Academics
The University of Richmond Robins Schools of Business combines “academic strength” and a “robust network” with a “small,” intimate size, making it ideal for many prospective MBAs. The program has a “great reputation” and is “designed for full-time working professionals” and the “flexible class schedule” is a big draw for many individuals. What’s more, unlike many part-time programs, Richmond offers a “classroom based education” (as opposed to simply online courses). This enables students to foster “deep connections” with both the faculty and their classmates. Of course, it certainly helps that “administrators and professors are highly engaged.” They truly seem to “love what they do” and they make it abundantly clear that they “care about the progress of their students.” As one student explains, “Professors are eager to meet outside of class hours if you show desire to learn.” Just as critical, students report that their “advisers are very responsive and sensitive to changing work conditions such as travel.” And though the coursework can be “difficult,” students assure us that it’s still possible to tackle everything “while working full time.” All in all, students here find “the value for the cost [of a University of Richmond MBA] is exceptional.”