Pacesetter: USC Marshall School of Business

0

The USC Marshall School of Business awarded degrees to 663 students from its M.B.A. program in 2008 and tops this year’s Business Journal list as the largest M.B.A. program in L.A. County.

The program, headed by Dean James G. Ellis since April 2007, offers degrees for an executive M.B.A., an international M.B.A., J.D. M.B.A., part-time M.B.A. and standard M.B.A. The program was founded in 1922 as a part-time business school and became a full-time M.B.A. program school in 1958.

Applications to the Marshall School of Business M.B.A. program are on the rise. In 2007, the school received 2,705 applications. For the 2008 academic year, it received more than 3,200.

With the International Business Education and Research M.B.A. program, the Marshall School of Business works with international students from 16 different countries and operates a global M.B.A. program in Shanghai, China.

Ninety-eight percent of Marshall graduates work with the school to find internships after graduation. The average base salary of graduates is just under $89,000 and they get an average $19,000 signing bonus.

The school’s operating budget in 2007 was $90.4 million, according to the school’s accreditation report. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Businesses. Tuition and fees for the program can cost up to $45,000 per academic year, not including housing. The program has 219 faculty members and 48 adjunct professors.

No posts to display