Top STEM MBA Programs In big part for my own sake to keep track of all the MBA programs that have recently been STEM-designated and STEM-certified, I wanted to put together a master list with links to confirming the designation/requirements that students may have. Keep in mind that a number of programs (almost all) allows to take extra classes and get an extra MS degree to receive the STEM certification but often that requires an extra year and cost. In these cases, the MBA programs alone are sufficient to provide you with the STEM designation. STEM MBA Programs: Anderson (UCLA) FT and EMBA are both Stem certified (Anderson was one of the last Top 15 schools to receive STEM designation - 6/16/2020 ) Booth: Chicago Booth - Initially only 2 concentrations (Business Analytics and Analytics Finance) were eligible but as of April 3, ALL concentrations are STEM-eligible) Carlson (Minnesota) Link to the Official announcement from Carlson Columbia FT MBA and EMBA are all designated as STEM as of March 5, 2020. Link to the Official announcement from CBS Cornell Johnson ( Originally only the Tech MBA was STEM-certified but as of 4/24, Both 2-year and 1-year FT MBA programs are STEM-certified ) Darden: Darden has STEM designation for Management Science Specialization Fisher MBA is STEM-certified as of Jan 2021. School page for the degree and classes required is here Foster is one of the last late-comers to the STEM, announcing their designation success in October 2020 . As with other programs, the applicant has to pick the Management Science track. Fuqua (Duke) - MSTeM (management science and technology management) Track offers STEM designation as of April 2019 Georgetown McDonough School of Business - Full Time & Flex MBA - STEM - Announced on April 30 Goizueta (Emory) - 2 and 1-year MBA students are eligible for the STEM Business Analytics Specialization as of Feb 2021 Haas - November 14, 2019 is unique in that all 3 of its programs: FT, Evening, and Executive are STEM-designated Johnson (Cornell) has achieved STEM designation for the 2-year Management Science MBA and 1-year Management Science MBA as well as Tech MBA. The official announcement came out on April 24, 2020 Jones (Rice) achieved STEM designation for all of their MBA programs in the summer of 2020 Kelley - added 3/2/2020 per the Official School announcement Kellogg - Nov 22, 2019 Management Science concentration as well as the MMM program Kenan-Flagler UNC - STEM designation approved/published on Feb 24, 2021 Marshall (USC) has designated its Management science specialization as STEM-certified in May 2019! The official announcement for Fall 2019 is here McCombs - Added on Dec 15, 2020. Official announcement: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/News/Pre ... tification McDonough - launched a new major/track - Management Science that became STEM-accredited in April 2020 Mendoza (Notre Dame) MBA/MSBA - 2-year joint degree program is STEM designated Olin Business School - Full Time MBA - STEM. Announced on April 23rd Owen (Vanderbilt) STEM-certified on 3/23/2020 per official announcement Ross (Michigan) - has been announced unofficially. Official announcement posted Jan 2020 Scheller (Gerogia Tech) - Unclear. No confirmation available Simon (Rochester) - all concentrations are STEM-eligible - this is a differentiator Sloan (MIT) - has been announced unofficially . Official confirmation is still NOT available as of 3/26/2020 Stern (NYU) - Announced 12/2019 via email. Official confirmation is not posted yet. Stanford designated MBA, MSx, and PhD as Stem as of 5/25/2020 Tepper - official, confirmed in Nov 2019 UC Davis - official announcement UC Irvine Mirage official announcement USC Marshall- STEM-designated as of Fall 2019 Warrington (Florida) - not certified as of 12/19/2020 Wharton - Business Analytics major is STEM-qualified since 2018 Wisconsin (Madison) - STEM designated for supply chain management and operations management WP Carey - official announcement on 3/26/2020 Yale - Announced in March the the Management Science concentration is STEM eligible. Please post here any other programs that should be added Why is STEM Important? STEM designation is really only important to international applicants who are subject to work permit requirements and would need an H1B to stay in the United States after their OPT (Optional Practical Training) expires. STEM allows applicants to get a 3-year OPT instead of the 1-Year which in turn allows a much longer time-frame to find a job and provide applicants with 4 opportunities to get an H1B instead of just 2, so it doubles the chances and buys time in other words. Helpful Links & Resources: The Rise and Rise of the STEM MBA in America

