A Top US Business School MBA, Built for Careers in the UAE and MENA
The Stern at NYUAD One-year Full-time MBA is for early- to mid-career professionals who want to build their careers in this region with a credential that travels anywhere.
You study NYU Stern’s MBA curriculum on campus in Abu Dhabi, spend your summer term in New York or Shanghai, and graduate in twelve months with the strategic and commercial skills the region’s employers are hiring for.
Our Graduates Are in Demand
Results from our inaugural class, the Class of 2025:
- 85% of those seeking secured and accepted offers within three months of graduating
- USD 208K average total compensation (adjusted for purchasing power parity)
- 85.7% of employed graduates placed in the MENA region
Program Highlights:
- 12-month program: one intensive year minimizes your time away from the workplace.
- Stern Signature Project: apply your MBA learning directly within a top UAE organization, tackling a real strategic challenge and building industry relationships from within.
- Summer term in New York City or Shanghai: spend a term at a NYU campus in a world financial center, expanding your perspective and your network.
- Career Management Center: dedicated coaching and direct employer access has helped graduates secure roles at regional organizations across financial services, government, technology and consulting.
- 115K+ global alumni network: graduate into a community of NYU Stern alumni across every major market and industry worldwide.
Why Study in Abu Dhabi?
Abu Dhabi sits at the center of one of the world’s fastest-moving economies. The UAE is the world’s number one adopter of AI1, and is reshaping technology, energy, healthcare, and financial services at the same time.
That pace creates sustained demand for business leaders who can work across sectors, read a market that is still taking shape, and turn new technology into commercial results. Building your network here, while studying here, puts you in front of those opportunities first.
1 Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 AI diffusion ranking.
