Warrington College of Business

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Warrington College of Business
TypePublic business school
Established1926
Parent institution
University of Florida
DeanSaby Mitra
Students6,832
Undergraduates4,999
Postgraduates1,833
Location,
U.S.
Websitewarrington.ufl.edu

The Warrington College of Business is the business school of the University of Florida. About 6,300 students are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates and graduate students, including Master of Business Administration and Ph.D.-seeking students. All programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Leadership[edit]

For over three decades, John Kraft served as the Dean of the Warrington College of Business. His tenure as Dean started in 1990, and ended in 2020.[1] In March 2020, Saby Mitra was named the new Dean of the Warrington College of Business. Mitra started on August 1, 2020.[2]

Academics[edit]

Undergraduate programs[edit]

Undergraduate programs are offered through the Heavener School of Business (Finance, General Studies, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing.[3]) and the Fisher School of Accounting (Accounting).

Graduate programs[edit]

The Hough Graduate School of Business offers ten options for its MBA degree program (three full-time, three professional, two online and one executive). One of UF MBA's three professional options is a satellite program in South Florida at the Miramar Tech Center in Miramar, Fla.

UF also offers business master's degrees in business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems and operations management, international business, management, marketing, and real estate.

International programs[edit]

International programs in more than 20 countries are offered to undergraduate and graduate students. The Master of International Business is the international graduate program offered. Students in this program may spend six weeks in a foreign country studying a specific industry, country, or global operation issue, but a study of at least one week abroad is required.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center[edit]

The college is home to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center. The center was founded in 2000 with the mission to introduce the concept of entrepreneurship to students and faculty, and offers one of the nation's only Master of Science degrees in Entrepreneurship.[4]

Ethics program[edit]

The ethics program at the Warrington College of Business is conducted by the Elizabeth B. & William F. Poe, Sr. Center for Business Ethics Education and Research.

Warrington College of Business Buildings[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Undergraduate rankings[edit]

Graduate rankings[edit]

Business Rankings

Full-time MBA[edit]

  • 40th overall by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[6]

Part-time MBA[edit]

  • 21st overall Part-Time MBA by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[6]

Online MBA[edit]

  • 6th Best Online MBA Program by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024[7]
  • 3rd Best Online MBA Program for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report, 2024[8]

Department, schools and programs[edit]

  • Heavener School of Business
  • Fisher School of Accounting
  • Hough Graduate School of Business
  • Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
  • Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Marketing
  • Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ University of Florida. "John Craft". Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ University of Florida. "Georgia Tech senior associate dean and IT management professor appointed dean of UF Warrington College of Business". Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Academics - Heavener School of Business - Warrington". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center - Warrington".
  5. ^ "University of Florida Rankings".
  6. ^ a b "University of Florida (Warrington) - U.S. News Best Business Schools".
  7. ^ "U.S. News Best Online MBA Programs - University of Florida (Hough)".
  8. ^ "Rankings". UF Warrington News. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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