MBA
Business Administration
Application Deadline
Contact Information
Admission Requirements
Required Tests
GMAT - GMAT waivers may be available for select candidates; GRE; TOEFL or IELTS
Additional Requirements
October 1 - Applications accepted for Fall
November 1 - Application review begins
December 1 - Round 1 application deadline
January 15 - Round 2 application deadline: Recommended international application submission date
March 1 - Round 3 application deadline; Final international application deadline
May 1 - Final domestic application deadline (based on room in the program)
GMAT - GMAT waivers may be available for select candidates; GRE; TOEFL or IELTS
Additional Requirements
- All admitted MBA students are required to pass a basic preparation course and proficiency exam in Accounting, Excel, and Career Development On-Ramp course August 1. The courses are offered online
- Strong computer skills
- At least 2 years of full-time management work experience recommended (avg. 3.0 years)
- Commitment to not be employed during the first year of the program
- Resume
- Employment History
- Applicants with degrees that have been awarded outside of the US must complete a foreign credential evaluation with IERF and request to have the official report sent electronically to BYU Graduate Studies (before the applicable program application deadline) in order to be considered eligible for admission. Please be aware that the IERF process can take up to a month to complete.
October 1 - Applications accepted for Fall
November 1 - Application review begins
December 1 - Round 1 application deadline
January 15 - Round 2 application deadline: Recommended international application submission date
March 1 - Round 3 application deadline; Final international application deadline
May 1 - Final domestic application deadline (based on room in the program)
Program Requirements
Requirements for Degree
Curriculum:
First-year: Entering MBA students are required to be enrolled in the management core classes during the first full year (two 15-week semesters) of study. Some students may be admitted with a provision that they complete a year of internship, career prep, and course prep before starting the core. Students for whom this is a requirement are advised of this requirement at time of admission. The Marriott School MBA program follows a strict lockstep format wherein first-year students enter the program core in the fall, then take all their classes together during the first year. Because of the intensity of the courses and the number of hours spent in group work outside the classroom, students are not permitted to work during the first year of the program.
Second-year: During their second year, students are free to choose from a variety of elective courses to fulfill their chosen track within the MBA program.
Required Core Courses (30.5 credit hours)
MBA 500 Career Development (1.5)
MBA 501 Corporate Financial Reporting (1.5)
MBA 502 Managerial Accounting 1 (1.5)
MBA 505 Leadership (3.0)
MBA 520 Business Finance (3.0)
MBA 530 Operations Management (3.0)
MBA 550 Marketing Management (3.0)
MBA 548 Strategic Human Resource Mgt (3.0)
MBA 560 Business Analytics (3.0)
MBA 570 Entrepreneurial Innovation (1.5)
MBA 580 Business Strategy (3.0)
MBA 584 Intro to Global Management (1.5)
MBA 593R Management Seminar (0.5)
MBA 604 Business Ethics (1.5)
A STEM Specialization is available to students wishing to focus their studies on more technical topics within their MBA curriculum. Students must declare their intention to earn a STEM Specialization on their transcript by the add/drop deadline of 2nd year Fall semester. STEM specialization is earned by taking this series of classes centered around coding, analytics and other STEM related classes. STEM Specialization does not take the place of a track or emphasis.
