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OHIO MBA GUIDE 2013 F or those seeking an MBA, there are any number of programs to choose from in the Buckeye State. On the following pages, we give a brief breakdown of some programs available in Ohio (only schools with a physical presence are included in the directory).
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON College of Business Administration Akron 330-972-7043 gradcba@uakron.edu Types of MBAs available: The flexible MBA at Akron allows students to attend on a full- or part-time basis. Evening and weekend classes provide flexibility for students who are fully employed. Concentrations that are available are: management; leadership and organizational change; direct interactive marketing; finance; global technological innovation; interdisciplinary; international business; international finance; health care management; supply chain management; and strategic marketing. The interdisciplinary concentration provides the most flexibility. A student can customize the concentration by selecting nine graduate credits to use toward the concentration. Students develop their own plan of study for approval, and it can include graduate courses from outside of business. MBA program highlights: The school launched its first cohort of students in fall 2011 for the Saturday MBA. This cohort successfully completed the program and graduated in August 2013. The third cohort will begin in fall 2013 semester. Students take courses using distance-learning technologies at the Medina County University Center, University of Akron Wayne campus and the University of Akron Lakewood Center, every other Saturday for two years. The in-class experience is supplemented with online technology. Students take three courses per semester using this hybrid format. The same students attend classes together over the two-year period. The new cohort will run from fall semester 2013 through summer semester 2015.
Class locations: Most classes are held on the main campus in Akron. Saturday MBA classes use distance-learning technologies at the Medina County University Center and The University of Akron Lakewood. Online options: The economics class is offered twice a year and is 100% online. Scholarship/financial aid available: Graduate assistantships are available for full-time students. They offer full and half scholarships and a stipend for working 20 or 10 hours per week, respectively. About 20 to 25 new awards are granted per year.
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY College of Business Administration Bowling Green 419-372-2488 mba-info@bgsu.edu Types of MBAs available: Fulltime MBA, an accelerated oneyear program with specializations in accounting and finance; executive MBA, a part-time weekend program; and professional MBA, a part-time evening program. MBA program highlights: The full-time program is a cohortbased, accelerated one-year format open to students from any undergraduate major. BGSU’s MBA programs are accredited by the Association to Advance College Schools of Business (AACSB). According to the school, it received the second-highest ratings in Ohio by The Princeton Review for academic experience and admissions selectivity. Class location: Full-time and executive MBA classes are held at the main campus. Professional MBA classes are held in Perrysburg and Findlay. Online options: None Scholarship/financial aid available: Financial aid is available to full-time students in a variety of forms, including graduate assist-
antships, student employment and loans. The executive MBA and professional MBA have tuition deferral for students who receive financial assistance from their employers.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Carl H. Lindner College of Business Cincinnati 513-556-3546 (Dona Clary) graduate@uc.edu Types of MBAs available: The full-time MBA program includes a 12-month accelerated program and a 15month accelerated program with an internship. Also available is a dual-degree program, which includes a 21-month MBA/master of science program. There also are joint degrees — MBA/arts administration; MBA/law; MBA/medicine; and MBA/nursing — as well as a part-time option, which is two years with flexible sequencing. The five-year Accelerated Engineering Degree (ACCEND) program allows engineering students to earn an undergraduate engineering degree plus an MBA. All MBA students are invited to complete a discipline-specific certificate in conjunction with their MBA. Sixteen certificates are offered including marketing, finance, international business, innovation, data analytics, operations excellence and taxation. These graduate certificates are transcriptable and can be included as part of the degree. MBA program highlights: According to the school, the recently redesigned MBA program allows students to tailor the degree to their needs and interests for a more personalized experience. Students with undergraduate business degrees can waive foundation courses and use available electives to earn transcripted graduate certificates. Students also can add a specialized master’s degree in accounting, applied economics, business analytics, finance, information systems, marketing or tax to an MBA with as few as 18 to 24 additional semester
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hours of study. The program has been AACSB accredited since 1919; the part-time program was ranked 78th by U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 rankings, according to the school. Class location: Main campus. The part-time program also is available at the Blue Ash Carver Woods campus. Online options: Up to 25% of program can be conducted online. Scholarship/financial aid available: The Albert C. Yates Fellows offers full tuition for minority students, while university graduate scholarships are merit based. Need-based financial aid is available through the University of Cincinnati Financial Aid Office. Paxton Fellows are available for full-time MBAs, with an emphasis on leadership and interdisciplinary problem solving.
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY Monte Ahuja College of Business Cleveland 216-687-3730 e.granot@csuohio.edu (Dr. Elad Granot, MBA programs director, 216-687-3850) Types of MBAs available: Fulltime MBA; part-time; off-campus at Cleveland Clinic, Progressive Insurance, CSU West Center and Metro Health Medical Center; executive, full-time weekend program (19 months); mobile accelerated, full-time online program (12 months); global accelerated MBA, full-time weekend program (12 months). MBA program highlights: Flexibility of class offerings; off-campus options; AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited; and 80% of graduates work in the Northeast Ohio area. In the executive MBA program, students are all individuals who have been out of school for some time and are working in profes-
sional and supervisory positions. International trip included where students will meet with executives from top companies. During the weekend classes, meals are provided. Books and a parking pass are also provided (included in tuition) In the global accelerated MBA program, an international trip is included during which students meet with executives from top companies. During the weekend classes, meals are provided. Books and a parking pass are also provided, included in tuition. The mobile accelerated MBA program is 100% online. When students are admitted into the program they receive an iPad, which they use for all of their courses and for their textbooks. Class locations: Downtown Cleveland (main campus); Progressive Insurance: Mayfield Heights; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; CSU West Center, Westlake; and MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland. Online options: The Mobile Accelerated MBA is a 100% online program. Scholarship/financial aid available: Student loans; graduate assistantships; and scholarships (http://www.csuohio.edu/business/currstudents/scholarships. html)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY College of Business Administration Kent 330-672-EMBA for executive MBA and executive MBA for health care professionals; 330-672-2282, gradbus@kent.edu for full-time and professional MBA programs. Types of MBAs available: Executive MBA; executive MBA for health care professionals; full-time MBA; and professional MBA (part-time). MBA program highlights: The executive MBA and executive MBA for health care professionals both feature an international business trip. See KENT Page 12