The Northwest MBA Review
was created to provide citizens and prospective students with a detailed
overview of MBA programs offered in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
The internet is saturated with websites offering information on the top
50 MBA programs in North America , but there is
substantially less information on other programs. The Northwest MBA Review covers the graduate
business programs of the region in a way that makes it easy for the reader to
focus on their personal education goals and how those goals can be met here in
this beautiful part of the country without costly relocation to other parts of
the United States Pacific Northwest are presented here, from colleges both
private and public, in a multitude of formats (part-time, full-time, executive,
etc). Our program summary tables allow
the reader to sort and filter program information to easily focus on those
programs that meet their needs in terms of program options, tuition costs,
accreditation, and more.
MBA program descriptions are provided to give the reader a
brief, independent overview of the programs based on each college’s published
information, press articles, and testimonials from students and alumni. Links to each program’s official website are provided
for easy navigation.
Tuition
The tuition rates for each college are based on the most
recent tuition rates published by the colleges that offer the MBA
programs. In the few cases where the
college does not publish its tuition, the information is gathered from
secondary information sites such as U.S.
News & World Report and Business
Week. Tuition for the MBA matrix is
quoted for the entire cost of the program and is based on the main program
offering. For example, the University of Washington Willamette
University
GMAT & GPA
Average and minimum scores for the GMAT exam and
undergraduate GPA are provided based on information gathered in the following
priority: (1) The program’s own website,
(2) statements made by school officials as quoted in the media, (3) secondary
sources of information such as U.S. News
& World Report and Business Week. Reliance on secondary sources of information
is often necessary, because many schools do not readily publish this
information. College’s that wish to
correct any information provided on their program on this website are welcome
to contact Northwest MBA Review.
Region
Each MBA program is categorized as to the specific region of
the Northwest where the program is offered.
The regions are based primarily on geographic area and population
density as:
- Cascades East – Eastern Washington and
- Northwest Washington – Currently only WWU, but may expand to include
- Southern Oregon & Northern California – includes
- Northern-most