 2021 accepted full time job opportunities abroad.

  • Students have the opportunity to engage with the School’s more than 89,000 alumni, 33% of whom live abroad across 173 countries.

More on Student Life

Student Clubs & Associations

Careers

Staff in our Global Research Centers help students to prepare for and find internships and jobs abroad through corporate relationship building. Contact Career and Professional Development for more information.

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Canadian Fellowship

The John H. McArthur Fellowship provides financial assistance to Canadian MBA students.

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How to Apply

Learn more about the MBA application process.

MBA students in discussion in the classroom
Newly-arrived members of Section B get to know each other during MBA's START program.