University of Montana School of Business Administration

University of Montana
College of Business
Type Public
Established 1918
Dean Christopher Shook
Location Missoula, Montana, USA
46°51′45″N 113°59′16″W / 46.86256°N 113.98766°W / 46.86256; -113.98766 (Gallagher Building)Coordinates: 46°51′45″N 113°59′16″W / 46.86256°N 113.98766°W / 46.86256; -113.98766 (Gallagher Building)
Campus University of Montana
Website http://www.business.umt.edu

Founded in 1918, the University of Montana College of Business is the oldest AACSB-accredited business school in Montana. The college tied for best business school in the Big Sky Conference in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 and 2017 rankings. This ranking made it the top-rated business school in Montana by more than 100 spots.

The College of Business focuses on applied, experiential education by having students participate in hands-on business projects. Specific attention is given to professional networking. Over one hundred business professionals come to the Gallagher Business Building each year to share their knowledge through formal lectures and to talk with and recruit students.

The college's Gianchetta Student Success Center offers an internship coordinator, adviser, and other support structures foster student success. Student organizations and study abroad opportunities in the college give students the chance to connect with peers and engage with the wider world in a variety of ways.

Majors, minors and certificates

The college offers six majors: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, and Marketing. Any UM student can earn a minor in Business Administration.

UM business students can earn certificates in Accounting Information Systems, Big Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, Entertainment Management, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainable Business Strategy.

The college offers three graduate degree programs: Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Business Analytics.[1]

The program ranked in the top 20 programs nationally when ranked by the 36th Annual Public Accounting Report Annual Professors Survey in 2017.[2]

Alumni

The college has 20,000 alumni. Notable alumni include:

  • Eric Sprunk, Nike chief operating officer
  • John Connors, former Microsoft chief financial officer
  • Mary Olson, IBM sales executive
  • Kyle Washington, Seaspan container ship company executive chair
  • Tim O'Leary, co-founder of advertising agency R2C and author
  • Bill VanSickle, entrepreneur

Partnerships

The College of Business maintains partnerships with the following affiliate centers located in the Gallagher Business Building.[3]

  • American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL)
  • Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER)
  • Montana World Trade Center

References

  1. ↑ "Explore". Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ "UM Accounting Master's Program Ranks in Top 20 Nationally". University of Montana.
  3. ↑ "Affiliate Centers".
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