MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship

For future entrepreneurs or those who want to push new products or initiatives inside of companies, an MBA program can provide the basic fundamentals on how to do it. Some business schools also offer MBA programs that tailor curriculum specifically for new business formation as well as business plan competitions, so budding entrepreneurs can learn how to dial in their ideas and pursue venture capital and angel investment funding. Specialized centers can offer networking opportunities and even lab space where students can build their new startups.

Top Business Schools for a career in Entrepreneurship

IE

The school's International Center for Entrepreneurial Management hosts a venture lab, where MBA students can begin the process of launching their own businesses. View school profile
Imperial

The Financial Times included Imperial as one of its top ten best schools for entrepreneurship in last year's Global MBA Rankings. It's no surprise why: the school's Entrepreneurship Hub provides a wealth of resources and curriculum to up-and-coming entrepreneurs. View school profile
Columbia

According to a recent report by the Center for an Urban Future, almost 500 startups in New York City received venture capital financing between 2007 and 2011. Columbia's tapping into this with its recently-launched Columbia Business Lab, which provides co-working space for student-created startups. The school's Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center offers many resources for entrepreneurs, including some specialized curriculum. View school profile
UCLA - Anderson

The Financial Times typically ranks UCLA as one of its top ten schools for entrepreneurship. Students can take numerous electives and receive support from the school's Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. View school profile
Stanford

Through the school's close ties to Silicon Valley, its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and a variety of related electives, Stanford has been laying the groundwork for successful entrepreneurs. And this investment is paying off – 16 percent of Stanford's MBA class of 2011 started their own businesses – an all-time high. View school profile
EMLYON

With specialized curriculum, the school's International MBA program is designed with entrepreneurship in mind. And through the year-long Entrepreneurial Leadership Project and a venture funding competition, students can put the theory to a practical test. View school profile
Duke - Fuqua

Through an MBA concentration in Entrepreneurship and the school's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, students have a number of resources to help them launch new businesses. View school profile
McGill - Desautels

Although the school does not offer a concentration in entrepreneurship, students have the opportunity to take a number of specialized electives, such as “Launching New Ventures,” and “Creating the Small Business.” The school's Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies hosts a number of competitions for students with new business start-up ideas. View school profile
Cambridge - Judge

The region around Cambridge is a hotbed for entrepreneurial activity – and the Judge MBA program leverages this in many different ways, including through the Cambridge Venture Consulting Project where students can get hands-on experiences with local startups. The school's Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning provides new entrepreneurs with resources to get their businesses off the ground. View school profile
Babson - Olin

Recently voted the number-one American school for entrepreneurship by the magazine Entrepreneur, Babson's MBA program features curriculum that's focused on entrepreneurship from the ground up. The school's Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship provides business plan competitions and other resources to help students launch their own business ideas. View school profile
Virginia - Darden

In addition to being able to pursue an MBA concentration in Entrepreneurship, students can also get their businesses off the ground at the “Darden Businesses Incubator.” The school's “Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership” awards over $90,000 in business plan and concept competitions annually. View school profile
HKUST

In recent years, the Hong Kong-based school has nurtured a fertile ecosystem for entrepreneurs. Through its Entrepreneurship Center, HKUST hosts a range of business plan competitions and networking events. The school also offers an MBA concentration in Entrepreneurship and Family Business. View school profile
CUHK

The school's Center for Entrepreneurship taps into Hong Kong's startup world, offering networking opportunities and seminars. MBA students can choose to pursue a concentration in Entrepreneurship. View school profile

Methodology

Business Schools Offering MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship

