Academics
The Wharton School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a doctoral program, and a joint degree in international relations (MBA/MA; Lauder and SAIS), engineering (MBA/MS), law (MBA/JD), dentistry (MBA/MD; MBA/DMD), veterinary medicine (MBA/VMD), nursing (MBA/MSN; MBA/PhD), social work (MBA/MSW; MBA/DSW; MBA/PhD), communication (MBA/MA), and biotechnology (MBA/MS). Other programs include a 3-2 degree with University of Pennsylvania, foreign exchange with 11 countries, and a global immersion program and global consulting practicum, including a 6-week class and 4-week tour of a particular global region. The strongest area of study is finance. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Nineteen total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Management Communication
- Financial Accounting
- Management Science
- Managerial Economics
- Financial Analysis
- Macroeconomic Analysis and Public Policy
- Management of People at Work
- Marketing Management: Program Design, Strategy
- Statistical Analysis for Management
- Operations Management: Quality and Productivity; Supply Chain
- Competitive Strategy
- Government and Legal Environment of Business
- Foundations of Leadership and Teamwork
- Operations Management: Strategy and Technology
- Marketing Management: Strategy
- Global Strategic Management
- Ethics and Responsibility
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements through credential and exam waivers.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 2 years.
In a recent year, there were 198 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there were 47 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average business class size is 60.