George Washington University

Business School Overview

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Rank Category Name #56 Best Business Schools

Specialties Locked in International #60 in Part-time MBA

Business School Overview

The School of Business at George Washington University offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, hotel administration, human resources management, international business, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, organizational behavior, portfolio management, public administration, public policy, real estate, sports business, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, tax, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $1,420 per credit; part-time: $1,420 per credit; and executive: $99,500 total program. At graduation, 55.7 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Situated in Washington, D.C.’s historical Foggy Bottom neighborhood, M.B.A. students at George Washington University’s School of Business have unique access to business leaders from both public and private sectors and to policy makers. The school offers multiple M.B.A. programs, ranging from full-time to online, including five joint degree programs.

Full-time programs include the global M.B.A., which requires students to complete a residency overseas. Students hoping to pursue their master’s on a part-time basis can choose between the two-year accelerated M.B.A., a self-paced professional program, or a world executive M.B.A. for mid- to senior-level executives. The school also offers an online healthcare M.B.A. program, and dual degrees with the Elliot School of International Affairs, the School of Public Health and Heath Services, and the George Washington University Law School.

In addition to a variety of degree programs, George Washington University’s School of Business offers a plethora of groups and organizations for students. Some groups include the energy, consulting, and healthcare clubs;GW Entrepreneurs; and the M.B.A. Follies group. Students can seek respite for the rigors of academia by visiting the National Mall, cheering for one of D.C.’s five professional sports teams, or catching a show at one of the city’s live music venues.

Graduates from George Washington University’s School of Business will join an alumni network that includes Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Carolyn Schwab-Pomerantz, president of the Charles Schwab Foundation; George Wellde, former partner and vice chairman of Goldman Sachs; and Olympian Michelle D. Knox-Zaloom, who competed in women’s rowing in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Admissions

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

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting production/operations management consulting organizational behavior economics portfolio management entrepreneurship public administration finance public policy general management real estate health care administration sports business hotel administration supply chain management/logistics human resources management quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research international business tax marketing technology management information systems other not-for-profit management

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	239
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $1,420 per credit Part-time: $1,420 per credit Executive: $99,500 total program
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$2 per credit
Required fees (executive degree program)	$0

Salary

Average base salary	$84,208
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	55.7%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data