University of South Florida - Muma College of Business

The Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida qualifies itself as “powered by analytics” and “driven by creativity.” The school offers a traditional full-time MBA degree as well as a 21-month executive MBA program, and an online MBA program. The college’s strongest concentrations are in Sport and Entertainment Management and Supply Chain Management; students can also choose to do a dual MBA/MS in Sport & Entertainment. The “large healthcare sector in Tampa Bay” attracts a large number of students who take advantage of the healthcare management coursework offered by Muma. Other certificate programs include analytics and business intelligence; business analytics; business foundations; compliance, risk, and anti-money laundering; entrepreneurship; human resources; and project management. The University of South Florida has “great diversity and…rich resources,” and Muma specifically has a “receptive administration” with “excellent” professors “who communicate key concepts solidly and stress their understanding,” “are transparent about assessment,” and “value [each] student’s unique contribution and original thinking.” Students can also take advantage of the option to take on a “second year residency” that comes with a “tuition waver.” The school shows its commitment to sustainability in a number of ways: the first of which is the Building Sustainable Enterprise track. The course “Social, Ethical and Legal Systems” is a required course that examines “economic, technological, political, social, and ecological environments…within the context of business decision making, ethics, and social responsibility.” Several faculty members are “actively engaged in sustainability research,” and the school publishes a sustainability journal, Organization and Environment. Additionally, the university has the “Patel College of Global Sustainability” where students can pursue a dual degree with the Center of Entrepreneurship.

Muma’s Collier Student Success Center, working in tandem with USF’s Career Services, “assists students with career planning, hosts corporate networking events, and coordinates workshops to help students with professional development.” Students report being sold on the program in part by the “high [job] placement rate.” In particular, students were impressed by the “100 percent job placement” rate through the “residency program” in the sports and entertainment management program. Other working students in the area appreciate the “amazing career growth opportunities” they find through Muma’s networks.

The students at Muma are diverse, ranging broadly across “demographics and work experience.” Students find “broad…perspectives” across the “political spectrum.” A high number of working professionals in Muma’s MBA program means that the campus culture may be less community-oriented than others. As one student puts it: “Since there’s no cohort system, many students are disconnected. That being said, many students have found their own circle of peers.” But students are “very engaged in class discussions and support one another through their learning processes.”