University of California--Los Angeles (Anderson)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #14 Best Business Schools

Specialties Locked in Entrepreneurship #7 in Executive MBA #10 in Finance Locked in Information Systems Locked in International Locked in Management Locked in Marketing #5 in Part-time MBA Locked in Production / Operations Locked in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The Anderson School of Management at University of California--Los Angeles offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, human resources management, international business, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, production/operations management, organizational behavior, real estate, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $48,243 per year (in-state); full-time: $54,530 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $37,590 per year (in-state); part-time: $37,590 per year (out-of-state); executive: $64,780 per year (in-state); and executive: $64,780 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 71.9 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

At the University of California—Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, there are no majors, tracks, or concentrations. Traditional M.B.A. students complete a year of core business classes followed by a year of self-selected courses. Students can explore other academic disciplines in as many as three electives or can complete one of 10 concurrent degree programs, including an M.B.A./J.D. through the UCLA School of Law and an M.B.A./M.D. through the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine.

Students can earn a graduate business degree on weekends and evenings through the Fully Employed M.B.A. or Executive M.B.A. programs. The Anderson School of Management also offers Ph.D. and Master of Financial Engineering degrees. The school partners with the National University of Singapore to offer a Global Executive M.B.A., and other M.B.A. students interested in studying abroad have exchange programs, immersion trips, and global field studies to consider.

In Los Angeles, the school has several specialized centers, including the Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments, the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate, and the UCLA Anderson Forecast. There are about 350 daytime M.B.A. students in each class, and about a third of daytime M.B.A. students are foreign born. UCLA Anderson is one of about 10 schools involved in the Challenge for Charity, which raises funds for the Special Olympics, Junior Achievement, and Project ECHO. Students can also get involved outside of the classroom in about 30 groups. Students can live in university apartments or can find housing throughout Los Angeles.

There are more than 37,000 graduates in the UCLA Anderson alumni network, and some particularly notable graduates include Mitch Kupchak, general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers; Kelly Perdew, a winner on the reality TV series The Apprentice; and Richard Herzer, former CEO of the International House of Pancakes.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	April 17
Application deadline (international students)	April 17
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting marketing consulting management information systems economics production/operations management entrepreneurship organizational behavior finance real estate general management supply chain management/logistics human resources management quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research international business technology manufacturing and technology management other

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	737
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $48,243 per year (in-state) Full-time: $54,530 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $37,590 per year (in-state) Part-time: $37,590 per year (out-of-state) Executive: $64,780 per year (in-state) Executive: $64,780 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	N/A
Required fees (executive degree program)	N/A

Salary

Average base salary	$105,556
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	71.9%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data