Full-Time MBA

Fast-Track Your Career: No Experience Required

The Drucker School’s Full-Time MBA in Management Sciences is grounded in Peter Drucker’s human-centered approach to management with a rigorous curriculum that prepares you to address organizational challenges driven by technology. Tailored for early-career professionals without requiring prior experience in STEM, it bridges management with technology and science. Through the Claremont Colleges’ transdisciplinary approach, the program offers a uniquely human approach aimed at navigating and shaping the tech-driven business landscape. Students are prepared to create sustainable solutions, uphold social responsibility, and drive positive social change with both analytical and ethical leadership.

This program is STEM designated.

Program Benefits

A core element of the MBA is the Drucker Signature Platform which equips you for leadership in any profession. Ideal for those seeking career progression, it blends critical thinking with a human-centric focus.

The Drucker Signature Platform includes:

• Drucker Philosophy focuses on the key principles of Peter F. Drucker, from leading self, organizations, and businesses to the broader functioning of society itself.
• The Practice of Leadership presents leadership as a skill to be developed through field work and reflective assignments.
• The Future Imagined provides you with tools to envision a new and better future through innovation.
• Capstone puts your education into practice by applying modes of analysis into a frame of societal impact.

Program Highlights

• Analytical and Approachable: Our curriculum is designed to make analytical topics approachable for learners from all educational and professional backgrounds.
• STEM Designated: International students studying in the United States may apply for a 2-year extension of their Optional Practical Training (OPT), for up to 3-years total.
• Rich Diversity & Inclusion: We pride ourselves on cultivating a vibrant community that spans traditional dimensions of diversity and embraces a wide array of professional backgrounds and aspirations, fostering an environment where every learner can thrive.
• Personalized Experience: Benefit from small class sizes, averaging 15 students, ensuring individual attention and tailored mentorship to meet your career goals.
• Accelerate Your Career: Gain the essential skills highly sought after by employers.
• Learn at Your Own Pace: Complete the degree in as few as 21-months with the option to speed up or slow down when your work or personal commitments change.
• Explore Your Passions: Earn multiple certificates on the way to your degree, take classes outside of the department, or even add a dual degree.
• Lifetime Career Coaching: Our  Career & Professional Development Office will help you develop a personalized plan and provides ongoing support for Drucker alumni.
• AACSB Accredited: All Drucker MBA programs are AACSB accredited — the highest standard for business education.

Career Paths

Graduates of our MBA programs are equipped to lead in a variety of industries, from global corporations to non-profit organizations and public service roles. We emphasize not only career advancement but also the ability to effect meaningful change, preparing you for success in diverse professional settings and societal contributions.

The Career & Professional Development Office is dedicated to your success, offering personalized coaching, goal setting, and comprehensive career preparation strategies. Through this tailored support, students are guided to create effective career plans, ensuring they are well-prepared to achieve their professional objectives.

Ideal Candidates

Our Full-Time MBA program is designed for:

• Ambitious early-career professionals aiming for a comprehensive STEM-based business education, no work experience or prior STEM education necessary.
• Individuals eager to tackle complex problems and innovate new products or services through applied theory and analysis.
• Professionals possessing a commitment to diversity, collaboration, teamwork, and a passion for learning and viewing challenges from perspectives that differ from their own.
• Curious minds looking to spot opportunities and shift customer expectations in a dynamic business landscape.
• Those with a U.S. equivalent bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.