Duke University (Fuqua)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #11 Best Business Schools

Specialties #4 in Executive MBA Locked in Finance #10 in International #10 in Management #4 in Marketing #9 in Nonprofit

Business School Overview

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, leadership, marketing, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, organizational behavior, supply chain management/logistics, and quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research. Its tuition is full-time: $52,900 per year and executive: $152,500 total program. At graduation, 86.5 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

The Duke Fuqua School of Business offers many options to complete an M.B.A., all of which use the same core educational experience. Students can complete a traditional daytime M.B.A., a Global Executive M.B.A., or a Weekend Executive M.B.A., among other programs. Fuqua also offers a unique Cross Continent M.B.A., a 16-month program that can be completed in six locations worldwide, such as London and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Other degree options include a Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.), Executive Education programs, a Ph.D. in Business Administration, and a focused M.B.A. program in Health Sector Management.

There are close to 50 clubs and organizations for business students to get involved in, from the Luxury Brand & Retail Club to the Duke Startup Challenge. The school runs renowned research centers including the Fuqua/Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics (COLE) and the Global Capital Markets Center. M.B.A. students can also complete joint graduate degrees including a J.D. through the Duke University School of Law, an M.D. through the Duke University School of Medicine, a Master of Public Policy through the Sanford School of Public Policy, an M.S.N. through the Duke University School of Nursing, and Master of Environmental Management or Forestry through the Nicholas School of the Environment.

The school offers limited housing on campus, but students can find housing elsewhere in Durham, N.C. The school reports that companies including Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., Deloitte LLP, and Bank of America Corp. hire the highest number of Fuqua graduates, and some notable alumni include Mark Rosenbaum, chief financial officer of MySpace, and Pamela White, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Victoria’s Secret.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	December 31
Application deadline (international students)	December 31
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)	N/A

Academics

Departments/concentrations

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

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	874
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $52,900 per year Executive: $152,500 total program
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$2,022 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	$73

Salary

Average base salary	$111,812
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	86.5%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data