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About The Katz Part-Time MBA Program
The combination of reputation and affordability make the Katz School the school of choice for a part-time MBA in Pittsburgh. You earn a world-recognized degree at a low cost. Katz part-time students are working professionals. They come from engineering, sales, health care, law, and many other fields. A growing number are entrepreneurs or members of small businesses.
The Katz part-time MBA program has recently been ranked among the top part-time programs in the nation. With a world-class faculty, the program encompasses the same techniques and teaching philosophies as the full-time program and full-time program electives are offered in the evening to accommodate part-time students. In addition, part-time students outnumber full-time MBA students about three to one.
You can earn your Katz MBA in the part-time program in about three years by taking six credits per term. The program runs year-round with fall, spring, and summer trimesters of 14 weeks each. Classes are offered weekday evenings as well as Saturdays. The program begins in September, January or April and each term has its own application deadline.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition and fees for the part-time MBA program (in-state and out of state)
Sample Curricula
Below is a sample program of study for admitted students who have satisfied the calculus requirement and intend to follow a three-year plan. Part-time students typically register for 18 credits per year.
Fourteen-week courses are worth three credits while seven-week courses are worth 1.5 credits. They virtually always meet once per week. So, for example, Fall 1 comprises seven weeks.
Classes are held Monday through Thursday from 6:15 to 9 p.m. as well as Saturdays from 9 to 11:45 a.m.
Year One
- Economic Analysis for Managerial Decisions: Firms and Markets
- Financial Accounting (3.0 Credits)
- Organizational Behavior: Leadership and Group Effectiveness (3.0 Credits)
- Statistical Analysis: Uncertainty, Prediction, and Quality Improvement (3.0 Credits)
- Introductory Field Course***
- Electives
Year Two
- Business Ethics and Social Performance (1.5 Credits)
- Introductory Field Course*** (3.0 Credits)
- Introductory Field Course*** (3.0 Credits)
- Introductory Field Course*** (3.0 Credits)
- Electives (Variable Credits)
Year Three
- Strategic Management (3.0 Credits)
- Introductory Field Course*** (3.0 Credits)
- Electives (Variable Credits)
Total credits: 52.5
*The aggressive student, subject to strict guidance, could find it possible to complete the degree in two or two-and-a-half years (see sample program of studies).
**Students must maintain a quality point average of 3.0 (B) and must complete all degree requirements within four years of the first semester of enrollment.
***The introductory field courses include:
- Decision Technologies in Manufacturing and Operations Management
- Financial Management
- Human Resources and Competitive Advantage
- Information Systems
- Marketing Management
Sequencing of the introductory field courses may be influenced by the student's choice of concentration area.
