We offer four distinctive graduate business programs to help you grow professionally and achieve your goals. Massey alumni, faculty, staff and numerous business partners help connect students to a thriving business community in Nashville and beyond. Our small class sizes and outstanding student-faculty ratio allow us to help each student develop his or her unique strengths. Massey programs are academically challenging and taught by exceptional faculty, selected for both academic and industry accomplishments. In addition, our innovative international business program helps every student graduate with an expanded view of the world.
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Campus and Location
The campus sits on 84 picturesque acres that are located just two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, a dynamic and vibrant hub for government, healthcare, music, tourism and more.
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Tonya Hollin
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Address
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
United States
Nashville, TN 37212
United States
Phone
615-460-6480
Fax
615-460-6353
Email
masseyadmissions@belmont.edu
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Admissions
Overview
Applicants: 51
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average Undergrad GPA 3.45
Years Work Experience: 0
Average Age: 24
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
470 - 670
GPA
3.20 - 3.74
Deadlines
Rolling Admission Deadline
May 1
Other Admission Factors
Academic
GMAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Letters of Recommendation
Essay / Personal Statement
Non-Academic
Interviews
Work Experience
Other Factors
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Private
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Academics
Academics
Overall
From the School
Degrees Offered
Master of Business Administration
Master of Accountancy
Academic Programs
Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA)
The Professional Masters of Business Administration (PMBA) program is designed for working professionals with a minimum of two years of significant work experience. The key to PMBA is flexibility, enabling students to successfully balance work, graduate school and personal life. Students generally complete the PMBA program in two years, but they can complete the program in as few as 15 months or as many as four years. Classes meet on weekday evenings from 6:15 PM to 9:00 PM, generally two nights per week. A one-week international residency is also required.
Accelerated Master of Business Administration (AMBA)
The Accelerated Masters of Business Administration (AMBA) program is designed for new and recent college graduates with little to no professional experience. The program is competitive, stimulating and puts emerging professionals on the fast track to success. AMBA students typically enter the program immediately after completing an undergraduate degree. The Accelerated MBA program begins in the fall semester with a cohort group of students who complete the program the following summer, for 12 months total. Students attend classes four nights per week from 6:15 PM to 9:00 PM and complete a professional internship during the spring semester. A two-week international residency is also required.
Healthcare Master of Business Administration (HCMBA)
The Healthcare MBA was created "by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals." The part-time, evening format allows students to be admitted year-round and begin studies in the fall semester. The 34 credit-hour HCMBA offers classes that average two evenings per week, for 40 weeks out of the year, over the course of two years. Massey's HCMBA also includes an 8 to 10 day international residency.
Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
The Master of Accountancy program prepares students to sit for the CPA exam and pursue careers in public or private accounting. The majority of MAcc courses are taken in the accounting department and elective classes are selected from the Massey School's MBA course offerings. Classes are held on weeknights and the program can be completed on a full or part-time basis, in as little as one or as long as three years. We offer flexible schedules to accommodate students' professional and personal commitments, with most accounting courses offered every year and some offered each semester. In addition, all MAcc students complete an international residency that focuses on international accounting and business practices.
Special Academic Programs
Summer Business Institute (SBI)
Designed and taught by Massey faculty members, the Summer Business Institute completes all prerequisite course work for Massey's MBA programs. Massey MBA prerequisite courses include:
Accounting I
Accounting II
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Statistics
Calculus, or other math class higher than college Algebra
Summer Accounting Institute (SAI)
The Summer Accounting Institute is designed and taught by Massey faculty members and completes all prerequisite course work required for Massey's Master of Accountancy program. Massey MAcc prerequisites include an undergraduate degree in business and a minimum of 12 hours of undergraduate accounting course work.
SAI courses include the following subjects:
Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Tax Accounting
Audit Accounting
Faculty
The Massey School is unique because we consider both faculty members' academic pedigree and professional experience. Because the majority of our students are working professionals, it is vital that our faculty members have extensive industry experience to share with students. Our faculty have prepared academically at top Ph.D. programs, in addition to the professional backgrounds they bring to their classrooms.
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
Yes
Evening
Yes
Executive
No
Online
No
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
6:1
Total Faculty
52
81
Full-time
32
Female
19
Part-time
13
Underrepresented Minorities
Students Say
For Nashville-area professionals looking to jump-start their career, Belmont University’s graduate business programs offer a “great value.” The professional MBA for working adults—Belmont’s flagship program—offers a “great classroom-based education that is flexible enough for a working student.” With all classes held at night, most Belmont students are juggling career and studies; fortunately, “educators understand [students’] work/life demands” and “are consistently flexible when [students need] to balance work and life with academics.” Belmont’s core curriculum covers a wide breadth of business areas, including basics like finance, business law, and technology, as well as more innovative topics in entrepreneurship and leadership. Neither highly qualitative nor quantitative, “the program is balanced between verbal, interpersonal, and mathematical reasoning abilities.” Overall, the program is challenging, but “the pace is so fast that sometimes we are not able to cover some subjects in enough detail.” If you do want to delve into details, the MBA offers the “flexibility to customize [your] degree” through areas of concentration in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, business intelligence, healthcare, marketing, or music business. Of particular note, every Belmont student must also participate in an international trip as a requirement of graduation; destinations range from Amsterdam to Beijing to Cape Town.