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14 concentrations have received STEM certification for the FT MBA at McCombs
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14 concentrations have received STEM certification for the FT MBA at McCombs
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Thank you so much! I have updated the first post.
It has kind of gotten long enough so I think I will organize it a bit in a sequence other than chronologically. I think the big question now is who does not have STEM?

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I have gone through the list of schools and found that out of the Top 30, only 4 programs lacked official STEM designation:
Carlson (Minnesota)
Goizueta (Emory)
Scheller (Georgia)
Warrington (Florida)

All other programs had either designated their entire MBA programs as STEM-certified or had tracks that were STEM (which is frankly just as good and only is a difference of a few classes).

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Anyone can shed some light on job prospects if you choose STEM designated MBA?
During recruitment, you need to concentrate on roles which fall under STEM and apply for STEM OPT?
Say chosing Tech Product Management roles instead of other roles whose job duties don’t fall under STEM related roles.

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Fisher MBA (Ohio State) now has STEM designation (specialization). It was announced today.

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Great news! UNC Kenan-Flagler was STEM certified yesterday!
https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/news/ ... signation/

This leaves just a few laggards in the STEM rollout:
Emory Goizueta
Carlson
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Warrington

Hopefully all of them pick up their feet and get moving. I know that some schools have retroactively certified their grads and degrees. I hope UNC's certification covers the last year and those who graduated in 2020. Fingers crossed!

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It seems Emory Goizueta has a STEM credentialed Business Analytics track.

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Thank you for sharing.
Weird enough this is a 1-year program? Last time I checked, they only offered a masters degree in business analytics. Did they rename it as an MBA?

Most still apply for the traditional two-year program so this is somewhere different then having a specific concentration, this is actually a whole separate program. You would have to apply for the specific program. Mysterious, confusing 😬👍 but positive!

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It seems Emory Goizueta has a STEM credentialed Business Analytics track.

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https://goizueta.emory.edu/full-time-mb ... /academics
It seems Emory Goizueta has a STEM credentialed Business Analytics track.

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Well they have the same STEM concentration for 2 year MBA program too; but out of 20 concentrations, Emory just has 1 STEM track in Business Analytics for its 2 and 1 year program which is lesser compared to most other programs.

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Hi bb, I noticed your list on the front page does not have Ohio State (Fisher) MBA. It has been STEM since January

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Thank you so much for adding it. It started out as a short list of programs that have stem certification and now we are Lissa doing a list of those who don’t have it 😂

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Hi bb, I noticed your list on the front page does not have Ohio State (Fisher) MBA. It has been STEM since January

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UPDATE!

Carlson introduced Management Science MBA which is STEM-designated.

More info: https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/m ... nt-science

Top STEM MBA Programs

In big part for my own sake to keep track of all the MBA programs that have recently been STEM-designated and STEM-certified, I wanted to put together a master list with links to confirming the designation/requirements that students may have. Keep in mind that a number of programs (almost all) allows to take extra classes and get an extra MS degree to receive the STEM certification but often that requires an extra year and cost. In these cases, the MBA programs alone are sufficient to provide you with the STEM designation.

