Owen Graduate School of Management
graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt Business School or Vanderbilt Business) is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1969, Owen offers eight degree programs: a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive MBA, Master of Science in Finance, Master of Accountancy (Assurance and Valuation tracks), Master of Marketing, Master of Management, Master of Management in Health Care, and Master of Science in Business and Technology, as well as a variety of joint and dual degree programs. Owen also offers non-degree programs for undergraduates and professionals.
The student to faculty ratio is about 7 to 1, with over 600 students and over 50 full-time faculty members.
The school is named for Ralph “Peck” Owen and his wife, Lulu Hampton Owen. Ralph Owen, a Vanderbilt alumnus (’28), was a founder of Equitable Securities Corporation in Nashville, and he became the chairman of the American Express Company.
History
In 1881, Vanderbilt's Board of Trust submitted its first proposal for a business education program, calling it the Commercial College Department. However, it wasn't until the mid-1950s that a business administration program was offered in the Department of Economics.
The Board of Trust passed the school's founding resolution on May 5, 1967, and operations as the Graduate School of Management began in September 1969 with twelve faculty members and six students. Classes met in a renovated funeral home, a gift from Mr.
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