University of Arkansas--Fayetteville (Walton)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #66 Best Business Schools

Specialties #60 in Part-time MBA Locked in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The Sam M. Walton College of Business at University of Arkansas offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, not-for-profit management, and supply chain management/logistics. Its tuition is full-time: $15,447 per year (in-state); full-time: $36,543 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $15,048 per year (in-state); and part-time: $15,048 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 90.5 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Bearing the namesake of Walmart founder Sam M. Walton, the College of Business at the University of Arkansas—Fayetteville offers management career tracks in retail marketing, supply chain, and financial management. Full-time M.B.A. students at the Walton College of Business pack courses, internships, study abroad experiences, and professional development into a 16-month program.

The school also offers a two-year managerial M.B.A. program for working professionals. The part-time program meets one Saturday each month, and gives students an abbreviated study abroad option. Walton College of Business also offers master’s degrees in Information Systems, Accountancy, and Economics, as well as seven Ph.D. tracks.

University of Arkansas—Fayetteville M.B.A. students can combine coursework with research at the school’s various outreach centers.  Through the Center for Retailing Excellence, students can be mentored by executives from companies such as Energizer, Frito Lay, Nielsen, and of course, Walmart. At the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research, students prepare economic profiles of different areas in Arkansas, and provide research and data to businesses and the state. The Supply Chain Management Research Center at the Walton College of Business offers a unique opportunity for female M.B.A. students via Women in Logistics, a student-led organization offering mentoring and networking opportunities with the group’s executive branch.

Upon completing the Walton M.B.A. program, job-seeking students look to the more than 300 Fortune 500 companies with offices in northwest Arkansas. Graduates from the Walton College of Business join an alumni community that includes Leland E. Tollett, former chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods, Inc.; and Donald Soderquist, former vice chairman of Walmart.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	April 1
Application deadline (international students)	April 1
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)

Academics

Departments/concentrations

entrepreneurship finance marketing not-for-profit management supply chain management/logistics

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	71
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $15,447 per year (in-state) Full-time: $36,543 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $15,048 per year (in-state) Part-time: $15,048 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$60 per credit
Required fees (executive degree program)	N/A

Salary

Average base salary	$60,750
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	90.5%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data