AT A GLANCE MBA for Professionals ATKINSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Career Management The MBA for Professionals program is designed to help you advance your career in business, government, or not-for-profit Our Career Management team CUSTOMIZED CAREER organizations. Our world-class faculty work closely with students to works with students one-on-one. SERVICES INCLUDE: develop the knowledge and skills necessary for long-term success • 1-1 Coaching Appointments We know your name and your through real-world and case-based examples. The Atkinson School of • Mentorship Program individual career goals, and we Management is the #1 business school in Oregon according to • Career Connections Conference are personally invested in Businessweek, Forbes, Poets & Quants, and QS. Willamette's MBA for • Treks to major West Coast helping you succeed. Professionals program is accredited for business by AACSB International. Employers Student Profile MAJOR EMPLOYERS OF OUR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES INCLUDE adidas Hewlett Packard NW Natural Cambia Health Solutions Intel Oregon Metro 22 25-58 Charles Schwab Kaiser Permanente Portland General AVERAGE COHORT SIZE AGE RANGE Columbia Sportswear KEEN Footwear Electric Daimler Trucks North America Kerr Concentrates PwC Deloitte Lam Research SAIF Fisher Investments Microsoft Salem Health 3-32 YEARS 3.16 FLIR Systems Moda Health State of Oregon Tektronix WORK EXPERIENCE AVERAGE UNDERGRAD GPA Garmin Nike U.S. Bank 16% public 24% not-for-profit 48% 34% women MBA for Life 60% 52% private men MBA for Life provides lifelong learning opportunities and return on investment. When you are a Willamette MBA alum, you are a Willamette MBA for Life. STUDENTS BY REPORTED GENDER UNDERREPRESENTED EMPLOYMENT SECTOR MINORITY Free Courses Willamette MBA alumni can take free supplementary courses—for life. Professional Development and Networking Our alumni have access to regular networking opportunities, seminars, international RETURN ON INVESTMENT trips, and selected career management resources. Continue to update your skill set and stay competitive in the job market throughout your career. 50% 90% of students land of students land a new job or a new job or promotion promotion within 6 months during their of enrollment MBA career Our Format Curriculum FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE We fit the MBA into your life with two evening courses per semester for six semesters. Earn your MBA in 24 months while working full-time. We SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 take care of registration, provide course materials, and even serve a LEAD: Leadership Effectiveness Accounting for Managers catered dinner every class night so you can focus on learning. & Development (4 Credits) GSMPR 623 (4 Credits) GSMPR 621 Your course schedule is the same for the duration of the program. All Managing Organizations: Individuals, Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Teams and Human Resources students who enroll in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 will have classes on Making (4 Credits) GSMPR 622 (4 Credits) GSMPR 624 Monday and Tuesday evenings. All classes are from 6:00 to 10:00pm. FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4 Orientation: Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 Fall 2021: Sept. 11 - Dec. 16 Creating and Implementing Market Finance and Economics for Managers Driven Strategies (4 Credits) GSMPR 626 Fall 2020: Aug. 31 - Dec. 14 Spring 2022: Jan. 10 - Apr. 21 (4 Credits) GSMPR 625 Elective Spring 2021: Jan. 11 - Apr. 22 Summer 2022: May 9 - Aug. 11 Elective (4 Credits) (4 Credits) Summer 2021: May 10 - Aug. 12 SYNTHESIS & INTEGRATION SEMESTER 5 SEMESTER 6 Choose Your Campus: Operations and Information Strategic Management Management (4 Credits) GSMPR 631 PORTLAND (4 Credits) GSMPR 627 IMAP (Integrative Management Elective Project) Capstone Course (4 Credits) (4 Credits) GSMPR 632 To learn more about our courses, please visit: → willamette.edu/go/mba/admission/professionals/program-descript SALEM International Study Trips Willamette University MBA offers an optional one-credit, week-long international study trip. Recent trips featured site visits to companies in: Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, Brazil, and Germany. Tuition Tuition and awards are fixed for the entire 24 months of the program. Tuition includes textbooks, case studies, library resources, dinner on class nights, 24/7 access to meeting and study space on campus. No tuition increases. No hidden fees. Program Cost: $12,970/semester (6 semesters total) • Average scholarships / employer based discounts are 20% of program cost • All applicants are considered for a range of scholarships with no separate application process • 100% of the Class of 2020 received scholarship aid from Willamette The tuition rate is an estimate and may be subject to change. Scholarships: Dean’s Achievement Award Please contact our admissions team for more information Dean’s Opportunity Award regarding employer partnership discounts, scholarships, other Leadership Award financial awards, and additional Entrepreneurship Award resources for financial aid. Hoyt Not-for-Profit Scholarship 503-808-9901 [email protected] Alumni Referral Application EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIP DISCOUNTS Requirements Employer partnership discounts are automatic discounts given to employees from the following organizations: adidas Garmin Portland General Electric Audigy Hewlett Packard Wieden+Kennedy Free online application: references, Please apply early as we have personal statement, resume a limited class size. Receive Blount Intel Salem Health personal assistance today! Cambia Health Solutions Kaiser Permanente Under Armour Academic transcripts Clackamas Community KEEN Footwear All banks with a To apply, please visit: Official GMAT or GRE score College membership to Oregon KinderCare Bankers Association (no minimum requirement) → willamette.edu/go/ Columbia Sportswear apply-mba-p NAVEX Global All not-for-profit Admission interview Daimler Trucks Nike professionals North America Want to see your organization on this list? Contact us at [email protected]! → willamette.edu/mba Willamette University MBA for Professionals 503-808-9901 [email protected] Portland Center 905 NW 12th Avenue, Suite 110 Portland, OR 97209 Salem Campus 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301.