Full Profile	University / Business School
	BU - SOM	MA
–	NYU - Stern	NY
–	USC - Marshall	CA
–	CUNY - Baruch - Zicklin	NY
–	Columbia	NY
–	York - Schulich
	WHU
–	Rutgers	NJ
–	Florida - Warrington - Hough	FL
–	UC Berkeley - Haas	CA
–	University of Dallas - College of Business	TX
–	UCLA - Anderson	CA
	Nottingham
	WU Executive Academy
–	Toronto - Rotman
–	UBC - Sauder
–	Universiteit van Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School
–	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) - International Business School
–	University of San Francisco - Masagung Graduate School of Management	CA
–	HEC Paris
–	Fordham	NY
–	Cornell - Johnson	NY
	UNC - Kenan-Flagler	NC
–	Pace University - Lubin School of Business	NY
	UT - Dallas	TX
–	Georgia State - Robinson	GA
–	Pepperdine - Graziadio	CA
–	Waseda University - Waseda Business School (WBS)
–	Loyola Marymount	CA
–	Management College of South Africa (MANCOSA)
–	San Diego State University (SDSU)	CA
–	Northwestern - Kellogg	IL
–	College of Business Administration in Jeddah
–	Oxford - Said
–	Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School	MA
–	HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
–	European University - European Business College Munich
–	Texas A&M - Mays	TX
–	Queen's
	Grenoble
–	United States International University - Nairobi Campus
–	European University Malaysia
–	Northeastern	MA
–	The University of Liverpool Management School
–	Rochester - Simon	NY
–	University of Baltimore / Towson University	MD
–	DePaul - Kellstadt	IL
–	Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
–	University of Colorado Denver Business School	CO
–	Chicago - Booth	IL
–	Middlesex University Business School
–	UT Austin - McCombs	TX
–	University of Newcastle, Australia
–	California State University - Fullerton	CA
–	Washington - Foster	WA
–	Duke - Fuqua	NC
–	Calgary - Haskayne
–	University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston)	MA
–	George Mason University School of Management	VA
–	University of Witwatersrand - Wits Business School (WBS)
–	Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo Campus
–	Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR) - Berlin School of Economics and Law
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Bangalore Campus
–	NC State - Poole	NC
–	McGill - Desautels
–	Rice - Jones	TX
–	UPenn - Wharton	PA
–	Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
–	Georgia Tech	GA
–	Drexel University - LeBow College of Business	PA
–	Mount St. Mary’s College	CA
–	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
–	European University Barcelona
–	Cambridge - Judge
–	University of St. Thomas	MN
–	The University of Tampa - John H. Sykes College of Business	FL
–	Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) - University of Sri Jayewardenepura
–	ENPC School of International Management
–	Denver - Daniels	CO
–	Queensland University of Technology (QUT) - Brisbane Graduate School of Business (BGSB)
–	UIC	IL
–	Boston College - Carroll	MA
–	Seattle - Albers	WA
–	MIT - Sloan	MA
–	Georgia - Terry	GA
–	Fairleigh Dickinson University - College at Florham	NJ
–	University of Surrey
–	University of New York in Prague
–	Virginia - Darden	VA
–	American - Kogod	DC
–	Mirbis - Moscow Business School
–	Carnegie Mellon - Tepper	PA
–	ASU - Carey	AZ
–	Tel Aviv University - Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Chennai Campus
–	University of Kelaniya - Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies
–	Yale	CT
–	Tennessee - Knoxville	TN
–	University of California, Riverside (UCR) - A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management	CA
–	SEG International Bhd
–	Aventis School of Management
–	Florida Atlantic University	FL
–	Universidade de São Paulo - Fundação Instituto de Administração
–	HKUST
–	South Carolina - Moore	SC
–	SBS Swiss Business School
–	Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) - School of Management
–	University of South Australia - International Graduate School of Business (IGSB)
–	SMU - Cox	TX
–	Nova Southeastern University (NSU) - H. Wayne Huizenga	FL
–	Howard	DC
–	KAIST Business School
–	Santa Clara - Leavey	CA
–	University of Oklahoma - Michael F. Price College of Business	OK
–	University of Maryland University College	MD
–	UC Davis	CA
–	California State University - East Bay	CA
–	University of North Florida (UNF) - Coggin College of Business	FL
–	Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University
–	Saint Louis - Cook	MO
–	XLRI
–	Belmont - Massey	TN
–	California International Business University (CIBU)	CA
–	University of the East
–	Washington State University	WA
–	Donau-Universität Krems · Danube University Krems
–	Escuela de Administración de Empresa (EAE) Barcelona
–	Loyola Chicago	IL
–	Düsseldorf Business School GmbH an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität
–	Golden Gate University - Edward S. Ageno School of Business	CA
–	Virginia Commonwealth	VA
–	Rider University	NJ
–	ESCP - Paris
–	CUHK
–	University of Santo Tomas
–	University of Portland - Pamplin School of Business Administration	OR
–	Penn State - Smeal	PA
–	Vienna University of Technology - Continuing Education Center
–	Syracuse - Whitman	NY
–	Chapman - Argyros	CA
–	UVic
–	Iowa - Tippie	IA
–	University of Greenwich
–	Oklahoma State University - William S. Spears School of Business	OK
–	Clemson University	SC
–	Oakland University	MI
–	Assumption University
–	Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - E. Philip Saunders College of Business	NY
–	University of Detroit Mercy	MI
–	Portland State University - School of Business Administration	OR
–	Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus	NJ
–	London Graduate School of Management
–	International School of Business & Research (ISBR)
–	Simmons College	MA
–	ISCTE Business School
–	Arizona - Eller	AZ
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Hyderabad Campus
–	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	NV
–	University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of Business	OR
–	Namibia Business School
–	Clark Atlanta University	GA
–	Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business	TX
–	Mohammad Ali Jinnah University - Islamabad Campus
