Academics
The Miller College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Education in business education (MAE), and Master of Science in Accounting (MSA). Other programs include internships. The strongest areas of study are entrepreneurship and finance. The most popular courses are in entrepreneurship and finance.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 6 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Leadership
- Statistics and Quantitative Methods
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Accounting and Decision Making
- Economic Analysis for Managers
- Managerial Finance
- Marketing Management
- Global Strategic Management
Required courses for the MSA include:
- Advanced Topics in Taxation
- Tax Planning and Research
- Attestation Principles and Practices
- Seminar in Professional Issues
- Advanced Financial Accounting
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements with approved course work through another institution.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 6 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 1 1/2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 42 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 36.