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You could call the management master’s a human catapult. Ideally, it propels job seekers into the business world, to landing points far higher than they’d reach with only a college degree. In fact, many schools market these programs specifically toward holders of bachelor’s degrees in non-business majors. “College graduates are facing unprecedented competition when looking for full-time employment,” says a Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management introduction to their management studies master’s program. “If you have a liberal arts, science or math background, the Kellogg MSMS Program can give you the management and business skills critical to make you stand out — all in less than one year.”
If Kellogg’s numbers are to be believed, that marketing is not mere hype: the program’s class of 2015 were 100% employed within three months of graduation, according to the school. The curriculum covers business basics, and is current enough to include business analytics along with accounting, marketing, leadership, strategy, and other required courses.
Most of the specialized master’s in management target recent college graduates. In fact, Kellogg doesn’t even accept applications from people with more than 10 months of full-time work experience, or from people with undergraduate business degrees. At the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, some 60% of the 110 students in a typical class have six or fewer months of work experience, and an average age of 23.
In the table below are the management master’s programs that mostly concern the management of people; degrees in fields such as supply chain management, IT management, and risk management are not included in this listing.
Management Master’s At 100 Top Business Schools
Rank | School | Program | Duration | Program Tuition |
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2 | Stanford Graduate School of Business | MSx (for experienced leaders) | 1 year | $121,040 |
5 | Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management |
Management Studies |
10 months | $48,000 |
7 | MIT Sloan School of Management | Management Studies (MBA or equivalent students of partner schools only) |
1 year |
$65,750 |
10 | Yale University School of Management | Advanced Management (MBA graduates from partner schools only) |
1 year |
$63,380 |
11 | Duke University Fuqua School of Business | Management Studies (also, MMS in partnership with Duke Kunshan University, China) | 10 months | $48,900 (160,000RMB for Chinese students in Duke Kunshan University) |
13 | University of Michigan Ross School of Business | Management | 10 months | In-state: $44,510; out-of-state: $49,510 |
21 | Indiana University Kelley School of Business | Strategic Management (online) | 18 months (or up to five years) | $38,100 |
24 | Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business | Management | 10 months (plus bootcamps) | $45,810 |
25 | Michigan State Broad College of Business | Management, Strategy, and Leadership (online) | 20 months | not available |
26 | USC Marshall School of Business | Medical Management | 1 year (4 residential sessions) | $54,866 |
26 | USC Marshall School of Business | Management Studies (requires prerequisites equivalent to first year of an MBA program) | 10 months (part-time: up to 4 years) | $44,460 |
28 | Vanderbilt University Owen GSM | Management in Health Care (part-time) |
1 year |
$49,950 |
36 | Arizona State Carey School of Business | Management | 9 months | In-state: $24,600; out-of-state: $40,800; international: $42,600 |
38 | University of Rochester Simon Business School | Management (part-time) | avg. 3 1/2 years | $73,290 |
38 | University of Rochester Simon Business School | Medical Management (part-time) | 5 semesters | $1,745 per credit hour |
38 | University of Rochester Simon Business School | Health Care Management (part-time) | 13 months | $65,000 |
39 | Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business | Management | 9 months | $40,236 |
39 | Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business | Sport Management | 9 months (+ summer internship) | $40,236 |
41 | Texas A & M Mays Business School | Management | 18 months | $18,987.15 |
42 | Boston University Questrom School of Business |
Management Studies |
9 months | $48,082 (includes fees) |
44 | Purdue University Krannert School of Management | HR Management | 17 months | In-state: $33,627; out-of-state: $63,276 |
45 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Business | Business Administration in International Management | 1 year | $32,590 (+ $16,737 in fees) |
45 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Business | Technology Management | 1 year | $32,571 |
46 | University of Florida Hough GSB | Management |
1 year |
In-state: $16,909; out-of-state: $40,102 |
47 | U.C. Irvine Merage School of Business | Biotechnology Management | 2 years (6 quarters) | In-state: $ 58,187; out-of-state: $80,913 |
47 | U.C. Irvine Merage School of Business | Engineering Management | 1 year (three quarters) | In-state: $29,094; out-of-state: $41,339 |
49 | George Washington University School of Business | Project Management | 18-24 months (part-time: 30-48 months) | $55,620 |
50 | Temple University Fox School of Business | Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship | 1 year (full-time); up to 3 years (part-time) | In-state: $32,460; out-of-state $45,330 |
50 | Temple University Fox School of Business | HR Management | 1 year (full-time); up to 3 years (part-time) | In-state: $32,460; out-of-state $45,330 |
51 | Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business | International Management (also part-time) | 10-15 months | variable tuition |
52 | University of Texas-Dallas Jindal SOM | Energy Management | 18 or 24 months | In-state: 18 months: $23,967; 24 months: $26,760; out-of-state: 18 months: $45,444; 24 months: $48,452 |
52 | University of Texas-Dallas Jindal SOM | Healthcare Management (also part-time) | 18 or 24 months (part-time: up to 6 years) | In-state: 18 months: $23,967; 24 months: $26,760; out-of-state: 18 months: $45,444; 24 months: $48,452 |
52 | University of Texas-Dallas Jindal SOM | Healthcare Management for Physicians (part-time) | 16 months | $34,200 |
52 | University of Texas-Dallas Jindal SOM | International Management Studies | 18 or 24 months | In-state: 18 months: $23,967; 24 months: $26,760; out-of-state: 18 months: $45,444; 24 months: $48,452 |
52 | University of Texas-Dallas Jindal SOM | Management and Administrative Sciences | 2 years (average) | In-state: 18 months: $23,967; 24 months: $26,760; out-of-state: 18 months: $45,444; 24 months: $48,452 |
58 | University of Alabama Manderson GSB | Operations Management (also online version) | 9 months (online: up to 6 years) | In-state: $10,170; out-of-state: $25,950(plus $2,500 in total course fees) (online: $13,300) |
58 | University of Alabama Manderson GSB | MA in Management (online) | up to 6 years | $13,300 |
63 | Tulane University Freeman School of Business | Management | 10 months | $41,400 |
63 | Tulane University Freeman School of Business | Management in Energy | 10 months | $57,600 |
66 | University of Miami School of Business Administration |
Management Studies |
10 months | $55,500 |
71 | University of Tennessee-Knoxville Haslam College of Business | HR Management (also part-time) | 1 year (part-time: avg. 2 years) | In-state: $18,534 (plus $3,000 program fee); out-of-state: $46,161 (plus $3,000 program fee); (part-time: in-state: $19,503; out-of-state: $52,866 |
72 | Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead SOM | Healthcare management (part-time) | 2 years | $56,100 (all admits are eligible for a $20,000 scholarship; effective tuition: $36,100) |
72 | Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead SOM | Engineering and Management |
1 year |
not available |
73 | University of Connecticut Storrs School of Business | HR Management | 22 months | $28,875 |
81 | Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School | Human Resources (also part-time) | 12-19 months | $63,180; part-time: $64,545 |
81 | Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School | Management and Leadership (part-time) | 16 months | $58,320 |
88 | Hofstra University Zarb School of Business | HR Management | 18 months | $36,540 |
90 | University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business | Sports Product Management | 18 months | In-state: $65,000; out-of-state: $75,000 |
95 | Clemson University College of Business | Management | avg. 2 years (depends on courseload) | In-state: $19,764; out-of-state: $41,100 |
99 | Fordham University Gabelli School of Business | Media Management | 12-24 months | $48,672 |
100 | Rochester Institute of Technology Saunders College of Business | Management | 1 year | $40,158 – $50,196 |
Source: Poets&Quants
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