University of Michigan--Ann Arbor (Ross)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #14 Best Business Schools

Specialties #5 in Accounting Locked in Entrepreneurship #8 in Executive M.B.A. Locked in Finance Locked in Information Systems #5 in International #5 in Management #9 in Marketing #6 in Nonprofit #4 in Part-time M.B.A. #5 in Production / Operations Locked in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The University of Michigan Ross School of Business stresses action-based learning, a program designed to alert students to ask pertinent questions, identify important problems, and become an effective leader. Students can complete a full-time M.B.A., part-time M.B.A., or Executive M.B.A. Part-time degrees can be completed in the evenings or on weekends, and the E.M.B.A. courses only meet one weekend a month. There are also degree programs for a Master of Accounting and Master of Supply Chain Management, as well as a Ph.D. Program.

Students can get involved in a handful of centers and institutes at the business school, including the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise and the Tauber Institute for Global Operations. There are more than 70 student-run clubs and organizations, as well as a Women’s Initiative that offers counseling and programming to females at the Ross School of Business. Students can find housing on and off campus in Ann Arbor, Mich. using school tools such as Arbor Web and the UM Housing Office.

Notable alumni of the Ross School of Business include billionaire businessman Sam Wyly, author of 1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire, and Roger Frock, former General Manager of FedEx.

Admissions

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

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting management information systems consulting not-for-profit management e-commerce production/operations management economics organizational behavior entrepreneurship portfolio management finance public administration general management public policy health care administration real estate human resources management supply chain management/logistics international business quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research leadership tax manufacturing and technology management technology marketing other

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	961
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $45,000 per year (in-state) Full-time: $50,000 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $1,471 per credit (in-state) Part-time: $1,638 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees	$189 per year

Salary

Average base salary	$98,720
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	59.8% - Medium

* Business School Overview details based on 2010 data