The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is the business school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Named after Martin J. Whitman, an alumnus and benefactor of the school, the school was established in 1919. The Whitman School offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive degree programs.

History

The school was established at Syracuse University in 1919 as the College of Business Administration. By 1920, the school was the 16th school in the United States to receive accreditation from Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The first Supply Chain Management program in the United States began at Whitman in 1919. In 1948, the MBA program was established as the Army Comptrollership Program; the Army Comptrollership Program was established in 1952; and the doctoral program was created in 1965. The Whitman school has been a leader in education innovation and began offering a distance MBA in 1977. After a major donation from 1949 graduate Martin J. Whitman, founder of Third Avenue Management, and Lois Whitman in June 2003, a new 160,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building was constructed and the university renamed the School of Management after him.

Student Profile

40% of the students in Whitman's full-time MBA program for the Class of 2022 are women. 18% of the Class of 2022 consists of minorities. 31% of the Class of 2022 consists of international students. The Class of 2021 achieved an average GMAT score of 667.

Degree programs

Undergraduate programs

The Whitman School has several areas of academic study for leading business training and career development. Students can major in one of eight four-year programs, with the option to double-major within the Whitman School or fulfill a dual-major program with another school or college at Syracuse University.

Majors

Whitman students can choose their field of study from eight different four-year programs. They can also double-major within the Whitman School. The multiple majors program allows students to complete two Whitman majors during the same four-year program. Whitman students have the opportunity to pursue a dual-major program with another school or college at Syracuse University. There are three four-year dual major programs and one six-year business and law joint degree program. The Whitman School offers several minor programs to students at Syracuse University, including accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management studies, marketing, real estate and retail management.

Masters programs

The Whitman School offers several business master's degree programs for college graduates. These programs range from 9 months to 21 months depending on the track taken. Areas of study include professional accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship & emerging enterprises, finance, marketing, and supply chain management.

Online Masters

The online master's program, Business@Syracuse, offers three specialized degrees in accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, and supply chain management. Participants can complete these programs at a range of acceleration. The online master's degrees are offered through s partnership with 2U Inc.

MBA programs

Full-time MBA

The Whitman full-time MBA program may be completed two ways: Traditional 2-year program - The full-time MBA program comprises a curriculum of 54 credits. During the summer between the first and second academic years, students complete a four-month internship or participate in special international internships co-sponsored by Syracuse University Abroad. Accelerated MBA - Seasoned business professionals with four or more years of full-time work experience who have an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB International-accredited institution may take advantage of this streamlined 36-credit alternative to the traditional full-time Syracuse MBA program. The accelerated program is available only on a full-time basis. Full-time MBA students at the Whitman School specialize in one of seven offered concentrations, including accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing management, real estate and supply chain management.

Online MBA

MBA@Syracuse is Syracuse University's AACSB-accredited online MBA Program. It features the same faculty and curriculum as the full-time MBA program at Syracuse University and is a global program with students interacting on message boards, videoconferencing and participating in virtual classes. 8 different countries and 48 US states were represented in the 2018 student population. In 2018, Financial Times ranked MBA@Syracuse as the #11 online MBA program in the country. Online MBA offerings include accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing management and supply chain management.

Defense Comptrollership Program (MBA/EMPA)

The Defense Comptrollership Program is a collaborative effort between Syracuse University and the Department of Defense. The 14-month long program offers courses through both the Whitman School and Maxwell School at SU. Students who complete the program receive both a Master of Business Administration and Executive Master of Public Administration degree.

MD/MBA with Norton College of Medicine

In April 20, 2022, SU and State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University started a joint M.D./MBA program that allows students the opportunity to earn two degrees within a five-year program. Students apply through the American Medical Common Application Service (AMCAS) portal to initially be accepted into SUNY Upstate’s Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine. Tuition during the MBA portion of the program is determined by Syracuse University. Tuition for the remaining four years is at the SUNY rate for medical (MD) education.

PhD programs

The Whitman School offers 4-year PhD programs. Participants specialize in one of six offered concentrations, including accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, management, marketing and supply chain management. PhD program students also have teaching and research opportunities. Areas of study offered for PhD degrees include accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, management, marketing, and supply chain management.

Centers, programs and institutes

The Whitman School is home to various centers and institutes specially dedicated to a range of professional areas.

Reputations & rankings

Notable alumni