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The University of San Francisco School of Management is committed to developing conscious leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset and an aptitude for evidence-based decision making.
USF School of Management's faculty are committed to outstanding teaching and are driven by a dual emphasis on academic rigor and social justice. Our educators, practitioners and scholars provide students with a wealth of international experience in management problems and practices. Their research is sparked by intellectual curiosity and enriched by contributions from academics, and government, nonprofit and business leaders from around the world.
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The University of San Francisco Masagung Graduate School at the School of Management attracts and welcomes leading applicants from across the United States and the world.
We offer an array of graduate programs that educate across three sectors: private, public, and nonprofit.
The Office of Graduate Recruiting and Admission is happy to support you throughout the application and admissions process.
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Full-Time MBA
University of San Francisco-School of Management
The Full-Time MBA at USF is known for preparing students for successful, meaningful careers in a variety of business sectors. The 22-month Full-Time MBA Program offers a personalized curriculum that features specific coursework and real-world work experience. From the beginning, you'll start building the skills you need to reach your professional goals. Through our Career Accelerator Platforms, you'll also connect with professors who have excelled in your desired field, and you'll engage with fellow students who have similar career interests.
And there's no better city to draw inspiration and connect with world-renowned companies than San Francisco. Our unparalleled location places you at the center of cutting-edge businesses across innovation, tech, finance, and more. You'll plan an innovation project, work with companies to solve their real challenges, and become even more marketable with the valuable experience and insight that employers seek.
You can expect rigorous academics and an emphasis on global and ethical principles that will sharpen your business acumen, develop your leadership skills, and prepare you for today's global marketplace. The School of Management fosters a collaborative and enterprising spirit.
You can also personalize your USF MBA experience by selecting from one of 6 optional concentrations:
- Data Analysis & Business Insights
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Organization Development
We recently redesigned our Full-Time MBA program. In doing so, USF students now have more opportunity to:
- Optimize USF's one-of-a-kind location in San Francisco to build a strong professional network with leading organizations in the Bay Area.
- Grow through an enriching program curriculum that reflects our Jesuit tradition of social responsibility and conscious reflection.
- Prepare for the specific markets, fields, and careers you want to pursue--starting in your first year. Tailor your courses and program experience to reflect your career goals and interests from the beginning.
- Earn your MBA and advance your career goals at a reduced cost, with an MBA program that's been revised to offer students more opportunity for less.
USF Part-Time MBA Curriculum
At USF, you'll have the unique benefits of a career-focused education that offers specialized course selection and work experience to help you accelerate your career. Whether you're looking to advance in your current field or change industries entirely, USF offers the curriculum, career guidance, and professional network to prepare you for success. Plus, our part-time program is designed with a flexible schedule so you can earn your MBA on a timeline that works for you.
Most students have one primary consideration when applying to MBA programs: How will this program enhance my career opportunities?
USF's Part-Time MBA Programs offers a few key features:
- Segmented and Flexible Curriculum: Part-time students enroll in a curriculum with two sessions each semester. You can complete them both, or choose to take only one session, take a break, and re-enter the program when you're able, picking up right where you left off.
- Shared Core Classes with Full-Time Students: Unlike many Part-Time MBA programs, our part-time students have the option to participate in classes and discussions with full-time students.
- Optional Career Accelerator Platform (can we link to our CAP page on our site? https://www.usfca.edu/management/graduate-programs/part-time-mba/career-accelerator-platform): A requirement of our Full-Time program, our Career Accelerator Platform tailors your coursework and outside work experience to reflect your specific career goals. For part-time students who are interested in advancing the career they're already in, a Platform selection is not necessary. But for part-time students interested in changing careers or industries, you have the option to elect one specific, career-focused track from our three Career Accelerator Platforms.
- Your Classes Built Around Your Schedule: We know many part-time students are juggling full-time jobs, families, and other obligations. Our Part-Time MBA program allows you to schedule your classes for the days and times that work best for you.
Designed for working professionals and executives who are prepared to take on additional leadership responsibilities, EMBA enables you to meet your professional goals.
The Executive MBA offers an experience-based curriculum rooted in sustainability, ethics, and collaboration. Earn your MBA in an educational environment that fits your life as a working professional.
