Graduate Programs
About the Program
This is Zicklin’s traditional full-time program. It is ranked among the nation’s top for ROI by Forbes and US News & World Report.
Is This Program for You?
The Full-Time MBA is optimal for career-changers – whether you are moving to a entirely new industry, or moving into a new functional area within an industry.
Program Format
- 48 credits
- Two week immersive pre-term orientation
- Daytime classes in the first semester, then a shift towards late afternoon and evening classes for the remainder of the program with optional internship.
- Integrates critical career-building activities, career coaching, alumni networking, and mentoring.
Program Duration
4 semesters, 22 months, new cohort starts each fall.
Average Years of Work Experience
5 years
GMAT Average Score
633
Average GPA
3.3
Background
All undergraduate fields accepted
Scholarship Opportunities
Matriculated students may apply for scholarships. Learn more.
About the Program
Zicklin’s Evening MBA allows you to pace your degree progress based on your commitments and responsibilities.
Is This Program for You?
The Zicklin Evening MBA is for working professionals who seek maximum flexibility in completing their degree requirements. While most of our students are employed, they are at various points in their personal and professional lives.
Program Format
- 48 credits, primarily evening
- An average of six credits (two or three courses) each fall and spring semester with summer and January intersessions.
Program Duration
Up to 6 years to complete with an average of 3 years; admits in fall and spring semesters
Average Years of Work Experience
5 years
GMAT Average Score
589
Average GPA
3.3
Background
All undergraduate fields accepted
Scholarship Opportunities
Students are encouraged to seek scholarship opportunities from outside Baruch College
About the Programs
Zicklin’s MS degree programs offer concentrated, in-depth study in a business discipline for students with baccalaureate degrees in business and non-business areas.
Is This Program for You?
The MS is for students with well-defined interests who wish to maximize their expertise. Because the MS is more specialized, fewer courses are required than for the MBA.
Program Format
- 30-credit minimum
- Full-time and part-time evening courses
- Students may adjust their course load each semester as necessary
- See individual MS program descriptions for further details
Program Duration
Fall or Spring entry. Full-time study requires on average of 3 semesters with part-time enrollment in the final semester. Part-time study requires an average of 5 semesters (contingent on program).
Average Years of Work Experience
6 months to 1 year
GMAT Average Score
589
Average GPA
3.3
Background
All undergraduate fields accepted
Scholarship Opportunities
Matriculated students may apply for scholarships. Learn more.
Executive MBA Programs
About the Program
The Executive MBA provides you with the tools to manage people and embrace innovation. It helps you understand and navigate the environmental, social, and ethical challenges facing organizations today. The EMBA curriculum emphasizes decision making and value creation, while reinforcing the importance of social responsibility, diversity, and inclusion.
Is This Program for You?
The Executive MBA is structured to meet the needs of high-potential professionals and business leaders who are ready to take their organizations and careers to the next level.
Our program is designed to allow you to focus on learning while continuing to work full time and manage your demanding career.
Program Format
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort
- Classes are held on Saturdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
- The program includes an international study experience
Program Duration
This 20-month program runs on a trimester schedule. New students begin their first year with Boot Camp in late July/August. Credit-bearing classes begin in September and end in June.
Average Years of Work Experience
12 years
Background
Five or more years of professional or managerial experience and a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students may receive corporate sponsorship or apply for student loans.
About the Program
Our Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration is designed to give you a world-class graduate business education that combines a solid foundation in management theory and practice with a focus on major components shaping the healthcare sector. It is ranked among the nation’s top graduate programs for healthcare management by US News & World Report, and is accredited by the AACSB and affiliated with the Business School Alliance for Health Management (BAHM).
Is this Program for You?
We seek candidates who are dedicated to a career in healthcare administration. While a majority of our applicants are working full time in the healthcare sector when they apply to the program, we also value candidates who are established professionals seeking to transition into the healthcare industry.
Program Format
- 49.5 credits
- Part-time, accelerated, classes occur on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort
- The program includes an international study experience.
Program Duration
Designed to be completed in 30 months on a trimester schedule.
Average Years of Work Experience
8 years
Background
Full-time experience in healthcare with an undergraduate degree from an accredited university
Scholarship Opportunities
Students may receive corporate sponsorship or apply for student loans.
