MBA
MBA
Business,
MBA@Nebraska delivers an exceptional ROI with lower costs and higher post-graduation salaries. Ranked “#1 Value for the Money in the U.S.” by Financial Times, this program offers a Big Ten degree with substantial savings compared to similarly ranked programs.
Description
At Nebraska, we know enrolling in an MBA program is a big commitment, so we work hard to make sure you receive a greater return on your investment of time and money.
MBA@Nebraska allows you to advance your career while you work. Our flexible curriculum includes fully online courses offered in 8-week sessions, so you can either take multiple classes per semester or concentrate on one course at a time. Online courses typically include lectures, case studies, simulations, discussion boards, and optional synchronous webinars. If it's crunch time at work, you can easily take a session off and then jump right back into your coursework.
Our 48-credit hour program consists of 10 core classes and 6 electives. With your MBA elective courses, you can choose to earn a specialization in business analytics, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing, or supply chain management. The only prerequisite course is an undergraduate course in statistics.
All active duty or honorably discharged military personnel receive a 15% tuition discount for online graduate business courses used in their graduate business degree.
For more information, visit: Business
Specializations
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
- Entrance exam(s): Applicants are not required to submit a GMAT/GRE test score. Any scores submitted in the application must be considered in the admission decision. It is recommended to submit a test score only if you believe it will strengthen your application. Applicants who submit a GMAT/GRE score of 650 or above will automatically be considered for graduate scholarships/fellowships.
- Minimum English proficiency: Paper TOEFL 550, Internet TOEFL 80, IELTS 6.5
- Professional Resume: Your resume should include relevant work experience, education, skills, and involvement.
- Personal Statement: The personal statement is evaluated on content, sentence structure, and grammar. It should be 750 words or less and should touch on the following: your past experience and relevant skills, what you would contribute to our program, your short and long term professional goals, and how this degree would assist you in achieving your goals.
- Recommenders/References: Three references are required; all three must be former or current supervisors or professors. Nebraska will contact your references only if the committee deems it necessary. You do NOT need to include letters of recommendation.
Prospective students will be evaluated on the basis of work experience (including military service), personal statement, undergraduate degree, and performance (recommended minimum 3.0 GPA), prior graduate study, and standardized test scores (GMAT or GRE). These do not guarantee admission; they ensure that the application will be reviewed for admission. Applicants who are denied admission will need to submit a new application and application fee if they choose to reapply in future semesters.
Admission Application Deadlines
July 15 for Fall. December 1 for Spring. April 1 for Summer.
Applications may be accepted after these dates, but there is no guarantee they will be processed in time for the semester indicated. If you apply after these dates, you may be considered for a later semester.
Department
Graduate Chair
Campus Address
Program Faculty
Mirzokhidjon Abdurakhmonov (bio)
Corporate Political Activity
Sam Allgood (bio)
Economic Education, Labor Economics, Cost of Taxation
John Anderson (bio)
Public Finance, Tax Policy, Urban Economics, Transition Economics
Ozgur Araz (bio)
Business Analytics, Health Systems, Decision Sciences, Operations Management
Edward Balistreri (bio)
International Economics, Public Economics
Matthew Barlow (bio)
Entrepreneurship, Organizational Theory
Demet Batur (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Decision Sciences, Systems Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Tammy Beck (bio)
Strategic Management, Interorganizational Collaboration, Organizational Resilience
Robert Campbell (bio)
Strategic Management, Strategic Leadership, Executive Succession, Corporate Governance
Natalie Chisam (bio)
Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy
Anwesha De (bio)
Branding, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communication, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy
Thomas Dotzel (bio)
Services Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Managment
James (Jimmy) Downes (bio)
Economic Transactions of Multinational Firms, Accounting for Derivatives, International Accounting
Scott Fuess (bio)
Labor Economics, Economics of Collegiate Sports, Economy of Japan
Shivam Gupta (bio)
Sourcing Management, Incentive and Contract Design, Agricultural Operations Management
