University of Tennessee -- Knoxville
College of Business Administration
2000 Full-Time MBA Profile | Student Comments
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College of Business Administration
527 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0552
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E-Mail:
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mba@utk.edu
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mba.utk.edu
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If you're looking for a high powered job on Wall Street or in the consulting field, don't come to Tennessee. They just don't recruit here. If you want to increase your earning power, gain excellent management skills, and get a good job with an outstanding company (FedEx, Dell, Intel, On Semiconductor, Solectron, IBM, etc.) all for a reasonable price, then UT is the place for you. So many of my classmates complain because we're not as good as Harvard or Wharton, but I knew that coming in. My starting salary and bonuses may only be half that of a Wharton grad, but my student loans are also only a fifth of theirs. For me, it was all about value. You can't beat UT for that. -- Finance
New dean, new building, new curriculum, new classes -- there are lots of great things happening at Tennessee-Knoxville. UT's value is unsurpassed. Highlights of the program include our Executive in Residence Program. CEOs of major corporations spend two days in a small class of 40 second-year MBAs that have to apply to be a part of the program. -- Marketing
Tennessee is an a great program for the money. They have great resources and teachers. However, be prepared to do a lot of legwork on your own. This includes summer internship searching and full-time employment searching. A state-funded school in a state with no income tax does not benefit like the private or well-funded public schools do. To be honest, five years from now, I will be in the same position as a graduate from an "upper-tiered" school, yet I will be debt free. -- Consulting
The UT MBA program has an entrepreneurship concentration in which students write business plans. I was an executive member of the new ventures organization. New ventures worked with local startups and helped them to write business plans, as well as many other activities. -- Information Technology
The UT MBA program had a phenomenal ROI for me and most of my peers. I was able to increase my salary by over $50,000 through two years of intensive course work. The program was very instrumental in emphasizing group dynamics, which I feel are the most underrated skills for graduating MBAs. I feel that the program will gain more recognition once the facilities are improved over the next year. UT is very active in recruiting minority students. This year's 1st year MBA program had a 30% international presence. I think the program's diversity enables it to be a competitive program at a portion of the cost of other MBA programs. -- Investment Banking
The MBA program at the University of Tennessee provided me with an exceptional developmental experience and a solid foundation for career advancement. The courses were relevant and challenging, the professors were extremely knowledgeable, and the placement office brought a number of high quality recruiters to campus. My only criticism of the program would be the highly political nature of the subjective grading process in the first year core curriculum. Beyond that one feature, the University of Tennessee has a top level MBA program that gives its students an extremely high return on investment. In terms of value, I cannot think of another program that would stand above the University of Tennessee. -- Anonymous
The Tennessee MBA Program is an outstanding place to learn from motivated faculty in an interactive learning and team based environment. -- Marketing
The University of Tennessee has one simple problem -- they are a state institution located in a state that places little to no priority on funding any level of education. The program does the best it can with horribly insufficient funds. They work hard to produce a top program, but it is very hard to compete with other B-schools just hours away, such as Duke, Vandy, Wake Forest, UNC-Chapel Hill, Emory, even the University of Georgia. With limited funds, things like speakers, international opportunities, special events, and career services suffer. The school is forced all too frequently to either be creative, do without, or find private funding. We recently named a new dean, who I believe will begin to revamp the program -- something that is LONG overdue. As someone who attended a very well funded private college, I have seen what funding can do for the quality of an education. However, I put my education up against any of the top schools -- I believe you get out of a program what you are willing to put into that program. A self-starter can excel in this program and get EXACTLY what they want...but you have to seek out some of the best teachers and courses. Ehrardt in finance, Sting in economics, Miller in management, Reeve in accounting, and Gradual in Marketing are some of the brightest minds at the university -- and I think in the region. You can eke by in this program, get an MBA, and be completely worthless to any company that is blind enough to hire you...but you can also work hard and get jobs at some of the hottest companies in the nation. -- Marketing
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