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The MBA program at the University of Massachusetts鈥擝oston鈥檚 College of Management (the only public MBA available in the area) combines strategically focused management curriculum with optional specializations, offering in-state residents one of 鈥渢he best educational values in the Boston area.鈥 鈥淭he in-state tuition is a lot more reasonable than all of the local private business schools,鈥 says one resident student. 鈥淢y overall experience has been very positive and I recommend the program to anyone,鈥 says another.
鈥淭he classes are tailored to meet the needs of working students,鈥 and students with a related degree may even be eligible to waive some of the business core courses. Classes are 鈥渟mall and personal,鈥 and many MBA classes have a major case component that provides insight into corporate, non-profit and small business issues, while others use real-world projects and simulations. For students interested in specializing beyond just general management, the college offers fourteen specializations, including Accounting, Business Intelligence, and Entrepreneurship.
As most here are working professionals, students are all 鈥渃ommitted to bettering themselves,鈥 and 鈥済roup work is mandatory.鈥 The 鈥渄iverse working backgrounds鈥 that students bring to the table makes for 鈥渆ngaged classes with a lot of interaction with professors.鈥 As far as guidance goes, there is 鈥渄efinitely no hand holding,鈥 鈥測ou have to seek out advisors and course scheduling on your own,鈥 and 鈥測ou have to keep your responsibilities in check.鈥 Students also say 鈥渢he professors are solid.鈥 Though some say they can be 鈥渉it and miss鈥 with a 鈥渕ix of teaching ability,鈥 overall the MBA professors 鈥渒now their material.鈥 The Chancellor gets high marks; students say that 鈥済iven time he can turn this university in to the shining jewel of the UMass system.鈥
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