Full-time Berkeley MBA Program

The reputation of Berkeley Haas is unsurpassed for fostering a close-knit community where commitment to academic excellence, purpose, and culture run deep. But the Berkeley Haas difference starts even before that, with the first word in its name: Berkeley.

The University of California, Berkeley, is the leading public research institution in the world, at the forefront of new innovations, technologies, and social movements. Haas students have access to the richness of Berkeley through coursework, dual degree programs, student clubs, and events. Berkeley’s faculty have been awarded 114 Nobel prizes, including the 2020 Nobel for Chemistry to Professor Jennifer Doudna for her role in the discovery of CRISPR gene-editing technology. Two Nobel Laureates among the business faculty – Oliver Williamson and John Harsanyi – have enriched the world with their ground-breaking insights on transaction cost economics and game theory.

The faculty at Haas has included Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Laura Tyson, former chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors and distinguished professor of business and public policy at Haas; and so many other acclaimed thinkers and innovators. Haas’ Henry Chesbrough is lauded internationally as the father of Open Innovation; Haas’ David Aaker is known as the father of modern branding.

ACADEMIC RIGOR X ECONOMIC ENGINE

The Haas network includes access to the global economic engine of Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and the entire Bay Area. Its Berkeley location puts Haas at the center of what’s next, the innovation that has made California the fifth-largest economy in the world. Lecturers drop in from tech giants, startups, biotech, fintech, and consulting practices. For Haas students, the connections are immediate: both personal and professional.

In addition to fundamental business knowledge in accounting, finance, marketing, economics, core courses support the development of critical skills including business communication in diverse work environments. 

The Haas program also offers concurrent degree options with Berkeley’s top-ranked Engineering, Law, and Public Health, as well as an MBA in Climate Solutions in partnership with the Rausser College of Natural Resource. Haas also offers certificates in real estate, business analytics, and sustainable business.

AT HAAS, CULTURE MATTERS

Haas is a campus within a campus, designed to spark innovation, foster community, and promote sustainability. It is anchored by the Defining Leadership Principles that mark the culture at Haas: question the status quo, confidence without attitude, students always and beyond yourself. The principles are woven into the fabric of the entire school. Haas makes exceptional efforts to recruit a diverse class of students, enriching the learning experience for all students.

Students can take part in more than 40 Haas clubs and hundreds more on the UC Berkeley campus or form their own. And when classes are over, they can hop on BART for the short ride over to San Francisco and Ocean Beach or head to the Sierra.

NETWORK FOR LIFE: HAAS ALUMNI

Through the powerful networks built at Berkeley Haas, students launch rewarding lifelong careers that carry a clear return on their MBA investment. Over a lifetime, Haas graduates earn the third-highest salaries among top business school graduates, according to a study commissioned by Poets + Quants. 

Haas alumni are central to the Haas story. They form a distinctive network, always ready to provide valuable resources throughout a graduate’s career.

WHY HAAS

When you pick an MBA program, you are making a conscious choice about your future. Haas makes the case every day that the choice isn’t only about your future, but the world’s future too.