The U.S. Department of Education’s STEM classification includes college degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. For an MBA program to earn a STEM designation, its curriculum must emphasize the quantitative and technical side of business management − areas such as business analytics, mathematics, data modeling, digital marketing, and technology. Historically, the MBA degree has…
Top STEM MBA Programs: A Comprehensive List and Overview of STEM-OPT Eligible B-Schools
U.S. STEM MBA Programs: An Overview STEM certification programs have proven application bonanzas for top business schools. STEM certification may have begun pre-pandemic as a way to alleviate uncertainty in the visa process, but the programs have proven to be a robust inducement for MBA applicants, particularly from foreign countries. According to Poets & Quants,…
All About the Kellogg MBAi, for Students Passionate About Business and Technology [Episode 396]
The Kellogg MBAi: Where business and technology intersect [Show summary] Kate Smith, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Kellogg School of Management, breaks down the school’s brand-new MBAi joint degree and how it prepares students for careers at the intersection of business and technology. Interview with Kate Smith, Assistant Dean of Admissions and…
UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA Program Now STEM-Certified
UCLA Anderson School of Management’s full-time, fully-employed, and executive MBA programs have received STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) certification. Anderson now joins a select group of business schools to receive the certification for all of its programs, regardless of specialization. The certification is retroactive to the class of 2019. These programs join Anderson’s Master…
Purdue MBA Now STEM-Designated: Great News for Int’l Students
Purdue Krannert’s Employment Report for the class of 2018 included an interesting statistic: while 80.6% of the graduating class had found employment (presumably within 3 months of graduating), there was a jarring dichotomy in that number. When broken down into those graduates with permanent U.S. work authorization vs. those without (read: international students), there is…
Michigan Ross Announces Its New STEM MBA Track
When The Wall Street Journal reported the fifth straight year of declining MBA applications from international applicants in October 2019, many wondered (once again!) whether this was the end of the line for the U.S. MBA programs. Well, the phoenix has risen from the ashes as the top American MBA programs have found a way…
New York University’s Stern MBA is Now STEM OPT Eligible
NYU’s Stern School of Business full-time MBA program is now a STEM-OPT-certified program, making graduates eligible for up to 36 months of STEM OPT work experience in the U.S. after graduation while remaining on their F1 student visas. New York University’s Stern MBA is Now STEM OPT Eligible. Two pages of NYU Stern’s 2019-2020 Employment…