Business driven

Leyla Knight ’24, a media, culture, and the arts major shares her marketing and entrepreneurial talents with a local clothing boutique in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood. — Leyla Knight ’24, a media, culture, and the arts major shares her marketing skills with a clothing boutique in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood as part of a course, *Entrepreneurial Experience*.

At Clark, we prepare business leaders who are a force for positive change in their companies, their communities, and in the world we share.

Bobby Sharma ‘21, M.S. ’22 competes in a men's cross country event

Bobby Sharma ‘21, M.S. ’22
Majors: Business Management and Economics
Graduate of 4+1 master’s program in finance

Bobby knew he wanted a school that had small class sizes and an active campus life. As soon as he was accepted, he was asked to join the cross-country team, which was a huge plus for him.

“On top of that, I was able to pursue my master’s with a full tuition scholarship.”

Seated portrait, Bobby Sharma ‘21, M.S. ’22

Favorite Class: Management Capstone

“We brought together the knowledge we gained within our major to have in-depth class discussions, and it gave me the confidence that I was prepared to contribute to a real-world work setting.”

After graduation, Bobby worked at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management in New York City. Now he’s an investment operations analyst for Brandeis University Endowment.

“Clark has a strong relationship with the community. In my first-year management class, we worked on a project with a local nonprofit. It helped me be a little more adventurous in my first semester rather than sticking to campus life.”

—Bobby Sharma ’20, M.S. ’22

An entrepreneurial culture

Our award-winning Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program offers an entrepreneurship and innovation minor.

Students showcase their ventures and sell their wares at weekly Clark Collective Pop-Ups on Red Square, one of the main outdoor gathering places on campus.

Clark student entrepreneurs pitch their businesses at our own Clark Tank and the intercollegiate WooTank events modeled on the popular show “Shark Tank.”

Owen Chase ’26 sells microgreens at a Clark Collective Pop-Up event. — Owen Chase ’26 is the owner Just for Fun Farms, which specializes in growing nutrient-dense microgreens for direct sale to students. The business earned one of the top prizes in the 2024 WooTank competition. Above: Owen sells microgreens at a Clark Collective Pop-Up event.

Rowan Turner ’26 and Eli Burgess ’26, developers of ParentLock a phone safety app. Photo by Natalie Hoang ’25. — Rowan Turner and Eli Burgess. Photo by Natalie Hoang ’25.

Rowan Turner ’26 and Eli Burgess ’26 developed their business idea in a class called Clark Tank, which challenges students to develop a pitch, then present it at the Clark Tank competition.

Their idea is called ParentLock, a phone safety app specifically built for families on a family phone plan. The goal is to encourage better communication between adults and their children.

Explore Programs

Finance

Management

Marketing

Media, Culture, and the Arts

A portrait of Gabe Spindel ’23, MBA ’24, a second-generation Clark, was selected as the graduate student speaker for commencement 2024. — Gabe Spindel ’23, MBA ’24, a second-generation Clark, was selected as the graduate student speaker for commencement 2024. While pursuing his MBA, Gabe interned as a project coordinator for an engineering consulting firm and the company offered him a full-time position in Washington, D.C.

4 + 1

An advanced degree within reach

The 4+1 Accelerated Master’s provides an opportunity to earn a pathway to a master’s degree — with one year of additional study and available tuition scholarships.

How it works

Earn a 100% tuition scholarship for a fifth year and enter the workforce with an advanced degree.

A close-up of someone working with a laptop and a calculator to illustrate the accounting masters at Clark University.

Accounting, MSA

A close-up of a person working on a laptop and mobile to illustrate the accounting analytics masters program at Clark University

Accounting Analytics, MSAA

A group of people meeting in a boardroom

Business Administration, MBA

A close-up of analytics data to illustration the business analytics masters program at Clark University

Business Analytics, MSBA

City skyscrapers to illustrate the finance master's program at Clark University.

Finance, MSF

A group of people standing beside a colleague as a laptop to illustrate the management masters program at Clark University

Management, MSM

A group of people discussing a marketing strategy in a boardroom using sticky notes on a whiteboard

Marketing, MSMK

Close-up view of a screen showing market data for the marketing analytics masters program at Clark University.

Marketing Analytics, MSMKA

Clark’s School of Business has been ranked No. 96 among the 2024-2025 Best Business Schools – Full-Time MBA Programs by U.S. News & World Report—one of just eight in Massachusetts to crack the top 100.

Connected to community

The School of Business partners with the Worcester Business Development Corporation at the Idea Lab, a co-working and accelerator space where student interns can meet with small-business owners.

Students in Clark’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program may also use the Idea Lab space to formulate and develop their own ventures.

School of Business students Parimala Yerraguntla, M.S. ’25, and Aaryan Pankaj Dabhade, M.A. ’25 (right), meet at the Worcester Idea Lab with Margie Breault, business and community advancement manager for the City of Worcester Office of Economic Development, and Tom Herald, director of the Small Business Development Center at Clark University.

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