STEM MBA Programs:

Anderson (UCLA) FT and EMBA are both Stem certified (Anderson was one of the last Top 15 schools to receive STEM designation - 6/16/2020)
Booth: Chicago Booth - Initially only 2 concentrations (Business Analytics and Analytics Finance) were eligible but as of April 3, ALL concentrations are STEM-eligible)
Carlson (Minnesota) the MBA program is currently not STEM-certified as of 04/13/2021
Columbia FT MBA and EMBA are all designated as STEM as of March 5, 2020. Link to the Official announcement from CBS
Cornell Johnson (Originally only the Tech MBA was STEM-certified but as of 4/24, Both 2-year and 1-year FT MBA programs are STEM-certified)
Darden: Darden has STEM designation for Management Science Specialization
Fisher MBA is STEM-certified as of Jan 2021. School page for the degree and classes required is here
Foster is one of the last late-comers to the STEM, announcing their designation success in October 2020. As with other programs, the applicant has to pick the Management Science track.
Fuqua (Duke) - MSTeM (management science and technology management) Track offers STEM designation as of April 2019
Georgetown McDonough School of Business - Full Time & Flex MBA - STEM - Announced on April 30
Goizueta (Emory) - 2 and 1-year MBA students are eligible for the STEM Business Analytics Specialization as of Feb 2021
Haas - November 14, 2019 is unique in that all 3 of its programs: FT, Evening, and Executive are STEM-designated
Johnson (Cornell) has achieved STEM designation for the 2-year Management Science MBA and 1-year Management Science MBA as well as Tech MBA. The official announcement came out on April 24, 2020
Jones (Rice) achieved STEM designation for all of their MBA programs in the summer of 2020
Kelley - added 3/2/2020 per the Official School announcement
Kellogg - Nov 22, 2019 Management Science concentration as well as the MMM program
Kenan-Flagler UNC - STEM designation approved/published on Feb 24, 2021
Marshall (USC) has designated its Management science specialization as STEM-certified in May 2019! The official announcement for Fall 2019 is here
McCombs - Added on Dec 15, 2020. Official announcement: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/News/Pre ... tification
McDonough - launched a new major/track - Management Science that became STEM-accredited in April 2020
Mendoza (Notre Dame) MBA/MSBA - 2-year joint degree program is STEM designated
Olin Business School - Full Time MBA - STEM. Announced on April 23rd
Owen (Vanderbilt) STEM-certified on 3/23/2020 per official announcement
Ross (Michigan) - has been announced unofficially. Official announcement posted Jan 2020
Scheller (Gerogia Tech) - Unclear. No confirmation available
Simon (Rochester) - all concentrations are STEM-eligible - this is a differentiator
Sloan (MIT) - has been announced unofficially. Official confirmation is still NOT available as of 3/26/2020
Stern (NYU) - Announced 12/2019 via email. Official confirmation is not posted yet.
Stanford designated MBA, MSx, and PhD as Stem as of 5/25/2020
Tepper - official, confirmed in Nov 2019
UC Davis - official announcement
UC Irvine Mirage official announcement
USC Marshall- STEM-designated as of Fall 2019
Warrington (Florida) - not certified as of 12/19/2020
Wharton - Business Analytics major is STEM-qualified since 2018
Wisconsin (Madison) - STEM designated for supply chain management and operations management
WP Carey - official announcement on 3/26/2020
Yale - Announced in March the the Management Science concentration is STEM eligible.
Please post here any other programs that should be added

Why is STEM Important?

STEM designation is really only important to international applicants who are subject to work permit requirements and would need an H1B to stay in the United States after their OPT (Optional Practical Training) expires. STEM allows applicants to get a 3-year OPT instead of the 1-Year which in turn allows a much longer time-frame to find a job and provide applicants with 4 opportunities to get an H1B instead of just 2, so it doubles the chances and buys time in other words.

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UPDATE!

Carlson introduced Management Science MBA which is STEM-designated.

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Thank you bbsk007 We have updated the list with Carlson.

