University of Washington (Foster) Business School

University of Washington (Foster) Full-Time MBA Program

#27 in Best Business Schools (tie)

Graduate School (Business) • Seattle, WA • 

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University of Washington (Foster) Business School Overview

The Michael G. Foster School of Business at University of Washington (Foster) offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, business analytics, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, finance, general management, international business, leadership, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, project management, organizational behavior, portfolio management, real estate, supply chain management/logistics, and quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research. Its tuition is full-time: $38,889 per year (in-state); full-time: $56,727 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $28,944 per year (in-state); part-time: $28,944 per year (out-of-state); executive: $65,100 per year (in-state); and executive: $65,100 per year (out-of-state). At graduation, 84.40 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

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At-a-Glance

School Type

Public

Enrollment (ALL Programs)

581

Programs Offered:

Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA, Specialty Masters, Executive MBA, Online Programs

University of Washington (Foster) 2024 Rankings

University of Washington (Foster) is ranked No. 27 (tie) out of 124 in Best Business Schools and No. 10 (tie) out of 269 in Part-time MBA. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
How we rank schools

#27

Best Business Schools

Overall Score

74

Full-time graduates employed at graduation (2 year average)

84.4%

Full time graduates employed three months after graduation (2 year average)

93.6%

MBA Program Rankings

Business School Specialty Rankings

Admissions

Mar. 14

US Application Deadline

41.6%

Acceptance Rate

Application fee

$85

Test-optional admissions

Yes

University of Washington (Foster) Admissions

Application deadlines:
Program
U.S. Residents
International
Full-time MBA
03/14 u.s. residents, 01/04 international
03/14
01/04

Applicants:

Applicants

Accepted

(full-time)

Enrolled

(full-time)

Percent of new entrants providing GMAT scores

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Full-Time MBA Cost

$38,889

Annual Cost*

Tuition & Fees (In-State/Out-of-State)

$40,008 / $57,846

Room & Board, Books, and Misc

$36,220

Financial Aid Available?

Yes

University of Washington (Foster) Cost

Tuition:
Type
Cost
full-time
$38,889 per year (in-state) cost
$38,889 per year (in-state)
full-time
$56,727 per year (out-of-state) cost
$56,727 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time)
$1,119
Percentage with debt (full-time MBA program)
Average indebtedness (full-time MBA program)

Student Population

210

Graduate Enrollment

Graduate Enrollment

210

Total Enrollment

581

Full-Time Degree-Seeking Students

36%

University of Washington (Foster) Student Body

Gender distribution:

Female44.8%
Male55.2%
Other0%
Student diversity (Full-time):

23%

Minority Enrollment

23%

Minority Enrollment

49.5%

International

26.7%

White

11.9%

Asian

4.8%

Hispanic

3.3%

Black

2.4%

Two or more races

1%

Unknown

0.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

American Indian

Not Specified is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.

Academics

Department Concentrations

PROGRAM

  • accounting
    business analytics
  • consulting
    economics
  • entrepreneurship
    ethics
  • finance
    general management
  • international business
    leadership
  • manufacturing and technology management
    marketing
  • management information systems
    not-for-profit management
  • production/operations management
    project management
  • organizational behavior
    portfolio management
  • real estate
    supply chain management/logistics
  • quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research
    other

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University of Washington (Foster) Academics

Types of MBA programs offered
Full-time traditional two year, part-time evenings and weekends, part-time distance learning, part-time other, traditional executive MBA, other executive MBA
Departments with highest MBA demand
Full-time program academic coursework requires an international trip

Career & Salary

84.4%

Employed at Graduation

93.6%

Employed 3 Months After Graduation

$151,322

Average Base Salary

Base Salary By Occupation

OCCUPATION

# REPORTING JOBS

AVERAGE BASE SALARY

Number reporting operations/production jobs

10

$130,900

Number reporting general management jobs

8

$146,559

Number reporting finance/accounting jobs

18

$133,603

Number reporting management information systems (MIS) jobs

N/A

N/A

Number reporting consulting jobs

25

$169,442

Number reporting human resources jobs

N/A

N/A

Number reporting having jobs in other areas

3

$150,700

Number reporting operations/production jobs
10 REPORTING JOBS
$130,900 AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting general management jobs
8 REPORTING JOBS
$146,559 AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting finance/accounting jobs
18 REPORTING JOBS
$133,603 AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting management information systems (MIS) jobs
N/A REPORTING JOBS
N/A AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting consulting jobs
25 REPORTING JOBS
$169,442 AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting human resources jobs
N/A REPORTING JOBS
N/A AVERAGE BASE SALARY
Number reporting having jobs in other areas
3 REPORTING JOBS
$150,700 AVERAGE BASE SALARY

University of Washington (Foster) Career and Salary

Specialty Master's Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

41.6%

Acceptance Rate

Application fee

$85

Test-optional admissions (Specialty)

Yes

Specialty Master's Students

N/A

Specialty Master's Enrollment

Minority Students

N/A

International Students

N/A

University of Washington (Foster) Student

Gender distribution (Specialty)
N/A
Student diversity (Specialty)
N/A

Business School details based on 2023 data.

The MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance's Standards for Reporting Full-time MBA Employment Statistics are the globally accepted platform by which business schools capture, analyze and distribute employment data in order to ensure accurate and comparable information is provided to internal and external stakeholders. The Standards Compliance Review Program is an optional opportunity for schools to have their employment data reviewed by an external firm to ensure it complies with the Standards. Schools that make their employment data eligible for a review are providing an external acknowledgement that their data is collected using the Standards, and is accurate and comparable with other schools.

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