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The first business school in Canada to receive accreditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, University of Alberta operates a full-time and part-time MBA on its Edmonton campus, an accelerated executive MBA, and a part-time program in Ft. McMurray. Integrating quantitative know-how with important qualitative skills, University of Alberta offers a 鈥渨ell-balanced education鈥� through a mix of core course work and electives. Lectures are enhanced by 鈥渦p-to-date case analyses,鈥� and throughout the curriculum there is a 鈥渇ocus on interpersonal skills and relationships.鈥� 鈥淭here is a lot of group work in the MBA program,鈥� and therefore, 鈥渨ho you choose to work with, identifying your working style, and how to work with others are all vital components of a success strategy for the MBA.鈥� In complement to course work, students can participate in co-curricular opportunities, like the annual International Study Tour and MBA mentorship program. Students also note that the school鈥檚 excellent lecture series is 鈥渨orth attending鈥� and 鈥渃ase competitions are fantastic.鈥�

鈥淪ince it鈥檚 a research university, most professors have PhDs鈥�; however, the Alberta faculty comprises a 鈥済ood mix of academics and professionals.鈥� The classroom experience is generally rewarding, and 鈥渕ost professors are well-prepared and appropriate for their specific classes.鈥� At the same time, some professors 鈥渄eliver a better course than others and who you get is simply the luck of the draw.鈥� Fortunately, the administration is receptive to student input, and 鈥渇eedback is given from students to professors at the end of each term regarding the class and their teaching.鈥� A current student assures us, 鈥淭hey truly care and listen to suggestions on how to make things better.鈥�

When it comes to the nuts and bolts, things run smoothly at Alberta. 鈥淭he MBA Programs Office does a great job behind the scenes,鈥� and, for the most part, the 鈥渞egistration process for class is well-run, smooth, and easy.鈥� At the same time, there is a bit of a divide between full-time students and their part-time counterparts. In many cases, 鈥渢he part-timers do not feel as connected to the administration as the full-timers as we are not at school during the day.鈥� On the flipside, part-timers praise the fact that the 鈥減arttime program is excellent鈥攆lexible around work schedules and amenable to work-life balance.鈥� When it comes to the bottom line, students agree that the University of Alberta is an 鈥渆xcellent value.鈥� 鈥淗ighly-regarded鈥� in the Edmonton area, tuition is inexpensive, the area offers an 鈥渁ffordable cost of living,鈥� and the program is efficient (the full-time program can even be completed in as little as sixteen months).

Through the MBA Career Services Office, students have access to professional career coaching and myriad career management resources. For first-year students, Career Services also offers the workshops, 鈥淏usiness 504,鈥� a crash course in career management. With 20,000 Alberta alumni, the school maintains a strong local network, and many corporate speakers, recruiters, and representatives visit campus. In fact, some students say 鈥渢he network[ing] opportunities that are made available鈥� are the program鈥檚 greatest strength. Unfortunately, part-time students often feel they weren鈥檛 invited to the party. A part-time student complains, 鈥淚f there are company info sessions they are held during the day, so it is hard for part-time students to attend a lot of the sessions.鈥�

Over the past five years, 90 percent of Alberta graduates had accepted a position within three months of graduation. Alberta graduates have been hired by Accenture, Alberta Economic Development, ATB Financial, Bell, Bearing Point, CEMEX, China Zheshang Bank, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Edmonton Airports, Direct Energy, HSBC Bank Canada, Intuit, KPMG, Newell Rubbermaid, Parks Canada, Saudi Aramco, Sierra Systems, TD Canada Trust, and TEC Edmonton, among many others. Full-time graduates had an average starting salary of over $75,000 annually, and part-time students reported an average salary of over $95,000.

With a broad-based core and numerous areas of specialization, Alberta attracts students from 鈥渕any different business and non-business backgrounds鈥濃�攁s well as from many countries across the world. While students are 鈥渧ery diverse in every aspect,鈥� most agree that Alberta students are generally 鈥渒nowledgeable, hard-working, respectful, and intel- ligent.鈥� In the part-time program, 鈥渕ost classmates are busy people, majority married and working,鈥� and they rarely have time to participate in extracurricular activities on campus. Spare time is squeezed even tighter because 鈥渁ll collaboration [has] to take place outside of normal business hours and outside of class time.鈥� (Fortunately, the business school is well equipped, and 鈥渢here is an MBA specific lounge and study area that is very useful for group work and activities.鈥�)

Full-time students have a different take on life at Alberta. For them, 鈥渟chool life is filled with a multitude of opportunities, movies, social events, case competitions, [and] athletics.鈥� In the evenings, 鈥渢here are numerous social events put on by the MBA asso- ciation, which includes high-ranking guest speakers, free food, and great information.鈥� A second-year student tells us, 鈥淟ife at school is a lot of fun. I spend more time in group meetings and extra-curricular activities (e.g., case competitions) than in class.鈥� Another student chimes in: 鈥淔rom the courses offered to the students in the program (55 percent international) to the social events and clubs to join, there is truly something here for everyone.鈥