Boston University Masters in Management Studies Update – November 2024

I’ve featured the Boston University Masters in Management Studies a couple times in the past, but realized it has been a while since I last checked in on the program. It continues to go strong and there are a bunch of great updates that I am sure will interest all of you. Boston is a major financial hub as well and Boston University is well represented in this community.

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Overview

The BU program is now STEM designated, a huge improvement for international students considering this degree. The program is very project orientated and focused on real world experience. Over the course of 9 months you will complete a new project every 8 weeks. What is amazing is a large number for projects that students worked on during this program have been implemented by real firms. An amazing thing to put on your resume.

Class Profile

This is the current class profile for the 2025 Masters in Management Studies program. Looks much improved from when I first posted about the degree.

• Class Size – 135
  • Accepted Scholarships – 76
• Average GPA – 3.4
• Male / Female Ratio – 53% / 47%
• Average Age – 23
• Average Work Experience – 9 months
• Diversity
  • 20 Countries
  • 173 Languages Spoken

Compared to the last class profile I posted on this degree the class size has increased along with GPA and work experience. Looks to be a very diverse group of students from around the world as well.

Career Information

The program continues to places students rather evenly across industries (Consulting, Financial Services, Healthcare, Tech, etc) and they have built up a nice list of hiring firms over the time the program has been in existence.

• 87% of MSMS grads seeking employment accepted an offer within 6 months of graduation (cumulative 2019-2023)
• 10% hirer starting salaries than the average for U.S. business college graduates (GMAC 2024 survey)
• 81% of the jobs were in the United States

Here is a sample of hiring firms:

Admissions

The current admissions cycle currently on going so there is plenty of time to get your application submitted. There are some changes to the process since I first wrote about this as well.

Please keep in mind that this program is for non-business graduates who have received their degree within two years of finishing.

• Application
  • Students need transcripts, resume and answers to four video essays. GMAT/GRE is optional, although admissions may require you to take it depending on the other aspects of your profile.
• Deadlines
  • Round I:  November 1, 2024
  • Round 2: January 10, 2025
  • Round 3: February 14, 2025
  • Round 4: April 9, 2025
  • Round 5: May 7, 2025*
    • This date is only for domestic students or international students with a current, active F-1 visa.
• Tuition
  • $66,670 (as of 11/24/24)
    • There are a number of scholarship options for qualified students as well as one specifically focused on students who have lived in the Boston area for 8 or more years.

Miscellaneous

There is an upcoming information session that interested students should consider attending.

• Master in Management Virtual Information Session – Wed, 12/18/24, 12:00 PM ET

You can check out slides from a year or so ago that go over the program here.

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That is the update for now. Lots of new and exciting information so this post was a little longer than I usually have. Hope this helps anyone looking for a specialized masters program in Boston.

Here is a link to the Boston University Masters in Management Studies Program