Hartford Business Journal

10 Hartford Business Journal • January 27, 2020 • www.HartfordBusiness.com THE LIST Largest MBA programs in Connecticut Ranked by 2018-2019 enrollment Source: Each institution via survey. Notes: Rensselaer Hartford University has phased out its MBA program. NA = Not available. (a) MBA programs are offered in Hartford (full time/part time/execu- tive MBA), Stamford (part time only) and Waterbury (part time only). Executive MBA program requires only 48 credits. (b) Fall 2019 enrollment. (c) Data from 2018 survey. (d) MBA offered at Orange location. —Compiled by Stephanie Meagher and Heide Martin. FOCUS: EDUCATION Largest MBA programs in Connecticut (Ranked by 2018-2019 enrollment) Rank School 2018 - 2019 enrollment/ 2017 - 2018 enrollment MBAs conferred in 2019/ Executive MBA program? Avg. age of students/ % full time/ % part time Tuition per credit hour/ Books and fees per semester/ Credit hours required to graduate Program specialities 1 UConn School of Business (a) 100 Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-728-2400; mba.uconn.edu 1,009 987 286 Y 32 9% 91% $975 NA 57 Business analytics, business ethics and compliance, digital marketing strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance, health care, international business, management, real estate 2 Yale School of Management 165 Whitney Ave. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-5635; som.yale.edu 723 716 343 Y 28 100% 0% NA NA NA Marketing, finance, consulting, entrepreneurship, sustainability, healthcare, global business 3 University of Hartford Barney School of Business 200 Bloomfield Ave. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-768-4444; www.hartford.edu/barney 646 (b) 378 204 N 30 10% 90% $794 $126 36 Business analystics, project management, supply chain management 4 Quinnipiac University 275 Mt. Carmel Ave. Hamden, CT 06518 203-582-8200; quinnipiac.edu 336 222 262 N NA 51% 49% $1,055 $1,660 46 Healthcare management, supply chain management, finance, JD-MBA 5 Post University 800 Country Club Road, P.O. Box 2540 Waterbury, CT 06723 800-345-2562; www.post.edu 329 428 128 N 35 69% 31% 730 $90 36 Project management, corporate innovation, finance, entrepreneaurship, healthcare system leadership, leadership, marketing, multidisciplinary 6 University of Bridgeport (c) 126 Park Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-576-4000; www.bridgeport.edu 260 260 NA N 29 71% 29% $815 $1,895 30 Accounting, analytics and systems, analytics intelligence, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, international business, management, marketing 7 Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley St. New Britain, CT 06050 860-832-2278; www.ccsu.edu 225 199 38 N 30 0% 100% $654 $65 30 to 54 Accounting, finance, business analytics, supply chain analytics 8 University of New Haven (d) 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, CT 06516 203-932-7440; www.newhaven.edu 224 212 81 Y 30 65% 35% $940 $115 34 to 40 Business analytics, data analytics (STEM), financial analysis (STEM), global marketing, global supply chain management, human resource management, management finance, strategic leadership 9 Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Ave. Fairfield, CT 06825 203-371-7999; www.sacredheart.edu 138 145 96 N 31 29% 71% $935 $930 45 Accounting, business analytics, marketing, finance, human resources 10 Albertus Magnus College (e) 700 Prospect St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-773-8505; www.albertus.edu 129 149 55 N 34 58% 42% $838 $592 48 Accounting, general management, healthcare management, human resource, leadership, project management 11 Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent St. New Haven, CT 06515 203-392-SCSU; www.southernct.edu 122 145 11 N NA 56% 44% $906 (f) NA 51 Accounting, finance, economics, management, marketing, information systems 12 Fairfield University, Charles F. Dolan School of Business 1073 N. Benson Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254-4000; www.fairfield.edu 78 62 52 N 27 NA NA $1,010 $95 36 to 54 Accounting, finance, information systems & business analytics, management, strategic human resources, global strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, marketing, marketing analytics 13 Western Connecticut State University 181 White St. Danbury, CT 06810 203-837-8243; www.wcsu.edu 47 44 11 N 30 15% 85% $616 NA 37 NA Source: Each institution via survey. Notes: Rensselaer Hartford University has phased out its MBA program. NA = Not available. (a) MBA programs are offered in Hartford (full time/part time/executive MBA), Stamford (part time only) and Waterbury (part time only). Executive MBA program requires only 48 credits. (b) Fall 2019 enrollment. (c) Data from 2018 survey. (d) MBA offered at Orange location. (e) Additional campus in East Hartford was relocated to 225 Pitkin St. in September 2019. (f) Includes in-state tuition and fees; $856 for 2018-2019 academic year. —Compiled by Stephanie Meagher and Heide Martin. ternships, are among the most driven people you will find in the business world. They come ready to perform and they want badly to deliver. Why? Because this is their opportu- nity to show you what they can do, to develop new business skills, to build their individual professional toolkit, to create some great contacts moving forward and, in many cases, to set themselves up for future employment. That's what's in it for them. What's in it for you, the business owner? For starters, many of the same things: A highly motivated extra set of hands to help out in any number of capacities; a mind eager to learn and a person eager to impress; and someone who can do additional tasks at a lower cost. Even more than that, business owners and managers get a sneak peek at possible new employees, a trial run, if you will. Having someone serve as an intern provides a great opportunity to audition for possible employment down the road. It gives you a chance to see how they work with others, perform un- der pressure and adapt to an often- changing business environment. Internships become great recruit- ing tools, and it means both parties, the intern and the business owner/ manager, become known commodi- ties to each other before hiring. Who, after all, is likely to be a bet- ter hire: A known commodity or a stranger? Truthfully, right now there are not enough internships available in the business world; there are simply more college students looking for internships than there are intern- ships available. Business owners who don't use interns now can certainly help them- selves by offering two or three per semester. You will indeed find the right people to fill them, and more than likely you will have plenty of work for them. Colleges and universities can help, too, by having more accessible in- ternship posting boards available on campus, both physical and virtual. Students could use more help from college leaders finding avail- able internships. That's the only support they need, once they find the internship for which they want to apply, the rest is up to them. It's time for everyone involved, the business world, institutions of higher education and students to embrace the true value an intern- ship can bring and view them as an opportunity for growth and success. Interns are driven, young, smart and available. Let's give them a chance. Joel Johnson is the managing partner at Wethersfield retirement- planning firm Johnson Brunetti. >> Experts Corner continued

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