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The Tepper Part-Time Flex MBA: The MBA for Pittsburgh's Intelligent Future

Pittsburgh professionals, this one's for you.

Level up your career with convenient online classes, on-campus electives, and a local cohort of smart, motivated people eager to lead in a fast-changing business world.

A Top Pittsburgh MBA

#2 Online MBA

Poets & Quants

#9 Part-Time MBA

U.S. News & World Report

Why Choose Tepper Flex MBA

In the Part-Time Flex MBA program, you’ll learn to analyze data for better decisions, delve into emerging technologies, and graduate ready to drive innovation in a future defined by disruption.

Our Part-Time Flex MBA was designed with Pittsburgh's working professionals in mind.

Top-Ranked MBA Program, Pittsburgh-Based Cohort

Redefine what's possible with a Part-Time Flex MBA program situated at the nexus of data and human intelligence. You'll emerge ready to unleash the power of data.

You’ll tackle the same tough, rewarding core coursework as students in the Tepper Full-Time MBA program, and be taught by the same dynamic faculty. And you’ll earn the same STEM-designated degree, in a flexible format that blends online and in-person learning.

Lasting Personal Connections

The people in your MBA program often become lifelong friends and professional connections you keep for your whole career. At Tepper, we facilitate these personal connections through on-campus electives and Access Weekends.

When you’re on campus your home base is the Tepper Quad — a lively innovation hub at the heart of Carnegie Mellon, located in the center of Pittsburgh, a thriving community of technological growth and entrepreneurship.

Professional Growth

How will you shape the future of business? You’ll need cross-functional expertise and a healthy dose of humility to lead across disciplines and break through boundaries.

Working with your own leadership coach, you’ll create a customized leadership development plan to guide you to greater empathy, self-awareness, and effectiveness — preparing you to lead tomorrow’s workforce with insight.

It’s where you’ll realize your leadership potential. You’ll graduate ready to manage people, build networks of influence, inspire others to join in your pursuit of a common goal, and execute that goal with excellence.

Are You a "Right Fit" Candidate?

The Admit.me Index (AMI) — a free, automated profile review for MBA candidates — gives you a candidate profile score, details of what affected your score, and recommends opportunities to strengthen your candidacy. 

Get your report in just 5 minutes and see how your profile compares to the "perfect" candidate and to the schools you are targeting. The score is not expressly indicative of your likelihood of being admitted into the Tepper MBA program and we encourage you to contact our admissions team to discuss your results.

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Full-On Flexibility

Not much room in your life for the challenges of a master’s degree? Our Part-Time Flex format is for you.

During your core courses, you’ll attend live, online classes that meet two evenings a week. Each class includes additional offline content that you complete at your own pace. 

After you complete the core courses, you can tailor your Part-Time Flex MBA with on-campus or online electives at the times that suit you best. Add an interdisciplinary edge by taking classes at any of the six other Carnegie Mellon colleges.

As a student in the Part-time Flex MBA program, you’ll experience all the benefits of Carnegie Mellon’s campus. Through Access Weekends, online and in-person courses, and access to resources from across the greater CMU community — you design the part-time MBA experience that offers you the greatest flexibility and growth.

Part-Time Schedule, Full-Time Benefits

Personalized leadership training. Professional career services and connections with premier companies. More than 40 student clubs. An international alumni community that’s there for you. Enjoy all the Tepper MBA advantages as you pursue a part-time MBA. No matter how you pace your studies, you get the full Tepper experience.

Find answers to the most common questions in our Part-Time Flex MBA FAQs.

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