Program Facts

Class Sizes

Class sizes are small, learning from faculty and fellow students is huge. Students enrolled in this program have an average GMAT score of 610 (national average is 539/800); years in the workforce average is 11. Career backgrounds of students include medicine and clinical care, accounting, computer science and electrical engineering, small business, and more. They hail from regional industries, healthcare to finance to manufacturing. The diversity provides rich interaction and exposure to new concepts to bring back and apply immediately in the workplace.

U of M Diploma

The Regents of the University of Minnesota grant the Master of Business Administration degree to students satisfactorily completing the required 32 credits of graduate level study.

Degree Completion

Students entering the program have up to seven years (from the date of admission) to complete the degree. Typically, the degree can be completed in three years if students register for and complete two or three courses granting a total of 4-6 credits each semester. Students can complete the program in less time depending on their prior graduate-level educational experience.

Program Cost

To see the most current tuition rate, please refer the web site below, click on the current year PDF file to view the Master of Business Administration per credit, Rochester MBA:
http://www.d.umn.edu/registrar/tuition_and_fees.html. Or discuss during your confidential meeting with the Program Director.

Student Satisfaction

The M.B.A. uses a systematic process to assess its graduates' level of satisfaction with the program and uses alumni feedback to continuously improve program quality. Some of the findings from recent surveys indicate that:

• Graduates report being strongly satisfied with the advisement, guidance, and quality of instruction received from M.B.A. faculty members.
• 86% of graduates feel the M.B.A. program had a favorable impact on their careers.
• 98% of graduates feel they gained personal benefit from their M.B.A. program experience.
• All graduates indicated being "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with the UMD M.B.A. program.

History

Spring Semester 2002, the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) School of Business and Economics began offering a fully accredited M.B.A. at the University of Minnesota Rochester.

The UMD M.B.A. program was started in 1976 to provide an opportunity for currently employed individuals in the Duluth-Superior area, northeastern Minnesota, and northwestern Wisconsin to complete a graduate degree in management. The program was designed and is offered to serve the needs of practitioners; thus, the curriculum emphasizes the practical application of theory in organizations.

Students enrolled in courses in the Rochester program meet every other weekend (Fridays 3:00 to 9:00 pm / Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:30 pm). A three-credit course is completed in four weekend sessions, or eight weeks. Courses are offered consecutively in progression throughout fall, spring, and summer semesters. Coursework can be completed as quickly as two years, or matriculated in up to seven years.

The Duluth M.B.A. program graduated its first six students in 1978. Over 400 graduates have attained the MBA, approximately 100 from Rochester.