Working professionals want to learn skills they can apply in the workplace, and Belmont caters to that goal. Here, “the classes are focused on real world topics” and “the learning style is hands-on.” In the classroom, “the program is largely case-based, encouraging students to use critical thinking skills and sharpen interpersonal skills,” and across disciplines, “the professors encourage classroom discussion.” The faculty further promotes Belmont’s practical perspective by bringing their extensive business experience to the classroom. Like the students, most Belmont professors were “working professionals and therefore experts in the field they are teaching.” At this friendly school, faculty members “give great practical advice” and are “truly interested in helping students learn and grow.”
At Belmont, classes are uniformly small, with about twenty students in the average classroom. Students love the mix of big-name resources and intimate atmosphere, saying “Belmont has the feel of a small school with the professors and reputation of a top university.” A student adds, “It is big enough to offer amenities and benefits of a large school, but small enough to still be a tight-knit group.” On this community-oriented campus, “fellow students, the professors, and the school staff seem to sincerely care about me and each other.”
Concentrations
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Specialized Masters
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Administration
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Music Business
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
No
Sustainability course is
Description
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
No
Description
Careers
Career Overview
Average Starting Salary
$49,300
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
79%
Graduates Employed by Region
58%
South
4%
International
4%
Mid-Atlantic
4%
Midwest
4%
Southwest
4%
West
Students Say
The Massey College of Business Career Development Center serves undergraduate and graduate business students through individualized career coaching, interview training, resume preparation, and job and internship listings. After graduation, the vast majority of Massey graduates (about 85 percent) stay in the Middle Tennessee area, contributing to the school’s strong alumni network in greater Nashville. While praising their school’s deep ties in the region, students feel that “Belmont could improve more in getting more companies to recruit their students” and by drawing new employers from some of Nashville’s largest industries, such as healthcare. In recent years, companies that have hired graduates of the Massey College of Business Administration, include AT&T, Dell, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, HCA, Pfizer, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Marriott, Sony/ATV, and WebMD.
Belmont MBA candidates are predominantly working professionals, and many aren’t looking for a new position after graduation (rather, they are hoping to assume new responsibilities at their existing organization with the help of an MBA). However, should they someday be looking to make a change, Massey graduates can count on lifelong loyalty: All alumni have access to services offered through the Center for Career Development including a job posting site, career counseling, and various online tools.
Prominent Alumni
Damon Hininger
President/CEO, CoreCivic
Harry Allen
Co-Founder, Studio Bank
Charles Hagood
Partner/EVP; Performance Improvement Consulting
Anne Hatcher
VP Human Resources, HCA IT&S
Helen Lane
Partner, C3 Consulting
Tuition & Aid
Tuition & Aid
Overview
From The School
University tuition rates are set for each fiscal year (June 1-May 31) and typically increase annually by normal inflation. Tuition rates therefore increase for credits taken after the spring semester.
2018-2019 Graduate Tuition
MBA Core and Elective Courses
(16 courses plus International Residency)
3,430 per course
International Residency-All Massey Graduate Students
$4,000
Graduate Student Fee MBA and MAcc (0-3 hours) and Summer Term
$215 per semester
Graduate Student Fee MBA and MAcc (4-11 hours)
$400 per semester
Graduate Student Fee MBA and MAcc (12 + hours)
$520 per semester
Graduation Fee – Masters
$250 non-refundable fee applied to student account the first Friday of the term of intended graduation
Financial Aid:
Financial Aid and Payment Options
Massey Graduate School of Business students have several payment options including: scholarships, graduate assistantships, employer tuition assistance, Corporate Partners Program, Yellow Ribbon program, installment payment plan programs and student loans.
Dates
Application Deadlines
Mar 1
Financial Aid Statistics
New Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
86%
New Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
68%
New Students Receiving Loans
50%
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$58,880
Tuition (Out-State)
$58,880
Fees (In-State)
$1,200
Fees (Out-State)
$1,200
Tuition Part-Time (per credit hour)
Tuition (In-State)
$1,715
Tuition (Out-State)
$1,715
Fees (In-State)
$70
Fees (Out-State)
$70
Student Body
Student Body
Student Body Profile
Total Full-Time Enrollment
31
Part Time
0%
In State
58.0%
Out of State
42.0%
Foreign Countries Represented
3
Demographics
19.00%
Underrepresented Minorities
1.00%
International
48% female
52% male
Campus Life
Students Say
With its evening course schedule, accommodating staff, and practical approach to busi- ness, Belmont attracts many “young professionals up on current events and looking to advance their careers.” At this school, “people are smart and hard workers, and have big, diverse goals [in] life,” offering great opportunities to network in different industries. Between students, “the culture is professional but fun without being too rigid,” and, though there is a mix of cultures and viewpoints, “everyone feels comfortable and gets to express their personal views.” “There are numerous activities and clubs to take part in” through the business school, including honor societies and volunteer work. Even if they don’t participate in campus activities, “everyone is still very social and friendly,” and networking opportunities abound. A student explains, “Courses are structured with many group work requirements, which somewhat supercedes the need for student activ- ity groups, as we are all meeting together regularly.”
Located on seventy-five acres in southeast Nashville, Belmont University has a “great urban location” and a comfortable campus environment, boasting modern classrooms and “beautiful flower gardens.” Although most Belmont MBA students don’t have extra time to take advantage of the resources on campus, they do appreciate the school’s “convenient location.” At the same time, Belmont has a growing reputation, and students say it’s time to “significantly update some of [its] facilities and technologies to keep up with the expan- sion.” Based on feedback, the Massey Business Center is currently in the midst of a $12 million complete renovation to improve the quality and delivery of educational services.
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
