Year Of Establishment:1985
Location:Colorado, USA
Brief History
University of Colorado was founded in 1876. In 1883 there was only the medical department and later on extended to have different wings of arts and science, business schools, nursing colleges etc. The Business school was established in 1985. the medical department combined with other departments in 2004 to make up the current University of Colorado System.
Overview
The college provides a career focused education with U.S.A’s 40 top business leaders on the advisory board. This program is featured for its career workshops, job announcements, career events and individual appointments for mock interviews, review resumes etc provided to the online MBA students. The online courses are taught by the same professors on the campus.
Accreditation
The MBA program offered by this college has AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) recognition.It’s the #2 part-time MBA program in Colorado and #78 in the country as per U.S News.
Other Information
| When to Apply | Anytime |
| Course Start Date | Fall, Spring, Summer every year |
| Estimated time of completion | 16 months and can be extended up-to 5 years |
| Total No of credit hours | 48 |
| Total Fee | $34800 approximately + course drop charge,registration advance,deferred payment plancharge,returned check charge,outstanding balance services charge, internationally sponsored student charge |
| Cost per credit hour | $619(residents) and $1,016(non-residents and international students) |
| Mode of study | Online |
| Student-Faculty Ratio | 12:1 |
Admission Requirements
- $75 international application fee
- Fill in the online application
- GMAT/GRE score
- Bachelor’s degree
- Official transcripts from each college/University
- Resume
- 4 Essays
- English language proficiency or TOEFL score of 83 or better/IELTS score of 6.5 or better
- No work experience/formal business education is required for admission. However, if there is any work experience it can be mentioned which will prove an added advantage.
- Letters of recommendation.
Curriculum
- Business Intelligence
- Enterprise Technology Management
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Managing for Sustainability
Financial Aids & Scholarships
The students can avail various scholarships based on merit at the time admission. If you have a GMAT score 680 or higher, you automatically be considered for Dean’s Super Merit Scholarship of $3000-$5000. Those students who have demonstrated skills in integrity,leadership and teamwork can also apply for the MBA outstanding scholarship up to $1000. Additional scholarship opportunities can be applied if the specializations are in risk management and insurance, commodities, and entrepreneurship.
Placement Assistance / Career Development
The business school has 300+ business partners and 100+ networking events through which college guarantees placement assistance to its students. As per Forbes 2015, this is the best place of business and careers. The WalletHub said it was the best place to find a job in 2016.Apart from these 140+ employers take part in the All Colorado Business School Fall Career Fair. Also 20+ hand selected employers attend the CU Denver Spring Career Fair. The 90+ employer representatives are brought into the campus annually.
There is a strong career team which ties up with leading Colorado employers.
