executive mba program

A top-tier MBA that fits into your schedule

Don't compromise between your career or personal life—earn an MBA that works with you. Duke University's Fuqua School of Business offers rigorous yet flexible MBA programs specifically designed to accommodate the demanding schedules of accomplished professionals.

5+1

5 concentrations + 1 certificate option

20

Elective options

22

Months to degree completion

Experience a Powerful Blend of Learning

Fuqua's Weekend Executive MBA program combines immersive residencies with convenient distance learning. This hybrid model minimizes time away from work and family, allowing you to earn your degree without sacrificing your current commitments.

Through our unique cohort learning approach and focus on leadership development, you'll gain the critical skills to make strategic decisions, lead high-performing teams, and drive innovation within your organization.

In less than two years, you'll graduate equipped with the confidence, leadership expertise, and network to unlock opportunities and advance your most ambitious career goals.

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22-month Weekend Executive MBA

Master new skills, develop leadership expertise, and maintain work-life balance through monthly Duke campus weekend residencies paired with distance learning periods that keep you connected to a world-class cohort, Duke expert faculty, and business thought leaders

Team Fuqua

The Weekend Executive MBA program features a unique collaborative model that ensures you learn with - and from - high-potential peers with expertise in different industries and functions

The Duke faculty deep bench

All Duke MBA programs are taught by Fuqua’s world-renowned scholars with expertise spanning management, leadership, economics, technology, entrepreneurship, strategy, finance—and far beyond

Career support

Your success is also our goal: personalized coaching and access to extensive career resources help multiply options for your career path

Build a lifetime network

Connect with classmates, alumni, renowned faculty, and business leaders to grow a network with a career-long impact

Less juggling, more learning: Duke’s Weekend Executive MBA program is designed for ambitious professionals like you. You don’t have to choose between a top-ranked MBA and work/life balance—it’s achievable at Fuqua.

Namita Lokare

Director of Corporate Strategy, Vallencell, Inc.

"The Duke MBA has certainly influenced my leadership style. It helped me develop a strong Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ) which has strengthened my communication and conflict resolution skills. This transformation has empowered me to lead with heightened confidence and authenticity."

Collier Wright

Executive Director, Trulab

"Take advantage of every opportunity to build relationships. The education is excellent, but the relationships are invaluable. The WEMBA program in particular offers an opportunity to meet, and learn from, some of the most accomplished and interesting people from a wide range of industries and personal experiences." 

Olu Ogunnaike

Partner, EY

"I am a much more holistic leader than I was before starting the program. The program is akin to learning new languages. I am now more conversant in various other business languages, for example, in talent management, operations, business, and marketing strategy, than l was before starting the program."