Enrollment: 64
Rolling Admission: Yes
School Type: Private
Student Faculty Ratio: 8:1

Part Time Program: No
Evening Program: No
Executive MBA Program Offered: No
Total Faculty: 60

Out-of-State Tuition: $37,530.00
In-State Tuition: $37,530.00
Financial Aid Deadline: 02/15
Students Receiving Some Aid: 80%
Average Annual Total Financial Aid: $30,000.00

Students Say - Academics
While many MBA programs offer a few international business classes, at the International Business School (IBS) at Brandeis University, "globalization and economic interdependence is at the core of the program." Renowned for its finance and economics departments, IBS students receive a "well-rounded global business education with great quantitative skills." Professors are "widely known in their fields and have both academic and professional experiences," and classes are a "good mixture between case study method and lecture based method." Outside the classroom, "the MBA program requires all students to have spent time working abroad before they can graduate" and basic proficiency in a language other than English is also required. A truly international environment, the school's academic focus is reflected in its students, who hail from "different backgrounds and more than 50 countries." Says a current student, "I learned a lot about different cultures and enjoyed different perspectives which prepared me for a career in a multinational environment."
In addition to the IBS, Brandeis's Heller School for Social Policy and Management operates the Heller MBA in Non-Profit Management. This distinctive program has a unique "focus on 'managing for a social mission,' which combines the rigors of a traditional MBA program with an emphasis on mission-based organizations and companies." In addition to coursework in finance and accounting, organizational and operations management, and social justice, students incorporate practical experience through case studies and consulting projects. Students can tailor this 16-month program through elective coursework, including "courses at other Boston area schools for subjects that are not offered at Heller."
Students in both Brandeis business programs say the academic experience is "outstanding." Professors are "leaders in their field, and many have come from industry, so have vast experience which they are very eager to share with students." Fortunately, "the school has a good faculty/student ratio that facilitates easy access and personal touch with professors and staff." Plus, the "small class sizes also give you the opportunity to participate in class discussions more often, which highly contributes to your communication skills and self-confidence." "The curriculum can be very demanding and intense," requiring "endless projects, homework, and exams." Even so, the academic experience is rewarding and enjoyable. A student adds, "Class is challenging, but professors get us laughing and thinking at the same time."

Students Say - Admissions
Typical Brandeis MBA students are between 24 and 28 years old and had an undergraduate GPA of about 3.3. The school looks for GMAT scores in the 600s, and requires at least two years of professional work experience before entering the program. In addition to test scores and official undergraduate transcripts, students must submit three letters of recommendation and a current resume.

Students Say - Campus Life
Diversity is the name of the game at Brandeis's progressive business programs, which attract students "from a range of backgrounds. One may have worked as a physician in India, the other in air traffic control." A student adds, "Not only are there students from 60 different countries, but the unique environment fosters camaraderie between the different ethnic groups and nationalities. There is no such thing as the "American crowd" and "international crowd". It's just one big cluster of people from all corners of the globe."
On campus, Brandeis offers "a great deal of activities and events so that everyone, regardless of their interests, is represented. In addition to the events run by our Student Services office, we have a number of clubs, some more professionally focused such as the Marketing Club [and the] International Business Women Club, and others that are more activity focused, such as the Golf Club or the Soccer Club." Socially, students gather for "golf Saturdays, karaoke nights, international night, ice skating, bowling nights, pot luck dinners, semi-formal and formal dances, and many other events at the university scale and also around the Boston area." At the end of the school day, "a bunch of us will often go out and grab a beer together in downtown Waltham."
What's more, with Boston just 30 minutes away, "students can take the free school shuttle to downtown areas" where they can "enjoy the memorable Bostonian experience."

Students Say - Careers
The IBS Career Center helps students through every step of the job search process, offering career counseling, mock interviews, resume and cover letter preparation, campus career fairs, and an updated list of open positions. If you want individualized career assistance, you're in luck; "at IBS you definitely enjoy personal attention from the career services." Two-thirds of Brandeis students take jobs in the United States after graduation. However, for those who'd like to work abroad, "this relatively young school makes itself visible to employers throughout the globe." In recent years, Brandeis students went on to jobs at Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Nomura Research, Rice Group, Standard and Poor's, Smith Barney, United Airlines, and UBS Warburg. Twenty-five percent of students took jobs in international banking and 20 percent in asset management.
Heller MBA candidates also benefit from extensive professional support through the Heller School's Career Services office. About 77 percent of Heller MBA graduates take jobs at non-profit organizations, such as AIDS Action Committee or Environmental Defense, with another 17 percent taking positions in the public sector. Of the three percent of Heller graduates who take a job in a for-profit company, many choose a position that relates to their socially minded degree.

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