Ling Lin Harris (bio)
Financial Accounting, Linguistic Features in Corporate Disclosures, Relationship Between Corporate Disclosure Characteristics and Decisions of Managers and Investors
Thomas Kubick (bio)
Taxation, Financial Accounting, Executive Compensation and Incentives
Alok Kumar (bio)
Business-to-Business Marketing, Marketing Channels Management, Marketing Strategy
Yingchao Lan (bio)
Healthcare Operations Management, Organizational Collaboration, New Product Development, Social Network Analysis
Yanxin (Graham) Liu (bio)
Mortality Modeling and Forecasting, Mortality-Linked Security Pricing, Mortality/Longevity Risk Measurement and Management, Structural Time Series
Sam Melessa (bio)
Financial Accounting
Janet Near (bio)
Organizational Structures, Cultures and Ethics
Brett Neely (bio)
Leadership and Diversity in Organizations, Organizational Research Methods
Sam Nelson (bio)
Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Sanislava (Stas) Nikolova (bio)
Fixed-Income Securities, Regulation of the Financial Sector, Insurance Companies
Jonathan O'Brien
Management, Sales Management, Services Marketing
David Olson (bio)
Data Mining, Multiple Criteria Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Thomas Omer (bio)
Corporate Taxation, Capital and Organizational Structure Choices, Factors Influencing Audit, Non-Audit Fees and Earnings Quality
Jenna Pieper (bio)
Strategic Human Resource Management, Compensation, Recruitment, Workplace Diversity
Laura Poppo (bio)
Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, Complex Problem Solving
Colin Ramsay (bio)
Risk Theory, Pensions, Health and Disability Insurance, Micro-Insurance
Blake Runnalls (bio)
Sales Force Management, Relationship Marketing, Marketing Management
Pinar Runnalls (bio)
Digital Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Jennifer Ryan (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Inventory Management
Amit Saini (bio)
Marketing Management, Business Ethics, Business-to-Business Marketing, E-Commerce Marketing
Sajeesh Sajeesh (bio)
Marketing Research, Pricing, Retailing, Quantitative Models, Emerging Markets
Kelli Saunders
Judgment and Decision Making in Accounting, Auditor-to-Auditor Interactions, Auditor to Client Interactions, Audit Quality Control Mechanisms, Internal Audit, Financial Reporting and Investor Behavior
Sunil Singh (bio)
Marketing Strategy, Interpersonal Influences in Sales, Managing Frontline Interactions in Service and Sales, Marketing Management, Sales Management, Services Marketing
Troy Smith
Leadership, Proactive and Prosocial Behaviors, Motivation, Exhaustion and Stress, Work-Life Dynamics, Teamwork
Ravi Sohi (bio)
Business-to-Business Marketing, E-Commerce Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Channels Management, Sales Management
Erkut Sonmez (bio)
Operations Management, Applied Probability, Supply Chain Management, Agribusiness
Scott Swenseth (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Planning and Control and Enterprise Systems, Lean Operations and Logistics, Simulation, Agribusiness and Health Care Operations
Teck Yong Tan
Applied Microeconomic Theory, Contracts and Organizations, Information Economics
Daniel Tannenbaum (bio)
Labor and Public Economics
Eric Thompson (bio)
State and Local Economic Growth, Economics of Infrastructure
Todd Thornock (bio)
Performance Feedback, Management Control Systems, Incentive Compensation, Personality and Individual Differences, Decision Making
Brenden Timpe (bio)
Labor Economics, Public Economics, Economic Demography
Varkey (Anand) Titus Jr (bio)
Corporate Entrepreneurship, Social Evaluations
Silvana Trimi (bio)
Enterprise Information Systems and Analytics, Advanced IT and Smart Supply Chain Management, Global Information Systems, Digital Transformation and Future of Work, Innovation for Organizational Agility
Jill Trucke (bio)
Auditing
Emre Unlu (bio)
Corporate Finance, Payout Policy, International Finance and Analysts, Capital Markets
Liying Wang (bio)
Fixed Income Securities, Primary corporate bond market
Kevin Wesley (bio)
Leadership, Employment Law, Human Resource Management
Biyu Wu (bio)
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Financial Reporting Quality, Securities Regulation, Auditing
J. Julie Wu (bio)
Capital Markets, Short Selling, Market Microstructure, ESG
Jia (Joya) Yu (bio)
Team Microdynamics, Social Network/Social Capital, Leadership, Organizational Research Methods
Jifeng Yu (bio)
Corporate Strategy, Alliance Networks, Innovation, Risk Management, International Entrepreneurship
Yunxia (Peter) Zhu (bio)
Supply Chain Management, Health Care Management, Social Networks
Shengchao Zhuang (bio)
Big Data in Finance and Insurance, Life Insurance, Portfolio Selection, Behavioral Finance, Optimal Insurance/Reinsurance
Federico Zincenko (bio)
Econometrics, Industrial Organization
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