University of Alabama (Manderson)

Business School Overview

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Business School Overview

The Manderson Graduate School of Business at University of Alabama offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, arts administration, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, human resources management, industrial management, insurance, international business, marketing, management information systems, production/operations management, real estate, sports business, supply chain management/logistics, and quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research. Its tuition is full-time: $9,200 per year (in-state) and full-time: $22,950 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 77.3 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

The Manderson Graduate School of Business at the University of Alabama offers M.B.A. concentrations in business staples such as analytics, finance, strategy, enterprise consulting, and supply chain and operations management.

Students focusing in business analytics earn certification in software tools key to the data mining industry, while those in the strategy concentration sharpen skills in competitive analysis and process management. M.B.A. candidates at Manderson can also design specialized degree concentrations tailored to meet their educational and career objectives, or expand their reach with joint degrees from the College of Engineering or School of Law.

Each year, select Manderson M.B.A. students pit their business skills against their peers from business schools across the globe in the George Washington University International M.B.A. Case Competition. The faculty-nominated group from Manderson was the only team from the United States to place in the 2009 competition.

Beyond academics, sports fans can cheer on the Alabama Crimson Tide vie for another national title in football at Bryant-Denny Stadium, or visit one of the many lakes, parks, or golf courses scattered across Tuscaloosa.

Admissions

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

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting insurance arts administration international business consulting marketing entrepreneurship management information systems finance production/operations management general management real estate health care administration sports business human resources management supply chain management/logistics industrial management quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	166
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $9,200 per year (in-state) Full-time: $22,950 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$2,830 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	N/A

Salary

Average base salary	$65,849
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	77.3%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data