Admitted Students will Receive a $100 Orientation Fee Waiver*
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*Students must mention Lehigh Athletics in their application and apply by Round 2 to be eligible. This does not guarantee you will be accepted into the program. All students who meet this criteria and receive an offer of admission into the Fall 2022 cohort will have the $100 orientation fee waived.
The Lehigh University Master's of Science Degree in Management Program combines experiential learning with personal branding and career development to form the perfect launchpad to both activate and widen your career choices. With networked access to employers in major cities such as New York City, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington D.C., the Lehigh Master's in Management Program offers many career option advantages to its graduates.
Lehigh graduating seniors who are accepted into the MS in Management Program are guaranteed merit-based tuition awards. Learn more here.
Who Is This Program Designed For?
If you are pursuing or recently received a degree in Liberal Arts or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and have limited or no full time post undergraduate work experience, The MS in Management Program enables you to activate your undergraduate degree combining it with experiential learning offered in the graduate business curriculum at Lehigh University.
What Does The Program Deliver?
This 9-month program is designed to leverage your undergraduate degree by enabling you to activate the business concepts and tools that are keys to your career success. Maximize your exposure to Professional Executives, Experience hands-on learning through live case studies and real-world projects and Build your Networking Opportunities through Career Treks to Iconic Companies – all designed to enable you to identify a wider set of career opportunities.
89% of the class of 2019 was employed within 3 months of graduation. A sample of companies hiring MS in Management graduates include:
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Axtria
- Bain & Company
- Bloomberg
- HomeAdvisor
- IBM
- KPMG
- PayPal
- United Nations
- Whiting Turner
How Does The Program Work?
1. Pre- Term Orientation
During a one week pre-term orientation you will enhance your executive presence through comprehensive communications and presentation skills workshops. You will build team work and leadership skills, gain valuable cross cultural skills. You will learn about the recruiting process, refine your resume and cover letter, and define your personal brand.
2. Nine Months And Two Academic Semesters
Course work focuses on the core areas of business and management and includes marketing, management, accounting, finance, statistics, and economics. Graduate faculty use a combination of classroom lectures, case studies, classroom discussions and Team Projects with the program culminating with a capstone course that ties together all the learning and concepts by utilizing a hands-on business simulation.
3. Building Your Executive Presence Through Professional Development
Central to the MS in Management program is the focus on intentional and continual exposure to personal and professional development. Beginning with an intense array of professional development programs and job search workshops during orientation, topics are enhanced and developed over the semesters by Career Services including on-site Career Trek visits to East Coast business centers such as New York and Philadelphia.
4. Experiential Learning
As enhancements to professional development, additional and optional experiential learning opportunities are offered. These include international business trips that enable you to meet with C-Suite individuals from some of the world’s leading international companies and highly visible small business consultancy projects through Pennsylvania’s number one Small Business Development Center.