EXECUTIVE MBA
- 20-month program begins in August 2017 and ends May 2019
- Classes meet once per month on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Seminar classes promote active learning in a dynamic setting
- Eight years of professional experience required; Bachelor's degree from accredited institution required
- GMAT (may be waived on a case-by-case basis)
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- Located in San Francisco's SoMa district at USF's Downtown Campus
- Accredited by the AACSB, the highest standard of achievement held only by 5% of business schools worldwide
USF Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Just steps from some of the world's most innovative companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation degree helps you build essential skills, handle real-world startup scenarios, and establish professional associations to launch an entrepreneurial career in the region that constantly reinvents itself.
During this one year master's degree, take an entrepreneurial journey to launch your new career.
Join small classes of motivated students, experience a cutting-edge curriculum, and leverage the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem.
USF delivers essential theoretical, applied, and experiential learning to help you launch your new career or new venture.
Develop your career as an innovative leader who will help fashion a more humane and equitable world through the creation of products, ser
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USF Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Just steps from some of the world's most innovative companies in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation degree helps you build essential skills, handle real-world startup scenarios, and establish professional associations to launch an entrepreneurial career in the region that constantly reinvents itself.
During this one year master's degree, take an entrepreneurial journey to launch your new career.
Join small classes of motivated students, experience a cutting-edge curriculum, and leverage the Silicon Valley innovation ecosystem.
USF delivers essential theoretical, applied, and experiential learning to help you launch your new career or new venture.
Develop your career as an innovative leader who will help fashion a more humane and equitable world through the creation of products, services, and new ventures that serve communities around the globe.
CUSTOMIZED CAREER GUIDANCE
MSEI Students will have access to professional networking events, career workshops, and other career services.
Students will also receive on-going mentorship and build a personal advisory board to aid in their professional development.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Intern with a San Francisco Bay Area firm
- Work on company-based projects
- Visit Silicon Valley companies
- Attend entrepreneurial pitch events
- Prepare a new business venture for launch
GLOBAL REPUTATION
The University of San Francisco has a long tradition of entrepreneurial excellence. In 2015 Forbes ranked USF among the top 20 entrepreneurial research universities in the United States, and the Financial Times ranked the joint USF Master in Global Entrepreneurial Management among the top 75 international master of management programs.
Faculty
USF School of Management's faculty are committed to outstanding teaching and are driven by a dual emphasis on academic rigor and social justice. Our educators, practitioners and scholars provide students with a wealth of international experience in management problems and practices. Their research is sparked by intellectual curiosity and enriched by contributions from academics, and government, nonprofit and business leaders from around the world.
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In all programs, USF’s “strong connections with venture capitalists in the area” as well as “the technology and innovation of the Silicon Valley” help make entrepreneurship “such a strength” of this MBA program. The MBA program’s “international draw”—43 percent of students here are internationals—makes USF a great place for those interested in international business to learn and network. “I believe that anyone looking to get into international business would find USF a great fit,” one student tells us. Each of USF’s MBA programs maintains “small class sizes” that promote “personal relationships with professors,” especially valuable since professors here “will get you business contacts.” Each program embodies “the Jesuit approach toward a well-rounded education” and works at “ensuring ethics” throughout the curriculum.
The program places “an emphasis on group cooperation while nurturing individual growth.”
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Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Marketing
MS/MBA - Dual Degree
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Organizational Behavior
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Finance
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Graduate Career Services
USF serves as a gateway to the dynamism and innovation of the Bay Area giving you the opportunity to interact with companies at the forefront of their fields.
Whether you are looking to start your own company or join the public, private or nonprofit sectors, USF School of Management Career Services will provide you with the support you need for professional success.
Visit Career Services to participate in career planning, speak to a dedicated Career Counselor or to explore the unique professional resources available to graduate students at the School of Management.
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Students Say
For those pursuing new positions after graduation, USF Graduate Career Services hosts a variety of workshops, events, and individual advising sessions to help students with career planning and professional development. The department typically collaborates with stu- dent clubs for speakers and strongly encourages student participation at various business community events. Despite these services, students feel the office can continue to improve. “The ability to bring in more big name companies or even jobs for the MBA students” is an area for improvement, one student writes, adding “I believe it is difficult because we have to compete with Stanford and Berkley, but USF MBA grads have a lot to offer and I believe being in San Francisco they should be marketing the MBA program much better to the job market.”
