Goizueta Business School’s Evening MBA program consistently attracts working professionals looking to upskill, advance their career, or pivot on a part-time schedule. Applicants are attracted to the small class size, recognized faculty, flexibility of the delivery. And it doesn’t hurt that the Evening MBA program is regularly recognized as a top-ranked program. As part of their 2024 list, U.S. News & World Report placed it in the top 20 part-time programs in the nation.
“Year after year, our Evening MBA cohorts continue to impress, and this year’s class is no exception,” says Melissa Rapp, associate dean of graduate admissions. “We’re proud to be attracting the best of the best from right here in Georgia as well all over the United States. With our new flexible format options—online and in-person classes—our geographic diversity has increased and further strengthened the EvMBA program. We are really excited to see the impact of our Evening MBAs outside of Atlanta.”
This year’s Evening MBA class brought 103 students into the program, with women representing a third of the student body. Six countries are also represented. The combination of diverse backgrounds and varying career paths benefits the entire class by enriching the conversations and collaboration among the cohort with differing perspectives, opinions, and experiences.
“The wealth of knowledge, connections, and excitement in Goizueta’s Evening MBA program is astronomical,” shares Akshita Angra 22EvMBA, manager of operation processes at The Home Depot.
This class represents 84 companies, including Nike, Strategex, Convoy, and NBA. Students in the class can also speak myriad languages. These include Haitian Creole, Hindi, Mandarin, Korean, Amharic, Portuguese, Tamil, and American Sign Language.
Just a few of these impressive students include:
- – A longsword and saber fencer who helped rebuild the Atlanta Historic Fencing Academy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
- – A Naval officer who managed a radioactive material accountability program aboard the USS Buffalo at Pearl Harbor.
- – A fashion merchandise specialist who’s also a visual athlete for Nike.
- – The youngest vice president of private equity solutions in Strategex’s history.
- – The deputy director of Children without Worms, part of the nonprofit A Task Force for Global Health.
- – A winner of the Standish Henning Shakespeare Prize who leads workshops on diversity, equity, and inclusion; leadership development; and culture.
- – An entrepreneur who’s the co-founder and chief financial officer of Bliss Playgrounds.
- – A member of USA Gymnastics’ National Team.
- – A former Cincinnati Reds player.
“In class, you’ll be sitting next to engineers, doctors, finance folks, and entrepreneurs, which leads to incredibly insightful class discussions,” shares Eric Daiter 23EvMBA, strategy manager at Sava. “It also leads to healthy opportunities to network across many different job types and analyze new ways that you could embark on new job paths.”
Goizueta’s Evening MBA program has a record of success in helping graduates accomplish their career goals. Among 2023 graduates, 53% successfully changed their job level since starting the program. Additionally, 44% of last year’s graduates changed job functions, and 38% changed companies.
Learn more about Goizueta’s top-ranked Evening MBA program—a full-time program in a part-time schedule.
