HAAS School of Business
(University of California Berkeley)
QUICK FACTS
- Location: Berkeley, CA, USA
- Program Length: 2 years
- Program Cost: $164,118
- Average GMAT score: 729
- Acceptance Rate: 13.2%
- Average Work Experience: 5.6 years
Employment Reports (2022)
- Received an Offer: 93.8%
- Accepted an Offer: 92.8%
- Median Salary: $152,831
- Median Signing Bonus: $33,418
- % receiving Signing Bonus: 73.4%
RANKINGS
- #7 Financial Times 2023 MBA Ranking
- #9 USNews - Executive MBA
- #1 USNews - Part-time MBA
- #11 QS Global MBA Rankings 2023
- #7 Financial Times 2023 MBA Ranking
CLASS OF 2024
- Total Enrollment: 247
- Women: 46%
- Average GPA: 3.64
ABOUT
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Round 1: September 14th, 2023
- Round 2: January 4th, 2024
- Round 3: March 28th, 2024
APPLICATION PROCESS
Transcripts
Applicants must submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts from institutions they attended. The admissions committee looks for a GPA of around 3.0, although there are no minimum requirements for the application. Most important for the applications is their quantitative proficiency, as Haas faculty assume that students have a mastery of basic quantitative material. Applicants whose transcripts are in a language other than english, must submit a translated version of their transcripts. Admitted applicants must submit official transcripts.
GMAT or GRE
The GMAT or the GRE must be taken by all applicants. There is no required minimum score. The Admissions Committee at Haas focuses on the quantitative score when making an admissions decision.
Foreign Language Requirement
Applicants must submit a TOEFL or IELTS test score i they received a degree from an institution whose primary language of instruction is not English. However, applicants with degrees from the following countries (regardless of instruction language) must submit an English language test score:
Bangladesh
Burma
Europe (non-U.K.)
India
Japan
Latin America
Middle East
Nepal
North Africa
Pakistan
People’s Republic of China
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
2 Recommendations
Two letters of recommendation, at least one from the applicants’ direct supervisor or current supervisor are required and the other from an individual who can speak directly to the applicants’ professional experiences (ie major client or further supervisor). It is vital that applicants DO NOT submit applications from co-workers, someone who had been supervised by them, relatives or person/family relations. No more than two letters may be submitted.
Essay Description
Resume
Successful applicants have real-world business experience. At least 2 years of professional experience is expected for those who apply. Resumes showcase an applicant’s professional experience and interests. Applicants should provide a rich overview of their experiences.
Interview
Interviews are conducted by invite only. Interviews take place through prerecorded videos or online with current students or alumni.
Application Fee
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Innovative Leadership Development
Haas emphasises their ability develop innovative leaders. Graduates of Haas have learned to engage with bold ideas while talking intelligent risks. Students learn to be decision makers who take into account evidence and analysis when developing solutions to global challenges. In order to develop these skills, students take classes in general management fundamentals, effective teamwork, and by working with teams and leading teams.
Experiential Learning
Berkeley Haas allows hands-on experience for their students. 25 years ago, Haas has shifted their MBA experience into hands-on learning. Students have access to strong networks with leading firms and organizations in and around Berkeley. Students take at least 1 applied innovation course, where they can work on team projects in the area of corporate innovation to global consulting work. There are 20 applied innovation courses including; International Business Development, Social Sector Solutions, People Development, and Hedge Fund Strategies.
Program Brief Overview
Combining analytic rigor and human understanding is at the core of Haas’ Full-Time MBA program. Full-Time MBA students at Haas develop as leaders in order to have innovative impacts. The curriculum at Haas is interdisciplinary and offers students the chance to learn about business from multiple perspectives. Leaders at Haas are grown by focusing on teamwork and general management fundamentals. Students graduate as leaders who can focus not only on innovative avenues and development, but also have the ability to lead ethically, responsibly, and selflesssly. There are 12 required courses for Full-Time MBA students, and the rest of the curriculum allows students the freedom to focus their academics on their goals and interests.
Fall Semester Mandatory Classes
- Data and Decisions
- Leading People, Leadership
- Communication
- Economics for Business
- Decision Making
Spring Semester Mandatory Classes
- Macroeconomics in the Global Economy
- Operations
- Applied Innovation
- Elective
Grading Scale
The Haas School of Business uses a standard grading scale with grade points ranging from 4.0 (A+) to 0.0 (F) for their courses. This grading scale is similar to the common system used in many educational institutions in the United States.
David A. Aaker
David A. Aaker is the “Father of Modern Branding”. He is marketing professor Emeritus at Berkeley Haas. His innovated work has defined fields of brand equity and the building and managing of brands and portfolios.
He is well published with over 100 articles and 18 books published on the theory and practice of marketing. At the moment, Aaker is the Vice Chair at ‘Prophet’ and in 2015 he was inducted into the American Marketing Association Hall of Fame.
Aaker’s research areas include Storytelling, Branding, Brand and Brand Building, Brand Portfolio Strategy, and Global Brand Management. He received his BA in Management, at MIT, his MA he earned at Stanford in Statistics, and he earned his PhD at Stanford University in Business Administration.