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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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The Master of Business Administration is a postgraduate professional degree focused on the theory and practice of business administration, combining analytical, functional and elective coursework. It originated at Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration in 1908 and has since become one of the most widely recognised postgraduate qualifications worldwide, offered in full-time, part-time, executive and distance-learning formats. International accreditation bodies such as AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS assess programme quality across business schools globally. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Qualification Level
Postgraduate professional degree (master's level) 1
Awarding Body Type
Business schools and graduate management programmes at universities 1
Typical Duration
2 years full-time; shorter accelerated and executive formats exist 1
Country of Origin
United States 1
Established Year
1908 1
Field of Study
Business administration and management 1
Classification
Qualification Type
Degree 1
Field of Study
Field of Study (ISCED-F category)
Business, Administration and Law (ISCED-F 04) 1
Qualification Level
Qualification Level (ISCED category)
Master's or Equivalent (ISCED 7) 1
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Harvard University, Institutions and Systems

The MBA originated at Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration in 1908, per the MBA's own live entity-description.

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    A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration.
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  • Description, qualification-type classification
    The Master of Business Administration is a postgraduate professional degree focused on the theory and practice of business administration, combining analytical, functional and elective coursework.
  • Associated With: Harvard University, Entity description, Master of Business Administration
    It originated at Harvard's Graduate School of Business Administration in 1908 and has since become one of the most widely recognised postgraduate qualifications worldwide.
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