Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institute with graduate business programs in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Those programs run through the MIT Sloan School of Management. The institution is accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education.
The business school holds AACSB accreditation. It is the longest-established of the three business-school accreditors recognized in the United States, and it covers the school as a whole rather than any one program - a floor, not a ranking. More on accreditation.
Federal reporting puts graduate enrollment at 7,351 students, alongside 4,535 undergraduates. Total enrollment is not MBA cohort size - ask the admissions office how many students are in the specific program you're considering, which is usually a far smaller number and the one that shapes your experience.
Based on MBA Lab's directory data, the school offers a graduate MBA path and an executive MBA (EMBA) format designed for experienced professionals. That puts it among the 1 of 14 schools in MBA Lab's Massachusetts directory listing an executive MBA. Format availability changes; confirm the current lineup with the school before planning around it.
It is the only school in Cambridge in this directory - the other 13 business school options in Massachusetts are elsewhere in the state, so weigh travel time against fit before ruling them out.
What to ask Massachusetts Institute of Technology
These questions are picked from what MBA Lab's data already says about this school, so they're the ones most likely to surface a real difference between it and the next school on your list.
- Published price vs. actual price. Private institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology often discount heavily through merit aid, so the sticker figure is rarely what admitted students pay. Ask what share of the incoming class receives institutional aid and the median award.
- Cohort experience level. An EMBA's value is largely the room. Ask for the average years of work experience, the seniority mix, and how many classmates are employer-sponsored - a cohort of directors and a cohort of five-years-in analysts are different products at the same price.
- Where the degree is administered. Programs run through the MIT Sloan School of Management may have their own admissions timeline, aid pool, and career office, separate from the university's central graduate school. Confirm which office owns your application.