Overview
Applicants
205
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average Undergrad GPA
3.34
Years Work Experience
4.5
Average Age
27
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
538 - 670
GPA
3.04 - 3.7
Deadlines
Early Application Deadline
November 1
Regular Application Deadline
June 1
Round 1
November 1
Round 2
February 1
Round 3
April 1
Round 4
June 1
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Public
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
Yes
Evening
Yes
Executive
Yes
Online
No
Faculty Information
Students Say
As the state’s oldest and largest business school, the University of Connecticut’s School of Business offers Fulland Part-Time MBAs (as well as Executive MBAs and dual degrees) via four of its campuses. Customizable curriculums, a focus on team collaboration, and small cohorts lead to a “great value and return on investment,” and plenty of scholarships (on top of an already low tuition) make for “a lot of diversity and affordable quality education.” The administration is “very supportive, friendly, and support students’ interests and initiatives,” and the cohort sizes lead to “easy class scheduling.” UConn is becoming increasingly known for “its focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the business world,” and course options and content reflect this. The newly established Grad Net Impact chapter also started UConn’s first MBA Sustainability Case Competition, which is being institutionalized on an annual basis.
The quality professors have extensive real world experience (“many professors have C-suite experience”), and the well-rounded, “big data-focused” curriculum is fleshed out with experiential learning and “market-ready specializations/courses.” The core class professors are “top-notch” however, adjunct professors that teach electives are said to be “hit or miss.” Classes are very much interactive, and study methods include “a wide range of activities such as quiz, simulation, write-up, class debate, team assignments, individual exercises, and so on.” All in all, “you get a great bang for your buck with UConn in terms of the low cost, solid professors, and reputation.”
Concentrations
Human Resources
Finance
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Marketing
MD/MBA - Dual Degree
MS/MBA - Dual Degree
Real Estate
Finance
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Marketing
MD/MBA - Dual Degree
MS/MBA - Dual Degree
Real Estate
Specialized Masters
Accounting
Business Administration
Data Analytics
Finance
Human Resources
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Business Administration
Data Analytics
Finance
Human Resources
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Certificate Programs
Accounting
Analytics and Information Management
Data Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
Analytics and Information Management
Data Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
Center for Research
Entrepeneurship
Healthcare Administration
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Real Estate
Healthcare Administration
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Real Estate
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Finance
Health Care Management & Insurance Studies
Marketing
Operations & Information Management
Real Estate
Management
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
Yes
Sustainability course is
Required
Description
http://mba.uconn.edu/academics/required-curriculum/business-leadership/
Sustainability in the Global Business Environment
Increasingly business leaders worldwide are recognizing the importance of organizations and broader business systems that enable stewardship of long-term value creation for all their stakeholders. This course examines approaches to meeting complementary and competing needs of shareholders, customers, employees and communities through the design and maintenance of global value chains. Students will assess alternative business models and management practices designed to enhance sustainability for an increasingly global array of stakeholders. Specific topics may include social enterprise management, environmental strategy, corporate social responsibility, serving “Base of the Pyramid” markets, socially responsible investing alongside issues relating to social, environmental and economic ecosystems.
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
No
Description
School's environmental commitment 1:
Adding an MBA course, BADM 5190, a required course titled: "Sustainability in the Global Business Environment"
School's environmental commitment 2:
Adding a Graduate Net Impact Chapter to our Business School
School's environmental commitment 3:
Hosting an international Net Impact Case Competition with 8 participating graduate business schools and multiple corporate sponsors
Career Overview
Average Starting Salary
$89,622
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
39%
Finding Jobs & Internships
Source Of Full-Time Job Acceptances
58%
Graduate Facilitated
42%
School Facilitiated
Source Of Internship Acceptances
53%
Graduate Facilitiated
47%
School Facilitiated
Graduates Employed by Area of Practice
28%
Finance/Accounting
19%
Marketing
17%
General Management
17%
Other
14%
Operations/Logistics
6%
Consulting
Graduates Employed by Region
76%
Northeast
16%
South
5%
West
3%
International
Students Say
UConn is located in “a strategic business location” in between Boston and New York City, which allows for “many great networking opportunities”—alumni “speak often on campus” and there are “great connections with local companies” as well. Students take advantage of the “many case competitions or events” to showcase themselves, as well as showing up for weekly professional development events and “almost weekly company recruiting events,” many of which take place in the evening to accommodate working students.
