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Old 11-20-2009, 01:04 AM   #1
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How substantial is a MBA from Alabama?

I'm currently a freshman at UAB, but I'm looking towards the future and looking to get some insight on some MBA programs that I am interested in.
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Old 11-20-2009, 08:53 AM   #2
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Because questions about The University of Alabama's B-school seem to keep popping up on CC, I thought I'd see what I could find about both the undergrad and grad B-schools. The following is what I found on Business Week's and the UA B-school's websites.

Hopefully others can add some personal insight into what Alabama's B-school offers for both undergrad and grad.

Alabama is known for its business school - The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business and The Manderson Graduate School of Business. Unless you're on scholarship at UAB, maybe you should be at Alabama if your undergrad degree is in business. The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration

Angelo Bruno Business Library - Angelo Bruno Business Library and Bashinsky Computer Center - The University of Alabama

B-School Facilities - Facilities & Resources

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Why Choose The University of Alabama to Study Business?

The Culverhouse undergraduate program is ranked among the top 3-4 percent of public business programs by U.S. News and World Report. The latest rankings place Culverhouse at No. 29 among public institutions.

The Culverhouse School of Accountancy is ranked as 15th in the nation among public institutions by U.S. News and World Report, placing the program among the nation's elite. Public Accounting Report ranks the school of accountancy graduate program No. 15 and the undergraduate program No. 14.

Forbes magazine recently ranked The University of Alabama's Manderson Graduate School of Business 31st among public M.B.A. programs nationwide. This ranking places the program in the top 10 percent nationally. A team of graduate students from the Manderson Graduate School recently placed third in a field of 20 universities from around the world in the George Washington/KPMG International Case Competition.

The marketing program is ranked 22nd in the nation in an American Marketing Association publication that assesses the influence of marketing articles, scholars and institutions over the past 10 years.

The management department is ranked 27th in the nation out of 227 institutions in a study that assessed the influence of marketing articles, scholars, and institutions.

The business school's entrepreneurship program is ranked No.20 by Entrepreneur magazine.

The MBA program is ranked 9th in the nation for its price/value relationship (the amount of time needed to recover foregone income plus the cost of tuition).

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UA Alumnus and Chief Exec of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Charles Li, visits CBA
Charles Li, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, paid a visit to the UA campus on Monday and shared his insight on the global economy, and relations between China and the United States. UA alumnus shares insight on global economy | TuscaloosaNews.com | The Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa, AL

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The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business is ranked within the top 100 listing of Business Week. The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Finance, General Management, Marketing, Operations Management

What special programs are available to business students?
Entrepreneurship, supply chain management, international business, dual degrees with foreign languages

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University of Alabama
Manderson Graduate School of Business
MBA

Director's Message


Another season is fast upon us. We continue to recruit the "best of the best." We have set new standards with the graduating and incoming class which have yielded our most impressive results to date.

Our new curriculum has proven to strengthen our program, corporate partnerships, and more importantly, our students. We are more focused with concentrations that match our hiring companies' specific needs. Our concentrations are centered around five key areas:

Business Intelligence
Enterprise Consulting (MIS)
Finance (including Financial Risk and Real Estate)
Strategy/Marketing
Supply Chain Management

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Why Alabama

Unsurpassed Program Value
Return on Investment (ROI)

We consistently rank among the top MBA programs in the nation for return on investment. (Click http://cba.ua.edu/assets/docs/mba/MB...article.pdffor article detailing the ROI from an MBA.)

Strong Commitment to Student Financial Support
We consistently award at least 50% of our students some type of scholarship, assistantship, or fellowship.

Strong Placement Opportunities
Our outstanding career services put grads in touch with leading U.S. Corporations.

Selecting the Best and Brightest
Selectivity
Allowing 80 to 90 students entry each year, the hallmark of the program is the selection of a diverse academic and professional class that has in common high achievement and high potential for leadership.

Work Experience
Experience is important to the dynamic MBA learning environment. Typically 60% of each entering class has significant prior work experience. The program also has a niche group of approximately 40% high achieving students with little or no prior work experience.

Diversity
The MBA Program seeks an ideal split of 60% non-business and 40% business undergraduate majors in each entering class.

Innovative Programs
Flexibility
The MBA Program offers a variety of concentrations and joint programs, plus the flexibility to create a niche area of specialization.

Technology
State of the art facilites and technology, including Pre-MBA Modules, are a significant part of the MBA Program experience.



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News/Rankings:

In recent The Princeton Review rankings, the Manderson Graduate School of Business MBA Program was ranked in the Top 10 nationally in the following areas:

3rd for "Best Campus Facilities"

8th for "Best Administration"

8th for "Best Faculty"

9th for "Best Classroom Experience"

Forbes magazine recently ranked the Manderson MBA Program 40th in the nation, placing us among the Top 10% of public MBA programs. US News and World Report recently ranked the Manderson Graduate School of Business 29th in the nation.

With national exposure like this growing more and more every day, it's easy to see why a Manderson MBA degree is the "smartest business decision you'll ever make!"

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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Health Care Administration

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

Real Estate

Sports Business

Statistics and Operations Research

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD



The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Consulting

Finance

Statistics and Operations Research

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

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Personal Visits:
We realize that your schedules may be tight, and that you might not be able to make it to our scheduled preview events. We would love to set up a personal tour of campus for you should this be the case...you can meet with Admissions staff, be led on a tour of our business school facilities, and sit in on an actual MBA class. If you'd like to set up a personal visit, please email us at eharmon@cba.ua.edu, or give us a call at 205/348-6517. We look forward to meeting you!
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Old 11-20-2009, 11:04 AM   #3
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I really see our MBA program taking great strides. I have class with a few MBA students and they all seemed very eager and excited about their experience so far.

We just added a dual MBA/Master's in Engineering program (Mechanical & Civil). Plus, an MBA student told me that they are quite generous with their scholarships, fellowships, etc. She pretty much said the earlier you apply the greater your chances of receiving a scholarship are.

I plan to get my MBA and the only reason I am not considering UA is because I am here for undergrad and want to go to another school for my MBA.
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