6 credit hours of Coding Analytics and/or Statistics courses:
ACC 525 Advanced Accounting Analytics (3.0)
ACC 556 Database Analysis and Design (3.0)
ECON 378 Statistics for Economics (3.0)
ECON 388 Intro to Econometrics (3.0)
ECON 398 Applied Econometrics (3.0)
ECON 484 Machine Learning for Economists (3.0)
ECON 588 Advanced Econometrics (3.0)
GSCM 512 Advanced Operations Analytics
IS 302 Intro to Database Design & SQL (3.0)
IS 303 Intro to Computer Programming (3.0)
IS 355 Machine Learning 2 (3.0)
IS 505/IS 315 Introduction to Python Data Analytics (3.0)
IS 520 Business Programming & Spreadsheet Auto (3.0)
IS 537 Data Structures and Algorithms (3.0)
IS 542 Web Development (3.0)
IS 543 Mobile Platform Development (IOS) (3.0)
IS 555 Data Sci Workflows for Org. (3.0)
IS 566 Advanced Database Management (3.0)
IS 590R Investigative Analytics (3.0)
IS 590R Platform Development and Data (3.0)
MBA 572/ENT 402 Entrepreneurial Analytics (3.0)
MPA 634 Quality Management (3.0)
MBA 693R Special Topics in Management (3.0)
MPA 634 Data Science for Managers (3.0)
MPA 635 Data Visualization (3.0)
STAT 511 Stat Methods for Research 1 (3.0)
STAT 512 Stat Methods for Research 2 (3.0)
STRAT 422/STRAT 490/MBA 593: Adv Strategy Analytics
9 credit hours of STEM related courses:
IS 501 Business Information Systems (3.0)
IS 515 Advanced Spreadsheets for Business Analysis (3.0)
IS 560 Information Security Management (3.0)
IS 562 Information Systems for Project Management (3.0)
IS 565 Digital Forensics for Organizations (3.0)
IS 567 Cybersecurity & Penetration Testing (3.0)
IS 590 Special Topics (3.0)
MBA 531 Strategic Souring and Logistics Mgmt (3.0)
MBA 553 Pricing Strategies (3.0)
MBA 555 Marketing and Brand Insights Consulting (3.0)
MBA 609 Money, Financial Markets, and Forecast (3.0)
MBA 621 Advanced Corporate Finance (3.0)
MBA 622 Investments (3.0)
MBA 624 Capital and Security Markets (3.0)
MBA 626 Fixed Income Asset Management (3.0)
MBA 629R Silver Fund (3.0)
MBA 635 Financial Modeling (3.0)
MBA 637A GSCM Consulting Part 1 (3.0)
MBA 637B GSCM Consulting Part 2 (3.0)
MBA 650 Research Methods in Marketing (3.0)
MBA 657 Brand Management Strategy (3.0)
MBA 664 Venture Capital/Private Equity Fundamentals (3.0)
MBA 665A Adv. VC/PE Strategies Part 1 (3.0)
MBA 665B Adv. VC/PE Strategies Part 2 (3.0)
MBA 671 Creating New Ventures (3.0)
MBA 673 Product Management (3.0)
MBA 686 Real Estate Analysis Finance and Investment (3.0)
MBA 693R Special Topics in Mgmt (Social Media Strategy) (3.0)
Curriculum:
First-year: Entering MBA students are required to be enrolled in the management core classes during the first full year (two 15-week semesters) of study. Some students may be admitted with a provision that they complete a year of internship, career prep, and course prep before starting the core. Students for whom this is a requirement are advised of this requirement at time of admission. The Marriott School MBA program follows a strict lockstep format wherein first-year students enter the program core in the fall, then take all their classes together during the first year. Because of the intensity of the courses and the number of hours spent in group work outside the classroom, students are not permitted to work during the first year of the program.
Second-year: During their second year, students are free to choose from a variety of elective courses to fulfill their chosen track within the MBA program.
Required Core Courses (30.5 credit hours)
MBA 500 Career Development (1.5)
MBA 501 Corporate Financial Reporting (1.5)
MBA 502 Managerial Accounting 1 (1.5)
MBA 505 Leadership (3.0)
MBA 520 Business Finance (3.0)
MBA 530 Operations Management (3.0)
MBA 550 Marketing Management (3.0)
MBA 548 Strategic Human Resource Mgt (3.0)
MBA 560 Business Analytics (3.0)
MBA 570 Entrepreneurial Innovation (1.5)
MBA 580 Business Strategy (3.0)
MBA 584 Intro to Global Management (1.5)
MBA 593R Management Seminar (0.5)
MBA 604 Business Ethics (1.5)
A STEM Specialization is available to students wishing to focus their studies on more technical topics within their MBA curriculum. Students must declare their intention to earn a STEM Specialization on their transcript by the add/drop deadline of 2nd year Fall semester. STEM specialization is earned by taking this series of classes centered around coding, analytics and other STEM related classes. STEM Specialization does not take the place of a track or emphasis.