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According to my conversation on the 10th of August 2021 in Virtual Info Session with Warrington Adcomm (Jared Rizzo and Christine Plumley), Warrington (Florida) is offering STEM-designated MBA for 'Business Analytics' concentration

Anderson (UCLA) FT and EMBA are both Stem certified (Anderson was one of the last Top 15 schools to receive STEM designation - 6/16/2020)
Booth: Chicago Booth - Initially only 2 concentrations (Business Analytics and Analytics Finance) were eligible but as of April 3, ALL concentrations are STEM-eligible)
Carlson (Minnesota) Link to the Official announcement from Carlson
Columbia FT MBA and EMBA are all designated as STEM as of March 5, 2020. Link to the Official announcement from CBS
Cornell Johnson (Originally only the Tech MBA was STEM-certified but as of 4/24, Both 2-year and 1-year FT MBA programs are STEM-certified)
Darden: Darden has STEM designation for Management Science Specialization
Fisher MBA is STEM-certified as of Jan 2021. School page for the degree and classes required is here
Foster is one of the last late-comers to the STEM, announcing their designation success in October 2020. As with other programs, the applicant has to pick the Management Science track.
Fuqua (Duke) - MSTeM (management science and technology management) Track offers STEM designation as of April 2019
Georgetown McDonough School of Business - Full Time & Flex MBA - STEM - Announced on April 30
Goizueta (Emory) - 2 and 1-year MBA students are eligible for the STEM Business Analytics Specialization as of Feb 2021
Haas - November 14, 2019 is unique in that all 3 of its programs: FT, Evening, and Executive are STEM-designated
Johnson (Cornell) has achieved STEM designation for the 2-year Management Science MBA and 1-year Management Science MBA as well as Tech MBA. The official announcement came out on April 24, 2020
Jones (Rice) achieved STEM designation for all of their MBA programs in the summer of 2020
Kelley - added 3/2/2020 per the Official School announcement
Kellogg - Nov 22, 2019 Management Science concentration as well as the MMM program
Kenan-Flagler UNC - STEM designation approved/published on Feb 24, 2021
Marshall (USC) has designated its Management science specialization as STEM-certified in May 2019! The official announcement for Fall 2019 is here
McCombs - Added on Dec 15, 2020. Official announcement: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/News/Pre ... tification
McDonough - launched a new major/track - Management Science that became STEM-accredited in April 2020
Mendoza (Notre Dame) MBA/MSBA - 2-year joint degree program is STEM designated
Olin Business School - Full Time MBA - STEM. Announced on April 23rd
Owen (Vanderbilt) STEM-certified on 3/23/2020 per official announcement
Ross (Michigan) - has been announced unofficially. Official announcement posted Jan 2020
Scheller (Gerogia Tech) - Unclear. No confirmation available
Simon (Rochester) - all concentrations are STEM-eligible - this is a differentiator
Sloan (MIT) - has been announced unofficially. Official confirmation is still NOT available as of 3/26/2020
Stern (NYU) - Announced 12/2019 via email. Official confirmation is not posted yet.
Stanford designated MBA, MSx, and PhD as Stem as of 5/25/2020
Tepper - official, confirmed in Nov 2019
UC Davis - official announcement
UC Irvine Mirage official announcement
USC Marshall- STEM-designated as of Fall 2019
Warrington (Florida) - not certified as of 12/19/2020
Wharton - Business Analytics major is STEM-qualified since 2018
Wisconsin (Madison) - STEM designated for supply chain management and operations management
WP Carey - official announcement on 3/26/2020
Yale - Announced in March the the Management Science concentration is STEM eligible.
Please post here any other programs that should be added

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There is very nice. They have been working on stem certification for over a year now. However, I would like to see something in writing on their website that actually indicates the designation before adding their name to the list. I’ve had an unfortunate experience in the past of adding school to the list based on their announcement verbally yet for it not to materialize for quite a while and having to remove it….

At the same time, I’m hoping that once the craziness and Covid subside, some attention can be given to the immigration policies that should hopefully improve. That would make stem certifications less critical… and US MBA even more popular.

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Thank you! Which MBA Program/school is this for? Sheller? or Warrington?

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Thank you! Which MBA Program/school is this for? Sheller? or Warrington?

For Scheller.

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