UConn has “a great brand and strong professors all for relatively low in-state tuition,” and the active alumni network is always willing to help. The average starting salary for UConn MBA graduates has been on the rise in recent years (jumping 10.6 percent since 2013), and “the salary bump after graduation more than pays for the cost.” Top employers of UConn grads include Aetna, Cigna, Walmart, GE, and Hartford Financial.
Job Function
| Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting | 28% | $87,500 | $90,240 | $55,000 | $140,000 |
| Marketing / Sales | 19% | $88,000 | $88,643 | $60,000 | $120,000 |
| Other | 17% | $77,500 | $75,833 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| General Management | 17% | $107,250 | $100,667 | $50,000 | $125,000 |
| Operations / Logistics | 14% | $90,000 | $92,296 | $51,480 | $127,000 |
| Consulting | 6% |
Industries
| Industries | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 33% | $80,000 | $85,083 | $50,000 | $140,000 |
| Other | 25% | $88,000 | $81,267 | $50,000 | $120,000 |
| Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Healthcare | 22% | $107,500 | $109,688 | $95,000 | $125,000 |
| Technology | 11% | $92,500 | $91,250 | $60,000 | $120,000 |
| Real Estate | 8% | $80,000 | $77,160 | $51,480 | $100,000 |
Prominent Alumni
John Y. Kim '86 MBA
CIO & Executive Management Committee Member, New York Life Insurance Company
Lisa Bissacia
Exec VP & CHRO, CVS Healthcare
Denis J. Nayden '78 MBA
Managing Partner, Oak Hill Capital Management
Daniel D. Toscano '7
Head of Global Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, Morgan Stanley & Co.
Melinda Brown
Sr. VP, Controller , Coach, Inc.
Dates
Application Deadlines
Jun 1
Financial Aid Statistics
All Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
70%
New Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
66%
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$16,300
Tuition (Out-State)
$38,212
Fees (In-State)
$886
Fees (Out-State)
$886
Tuition Part-Time (per credit hour)
Tuition (In-State)
$975
Tuition (Out-State)
$975
Expenses per Academic Year
Estimated Room And Board Off-Campus
$16,446
Academic Expenses
$2,000
Student Body Profile
Total Full-Time Enrollment
92
Part Time
90%
In State
93.0%
Out of State
7.0%
Foreign Countries Represented
12
Demographics
8.00%
Underrepresented Minorities
47.00%
International
34% female
66% male
Campus Life
Students Say
Students here are “collaborative, intellectually stimulating and conversationally engaging.” There are plenty of group opportunities, partially since “students are encouraged to create [organizations].” “I founded a new club and the administration was very supportive and gave me guidance on how to leverage this exposure,” says one student. This is a “very close-knit community,” and “if you have a question or need anything, there is always somebody willing to help you out.” There is “a lot of pressure” to meet deadlines and finish all work, but “there isn’t a lot [of] social pressure to be an overachiever.”
The class is “very diverse along geographic, gender, and racial lines” and the school itself is military- and family-friendly, with a “strong international base.” Most students live in Hartford (“not the most exciting city but…getting better”) and commute; students now get a free bus pass and can take the new commuter train to New Haven from Hartford. The campus atmosphere is “getting better” with remodeled floors and recent efforts to increase cross-program event planning, and “there are often evening events and some weekend outings.”
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
Admissions Office Contact
Contact
Moira Rosek
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Address
100 Constitution Plaza
Hartford, CT 06103
United States
Hartford, CT 06103
United States
Phone
(860) 728-2419
Fax
860-728-2499
Email
mba@uconn.edu
