We offer three options for you to pursue our master’s in the field of management. Choose to earn the degree completely through Harvard Extension School courses. Or use credentials from Harvard Business School Online or MITx to complement and diversify your Harvard experience.
Below is a chart to help you quickly compare the available pathways. For complete details, visit Management Degree Requirements, HBS Online CORe Pathway, and MITx MicroMasters Pathway.
| Standard Pathway | CORe Pathway | MITx MicroMasters Pathway | |||
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| Total courses at Extension | 12 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Average time to complete | 3.5 years | 3.5 years not including time to complete CORe | 2.5 years not including time to complete MITx MicroMasters credential | ||
| Cost | $35,000 | $35,000 not including costs to complete CORe | $23,200 not including costs to complete MITx MicroMasters credential | ||
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| On-campus requirements | Noncapstone track | Capstone track | Noncapstone track | Capstone track | Capstone track only |
| Any 4 on-campus courses (weekend options available) | 2 three-week summer courses | Any 4 on-campus courses (weekend options available) | 2 three-week summer courses | 2 three-week summer courses | |
| Required Courses | |||||
| Organizational Behavior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Microeconomic Theory or Economics of Business | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Financial or Managerial Accounting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marketing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enterprise Management | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Strategy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Management electives | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Precapstone: Entrepreneurship in Action | n/a | 1 | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| Capstone: Entrepreneurship in Action | n/a | 1 | n/a | 1 | 1 |
