Eli Broad College of Business


The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an independent, industry-specific school within the Broad College. This independent, industry-specific school has 800 admitted undergraduate students and 36 graduate students not included in the college's totals.
Eli Broad, an alumnus of Michigan State, endowed the college in 1991, donating $20 million.
The college has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business since 1953.
The University of Texas-Dallas's Top 100 Business School Research Rankings lists the Broad College as #30 in North America and #33 worldwide in research contributions to the 24 leading business journals it tracks.

Campus

The Eli Broad School of Business is located on the campus of Michigan State University in the Eugene C. Eppley Center and North Business College Complex. Inside the North Business College Complex is the Lear Corporation Career Services Center. The William C. Gast Business Library is across the street in the College of Law building.
The Weekend Master of Business Administration program and executive development programs are held at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing, Michigan, and the Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan.

Degree programs

Undergraduate degrees

Broad offers undergraduate degrees in accounting, finance, general management, hospitality business, human resource management, marketing, and supply chain management. The supply chain management major is currently ranked number one by the U.S. News & World Report. Undergraduate students must apply to the college and be admitted as juniors.
Undergraduate specializations include entrepreneurship, environmental studies, hospitality business real estate & development, information technology, sales communication, and sustainability. There is also a minor available in international business.
Undergraduate programs were ranked 42nd in the country by Businessweek in 2014 and 21st by U.S. News and World Report in their 2015 Best Undergraduate Business Programs rankings, published in 2014.

Online and Hybrid Programs

In 2011, Michigan State University initiated online certificate programs in supply chain management, hospitality management and strategic leadership through the Broad College. In 2012 and 2013, online programs expanded to include eight certificates in supply chain management, four in strategic leadership and two in hospitality management.
Eli Broad College of Business offers online for-credit graduate certificates in human resource management, leadership and strategic management. Additionally, Broad offers an online master of science degree in management, strategy and leadership and an MS in supply chain management. The supply chain degree is in a blended format that includes online and on-campus sessions.

MBA programs

The Broad College has offered MBA programs since 1960.
Its Full-Time MBA program is 21 months in duration and is for those with at least 2 years of work experience. The average admitted student has four years of work experience. The program was ranked 27th in the nation and 14th among public institutions by Businessweek in 2016, 58th in the world by Financial Times in 2016, and 22nd in the nation by Forbes in 2016.
Its Weekend MBA program lasts 19 months and is for working professionals with significant experience. Classes are held every other Saturday and one Friday evening per month. This program was ranked 46th by Economist 2015 Executive MBA Ranking. In 2015, the program was ranked 72nd globally by Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking.

Other Master's Degree Programs

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