Your MBA degree will yield significant returns, and earning it requires a significant investment of energy, time, and money — yours or a sponsor's.
All Eller MBA programs give participants the same amount of "face time" with faculty, all present a demanding curriculum, and all will push you to become a more skilled leader and professional. The programs also differ in important ways: Structure, admission requirements, culture, and scheduling. The chart below summarizes the programs to help you identify which Eller MBA program best meets your needs.
| Program Length |
14 months: Aug. '08 to early Nov. '09 |
18 months: Jan. '08 to July '09 |
| Class Schedule |
Classes meet Fri. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sat. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every other week + 2 full-week sessions and a 10-day international trip |
Classes meet each Wed. from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the 18 months, plus 2 week-long residential sessions and a 9-day international trip |
| Curriculum |
49 units: 13 modules integrating multiple topic areas + experiential learning |
47 units: a mix of 10 sequenced and integrated sessions |
| Faculty |
Eller regular faculty + working executives and guest speakers |
Eller regular faculty |
| Preferred Professional Experience |
7+ years; history of significant achievement |
3+ years |
| Career Motivations |
Advancement to senior management in an established career; building formal skills/education for entrepreneurs and public sector professionals |
Gaining additional skills to enhance career or begin a new career track |
| Lifestyle Factors |
Wish to continue career uninterrupted; able to balance significant course load and out-of-class work with career and home life; small, close-knit, self-contained learning community |
Wish to continue career uninterrupted; able to balance significant course load and out-of-class work with career and home life; small, close-knit, self-contained learning community |
| Location |
Scottsdale, Arizona (metro Phoenix) |
Scottsdale, Arizona (metro Phoenix) |
| Residency |
Residential |
Mixed residential and non-residential; during sessions 1 and 6, students stay at the Scottsdale Marriott; non-residential during other sessions |
| Curriculum Customization |
Students resolve a challenge specific to their work through cross-modular Executive Project |
Students may elect to focus on various industries through projects and assignments |
| Special Curriculum Features |
Executive Project; international trip |
Session 1: residential leadership session; Session 6: residential innovation project; Session 7: international trip |
| GMAT |
Not required |
Required |
| Program Cost |
$50,000 total program cost — includes books
and materials, lodging, and catered meals; does not include international trip expenses |
$33,100 ('08) then $38,500 ('09) — includes books and course materials, weekly dinner and meals, and hotel accommodations for residential portions of program; does not include international trip expenses |
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