Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University

The Vanderbilt MBA is known for offering a world-class education on a personalized scale. Its rigorous curriculum features career-focused specializations, immersion learning and a seven-week modular class schedule that allows students to make significant progress in their preferred areas of study before beginning summer internships.

Our distinguished two-year Leadership Development Program uses best-in-class tools to produce rigorous personalized development for each student focused on the unique competencies that set high-potential leaders apart and includes personalized coaching by certified executive coaches. We offer a personal approach to career management, ensuring that students receive the individual attention, resources and guidance required to achieve their career goals.

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the health care provider hub of the US, Vanderbilt Owen offers a Healthcare MBA in addition to its MBA. Nashville is also home to the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center, identified by Google as one of 9 tech hubs for entrepreneurs in North America. Owen Graduate School of Management houses the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures which provides opportunities for students to participate in business projects throughout the developing world to help alleviate poverty. Additionally, the Owen Entrepreneurship Center provides grants for students to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Strengths of the MBA in addition to general management: strategy, finance, operations and analytics, human and organizational performance, marketing.

The finance track is STEM certified, providing an additional two years of Optional Practical Training for international students on the F-1 student visa.

A small class size of 170-180 promotes a very collaborative environment as well as easy to access to professors. We pride ourselves on offering a personalized approach, where professors and staff know students by name, many from Day 1.

Program Type

2 year Full Time MBA
Health Care MBA

Class profile: Entering 2018: 182

Average Age: 28

Age Range: 22 – 44

Demographic Background

- Women 30%
- Men 70%
- International Students: 16%
- Married/Engaged: 24%
- Average Years of Work Experience: 5.4
- Mean Undergraduate GPA: 3.3/4.0
- Mean GMAT Score 680
- GMAT Range (Middle 80%) : 630-730
- Average TOEFL Score: 107

Joint degrees offered

MBA/JD
MBA/MD
MBA/Master’s of Divinity
MBA/Theological Studies
MBA/PhD Medicine
MBA/PhD Engineering

Specialized Masters

MSc Finance
MAcc Assurance
Macc Valuation
Masters of Marketing
Masters of Health Care Management

Specializations by function

Strategy
Finance (corporate finance and wealth management)
Operations and Analytics
Marketing (Brand Management)
Human and Organizational Performance
General Management
Accounting

Emphases in Entrepreneurship, International Studies and Real Estate

Specializations by Industry: Health Care

Program duration: 20 Months

Tuition Fees: $58,400 USD per year

Minimum Work Experience:2 – 3 Years

Language Requirements: 100 on TOEFL iBT or 7 total on IELTS

Percentage of Students Employed within 3 months of graduation:94%

Avaibility of loans for international students

We are happy to announce we offer TWO non-collateral, no co-signer loan options for international students via Prodigy Finance and MPower Finance.

Financial Aid for International Students

Nearly 70% of our students receive scholarship from Vanderbilt Owen, ranging from US$10,000 per year to full tuition. Scholarships are merit-based and are awarded at time of admission with no additional application required. We partner with COLFUTURO and guarantee two scholarships per year to admitted Colombians for a minimum of 50% tuition. We also partner with Unidad de Conocimiento, Sindicato Empresarial Antioqueno, offering a mimimum of 50% tuition to sponsored employees of the Sindicato.

Latin Americans may be awarded international diversity scholarships by Vanderbilt Owen.