Executive MBA

Born TU Change the World

Tulane’s EMBA is designed for experienced professionals seeking to elevate their careers with advanced leadership, strategy, and decision-making skills. Held just two weekends a month, the program lets you apply what you learn in real time—without stepping away from your job. Whether you're launching a venture, moving into senior leadership, or exploring a new path, the Freeman EMBA provides the tools, network, and credibility to help you succeed.

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Executive MBA at a Glance

Executives and senior-level professionals with a minimum of 7 years of work experience.

Program Start

January

Program Length

17 months

Class Schedule

In-person, alternate-weekend format with hybrid attendance options.

Admissions Deadline

Early Application & Scholarship Priority Deadline: August 15, 2025
Final Application & Scholarship Deadline: December 1, 2025

Concentrations

Finance
Management

Why Enroll in Our Executive MBA Program?

17
Months to Graduation

7
Day International Seminar

#54
Best Graduate Schools — U.S. News & World Report, 2025

2
Week-long immersion

Your Journey TU Achieve More Starts Here.

Admissions Requirements

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Curriculum

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Tuition & Scholarships

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Student Success

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Explore the Executive MBA Program

Tulane’s Executive MBA provides you with top management-level knowledge, strategy, leadership, and decision-making skills—all while collaborating with your peers from diverse backgrounds. Designed for experienced managers and professionals, you’ll attend classes just two weekends a month, as you develop the expertise you need to excel.

Benefits of an Executive MBA

Develop a broad-based understanding of business decision-making and hone the skills needed to advance as a proactive, effective business leader. At Tulane, our graduate business degree coursework is both robust and broad-based—covering topics in decision modeling, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing, negotiations, strategy and leadership.

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Skills You Will Learn

Time Management: Balancing work, home, and school responsibilities.
Teamwork/Collaboration: Working in study teams, including global teams.
Communication: Persuasive presentation skills and face-to-face interaction with international business leaders.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Working with foreign organizations to solve real business problems.
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Core Competencies

Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making: Approaching complex business challenges with strategic frameworks.
Global Business Acumen: Understanding global business challenges and management strategies.
Financial Management: Advanced financial management skills.
Leadership and Ethics: Developing leadership styles and ethical decision-making.
Innovation & Change Management: Identifying opportunities for change and leading organizational transformation.

Our goal in the EMBA program is to create a holistic leadership journey. We connect a future-focused curriculum with the concierge-level support of the Stewart Center to ensure our students can focus on what matters: transforming their perspective and preparing to lead at the next level.

— Carmen Weigelt Associate Dean, Stewart Center for Professional and Executive Education; Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship

I was learning from someone in healthcare, someone in city administration, someone in finance, someone in media. We all brought our special talents – we were like the Avengers. Everybody had a distinct superpower.

— Andy Quick, EMBA ‘01