Executive MS Programs
About the Program
An Executive MS in Finance from Baruch gives you the credentials, knowledge, and experience needed to accelerate your career. You will learn to demonstrate your expertise and readiness for the next step up the ladder in a focused, practical program that is designed specifically for you. It is convenient, efficient, and affordable.
Is This Program for You?
Our program is designed to allow you to focus on learning while continuing to work full time and manage your demanding career.
Program Format
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort
- Classes meet 2 weekends per month (Saturday & Sunday)
- The program includes an international study experience.
Program Duration
A 11-month program that runs on a trimester schedule. Credit-bearing classes begin in mid-August and end in June.
Average Years of Work Experience
7
Background
Five or more years of professional or managerial experience and a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students may receive corporate sponsorship or apply for student loan.
About the Program
The Executive Master of Science in Human Resource Management (EMS HRM) is a 20 month Master’s degree that seeks to equip today’s HR practitioners with the skills they need to be the HR leaders of tomorrow.
Is the Program for You?
The EMS HRM degree is designed for HR professionals who are seeking to accelerate their careers by allowing you to focus on learning while continuing to work full-time and manage your demanding career.
Program Format
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort
- Evening Classes are on Monday and Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- The program includes an international study experience.
Program Duration
A 20-month program that runs on a trimester schedule. Credit bearing classes begin in September and end in June.
Average Years of Work Experience
9
Background
Five or more years or more of relevant work experience.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students may receive corporate sponsorship or apply for student loans.
About the Program
The Executive MS in Information Systems with a concentration in Data Analytics, is designed for managers, regardless of your background or prior technical expertise. The program provides comprehensive coverage of both the technical knowledge and strategic skill-set that today’s executives need, while simultaneously offering a deep focus on the tools and methods of data analytics that will give you the skills necessary to initiate, run, and evaluate full-scale data analytics projects.
Is the Program for you?
Our program is designed to allow you to focus on learning while continuing to work full time and manage your demanding career.
Program Format
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort
- Classes meet 2 weekends per month (Saturday & Sunday)
- The program includes an international study experience.
Program Duration
A 11-month program that runs on a trimester schedule.
Background
Five or more years of business experience.
Scholarship Opportunities
Students may receive corporate sponsorship or apply for student loans.
Doctor of Business Administration program
About the Program
The Zicklin Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed for senior executives who seek empirical knowledge and research experience at the doctoral level. The program is structured to give you a very thorough understanding of business research and to prepare you for your own research on complex problems in business.
You will be studying with doctoral faculty in the AACSB-accredited Zicklin School of Business, ranked highly among US graduate business schools by US News and World Report. Our PhD faculty have developed a unique multi-disciplinary curriculum that employs a wide range of traditional and cutting-edge research methodologies to address the key business issues of the day.
Graduates will take courses such as quantitative and qualitative data analysis, econometrics, and leadership. These will prepare you to thrive in the C-suite, broaden your opportunities as consultants, and enter the college classroom as a professor.
Is This Program for You?
We seek candidates in senior management positions, with 7 or more years of managerial experience, who are dedicated to learning about research in business and applying their research skills to complex problems in business. You should already have a graduate degree in business from an AACSB accredited institution because we will transfer some of those credits to the Doctorate.
Most of our students will continue working full time in business, but we also welcome those who are interested in transitioning to a career in education.
Program Format
- Members of an entering class remain together in the same cohort.
- In the first two years of the program, executive students come to campus for in-person classes for three residencies each semester. The residencies run from Thursday evening through mid-day Sunday.
- In the summers and the third year, students work individually on their dissertations with two co-advisors, and often stay in touch with members of their cohort and current students through optional Sunday programs.
Program Duration
This is a three-year program.
In the first and second year, students take courses during the traditional fall and spring semester schedule, beginning in September and ending late May. In the third year, students work with advisors on their dissertation research.
The summers after the first and second years of courses are devoted to research.
Average Years of Work Experience
For the first two cohorts of the program, the average number of years of executive level work experience was 9 years.
Background
Seven or more years or more of business experience at the executive or professional levels, as well as a graduate degree in business from an AACSB accredited institution
Scholarship Opportunities
Students enrolling in Cohort 3 are eligible for the DPSB Scholarship and will be considered automatically upon application.