Academics
The MBA Program offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The strongest areas of study are accounting, finance, and marketing. The most popular course is Marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. Guest speakers participate in a required Management Seminar.
Fifty-seven total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 15 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Accounting
- Operations Research
- Computer Systems
- Marketing Management and Analysis
- Business Finance
- Human Resources Management
- Management Seminar
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring prerequisite credits.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 5 years.
There were 19 total full-time graduate business faculty in a recent year, of whom 84% held a doctorate; there were 13 part-time faculty. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 1; average business class size is 18.