RELAUNCH YOUR CAREER WITH AN MBA: PIVOT,
SKILL UP, GET HIRED
Feeling stagnant in your career? Unemployed? Burned out in your current role?
Whether you’re looking for a fresh start or ready to move up, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a powerful tool to help you reset, re-skill, and re-enter the job market with confidence.
AN MBA CAN HELP YOU:
Fill skill gaps fast
Land the job you actually want
Get promoted (even mid-program!)
Earn more — sooner
Re-enter the job market with a competitive edge
Move from manager to leader
Switch industries with confidence
IS AN MBA REALLY FOR ME?
Will Acton, MBA Online Graduate
“I knew I needed to pursue a different career, and I knew that an MBA was going to help me figure out exactly where I could translate my skills and learn the aspects of business I would need to know.”
Miranda Garrett, Full-Time MBA Graduate
“I was furloughed. I figured it was a natural time for me to take a pause in the workforce and return to get my MBA.”
Cody Clifford, Professional MBA Graduate
“At my current role, I kind of had plateaued. I was really looking to expand, from sales, which I had been in for a number of years.”
Rena Vanzo, Executive MBA Graduate
“I have been in my career for probably 12 to 13 years…I needed real practical experience and a really good academic framework, because that’s one way that I learn best.”
IS IT WORTH IT? HERE’S WHAT OUR GRADS SAY.
Earning an MBA takes a significant investment of your time and energy. While costs can often be mitigated with scholarship funding, depending on the program you choose, it’s still vital to make sure you choose a program known for its high returns. The David Eccles School of Business offers four MBA program formats, each with returns that prove Utah graduates find success in the workplace.
FULL-TIME MBA
A full-time immersive, experience for early-career professionals ready to reset and accelerate.
“My salary increased over 200% post-MBA. It opened up a whole new world.” – Michelle King, Full-Time MBA Graduate
PROFESSIONAL MBA
A hybrid MBA with evening classes two times a week—once in person and once online. Perfect for mid-career professionals who want to continue working while they learn.
“I wanted to pivot away from the design portion of [architecture] and get more involved in the business aspect of it.” – Franck Parata, Professional MBA Graduate
MBA ONLINE
A flexible online format that is innovative and challenging – so students see immediate benefits while prioritizing both convenience and quality.
“I was at a midpoint in my career. And in order to stay relevant, to stay up to times with everything that was going on in the world, I needed to refresh my education.” – Tom Woodbury, MBA Online Graduate
EXECUTIVE MBA
A program for experienced candidates, with a weekend class schedule and high-touch level of service so students can focus on learning while maintaining their careers.
“I have taken a completely different career path…and that was a pretty big pivot for me. I had never really considered that kind of a move.” – Renee Petty, Executive MBA Graduate
REAL STUDENTS. REAL RESULTS.
Utah’s MBA Graduates leave their programs with new connections, new opportunities, and new experiences that allow them to succeed in whatever career path they choose. A job is just the beginning. An MBA gives you the network, confidence, and skills to reinvent your career—and redefine what success looks like.
EXPAND YOUR NETWORK
Katie Swenson, Executive MBA Graduate
“For me, it was the connections I made throughout the program. It’s that innovative drive and spirit that I now take to work with me every day. It was a really liberating experience to know that because I can speak the language of business, which is different from the language of healthcare, that I’ve created options for myself in the future.”
Brandon Sadur, Full-Time MBA Graduate
“I am way more confident in my day to day. I feel like I can tackle challenges with more ease. I have a greater network now. I’ve made some awesome friends along the way.”
Aneisha Gardner, Professional MBA Graduate
“We all did very different things. But we all definitely stay in contact. I’m like, what do you like about your role? I saw this and I think you would be great at that because one time in the team’s class, you did excellent at public speaking…Anytime I see them is such a joy.”
Cayleigh Blackwell, MBA Online Graduate
“I built a network from the people in my classes…When I was laid off, I had people reaching out that had been in my class but I didn’t know them saying, hey, my job’s hiring. With the way you talk in class, I think you would be great for my company.”
APPLY KNOWLEDGE IMMEDIATELY
Cain Ringstaff, MBA Online Graduate
“The amount of times that I would do a homework assignment or go through a course and realize that it’s directly applicable to something I’m doing right now and I could, the same day, take that information and apply it to my business — that within itself brought so much value because I’m seeing changes in real time.”
Aneisha Gardner, Professional MBA Graduate
“After work, I could take some of the situations I had faced during work, come here, talk about it with other professionals, talk about it with professors, and kind of the next day or throughout the week, kind of implement that.”
Neil Christensen, Executive MBA Graduate
“Within my first six months of being in the program, I was promoted from director to senior director.”
LEARN HOW TO LEAD
Rob Glasgow, Executive MBA Graduate
“The knowledge that I got in the MBA program, building on the knowledge I had from my career experience, has really made me the leader I am today.”
Lisa Espinoza, Professional MBA Graduate
“I know that it’s made me a more effective leader on my teams. I was selected to be part of our company’s Future Leaders Group.”
Alec Wojac, MBA Online Graduate
“I’ve also learned to influence others who don’t work directly below me and I don’t have that direct influence over…People around me in the organization notice it and take note of it, and it has given me other opportunities.”
PERSONALIZED CAREER COACHING
Peter Tate, Full-Time MBA Graduate
“The career coaches here are amazing and I leaned on them heavily. I didn’t know what I wanted to do when I first came in here…Having conversations with them helped really shift my focus on what truly mattered to me when I was looking for a job role at a company and what I value the most in a potential hire.”
Shannon Davis, MBA Online Graduate
“In the program, built in, you have an executive career coach that will work with you. That’s like a $10,000 bonus right there. They will help get you placed… I started meeting with mine the minute the program started.”
WONDERING IF NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME? LET’S TALK.
Our admissions team can help you figure out if an MBA makes sense for your career goals.
