Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead)

Business School Overview

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Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #52 Best Business Schools

Specialties #30 in Part-time MBA

Business School Overview

The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, economics, finance, general management, health care administration, leadership, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, organizational behavior, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $44,200 per year; part-time: $1,833 per credit; and executive: $96,000 total program. At graduation, 63.5 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Business students enrolled in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University are a quick walk from museums, a botanical garden, and the Cleveland Orchestra. The city is also home to Cleveland Metroparks, which are full of hiking trails and nature centers, as well as three professional sports teams: the Cavaliers in the NBA, Browns in the NFL, and Indians in the MLB.

In the classroom, graduate students in the school can earn degrees in finance, accountancy, operations research and supply chain, and positive organization development. Case Western students can earn a Weatherhead M.B.A. through a few different routes: Students pursuing the full-time M.B.A. program usually complete the degree in about two years and can get involved in a number of students clubs ranging from Dynamic Weatherhead Women In Business to Health Systems Management to Bioscience Club.

The Weatherhead part-time M.B.A. program begins with the Leadership Assessment and Development initiative, in which students are placed with classmates in cohorts that remain intact for the full three years of the curriculum. At the Weatherhead School of Management, working professionals with at least 10 years of business experience can pursue the Executive M.B.A. program, which usually takes about two years to complete.

Case Western Reserve University graduate students in the Weatherhead School of Management have many opportunities to advance their careers. The school offers services such as career assessments and fairs, mock interviews, résumé reviews, and employer information sessions.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	March 15
Application deadline (international students)	March 15
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting not-for-profit management economics production/operations management finance organizational behavior general management supply chain management/logistics health care administration quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research leadership technology marketing other management information systems

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	122
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $44,200 per year Part-time: $1,833 per credit Executive: $96,000 total program
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$1,440 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	$0

Salary

Average base salary	$80,762
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	63.5%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data