University of Denver (Daniels)

Business School Overview

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Specialties #86 in Part-time MBA

Business School Overview

The Daniels College of Business at University of Denver offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, international business, leadership, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, real estate, sports business, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, tax, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $42,480 per year; part-time: $39,546 per year; and executive: $38,580 per year. At graduation, 40.7 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

Settled at the base of the Rocky Mountains, University of Denver and its Daniels College of Business provide plenty of extracurricular opportunities for students. Sports fans can cheer on any of the four Denver-based major league athletic teams, or root for the University of Denver Pioneers, which are best known for their hockey and skiing teams.

Students can also explore the capital city of Denver by jumping on the light rail transportation system, or stay on campus and attend the annual Penn and Podium series, which brings famous poets and authors to speak.

In the classroom, Daniels College of Business graduate students can earn an M.B.A. in a few different ways. Those interested in a fast track to a degree can pursue the highly selective, one-year M.B.A., which requires students to enroll within 11 months of receiving their undergraduate business degree. Daniels also offers a two year, full-time M.B.A. and a two year, part-time Professional M.B.A. program, which is designed for students who work during the day.

Professionals with about 10 years of business experience can check out the Executive M.B.A. program, which meets once a month for 18 months, and those interested in the global marketplace can earn an International M.B.A.

The Daniels College of Business at University of Denver also offers full- and part-time master’s degrees in accountancy, management, business intelligence, finance, real estate construction management, marketing, and real estate and construction management.

Notable alumni of University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business graduate programs include James Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Andrew Taylor, CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car; and Carol Tomé, CFO of The Home Depot.

Admissions

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

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting not-for-profit management e-commerce real estate entrepreneurship sports business finance supply chain management/logistics general management quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research international business tax leadership technology marketing other management information systems

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	178
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $42,480 per year Part-time: $39,546 per year Executive: $38,580 per year
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$810 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	N/A

Salary

Average base salary	$61,609
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	40.7%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data