{"id":510,"date":"2018-11-30T12:59:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/?p=510"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:29:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:29:11","slug":"is-grad-school-in-your-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/2018\/11\/30\/is-grad-school-in-your-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Is grad school in your future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-512 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019-300x300.jpg\" alt=\" Sabelo Mthembu \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/1080x1080-meena-sab-2019.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The holiday season is in full swing, and 2019 is on the horizon. Have you thought about your New Year\u2019s resolution?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are like many professionals you are looking to get ahead in your company, or move on to a bigger or better position elsewhere. Perhaps, as you finalize\u00a0your 2019 New year resolutions, you should be thinking, &#8220;what would a graduate business degree do for my career trajectory?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Graduate Management Admission Council&#8217;s worldwide <em>2018 Corporate Recruiters Survey*<\/em>, 81 percent of those surveyed said their companies were planning to hire MBA graduates in the coming year. In addition, that same survey said\u00a0placements of business school graduates into specific job functions like business development, data analytics, marketing, finance, accounting, and general management are seen to be top areas in which they will be hiring. The good news is, these job functions align well with UB\u00a0 graduate business programs. So your resolution can become your reality!<\/p>\n<p>If you are ready to make 2019 the year that you move the needle on your career, come to one of our upcoming information sessions to learn more about our graduate business programs and certificates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Information Session<\/strong> | Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018\u00a0 | <a href=\"https:\/\/ubalt.secure.force.com\/events\/targetX_eventsb__events#\/esr?eid=a0O4A00001HBX1AUAX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R.S.V.P.<\/a> for the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Information Session for Grad Business Programs<\/strong> | Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ubalt.secure.force.com\/events\/targetX_eventsb__events#\/esr?eid=a0O4A00001HBqIOUA1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R.S.V.P.<\/a>\u00a0for the event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_514\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/baltimore\/news\/2018\/11\/21\/largest-mba-programs-maryland-colleges.html noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-image-514 size-medium\" title=\"bizjournals.com\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1-188x300.png\" alt=\"UB third-largest MBA program\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1-768x1225.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1-642x1024.png 642w, https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/merricktoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/UB-ribbon-mba-affordability-1.png 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Baltimore Business Journal, &#8220;These are the largest MBA programs in Maryland,&#8221; accessed: 11\/26\/18<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Our graduate program offerings include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/mba\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MBA with 11 specializations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/online-mba\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fully-Online MBA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/master-of-science\/accounting-and-business-advisory-services-ms\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/master-of-science\/online-accounting\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fully-Online, M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/master-of-science\/business-finance-ms\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M.S. in Business-Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>M<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/master-of-science\/taxation\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.S. in Taxation (a collaborative program with the UB School of Law)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our graduate certificate include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id=\"body-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"page\">\n<p>Learn about our graduate certificates focused on areas of accounting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/accounting-fundamentals.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accounting Fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/business-valuation.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Valuation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/government-financial-management.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government Financial Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/internal-audit-services.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internal Audit Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn about our certificates that align well with the University of Baltimore MBA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/business-fundamentals.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubalt.edu\/merrick\/graduate-programs\/graduate-certificate-programs\/leadershipcert.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organizational Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Graduate Management Admission Council Corporate Recruiters Survey:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmac.com\/market-intelligence-and-research\/research-library\/employment-outlook\/2018-corporate-recruiters-survey-report?fromsearch=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMAC\u00a0 2018\u00a0Corporate\u00a0Recruiter\u00a0Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMAC Advisor Blog &#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gmac.com\/gmac-advisor\/top-10-job-functions-employers-will-fill-with-b-school-grads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Job Functions Employers Will Fill With B-School Grads This Year<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is in full swing, and 2019 is on the horizon. Have you thought about your New Year\u2019s resolution? If you are like many professionals you are looking to get ahead in your company, or move on to a bigger or better position elsewhere. 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