The Raymond A. Mason School of Business is the business school at William & Mary in

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. The school, named after alumnus and founder of

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, Raymond A. "Chip" Mason, in 2005, was ranked in the top 20

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

programs in 2007 and the top 10 undergraduate programs among public universities. The school offers Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Accounting, Master of Science in Business Analytics and Undergraduate Business Degrees.

History

In 1919, William & Mary President Julian A.C. Chandler established the Department of Business while expanding the University's sphere of services. The study of business grew in popularity over the 20th Century, with substantial growth after the end of World War II. The University established the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program in 1966. In 1968 the Department of Business became the School of Business, and in 1971, the College's Board of Visitors approved the addition of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) undergraduate degree. One in six undergraduate students at the University major or minor in business, making it the most popular major on campus. The Mason School of Business is an AACSB-accredited school of business. Students are immersed in real business situations throughout the undergraduate and graduate business education programs. Each year, accounting masters take a 5-day field trip to meet with professionals in the field.

Graduate programs

Full-time MBA

The full-time MBA program, a 22-month program offering instruction in entrepreneurship, finance, general management, marketing, information technology and operations management. The program hosts a distinguished speaker series, organizes visits to various corporations, and facilitates internal and external case competitions, as well as cultural festivities, philanthropy and sustainability initiatives. Mason Lounge

The Raymond A. Mason School of Business ranked #57 in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News rankings. In the same year, Mason's MBA program was ranked #58 by Forbes, #55 by Poets & Quants, #54 by StartClass, and #34 nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek. Mason's part-time MBA program was also ranked #16 by U.S. News.

Online MBA

Flex MBA

For the working professional, the school's Executive and Professional Programs (EPP) provides graduate business and continuing business education (non-degree) in a variety of formats: The Flex MBA, established in 1985, is located at the Peninsula Center in the Oyster Point area of Newport News; the Executive MBA program, established in 1986, is a 20-month program for executives with classes on every two weeks on Friday and Saturday.

Masters in Accounting

The Master's in Accounting program (MAcc), is a one-year program that provides the necessary credit hours and curricular requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam. As of mid-2015, the program ranked #20 nationally according to LinkedIn. The site bases its rankings on recent graduate's success in landing desirable accounting jobs.

Master of Science in Business Analytics

The MS in Business Analytics is a new 1-year, accelerated program.

Undergraduate

The Bachelor's in Business Administration program (BBA) is a two-year program within William & Mary that provides undergraduate business education in five majors:

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "langu ...

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to empha ...

, and

Business Analytics Business analytics (BA) refers to the skills, technologies, and practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Business analytics focuses on developing n ...

. Students who major in Business are also eligible to concentrate (mini-major) in any of the major fields, plus

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

and

Consulting A consultant (from la, consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization. Consulting servi ...

. It additionally provides minors in the above-mentioned majors and Management. Mason Lobby

According to 2016 rankings, William & Mary's undergraduate program was ranked #12 by Bloomberg. Niche ranked the undergraduate program #26 nationally in 2017 while U.S. News ranked Mason #42. In 2019, Bloomberg Businessweek named the Mason School #34 in the nation for an overall score.

Campus

The business school is housed on the main campus of William and Mary in Williamsburg. The Mason School of Business moved into its new building, Alan B. Miller Hall, in fall 2009. Miller Hall was named for William & Mary alumnus, Alan B. Miller, whose accomplishments are described below. It is located at the Corner of Ukrop Way and Jamestown Road at the western edge of campus. The building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects in the Georgian style.

Executive Partner Program

The Executive Partner Program consists of active, semi-retired and retired business executives that will be students' career coaches and advisors, inside and outside classroom.

Notable alumni

References

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