Sector Portrait: Education/MBAs
The economic downturn has boosted the number of students in traditional MBA programs around Florida.
» University of Central Florida — College of Business Administration
Location: Orlando; Professional MBA offered on a rotating basis at UCF’s regional campuses in Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Volusia and Seminole counties.
Curriculum: One-Year MBA, Lockstep Evening, Professional, Executive MBA
Notable: Associate dean Jaishankar Ganesh notes that the Princeton Review named UCF’s MBA among the nation’s top 10 “best administered” programs, the only business school in Florida to receive this ranking.
?
» University of Florida — Hough Graduate School of Business
![]() UF offers nine MBA programs. |
Location: Gainesville
Curriculum: Nine MBA programs, including
Full-Time, Online, Professional and Executive
Notable: UF offers MBA programs to meet the needs of almost any student with any schedule requirements. The school’s programs have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report, the Financial Times and other publications.
?
» University of Miami — School of Business
Location: Coral Gables
Curriculum: Traditional, One-Year, Executive, MBA for Working Professionals, JD/MBA and MD/MBA; also a Spanish-language, dual-degree master’s of science in professional management/MBA designed for Latin American professionals and south Floridians who prefer learning in Spanish
Notable: The first year of UM’s Executive MBA is a lockstep program, but in the second year students can take electives that help them
with their specific career goals. This same formula is used for the MBA for Working Professionals.
Also on FloridaTrend.com
















