Student Story: John Mazarakis
"Studying in three cities is extremely unique. It’s the future. If you want to be a leader of the future, you have to study at a global environment."
Executive MBA Program Chicago Campus
Located in the heart of the city’s business community, our Chicago campus is perfectly positioned to promote the interaction of people and ideas.
Welcome to Chicago—a world-class, global business city that’s home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, the most diversified economy in the United States, and the Executive MBA Program in Chicago.
In this vibrant city, you’ll join a community of brilliant, collaborative peers from the Chicago area and beyond. Nearly 70 percent of our Chicago students commute from outside Chicago, bringing invaluable perspectives to day-to-day business issues.
Learning from award-winning faculty, you’ll develop a deep understanding of core business principles and gain a thorough grounding in The Chicago Approach to business education. In just 21 months, you’ll graduate with a lifelong global network and a world-class MBA degree.
Executive MBA Program—Chicago
Alumna Kathy Thurston talks about what it's like to be an Executive MBA student at Booth's Chicago campus.
Kathy Thurston (alumna): 00:17
I love coming to class, 'cause you know you're going to see all your friends, you know it's going to be tough, but you have a great time just learning and being at Chicago Booth.
Kathy Thurston: 00:37
Long days, but lots of learning, lots of fun, and there's always a little bit of celebrating at the end of the weekend.
Phil Berger (Booth faculty member): 00:45
The Chicago Executive MBA Program here at the Gleacher Center has a lot of locational advantages. Chicago's location in the US is so central and so easy to get back and forth from in terms of transportation that it's very easy for our students, many of whom live all across the US and beyond to get in here and go back to their place of work.
Phil Berger: 01:11
Chicago is actually a very important economy and very well diversified. We have a huge number of Fortune 500 companies here. We're a big financial services center, very big in medical. Even entrepreneurship, especially in technology, Chicago has a big growing presence in those areas as well.
Kathy Thurston: 01:31
It's a tight, close-knit community. It lends itself very well to networking on a business and on a personal level.
John Mazarakis: 01:40
Coming through Chicago every week to me means I'm going to meet the friends that I made in the last year and a half and just exchange great ideas. Whether it's talking about politics or talking about business, or even sharing your personal story. That's what I look forward to.
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Where You'll Study
As a Chicago EMBA student, you’ll study at Gleacher Center, a world-class facility in the heart of Chicago’s business community that’s designed to promote the interaction of people and ideas.
Visit Gleacher Center
We’d love to welcome you to our world-class facility in the heart of downtown Chicago. While you’re here, we encourage you to sit in on a class. It’s the best way to see our faculty in action and experience our culture of rigorous inquiry firsthand.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Gleacher Center
450 N. Cityfront Plaza
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312.464.8750
Unless otherwise noted, class visits run from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and afternoon visits run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Please register for only one class visit. Class visit spaces fill up quickly, and class times are subject to change.
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Begin Your EMBA Journey
The first step in joining our transformational Executive MBA Program is to apply for admission.
Application Deadlines
Early Admission: October 2, 2019
First Deadline: December 2, 2019
Second Deadline: February 3, 2020
Final Deadline: April 1, 2020
Extended Deadline: June 1, 2020*
*We will continue to accept applications for the 2020 program after the final deadline as space allows. At this time, we encourage you to contact your Chicago, London, or Hong Kong admissions team to discuss a potential application.