Global MBA
Global MBA
Expand your perspective and learn to lead international teams with a Global MBA degree from the GW School of Business (GWSB). This immersive and intensive program is designed to deliver a comprehensive understanding of core business disciplines and advanced analytical techniques. Prepare yourself to navigate complex moral dilemmas and make principled decisions, and sharpen your leadership and communication skills so you can influence and inspire.
This program allows you the option to pick a STEM or non-STEM track. Interested in advancing your knowledge of business management through technology? Choose the STEM-designated Global MBA and prepare to combine core business principles with specialized STEM MBA courses like Big Data Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics, Dynamic Pricing Strategy, New Venture Financing, Business Application of Artificial Intelligence, and more.
Regardless of which track you pursue, this program allows you to choose from more than 15 graduate-level business certificates in fields like energy systems management, business analytics, environmental systems management, and business crisis and recovery management.
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20% Tuition Discount for Displaced Federal Workers and Contractors
The GW School of Business is committed to supporting federal employees and contractors affected by workforce reductions. To help those affected, GWSB is offering a 20% tuition discount for eligible prospective graduate students in 2025.
Program Features
Full-time Program
Average completion time: 2 years. Entry semester: fall.
Stackable Certificates
Individual graduate certificates may be "stacked" in order to fulfill the course requirements for this master's degree program.
Combined Degree Options
This program has both joint and dual degree options.
Study Abroad Opportunities
Short-term study abroad and long-term study away program options are available.
See Where Our Graduates Have Landed
GWSB’s extensive network of over 60,000 graduates spans 260+ organizations across the public and private sector and around the world. Our alumni regularly connect with current students and fellow alumni, attend events, mentor, and help GWSB evolve and expand. It’s this involvement by our graduates that truly contributes to the success of the school.
- Amazon
- Apple
- Dell
- Deloitte
- Delta
- Distributed Sun
- IBM
- IFC
- JP Morgan Chase & Co
- Pepsico
"Opportunities to become immersed in the global environment have had such an impact. My classmates are from all around the globe and I get to learn from them every day. GW also offers study abroad programs that help you apply what you're learning in the real world. I was able to go to Panama to work on a project and experience interacting with clients in a business setting. It brought the classroom to life."
Triada Cross
Global MBA '25
Explore This Program
The full-time, two-year global MBA program blends rigorous training in traditional business skills with a focus on core values of global leadership, ethics, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. Students in the global MBA program are challenged to view things from a wider perspective and to make decisions that strive for profit as well as positive impact.
Before fall classes begin, students spend their first three weeks on campus in MBA Runway, an orientation program designed to introduce new students to the MBA experience, their fellow students, Business School faculty and alumni, student resources, and life in Washington, DC. The first year of the global MBA focuses on core courses composed of lectures, case studies, team projects, and experiential learning opportunities. The year ends with the Consulting Abroad Program, giving students first-hand experience in doing business abroad. The second year of the program allows students to focus on their specific professional goals and build their tech and analytics toolbox through selective courses and STEM electives.
The Global MBA is also offered in a STEM-designated format.
Stackable Certificates
At the GW School of Business, you can combine certificates and courses to create a graduate degree program that's tailored to your vision.
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Admissions Team
business
gwu [dot] edu (subject: Global%20MBA%20admissions) (Email Admissions Team)
Faculty Director
Academic Advisor
juanita [dot] artisgwu [dot] edu (Juanita Artis)
Why GW Business?
From the heart of Washington, D.C., our Global MBA program offers unparalleled access to global institutions, government agencies and multinational corporations. Learn from internationally renowned Global MBA faculty with real world experience, knowledge of cutting-edge teaching methods, and insights earned from years of leading their own organizations while benefiting from a deep elective catalog featuring courses like Machine Learning for Managers, Business Process Simulation, Microeconomics for the World Economy, and Competition in the Global Economy.
Through a Global MBA curriculum that integrates leadership training, strategic thinking and advanced business analytics, you’ll gain the skills and insights needed to lead on a global stage.
Latest News
Vontrese Pamphile, Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy, Named In Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors by Poets & Quants
May 27, 2025
Her scholarship explores how organizations and the professionals within them navigate tensions between business imperatives and societal values.
Alumna Christine Brown-Quinn and Husband Tom Make Study Abroad More Accessible with $15K Match Donation
April 2, 2025
When Christine Brown-Quinn decided to pursue an MBA in International Business at GWSB, it was the program’s international component that really drew her attention.
Distinguished GW Alumni Mark Lerner and Mark Shenkman, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to Receive Honorary Degrees
March 27, 2025
GW will award honorary doctoral degrees to three individuals with distinguished records of achievement at this year’s May 18 Commencement celebration on the National Mall.
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