Health Care UST MBA
Alumni Survey Results
The first cohort of the Health Care UST MBA program (formerly known as the MBA in Medical Group Management) graduated in 1995. This survey reflects the responses of alumni spanning 12 years of program experience.
Almost one-third of the alumni of the Health Care UST MBA program responded to this 2007/08 alumni survey. This high level of participation illustrates the strong connection our graduates continue to have to the program and fellow alumni long after graduation.
Alumni Recommendation: YES!
When asked if they would recommend the Health Care UST MBA to a colleague who had decided to pursue a graduate degree, the average score was 4.5 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "definitely no" and 5 being "definitely yes."
Importance to our Alumni
Alumni were asked to think back to when they were choosing a graduate program and to indicate the importance to their decision making of each of the following program features.
Top 10: Ranked by Importance in Choosing a Program:
- Health Care Focus
- Curriculum Content
- Reputation of Institution
- Small Class Size
- "Blended" Physician/Non-physician Cohorts
- Mix of On-Campus with On-Line
- Cohort Structure
- Distance Learning Format
- Background of Instructors
- Time to Degree Completion
Alumni were then asked to indicate the degree to which each program feature is a strength of the program.
Top 10: Ranked by Degree to Which a Strength of the Health Care UST MBA:
- Health Care Focus: 4.6*
- Small Class Size: 4.6
- Mix of On-Campus with On-Line: 4.5
- Cohort Structure: 4.5
- Washington D.C. Component: 4.4
- Distance Learning Format: 4.4
- Curriculum content: 4.1
- Reputation of Institution: 4.0
- Time to Degree Completion: 3.9
- Background of Instructors: 3.7
*Average score on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being "Not at all a Strength" and 5 being "Significant Strength" of the program.
