In today’s tech-obsessed world, a tech-focused MBA opens the door to career opportunities in everything from fintech and cleantech to startup ventures and technology management.
At Booth, you’ll have numerous opportunities to network with experts in business and tech, meet classmates who share your interests, and explore the intersection of technology and business. Programs such as the MBA/Masters Program in Computer Science allow you to combine a business education with technology skills, while tech-focused student groups and the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence provide you with numerous opportunities to network and get the most of your MBA education. And you’ll prepare for a dynamic career in fields including consulting, entrepreneurship, tech product management, venture capital, and healthtech.
At Booth, You Own Your MBA Experience
A Booth MBA is rooted in The Chicago Approach, the educational philosophy that sets Booth apart from every other business school in the world. Grounded in the fundamental scientific disciplines at the heart of business—economics, accounting, psychology, sociology, and statistics—this transformative approach teaches all Booth students how to use theoretical frameworks to help them define problems, ask better questions, and develop evidence-based solutions.
At the same time, the MBA curriculum for Full-Time and Part-Time MBA students is the most flexible among the world’s top business schools. At Booth, the level and sequence in which you take your foundational courses is not set in stone. We give you the opportunity to customize your education to support your career interests and goals, because we know there is no singular roadmap to career success. As our students and alumni will tell you, everyone’s journey to the career they want is different.
Listed below are just a few of the many MBA courses that dive deep into tech-related topics with faculty who are conducting cutting-edge, world-class research.
| Course | Short Description |
| Technology Strategy | This course focuses on strategic decision-making in technology-intensive industries. There is particular emphasis on building models for making decisions in the context of significant uncertainty. |
| The Fintech Revolution |
Blockchain, virtual currencies, and smart contracts promise to trigger an important revolution. This course focuses on the challenges and the opportunities this technology offers, as well as the regulatory problems it raises. |
| Artificial Intelligence |
This course focuses on giving you a functional, rather than mechanistic, understanding of artificial intelligence. Upon completion, students should be experts at identifying ideal use-cases and thereby well-placed to create new products, businesses, and policies that use artificial intelligence. |
To see more Booth MBA courses, visit our course catalog.
MBA Concentrations at Booth You Can Consider
Our flexible curriculum gives you the freedom to focus your MBA experience on a specific area of interest. Earning an MBA concentration gives you deep knowledge in a given field and sets you up for success in your career. Concentrations are available to Full-Time, Evening, and Weekend MBA students.
Several of our concentrations are of particular interest to students planning to pursue careers in technology. You can also earn a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Chicago through our joint MBA/Masters Program in Computer Science (MPCS).
Behavioral Science
This concentration prepares you to navigate organizational challenges, increase productivity in the workplace, and thrive as a leader.
Behavioral Science
Entrepreneurship
Build the practical tools and experiences you need to start your own business or embark on a career in private equity or venture capital.
Entrepreneurship
Strategic Management
Build the skills you need to create and implement key strategies—and shape the structure and functioning of your firm.
Strategic ManagementMBA Student Groups in Technology
Participating in student-led groups is a great way to make connections, expand your community, and learn more about careers in your field of interest. We have many student organizations, including some that are specifically focused on technology.
The mission of the Booth IA group is to arm Full-Time students with working knowledge to make an impact in the ever-growing industries where Artificial Intelligence is being applied.
Designed for Full-Time MBA students who are interested in technology careers, this group hosts social events, Lunch and Learn with industry leaders, interview workshops, and other events.
This organization offers a forum for Part-Time MBA students to explore technology-related industries, share their experiences with like-minded classmates, and learn more about careers in tech.
Join a Full-Time MBA Group
Get involved, develop new skills, and meet new people in a wide array of student-led groups.
Join a Full-Time MBA Group
Explore Part-Time MBA Student Groups
Pursue your interests and expand your network by joining a student-led group for Part-Time MBA students.
Explore Part-Time MBA Student GroupsDiscover Student Stories
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Discover Alumni Outcomes
Our alumni go on to work in tech roles worldwide—launching startups, heading up leading tech companies, and revolutionizing healthcare technologies.
Women in the Digital Age: Booth Alumnae Talk Tech, Gender Gap, and Career Impact
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This innovator at Mastercard and alumni leader shares his insights into technology and the future of the metaverse.
The Book of Booth: J. K. Khalil, ’10, of MastercardDig into Our Employment Reports
Chicago Booth graduates are in great demand throughout the technology sector. Graduates of the Full-Time MBA Program are accepting positions in tech areas such as e-commerce, financial technology, software, and telecommunications. See our employment reports for details about how a Booth MBA can prepare you for the technology industry.
Booth Research Centers in This Area
Our interdisciplinary research centers give you access to workshops, conferences, leading scholars, and research opportunities.
Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Applied AI supports researchers from across Booth and UChicago in making revolutionary advances in the applications of AI. Their work touches fields as diverse as finance, health care, public policy, education, and behavioral science.
Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
James M. Kilts Center for Marketing
The Kilts Center for Marketing advances marketing at Booth by facilitating faculty research, supporting innovation in Booth’s marketing curriculum, funding scholarships, and creating engaging programs.
James M. Kilts Center for Marketing
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Polsky Center bridges the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact through education, partnerships, and new venture creation.
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationFaculty Research in Technology
Our faculty are award-winning scholars whose work is regularly covered in Chicago Booth Review, our influential magazine focusing on business, policy, and markets.
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The spread of disinformation illuminates algorithms’ unique abilities and shortcomings.
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What Are the Limits of Big Data?
An expert panel discusses what increasingly large amounts of quantitative data mean for companies, policymakers, and organizations.
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Without Cookies, Online Advertisers Have to Piece Together CrumbsLeverage Resources Across the University
Students who are interested in a career in technology can leverage additional resources across the University of Chicago, including the Chicago Quantum Exchange and the Department of Computer Science.
The Chicago Quantum Exchange serves as an intellectual hub and community of researchers with the common goal of advancing academic and industrial efforts in the science and engineering of quantum information and technology across member institutions, partners, and the region.
The Department of Computer Science benefits from and contributes to the University of Chicago’s excellence across the spectrum of sciences, policy, business, and medicine, and emphasizes the importance of collaboration and cross-fertilization across these domains.
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MBA Life at Chicago Booth
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MBA Life at Chicago Booth
Admissions
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Full-Time MBA Program
The Full-Time MBA Program provides you with freedom: academic freedom, freedom to take risks, and freedom to define your impact in the world.
Full-Time MBA Program
Part-Time MBA Programs
Our top-ranked Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Programs accommodate the schedules and lifestyles of working, goal-oriented professionals.
Part-Time MBA Programs