MIT Sloan School of Management

Overview

The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice.

At the intersection of business and technology, MIT Sloan is exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to improve organizations, retooling systems to make health care work better, and engaging people around the world to solve the climate crisis.

Invent the Future

MIT Sloan is where smart, independent leaders become smarter together, confident that the world can and should be better. MIT Sloan transforms confidence into ability, leads with purpose, and strives for bold action and impact.

MIT Sloan offers a dynamic portfolio of programs designed for curious, ambitious leaders at every stage of their careers—from undergraduates exploring the foundations of management to senior executives shaping global strategy. Our specialty degree programs equip recent graduates with the quantitative and analytical rigor for which MIT is known. Our flagship two‑year MBA develops principled, innovative leaders ready to drive impact across industries, while our MBA options for mid-career professionals empower leaders to reimagine their organizations and their future. Across all degree and non‑degree offerings, MIT Sloan prepares students to tackle complex challenges with data‑driven insight, creativity, and purpose.

From the Classroom to the Marketplace

Among MIT Sloan’s key strengths are its exceptionally close ties with MIT, especially in fields crucial to business, including economics, engineering, and science. Our interdisciplinary approach is a feature of the Leaders for Global Operations program, a dual-degree program with the School of Engineering that is transforming supply chain management and manufacturing education, while collaborating with industry partners. Many MIT Sloan students routinely take classes in departments and schools outside of MIT Sloan to round out their knowledge and skills.

Action Learning and Focused Curriculum

MIT Sloan’s signature experiential learning model immerses students in locations all over the world to translate knowledge into useful solutions. Action Learning builds resilient, thoughtful leaders capable of solving unstructured problems across business functions. Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Sustainable Business Lab, and Healthcare Lab are just a few of the avenues through which students can apply classroom concepts and theory to real-world business scenarios.

MIT Sloan Students—no matter their degree program—may also choose to focus their study through one of seven certificate programs. With certificate programs in business analytics, finance, sustainability, and more, students may tailor their education to meet their professional goals.

Entrepreneurship

At the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, our mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in innovation-driven entrepreneurship in a manner that will best serve the world in the 21st century. The focus of our education is MIT students to whom we provide proven frameworks, courses, co-curricular programs, state-of-the-art facilities, advisory services, and processes to create a rigorous, practical, customized, and integrated educational experience.

Centers and Initiatives

MIT Sloan faculty actively participate in the following interdisciplinary research centers:

Information about these centers is available in the Research and Study section or on the MIT Sloan website.  

Degrees Offered in the MIT Sloan School of Management

Management (Course 15)

SB Business Analytics
SB Finance
SB Management
MBA Business Administration
MBAn Business Analytics
MFin Finance
SM Management
SM Management of Technology
SM Management Research
SM Management Studies
SM/MBA Engineering/Management—Leaders for Global Operations1
PhD Management

System Design and Management

SM Engineering and Management 1

Operations Research

SM Operations Research 1
PhD Operations Research 1

Notes

Many departments make it possible for a graduate student to pursue a simultaneous master’s degree.

1

See Interdisciplinary Programs.

Admissions

The selection process at MIT is holistic and student-centered; each application is evaluated within its unique context. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a strong match between the applicant and the Institute.

Undergraduate applicants do not apply to a particular school, department, or program. Although the application asks about a preferred field of study, admitted undergraduates are not required to choose a major until their sophomore year. Admissions information for regular and transfer applicants is provided in the Undergraduate section, as well as on the undergraduate admissions website.

Applicants for graduate study apply directly to their particular department or program of interest. See the individual department and program descriptions for specific requirements.

Office of the Dean

Richard M. Locke, PhD
Professor of Global Economics and Management
John C Head III Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management

Michelle Hanlon, PhD
Howard W. Johnson Professor
Professor of Accounting
Deputy Dean for Faculty and Research, MIT Sloan School of Management

Rodrigo Verdi, PhD
Nanyang Technological University Professor of Accounting
Deputy Dean for Degree Programs, Teaching and Learning, MIT Sloan School of Management

Dimitris J. Bertsimas, PhD
Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management
Professor of Operations Research
Associate Dean, Online Education & Artificial Intelligence
Vice Provost for Open Learning

Christopher Roland Knittel, PhD
George P. Schulz Professor
Professor of Applied Economics
Member, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Associate Dean for Climate and Sustainability, MIT Sloan School of Management

Ray Reagans, PhD
Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Management
Professor of Organization Studies
Associate Dean for Community Engagement, MIT Sloan School of Management

Nikolaos (Nikos) Trichakis
J. C. Penney Professor of Management Science
Professor of Operations Management
Associate Dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and MIT Sloan School of Management

Bill Garrett
Senior Associate Dean and Chief Administrative Officer

Kathryn Hawkes, MBA
Senior Associate Dean, External Engagement

Peter Hirst, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education

Kristin LeClair, EdM
Executive Director and Chief of Staff, Office of the Dean