Ohio State University (Fisher)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #27 Best Business Schools

Specialties Locked in Accounting Locked in Finance #8 in Part-time MBA Locked in Production / Operations #4 in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University--Columbus offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, human resources management, international business, leadership, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, production/operations management, portfolio management, real estate, and supply chain management/logistics. Its tuition is full-time: $26,968 per year (in-state); full-time: $44,280 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $1,399 per credit (in-state); part-time: $2,361 per credit (out-of-state); executive: $41,450 per year (in-state); and executive: $41,460 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 60.2 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

The Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University—Columbus stresses the importance of personal attention. The university accepts roughly 150 M.B.A. students each year to foster a small, flexible program within a large research institution. Each student in the M.B.A. program follows the Fisher Triad, which guides students through academics, career tracks, and leadership and professional development. While learning some of the core functions of business, students can also select from more than 100 elective courses to narrow their focus.

Along with a full-time M.B.A. program, the Fisher College of Business also offers a part-time M.B.A. and an Executive M.B.A., as well as Ph.D. programs. Joint degrees are offered in conjunction with the Michael E. Moritz College of Law, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, the School of Public Health, the College of Medicine, and the College of Pharmacy.

 There are roughly 25 student clubs and organizations offered within the Fisher College of Business, including the International Business Club and the Finance Club. Students living near the campus in Columbus, Ohio have the option to live in Fisher Commons, the M.B.A. program’s living-learning community for Fisher students.

There are more than 60,000 alumni worldwide spanning six continents, and some of the most notable graduates are Jeffrey W. Montie, president of Kellogg North America; Clayton Daley, chief financial officer of The Procter & Gamble Co.; and Deven Sharma, president of Standard & Poor’s.

Admissions

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

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting manufacturing and technology management consulting marketing entrepreneurship management information systems finance production/operations management general management portfolio management human resources management real estate international business supply chain management/logistics leadership other

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	229
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $26,968 per year (in-state) Full-time: $44,280 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $1,399 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $2,361 per credit (out-of-state) Executive: $41,450 per year (in-state) Executive: $41,460 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$1,387 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	$40,104

Salary

Average base salary	$91,312
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	60.2%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data