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About Pitt Business
Pitt Business is made up of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, the College of Business Administration which offers undergraduate business degrees, and five education and research centers. Dean John Delaney and the administration believe in five strategic initiatives: experience-based learning, globalism, entrepreneurship, value chain and supply chain management and interdisciplinary collaboration
The University of Pittsburgh was one of 16 founding members of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Today, AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Pitt is proud to have been continuously accredited by the AACSB since 1919.
Enrollment (as of Fall 2011)
| Program | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 2,027 |
| One-Year MBA | 12 |
| Two-Year MBA | 131 |
| Part-Time MBA | 503 |
| Full-Time Joint & Dual Degree | 43 |
| Part-Time Joint & Dual Degree | 54 |
| Executive MBA | 71 |
| MS Accounting | 56 |
| PhD | 52 |
Faculty (as of Fall 2011)
| Status | # of faculty |
|---|---|
| Full-time | 88 |
| Part-time | 34 |
Academic Areas
- Accounting
- Decisions, Operations and Information Technology
- Finance
- Organizations and Entrepreneurship
- Marketing and Business Economics
Alumni
26,188 living alumni in 90 countries.
Tuition Rates
www.ir.pitt.edu/tuition/tuitionrates.php
The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
The Katz Graduate School of Business delivers a high quality business education that stresses experienced-based learning and the development of an appropriate mix of hard and soft skills to ensure students' success in a competitive, global marketplace. The Katz School's strong relationships with organizations ranging in size from Fortune 100 companies to innovative start ups, help us continuously improve our business of educating business people and help our students find jobs following graduation.
The University established its Graduate School of Business in 1960 and began offering the nation's first one-year Master of Business Administration program. Dedicated and renamed in 1987, owing to the generosity of entrepreneur Joseph M. Katz, the school is recognized as a leader in education and research.
The College of Business Administration
The College of Business Administration (CBA) awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with majors in accounting, finance, marketing, and general management. The University of Pittsburgh began offering undergraduate business programs under the auspices of the Evening School of Economics in the early 20th century. The University began phasing out the undergraduate business school in 1960 to focus its energies on graduate education and research. In 1980, the Graduate School of Business began to offer business as a second major for students in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Reestablished by the University's Board of Trustees on July 21, 1993, CBA welcomed its first freshman class of 154 students in September 1995 and graduated its first class of 159 students in April 1999 (24 students accelerated their program and graduated in December 1998). CBA enrollment has risen sharply to almost 2,000 students, and the school now graduates more than 500 students each year.
A CFA Institute Partner
Pitt Business is a proud partner of the CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals. The CFA Institute administers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certificate in Investment Performance Management (CIPM) curriculum and exam programs worldwide; publishes research; conducts professional development programs; and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance reporting standards for the investment industry.
