Global One-Year MBA
Overview
Skill up with a challenge-based MBA
Accelerate your career in international business in one intensive year with a transformative MBA experience that immerses you in diversity and takes you across the globe.
Develop the skills most in demand with employers worldwide, learn business by doing it, and specialize in your chosen area so you graduate with the practical skills, applicable knowledge, and effective mindsets to transform your life and career.
Key skills developed:
Strategic Thinking
Product Development
Problem Solving
Organizational Change
Leadership
Future Thinking
Decision Making
Data Analysis
Storytelling & Effective Communication
Key program features
Full-time (one year)
On campus
Home campus options: Boston, London, San Francisco, Dubai
Specialization tracks available in Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, and Strategy
Your program at a glance
Throughout your one-year MBA, you’ll take the knowledge and skills you learn in class and continually test them—and yourself—through practical application.
You'll study four core modules, each with an integrated business challenge. You’ll then take summer electives to broaden your knowledge or complete a specialization track aligned with your career goals.
Program building blocks:
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Required Modules
Core Modules
Gain the foundational business skills needed in any career with a practical, challenge-based approach that enables intensive skills development and continuous practical application.
Choose Your Own
Electives
Whether you have a clear career target or want to try different paths, your electives give you flexibility to increase your knowledge across a range of business subjects.
Choose Your Own
Specialization Track
Laser-focused on your career goals? Graduate with a customized MBA by studying the set of electives associated with a specialized degree track.
Choose from: Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, or Strategy.
Global One-Year MBA curriculum:
Specialization tracks
Get the deep expertise for the career you want.
To earn a specialized MBA, you must complete a set of track-specific courses designed to enrich your leadership skills and specialist business knowledge.
Campus Locations
Get global experience
Choose one home campus for your core program and travel to as many others as you want for electives with Global Campus Rotation and City Seminars. Study in centrally located campuses in some of the world’s most influential business hubs and gain on-the-ground international experience as you build a global network.
Career Development
Transform your career in one year
We work with every student individually to set a targeted strategy, equip them with the right tools, and guide them on a clear path to achieve their career ambitions. The results speak for themselves.
Through Hult’s MBA I’ve discovered an inner confidence that I didn’t know I had. I've sharpened my leadership skills and mastered specialist skills. It’s been eye-opening.
Usamah Khan
Canadian/Swiss/Pakistani
2020
Admissions & Fees
What it costs & how to apply
Your education is undoubtedly one of the most important investments you will ever make. Throughout the application process, we will work closely with you to help you understand the options available to you to finance your degree, including scholarship opportunities.
Entry requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Three or more years’ work experience
- Proficiency in English (i.e. TOEFL/IELTS)
What we look for
If you’re made to do, then the chances are, you’re made for Hult. We assess candidates individually based on the strength of their whole profile and take the time to get to know your unique value and skillset.
Billed cost of attendance for 2025 - 2026
| Boston | San Francisco | London | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program fee¹ | 89,500 USD | 89,500 USD | 67,900 GBP | 299,500 AED |
| Other student-related costs² | 3,940 USD | 3,940 USD | 1,980 GBP | 11,200 AED |
Estimated expenses³
| Boston | San Francisco | London | Dubai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | 18,000 USD | 18,000 USD | 14,000 GBP | 51,000 AED |
| Living | 12,000 USD | 12,000 USD | 9,000 GBP | 29,000 AED |
| Books & course materials⁴ | 1,000 USD | 1,000 USD | 700 GBP | 4,000 AED |
Application fee: 95 USD
¹ Application fee: $95 USD - A non-refundable Confirmation Deposit counts toward the Annual Program Fee.
² Includes Insurance (provider varies), and Library which includes cases, articles and other licensed materials.
³ Amounts are based on market benchmarks and exchange rates at the time of print and are therefore subject to change. Estimated expenses should be applied a second time for studying Dual Degree.
⁴ Course instructors may assign additional textbooks, licensed software or other materials not included in our library as part of the requirements of their course. These are not included in student course fees and costs are an estimate.
Double your skills with a Dual Degree
Standing out in today’s crowded job market is all about skills and a Dual Degree from Hult is the ultimate skills builder.
Combine your Global One-Year MBA or one-year master’s degree with a second specialist master's to create the ideal skillset for the role you want post-graduation—with just 18-months of study.
Flexible MBA program options
Whether you want an immersive part-time campus experience or to get ahead from home, our range of MBA formats enables you to take control of your career, whatever your circumstances.
MBA Degree
Hybrid Executive MBA
Integrate study into your busy working life with on-campus classes one weekend per month.
MBA Degree
Global Online MBA
Experience online learning-by-doing with a flexible program that fits your schedule.
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