Academics
The Graham School offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Finance (MS), Master of Science in Management (MS), Master of Science in Health Administration (MS), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Public and Non-Profit Management (MS), and Master of Science in Service Management (MS) as well as joint degrees in nursing (MSN/MBA) and applied computer science (MACS/MBA). The strongest areas of study are finance, general management, and health administration.
Thirty-nine total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Management Theory and Application
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Accounting
- Managerial Finance
- Statistical Methods for Business Decisions
- Management Information Systems
- Government, Business, and Society
- Strategic Management and Policy
- Marketing Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 12 hours of graduate credit.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full or part time is 5 years.
There are 17 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 94% hold a doctorate; there are 21 part-time faculty, of whom 33% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours each full-time faculty member teaches is 21 (part time, 6 hours); average business class size is 20.