MIT Sloan announced it will launch a new Evening MBA in August 2027, adding a part-time option designed for working professionals who want MBA coursework without leaving their jobs. The program will join Sloan’s existing offerings—two-year MBA, Executive MBA, and Sloan Fellows MBA—while requiring applicants to meet the admissions bar of the flagship two-year MBA. The Evening MBA will target a broader population than Sloan’s Executive MBA, which is aimed at senior, experienced leaders. Dean Richard M. Locke said the decision was shaped by a broader rethinking of how the school reaches students and employers, including a review that identified qualified Boston-New England-area candidates who matched Sloan’s current MBA profiles but did not want to pause work. MIT Sloan positions the program around the school’s strengths in innovation, analytics, technology, and applied management, emphasizing that evening-format students will connect to Sloan’s faculty and peer ecosystem across MIT. For executive MBA and part-time program operators, the move highlights how top business schools are redesigning scheduling formats to capture regional demand without lowering selectivity.