School Profiles
Daytime MBA
Your Duke MBA will provide you with the skills, knowledge, and cross-cultural awareness needed to become a valuable collaborative leader, able to manage effectively in global business environments.
As you compare business schools, one of the first differences you'll notice about The Duke MBA is the breadth and depth of our content and the strength of our faculty.
This breadth, built on our world-class multi-disciplinary faculty, offers what we call our Research Advantage — an unparalleled ability to help you go beyond the basics by exposing you to cutting-edge research and renowned business leaders.
As a Duke MBA student, you will develop collaborative leadership and organizational management skills along with a global outlook. You will then dive into a rigorous exploration of the major functional areas in business.
As you continue through the program, you will have the chance to undertake a wide-ranging general management education designed to suit your individual goals; alternatively, you might choose to focus on a particular career path through a variety of interdisciplinary concentrations and certificate opportunities.
Cross Continent MBA
The Duke MBA—Cross Continent program is designed to help full-time working professionals earn a world-class MBA in only 16 months, and to build a culturally-diverse peer network across the globe.
You will study in locations across the world — Shanghai , Dubai , New Delhi , St. Petersburg , and our home campus in Durham, North Carolina — as well as at your home via our distance learning platform.
We are embedded in the world's most important economic regions , therefore you will have access to diverse classmates, companies, industries, and partners — a unique professional network not offered by any other MBA program. This program builds more than global awareness; it provides the real-world experience that will help you develop global competence and prepare you for international job responsibilities. You will:
Global Executive MBA
The Duke MBA—Global Executive brings senior executives from diverse locations and industries together for 15 months of focused studies. The program incorporates learning experiences in contrasting economies and integrates opportunities to learn about the social, economic, political, and cultural issues affecting the ways business is conducted around the world.
Features of the Global Executive Program:
Weekend Executive MBA
With minimal interruption to their lives and work, professionals in the program spend 20 intense months strengthening core business skills and engaging with faculty and students from a broad range of academic and applied backgrounds.
Features of the Weekend Executive Program:
Name of School: Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
Program Title: The Duke MBA
• Daytime MBA
• Cross Continent MBA
• Global Executive MBA
• Weekend Executive MBA
Ranking: Business Week – U.S. 6th (Daytime MBA), FT - Globally 9th (Executive MBA)
Type of Program:
Full-time Daytime MBA
Part-time
Part Time Modular
EMBA Cross Continent / Global Executive / Weekend Executive
Online or Distance Cross Continent / Global Executive / Weekend Executive
On Line/Distance Program Structure (residential periods):
Cross Continent
• 16 months
• 6 global residencies (Durham, Shanghai, Dubai, Delhi, St. Petersburg, & Durham, North Carolina) each lasting 9 days – 2 weeks
• 8 to 10 weeks online learning between each residency
• Starts August every year
• Requirements: GMAT (average 650), 3 essays, 2 recommendation letters, letter of support from company, interview, TOEFL/IELTS if not studied/worked in English for 2 years, 3 years work experience
Global Executive
• 15 months
• 5 global residencies (previous locations include Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa) each lasting 2 weeks
• 8 weeks online learning between each residency
• Starts April every year
• Requirements: 3 essays, 2 recommendation letters, letter of support from company, interview, TOEFL/IELTS if not studied/worked in English for 2 years, 10 years work experience (No GMAT required)
Number of nationalities: 50
Men: Women ratio 60:40
Average Age: Daytime & Cross Continent = 30, Global Exec = 39, Weekend = 34
Application fees : 200 USD
Tuition fees : Daytime = 102,000 USD, Cross Continent = 127,900 USD (includes everything except flights), Global Exec = 152,500 USD (includes everything except flights), Weekend Exec = 109,200 USD (includes everything except travel)
Scholarships availabilities: Yes. For all programs. Merit-based.
Alexis Mellon, Regional Director Europe
Address: The Fuqua School of Business, 100 Fuqua Drive, Box 90120, Durham NC 27708, USA
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7936 6090
Website: www.fuqua.duke.edu
Dean: Professor Bill Boulding
MBA program director : Professor Jennifer Francis, Senior Associate Dean for Programs
MBA admission director : Liz Riley-Hargrove, Associate Dean for Admissions