Program promotes five-year STEM + MBA degree for higher salaries

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<p>Program promotes five-year STEM + MBA degree for higher salaries</p>

<p>*This spring, the University of Alabama’s business school encouraged incoming freshmen pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to graduate in five years with an MBA.</p>

<p>UA’s STEM path to the MBA combines students’ technical strengths with the principles of business by having students take 1.5 credit hours of business honors courses each semester of their undergraduate career and a summer of MBA courses following their junior year, said Rob Morgan, executive director for Innovation Initiatives in UA’s College of Commerce and Business Administration.</p>

<p>After graduation, students who maintained a 3.3 overall GPA and achieved a score of 600 or better on the GMAT, or 1200 or better on the GRE, complete a calendar year of study in the MBA program of the Manderson Graduate School of Business, according to a press release.</p>

<p>“We found that our students who come into the MBA program who have undergraduate degrees in the STEM fields, especially engineering, have higher starting salaries and more job offers when they leave,” said Morgan, the founder of the program.</p>

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<p>I’m glad that UA introduced this program, but wish that they would make the MBA open to all students through the University Scholars Program.</p>

<p>This program appears to be a great combination of existing programs that allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree in a STEM major, participate in the business honors program, and get an MBA.</p>

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<p>Do you mean because it’s focused on STEM majors?</p>