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Business Administration M.B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Managerial Communication Skills – Graduates will be able to communicate an organization’s visions and strategies to advance goals and address challenges through the use of multiple modes of communication – oral, written & visual.

2. Analytical Decision Making – Graduates will be able to apply integrative and critical thinking skills to a business problem and produce a viable solution.

3. Ethical Corporate Responsibility – Graduates will be able to defend ethical positions with reason and evaluate ethical and societal implications of managerial decisions including analysis of alternatives and consequences.

4. Leadership & Team Interaction – Graduates will analyze team dynamics and develop and demonstrate their own leadership style in team settings.

5. Innovative Business Practices – Graduates will be able to develop innovative business practices, identify obstacles to success and design strategies to overcome these obstacles.

6. Global Perspective - Graduates will be able to demonstrate how cultural differences impact business workplace and will be able to work in teams composed of members from different demographic, cultural, and interdisciplinary backgrounds.

7. Business Development & Value Creation – Graduates will be able to apply and integrate business knowledge from the main functional areas (finance, marketing, accounting & operations).

SUCCESS RATES

72.0%

3-year graduation rate

1.86

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$108,661

10 years after graduation

$86,450

5 years after graduation

$62,715

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

90.7%

Working in New York

7.9%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the master’s program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 three years later. Methodology is parallel to AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State one year after graduation. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024