Job Function
Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
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Other | 50% | $100,000 | $113,167 | $75,000 | $180,000 |
Marketing / Sales | 17% | $100,000 | $91,667 | $65,000 | $110,000 |
Operations / Logistics | 17% | $100,000 | $95,000 | $85,000 | $100,000 |
General Management | 17% | $55,000 | $65,533 | $41,600 | $100,000 |
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Industries | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
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Other | 50% | $100,000 | $105,000 | $41,600 | $180,000 |
Technology | 33% | $100,000 | $97,183 | $41,600 | $146,500 |
Consulting | 17% | $82,000 | $82,333 | $65,000 | $100,000 |
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Tuition estimates are based on the number of units required by each program and may vary according to the number of classes in which a student is enrolled. The 2017-2018 year includes Fall 2017, Intersession 2018, and Spring 2018. All tuition rates are subject to change. *Part-Time MBA: Traditionally part-time MBA students have eight units per semester (16 units per academic year if not counting summer.) However, the part-time program allows students to choose an accelerated or a reduced schedule.
Fees: Students pay a $100 GBA (Graduate Business Association) and $25 AGUSF fee each fall and spring semester.
- Full-Time MBA:
- COST PER UNIT: $1,425
- ESTIMATED TOTAL UNITS IN FIRST YEAR: 28
- ESTIMATED TUITION FOR 2017-18 YEAR: $39,900
- STIMATED TOTAL UNITS: 48
- ESTIMATED TOTAL PROGRAM TUITION: $68,400
- Part-Time MBA:
- COST PER UNIT: $1,425
- ESTIMATED TOTAL UNITS IN FIRST YEAR: 16*
- ESTIMATED TUITION FOR 2017-18 YEAR: $22,800
- STIMATED TOTAL UNITS: 40
- ESTIMATED TOTAL PROGRAM TUITION: $57,000
- EXECUTIVE MBA TUITION FOR 2017-2018:
- Graduate Program: Executive MBA
- Estimated Total Units in First Year: 30
- Estimated Annual Tuition: $44,750
- All-Inclusive Tuition Includes (EMBA):
- Meals
- Parking downtown on class days
- Networking events
- International trip for Global Business Practicum (Students are responsible for cost of international airfare to/from the destination and meals not listed in the travel itinerary.)
- Membership to the Koret Health and Recreation Center
Fees: Students pay a $25 AGUSF fee each fall and spring semester.
FINANCIAL AID
USF One Stop Enrollment and Financial Services is dedicated to helping admitted students through the financial aid process. Contact USF Financial Services at (415) 422-2020 or at onestop@usfca.edu.
Federal student financial aid information is available at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The USF school code for FAFSA is 001325. We recommend that you submit your FAFSA as early as possible, even before an admission decision has been made.
MBA Scholarships
Please complete the scholarship essay portion of the application and address your unique qualifications for these awards.
Albert & Sophie Yu Scholarship
Established by generous donation from Sophie and Albert Yu. Mr. Yu is the former publisher of the China Times, the fourth largest newspaper in Taiwan. Mr. Yu was a founding member of the McLaren International Executive Advisory Board. The Albert & Sophie Yu Scholarship is awarded to an MBA student with an interest in Asian studies, particularly in socioeconomic issues.
Bernard Martin Scholarship
Established in 1986 by generous donation of friends and colleagues of Dean Bernard Martin upon his retirement. Bernard Martin was Dean of the USF McLaren College of Business from 1978 to 1986. Dr. Martin received his Master of Arts in History in 1950 and his MBA in 1955 from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and his PhD from the University of Cincinnati in 1963 and a PhD honoris causa from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY in 1978. Please address your interest in receiving your graduate business degree from a Jesuit institution in the scholarship essay portion of the online application.
Cassou-Shan Endowed Scholarship
Established by generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Cassou and Dr. and Mrs. Shan, an annual Cassou-Shan Endowed Scholarship is awarded to an MBA student who has demonstrated unique promise, exceptional intelligence, and outstanding personal discipline.
Ernest and Scharleen Colant Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Ernest and Scharleen Colant, who were members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco. This scholarship is awarded to an incoming Full-Time, Part-Time, or Executive MBA student that graduated from a San Francisco high school and is employed by an academic institution or not-for-profit organization. Once selected, scholarship recipient(s) are required to attend a meeting of the SF Rotary Club and provide future updates of their studies.
