At Vanderbilt Business, we are building the next generation of leaders through collaboration and a portfolio of programs that focus on helping people discover, grow, and thrive in business and beyond. No matter your background, we can help you achieve your career goals.
Powerful speeches by Dean Thomas Steenburgh and Maria Renz (MBA'96) encapsulate the essence of achievement, resilience, and the pursuit of growth as witnessed in the graduating Class of 2024.
Powerful speeches by Dean Thomas Steenburgh and Maria Renz (MBA'96) encapsulate the essence of achievement, resilience, and the pursuit of growth as witnessed in the graduating Class of 2024.
Vanderbilt offers 2 highly-ranked MBA programs. The full-time MBA is designed for early career professionals seeking to alter their career trajectory, while the Executive MBA is built for working professionals currently in or aspiring to executive leadership roles.
Vanderbilt MS Finance is a 10-month on-campus degree with a flexible MBA-level curriculum. Vanderbilt MAcc offers 2 distinct 12-month programs – Assurance and Valuation – that prepare students for successful careers at global accounting firms. Each program is designed for recent college graduates.
Designed for recent college graduates, the 10-month Vanderbilt Master of Marketing degree equips students with well-rounded knowledge and real-world marketing experience.
The 1-year Vanderbilt Master of Management Health Care degree is designed for physicians, nurses, and administrators seeking to advance their careers in healthcare management.
Through Executive Education and Accelerator Summer Business Immersion (undergraduates and recent graduates), Vanderbilt offers transformative programs that help professionals with any level of experience build valuable skills and elevate their careers.
Each Vanderbilt alum has a unique story–just like you. Meet some of our alumni and hear about what brought them to Vanderbilt and what they're doing now.
Professor Goldsmith is a behavioral scientist whose research examines consumers’ psychological and behavioral responses to goals and threats. Her research is highly interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon theories and methods from a variety of areas, including anthropology, cognitive and social psychology, economics, evolutionary biology, and marketing. Because her research bridges theory and practice, it contributes not only to theories of consumer decision making, but also to new techniques for marketers, firms, and policy makers. Professor Goldsmith’s work has appeared in several top marketing and psychology journals and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including the BBC, Time Magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many more. Throughout her career, Goldsmith has been an award-winning teacher and researcher, first at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and now at Vanderbilt. In addition, she serves as the Faculty Director of the Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program and the Ingram Scholars Program.
Professor Alan’s research focuses on understanding the impact of firms’ operational decisions on their external stakeholders, including customers, investors, suppliers, competitors, and regulators. For example, some of his studies in the retail operations domain examine the role of retailers’ category management practices in their strategic interactions with manufacturers and consumers. Additionally, his airline industry studies analyze the interplay between airlines, investors, passengers, and regulators. Professor Alan has an interdisciplinary research agenda, bringing theories and methods from several fields, including operations management, economics, engineering, quantitative marketing, and finance. His work has been published in top operations and marketing journals. Professor Alan teaches the managerial statistics core course and a supply chain management elective in the MBA program. He received numerous research, teaching, and service awards, including the Dean’s Teaching and Research Productivity awards at the Owen School.
Vanderbilt MBA Class of 2024: 91% employed within 3 months, $150K average starting salary, thriving across multiple industries
Gain the skills and network you need to catapult your career or switch careers entirely. The Vanderbilt MBA allows you to customize your curriculum with specializations and concentrations, as well as hands-on learning experiences, to suit your professional needs and help you land the job you want.
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What will you love about Nashville, Tennessee? Just about everything. But don’t take our word for it. Come for a visit and see for yourself.
The current number of Vanderbilt Business alumni. It's a small-but-mighty network of individuals who are always eager to help those who are following in their footsteps.
The world needs universities with courage. Universities that dare to innovate, question conventional wisdom, embrace divergent viewpoints, and tackle the most complex issues of our time. At Vanderbilt University, this kind of courage is embraced in our culture and in our 150-year history. Our talented and courageous alumni, students, family, faculty, staff, and friends are part of this ambitious journey to be an exceptional university for the next 150 years through giving and engagement.
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