Collat School of Business

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Collat School of Business
Type Public business school
Established1971
Parent institution
 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dean Erick P. Jack
Students3,075
Undergraduates 2,309 (Fall 2023)
Postgraduates 766 (Fall 2023)
Location
Birmingham, Alabama
,
U.S.
Website uab.edu/business

The Collat School of Business is the business school of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The school has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students including undergraduate, graduate and other professional programs as of Fall 2023. [6] It is the first named school of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in honor of Charles and Patsy Collat after donating $25 million in gifts and pledges. [7] [8] The school is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. [9]

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Programs

The Collat School of Business offered undergraduate BS programs with majors in Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Industrial Distribution, Information Systems, Management, Marketing and several minors in multiple business discipline. The school offered graduate programs including an MBA, Master of Accounting (MAcc), and a MS in Management Information Systems. In addition, Collat also offered certificates, professional education, and online programs in undergraduate and graduate. [10] [11] [12]

Rankings

The school was ranked 103th overall by the U.S. News & World Report, 2023 [13] in the undergraduate business programs. It was also "Unranked" overall in MBA programs and 98th on Part-Time MBA by the U.S. News & World Report, 2024. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Princeton Review (2015). The Best 295 Business Schools. Penguin Random House. p. 426.
  3. ↑ "NEW BUILDING FOR UAB'S COLLAT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS" . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "UAB Collat School of Business" . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "UAB Collat School of Business" . Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "2023 Fall Headcount Enrollment Report" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "UAB's Collat School of Business Holds Unveiling" . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "UAB renames business school for longtime supporters Charles and Patsy Collat". 13 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business" . Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "What students are saying about UAB's NEW Entrepreneurship Degree" . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "2 UAB online programs ranked in top 25 by U.S. News & World Report" . Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "UAB Business Degree and Certificate Programs" . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "UAB programs continue to rise, according to US News rankings" . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "U.S. News Best MBA Programs - University of Alabama at Birmingham (Collat)".

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