–	Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
–	Willamette University - Atkinson Graduate School of Management	OR
–	William Paterson University - Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business	NJ
–	University of New Hampshire - Whittemore School of Business and Economics	NH
–	Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin
–	Louisiana State University (LSU) - E. J. Ourso College of Business	LA
–	Bethel University	MN
–	Technion
–	Arkansas - Walton	AR
–	University of Exeter
–	CSUSB	CA
–	Endicott College - Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies	MA
–	Rensselaer at Hartford - Lally School of Management and Technology	CT
–	University IFM Geneva - Institute of Finance and Management
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Pune Campus
–	University of Bedfordshire Business School
–	Amity University, Noida
–	Technische Universität München (TUM)
–	Case Western - Weatherhead	OH
–	University of Windsor - Odette School of Business
–	Moscow University Touro
–	Ball State University - Miller College of Business	IN
–	Louisville	KY
–	Capella University	MN
–	Stratford University	VA
–	University of the Pacific - Eberhardt School of Business	CA
–	Benedictine University	IL
–	Flanders Business School
–	Universität Liechtenstein - University of Liechtenstein
–	European University Montreux
–	Notre Dame de Namur University	CA
–	University of Hawaii at Manoa - Shidler College of Business	HI
–	Lehigh	PA
–	Florida Institute of Technology	FL
–	Walden University	MN
–	California State Polytechnic University - Pomona	CA
–	University of Bridgeport	CT
–	Queen Margaret University
–	Brazilian Business School Angola (BBS Angola)
–	WUSTL - Olin	MO
–	Baylor - Hankamer	TX
–	University of Northern Iowa - College of Business Administration	IA
–	Delaware - Lerner	DE
–	Rollins - Crummer	FL
–	South Carolina State University - School of Graduate Studies	SC
–	The University of the West Indies - Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business
–	Notre Dame - Mendoza	IN
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Mumbai Campus
–	Wright State - Raj Soin	OH
–	Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya - Arison School of Business
–	Wake Forest - Winston-Salem	NC
–	Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)	NH
–	St. Thomas University	FL
–	Worcester Polytechnic	MA
–	The University of Memphis - Fogelman College of Business and Economics	TN
–	CEPADE - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
–	Providence College	RI
–	Lamar University	TX
–	Samford University - Brock School of Business	AL
–	Nyack College	NY
–	Kent Business School
–	Southern Cross University - Graduate College of Management
–	University of Dundee - Centre for Enterprise Management
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - New Delhi Campus
–	Laureate Online Education B.V.
–	PEF Privatuniversität für Management
–	Monterey Institute of International Studies	CA
–	Fayetteville State University	NC
–	Athabasca University
–	The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)
–	Lindenwood University	MO
–	University of Kansas	KS
–	Western Carolina University	NC
–	Azusa Pacific University	CA
–	Eastern Michigan University	MI
–	Brazilian Business School
–	Capital University	OH
–	European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
–	Dongguk
–	Regent University	VA
–	Lenoir-Rhyne College - Snipes School of Business	NC
–	Drake University	IA
–	AESE - Escola de Direcção e Negócios
–	Edith Cowan University (ECU) - Perth Graduate School of Business
–	Saint Mary's College of California	CA
–	Governors State University	IL
–	St. Edward's University	TX
–	Acton School of Business	TX
–	University of New Brunswick - Fredericton Campus
–	ANU College of Business & Economics - National Graduate School of Management
–	University of Illinois at Springfield	IL
–	Riga Technical University (RTU) - International Program Department
–	EGADE - Mexico City
–	University of Missouri - Kansas City	MO
–	Southeast Missouri State University - Harrison College of Business	MO
–	The University of Toledo	OH
–	Alliant International University - School of Management	CA
–	Penn State Great Valley	PA
–	Kaplan University	FL
–	International Academy of Business (IAB)
–	A&M College of Business at Southern University	LA
–	Trinity College Carmarthen
–	Plymouth State University	NH
–	Felician College	NJ
–	University of Sioux Falls - Vucurevich School of Business	SD
–	Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) - Ahmedabad Campus
–	Ashland University	OH
–	California Lutheran University	CA
–	Wichita State University - W. Frank Barton School of Business	KS
–	Gibaran Learning Group
–	Pacific Lutheran University	WA
–	Hardin-Simmons University - Kelley College of Business	TX
–	Northcentral University	AZ
–	Glyndŵr University
–	Canterbury Christ Church University
–	Trident University International	CA
–	Union Graduate College	NY
–	Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences
–	CFVG Hanoi
–	Montpellier Sup de Co Group
–	Arcadia University	PA
–	Groupe ESC Clermont
–	Bay Path College	MA
–	Technische Universität Dresden - Europäisches Institut für Postgraduale Bildung
–	Anderson University - Falls School of Business	IN
–	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Lally School of Management and Technology	NY
–	Walsh University	OH
–	Fachhochschule Aachen, Aachen Institute of Applied Sciences e. V. (ACIAS)
–	Drury University - Breech School of Business Administration	MO
–	Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
–	Gonzaga University	WA
–	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
–	Aegis School of Business
–	The University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL
–	Padmashree Dr.D.Y.Patil University
–	Pearl School of Business
–	University of Hyderabad
–	Saginaw Valley State University	MI
–	Heidelberg University - School of Business	OH
–	Baldwin-Wallace College	OH
–	Eastern Mennonite University	VA
–	PSG Institute of Management
–	Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
–	Nirma University of Science and Technology
–	Chancellor University	OH
–	Lincoln University - Missouri	MO
–	CSREM
–	Chatham College	PA
–	Rai Business School