6 credit hours of Coding Analytics and/or Statistics courses:
ACC 525 Advanced Accounting Analytics (3.0)
ACC 556 Database Analysis and Design (3.0)
ECON 378 Statistics for Economics (3.0)
ECON 388 Intro to Econometrics (3.0)
ECON 398 Applied Econometrics (3.0)
ECON 484 Machine Learning for Economists (3.0)
ECON 588 Advanced Econometrics (3.0)
GSCM 512 Advanced Operations Analytics
IS 302 Intro to Database Design & SQL (3.0)
IS 303 Intro to Computer Programming (3.0)
IS 355 Machine Learning 2 (3.0)
IS 505/IS 315 Introduction to Python Data Analytics (3.0)
IS 520 Business Programming & Spreadsheet Auto (3.0)
IS 537 Data Structures and Algorithms (3.0)
IS 542 Web Development (3.0)
IS 543 Mobile Platform Development (IOS) (3.0)
IS 555 Data Sci Workflows for Org. (3.0)
IS 566 Advanced Database Management (3.0)
IS 590R Investigative Analytics (3.0)
IS 590R Platform Development and Data (3.0)
MBA 572/ENT 402 Entrepreneurial Analytics (3.0)
MPA 634 Quality Management (3.0)
MBA 693R Special Topics in Management (3.0)
MPA 634 Data Science for Managers (3.0)
MPA 635 Data Visualization (3.0)
STAT 511 Stat Methods for Research 1 (3.0)
STAT 512 Stat Methods for Research 2 (3.0)
STRAT 422/STRAT 490/MBA 593: Adv Strategy Analytics
9 credit hours of STEM related courses:
IS 501 Business Information Systems (3.0)
IS 515 Advanced Spreadsheets for Business Analysis (3.0)
IS 560 Information Security Management (3.0)
IS 562 Information Systems for Project Management (3.0)
IS 565 Digital Forensics for Organizations (3.0)
IS 567 Cybersecurity & Penetration Testing (3.0)
IS 590 Special Topics (3.0)
MBA 531 Strategic Souring and Logistics Mgmt (3.0)
MBA 553 Pricing Strategies (3.0)
MBA 555 Marketing and Brand Insights Consulting (3.0)
MBA 609 Money, Financial Markets, and Forecast (3.0)
MBA 621 Advanced Corporate Finance (3.0)
MBA 622 Investments (3.0)
MBA 624 Capital and Security Markets (3.0)
MBA 626 Fixed Income Asset Management (3.0)
MBA 629R Silver Fund (3.0)
MBA 635 Financial Modeling (3.0)
MBA 637A GSCM Consulting Part 1 (3.0)
MBA 637B GSCM Consulting Part 2 (3.0)
MBA 650 Research Methods in Marketing (3.0)
MBA 657 Brand Management Strategy (3.0)
MBA 664 Venture Capital/Private Equity Fundamentals (3.0)
MBA 665A Adv. VC/PE Strategies Part 1 (3.0)
MBA 665B Adv. VC/PE Strategies Part 2 (3.0)
MBA 671 Creating New Ventures (3.0)
MBA 673 Product Management (3.0)
MBA 686 Real Estate Analysis Finance and Investment (3.0)
MBA 693R Special Topics in Mgmt (Social Media Strategy) (3.0)
Program Outcomes
Faith and Professional Accomplishment
Demonstrate the relevance of personal faith to professional development.
Leadership in Teams and Organizations
Enhance, as a leader or a member, the leadership and collaborative ability of individuals in teams and organizations.
Trends in the Global Economy
Identify how trends in the global economy influence the strategies of companies.
Ethical Values
Translate ethical values into business practice.
Subject Matter Proficiency
Demonstrate proficiency in the subject matter of their major. Additionally, students will gain proficiency in all core disciplines of business including corporate finance, financial accounting, marketing, global supply chain/operations, human resource management, leadership, strategy, global management, managerial accounting, and ethics.
Developing Career and Professional Competencies
Articulate a personal brand and value proposition and manage their careers using network, interview, and communication (written, verbal, and social media) skills.
Demonstrate the relevance of personal faith to professional development.
Leadership in Teams and Organizations
Enhance, as a leader or a member, the leadership and collaborative ability of individuals in teams and organizations.
Trends in the Global Economy
Identify how trends in the global economy influence the strategies of companies.
Ethical Values
Translate ethical values into business practice.
Subject Matter Proficiency
Demonstrate proficiency in the subject matter of their major. Additionally, students will gain proficiency in all core disciplines of business including corporate finance, financial accounting, marketing, global supply chain/operations, human resource management, leadership, strategy, global management, managerial accounting, and ethics.
Developing Career and Professional Competencies
Articulate a personal brand and value proposition and manage their careers using network, interview, and communication (written, verbal, and social media) skills.
Program Stats
Characteristics of Students from Past Academic Year
Total Students
437.0
International
57.0
Male
349.0
Female
88.0
LDS
427.0
BYU Undergraduate
135.0
Three Year Average Test Scores of Admitted Student
GMAT Composite Score
600.97
Five Year Average of Graduated Students
Average Years to Degree
1.89
Graduated Per Year
18.6
GMAT Quantitative Percentile
67.5
Five Year Average of Admitted Students
Applied Per Year
177.0
Admitted Per Year
144.0
Percent Admitted
81.36
Average GPA
3.34
Courses & Faculty