Hothem Esposito Scholarship
The Hothem Esposito Scholarship is based on both merit and financial need, with a preference given to women pursuing careers in management and leadership who will help to shape a more just and humane world without gender bias.
Laura D. Sypin Memorial Scholarship
The Laura D. Sypin Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a female MBA student who is currently employed or who wishes to re-enter the workplace by earning an MBA degree. The USF School of Management is an advocate for women in business, please describe how an MBA will impact not just you but other women looking to enhance their careers.
Litvak Social Innovation Scholarship
Honoring the lifetime work of Lawrence Litvak, a leader in the managing, financing and governing of organizations pursuing social change, the Litvak Social Innovation Scholarship is awarded to full-time MBA student(s) of underrepresented backgrounds African American, Hispanic, and Latino, interested in social innovation. Full-Time MBA student recipients are required to participate in an innovation project/practicum. Applicants who are working to develop businesses and organizations in the social innovation and entrepreneurship space, and identify a social innovation project will be given preference for scholarships. Please be sure to address your background and leadership trajectory in line with social entrepreneurship and innovation in the scholarship essay portion of the online application.
MBA Alumni Scholarship
The MBA Alumni Scholarship is awarded to outstanding female MBA student(s) from California.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Scholarship
The NSHMBA Scholarship is awarded to a Full-Time MBA student who is of Hispanic heritage or has a demonstrated commitment to the Hispanic community.
Robert J. Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Scholarship
The Robert J. Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Scholarship is awarded to an MBA student. Originally dedicated to those pursuing rehabilitation careers, this scholarship is now available to MBA students driven to change the world through the betterment of self and their community.
Richard Puntillo First Generation Scholarship
Established by generous donation from Richard D. Puntillo, Professor Emeritus, an expert witness in numerous litigation matters involving initial public offerings (IPOs), mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, venture capital, and private equity deals. Professor Puntillo used his personal experiences when teaching corporate financial decision making, giving his students the opportunity and financial tools to become more successful, responsible business professionals. The Richard Puntillo First Generation Scholarship is awarded to an MBA student who is in the first generation of his or her family to attend college, with priority given to students who completed their undergraduate business education at USF.
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We bring together bright and talented students from across the globe to learn both the academic fundamentals of contemporary entrepreneurship and innovation as well as hard-earned business experience and insights from entrepreneurs and business professionals. Our alumni represent 117 industries in 50 states, 9 US territories, and 97 countries around the world.
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Full timers, on the other hand, tell us that extracurricular life is “very active: a lot of clubs, good sport programs, a lot of speakers from Silicon Valley.” There’s also “Thirsty Thursday events, where students get together at local bars on Thursdays and have a drink.” The event calendar is easy to track, as events “are summarized each week in an email from the VP of Marketing from the Graduate Business Association.”
All here agree that San Francisco is an “excellent location” where there’s “always some- thing to do.” There are “plenty of attractions nearby, including bars, parks, and museums. Students hang out with each other outside of school at these places.” The MBA population is “a good mix of students in terms of background, gender, work experience” and include “many international students, students from across the U.S., married and single students, as well as students who come from all sorts of professional backgrounds.”
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Campus and Location
USF Downtown San Francisco Campus
101 Howard Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94105
- Our Downtown Campus is located in the historic Folgers Coffee Company Building at 101 Howard Street in San Francisco.
- The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is within walking distance of where University of San Francisco was founded in 1855 at Fourth and Market streets.
- The Downtown Location opened to School of Management graduate students in the fall of 2012, where Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, was the keynote speaker.
- Contact the Office of Graduate Recruiting and Admissions at (415) 422-2221 or email us at management@usfca.edu to schedule your tour of the downtown campus.
- Salesforce.com
- McKesson
- Adobe
- Autodesk
- Gap, Inc.
- Ameriprise Financial
- JP Morgan Chase
- Marriott International
- Quantcast
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The School of Management welcomes students to any of its Bay Area campuses. The downtown San Francisco campus, located in the historic Folger Coffee Company building, offers a premier location near the Financial District and Union Square. This prime location makes USF more accessible to working professionals and Bay Area commuters, and marks a return to our University's downtown origins.
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