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| Mission |
The Marriott School's four-fold mission is:
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| Education |
To attract, develop, and place men and women of faith, character, and professional ability who will become outstanding leaders capable of dealing with change in a dynamic, global environment. |
| Research |
To advance knowledge by building on strong conceptual foundations to identify and solve critical management problems, focusing special attention on global, technological, and entrepreneurial drivers. |
| Outreach |
To extend the blessings of management education to members of the worldwide Church. |
| Friendship |
To develop friends for the university and Church around the world through service in professional organizations and by collaborating in the development of management-education programs. |
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| School |
- Brigham Young University's college of business became the School of Management in 1975. The school was named for Marriott Corporation founders J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott in 1988.
- The Marriott School is housed in the N. Eldon Tanner Building, a seven-story, 120,000 square foot, granite building located on BYU campus in Provo, Utah.
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| Students |
- Approximately 1,900 undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students are enrolled in the Marriott School.
- Nearly 75 percent of the students are bilingual, about 20 percent speak a third language. Most have lived abroad.
- The school enrolls approximately 10 percent international students.
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| Rankings |
U N D E R G R A D U A T E
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RANK |
PROGRAM |
SOURCE |
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2nd |
Accounting |
Public Accounting Report, 2007 |
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3rd |
Accounting |
U.S. News & World Report, 2007 |
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7th |
Undergraduate Programs |
BusinessWeek, 2008 |
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38th |
Business Management |
U.S.News & World Report, 2007 |
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19th |
International Business |
U.S. News & World Report, 2007 |
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22nd |
Entrepreneurship Emphasis |
Entrepreneur, 2007 |
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G R A D U A T E
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RANK |
PROGRAM |
SOURCE |
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1st |
MBA (regional schools) |
The Wall Street Journal, 2007 |
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1st |
MBA (time to payback) |
BusinessWeek, 2006 |
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2nd |
MBA (emphasis on ethics) |
The Wall Street Journal, 2007 |
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4th |
MBA (accounting emphasis) |
The Wall Street Journal, 2007 |
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9th |
MBA (corporate social responsibility) |
The Wall Street Journal, 2007 |
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18th |
MBA |
Forbes, 2007 |
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29th |
MBA |
U.S.News & World Report, 2008 |
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World 82nd |
MBA |
Financial Times, 2008 |
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2nd |
MBA (Most Family-Friendly) |
The Princeton Review, 2008 |
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2nd |
MAcc |
Public Accounting Report, 2007 |
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51st |
MPA |
U.S.News & World Report, 2008 |
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| Degrees |
- Undergraduate: BS Management, BS Accountancy, and BS Information Systems
- Graduate: MBA, MPA, MACC, MISM, Executive MBA, and Executive MPA
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| Faculty |
- 130 full-time faculty and 75 adjunct, part time, or visiting faculty. More than 90 percent of full-time faculty have PhDs.
- Many of the faculty are recognized experts and have served as president or chair of professional organizations such as:
– American Academy of Management—David A. Whetten
– American Taxation Association-Robert—L. Gardner
– National Task Force on Telecommunications Taxation—Gary C. Cornia
– American Accounting Association—W. Steve Albrecht
– Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and American Accounting Association—W. Steve Albrecht
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| Publications |
- Economic Self-Reliance—a new semi-annual practitioner focused publication that highlights research and best practices
- Marriott Alumni Magazine—a tri-annual publication that showcases innovative business research and ideas as well as news from the school and alumni
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| Alumni |
- The school has nearly 44,000 alumni.
- More than 900 alumni actively advise students through the volunteer mentor program.
- More than 500 alumni and friends are involved with the school's advisory council and program-specific boards.
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