The Goizueta MBA – Emory University
The Goizueta Business School at Emory University offers one or two year MBA programs. It is located in a medium size city and has received high rankings for its campus life.
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Percent of Hires in Each Industry:
- Consulting 54.6%
- Financial 16%
- Technology 12.6%
Median Starting Salary per industry:
- Consulting – $170K
- Financial – $163K
- Technology – $130K
- Consumer – $128K
- Health Care – $127K
- Manufacturing – $98K
- Real Estate – $125K
- Transportation – $105K
Marketing, (General Management)
The program is relatively small in size. Its main strengths are marketing and general management, which emphasize quantitative orientation and the program’s core values – leadership, courage, responsibility and integrity.
Applicants are accepted in a rolling admissions system. In order to increase chances of accepting a scholarship, applicants are encouraged to send their applications in by February 1.
Goizueta‘s Alumni include the following prominent individuals, with current or past positions in parentheses: Marc Adler (Founder and Chairman of Macquarium), John Chidsey (CEO of Burger King), Marvin Ellison (Vice President of The Home Depot), and Lado Gurgenidze (Prime Minister of Georgia).
- Good weather, mid-sized city
- Received high rankings for campus atmosphere
- Offer 12-month MBA – need to have undergrad degree in business or economics. Someone with strong quant record in a degree in math or engineering may also be eligible.
- Important to apply by Feb. 1 in order to be considered for scholarship. Therefore not good for someone who needs scholarship and is applying later.
- 86% of students received financial assistance from school
- Rolling admissions
- Quantitative orientation
- Seem to be interested in recruiting more international students
- Place heavy emphasis on leadership and leadership training
- Place strong emphasis on the schools ‘core values’:
- Courage – Leaders take risks
- Integrity – Leaders tell the truth
- Accountability – Leaders are responsible
- Rigor – Leaders know business
- Diversity – Leaders value difference
- Team – Leaders motivate
- Community – Leaders care
- Flexible curriculum
- For one-year program need to have finished the following coursework before the start date- Statistics, Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance and Microeconomics
- $70,000
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