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Management Degree Pathways at a Glance

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 RequirementsHBS Online CORe Pathway, and MITx MicroMasters Pathway.

 Standard PathwayCORe PathwayMITx MicroMasters Pathway
Total courses at Extension12128
Average time to complete3.5 years3.5 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
Admissions course requirements
  • 1 org behavior course or EXPO 34 Business Rhetoric
  • 1 microeconomic theory or economics of business course
  • 1 financial or managerial accounting course
  • CORe
  • 1 microeconomic theory or economics of business course
  • MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management
  • 1 microeconomic theory or economics of business course
On-campus requirementsNoncapstone trackCapstone trackNoncapstone trackCapstone trackCapstone track only
 Any 4 on-campus courses (weekend options available)2 three-week summer coursesAny 4 on-campus courses (weekend options available)2 three-week summer courses2 three-week summer courses
Required Courses
Organizational Behavior11111
Microeconomic Theory or Economics of Business11111
Financial or Managerial Accounting11111
Finance11111
Marketing11111
Enterprise Management21210
Strategy11111
Management electives43430
Precapstone: Entrepreneurship in Actionn/a1n/a11
Capstone: Entrepreneurship in Actionn/a1n/a11