Prospective Graduate Students

Why Boulder?

Being part of the business world today means being part of a global community that touches every part of life.

At the Leeds School of Business, we have an unprecedented vantage point 鈥 and while we鈥檙e located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, we鈥檙e not talking about the scenery.

Leeds is where globally recognized baby直播app - ranked top 25 for research production 鈥 sit with their students in real-world experiential settings.

Leeds is where you鈥檒l find deep partnerships with the nationally recognized innovative Boulder business community 鈥 don鈥檛 be surprised if the local entrepreneurs end up judging your business plan.

Leeds is where the entire globe serves as a laboratory for learning 鈥 from the federal labs located right next-door to visiting businesses around the world.

Leeds is where an emphasis on innovation and social impact meets with deep relationships directly in the business community. And where momentum in rankings and student body are making a Leeds degree more valuable every year.

So sure, fall in love with the views. But stay for the world.

 

 

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Getting an MBA from Leeds is a great way to jump-start an entrepreneurial career. The people, Boulder and the culture here are what makes the MBA program unique.

           ~Wylie Nelson (JD/MBA) VP of Product and Land Acquisition, EdgeCorp Internet Real Estate

 

Carlos Pena, MBA鈥19

Investment Principal, The Beacon Fund

鈥淒oing good and generating profits are not mutually exclusive.鈥

At Leeds, Carlos pursued his passion for social impact by managing a venture fund for emerging companies.

By graduation, he鈥檇 built a network by taking advantage of Boulder鈥檚 鈥済ive first鈥 culture--and achieved his dream job at an impact investment fund.

 

Graduate program alumni Carlos Pena

#32

Best Public Graduate Business School
U.S. News & World Report, 2024

#25

Best Part-Time Public MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2024

#60

Best Full-Time MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2024

#11

Sustainability in the U.S.
QS World University, 2024

5%

Among only 5% of business schools worldwide accredited by the AACSB

It鈥檚 special here.

Start your day with a morning trail run for fresh air and inspiration, then walk to a co-working space to explore alongside other creators. Later, get dinner with a local leader in cleantech, software or natural products. You鈥檙e in Boulder, baby直播app, unlike any other place in the world.

The best and brightest flock here to work and play鈥攕ome of the most ambitious creative-thinkers you鈥檒l ever meet. There鈥檚 a reason why Boulder ranks #1 in Bloomberg鈥檚 Brain Concentration Index and #1 of America鈥檚 Most Creative Cities, as well as #2 in U.S. News and World Report's 

In Boulder and the Front Range, you鈥檒l also find the #1 highest density of high-tech startups set side-by-side with Fortune 500 companies like Lockheed Martin, Oracle and Google. It鈥檚 no wonder we enjoy some of the highest job growth in the U.S.

The lifestyle is enviable, business is bold, and it鈥檚 a place to call home.

Areal view of Boulder's downtown Pearl Street Mall