The UNO College of Business Administration (CBA) is committed to delivering a comprehensive, high-quality education that equips students to excel in dynamic business environments.
Committed to Student Success
Demonstrating CBA’s commitment to student success, the college has made several improvements to its facilities and programs in recent years. Most notably, Mammel Hall opened in 2010, giving business students a space designed specifically for them.
CBA has also seen a rise in scholarship funds over the last decade. UNO business students currently receive more than $600,000 annually in scholarship support thanks to many generous donors. Other improvement initiatives include the Jack & Stephanie Koraleski Commerce and Applied Behavioral Laboratory (CAB Lab), CBA Scholars Academy, and Supply Chain Management concentration.
As CBA works to secure funding and ensure that the curriculum mirrors contemporary business practices, additional improvements are sure to come. It is important to note that the above improvement initiatives were made possible by private funding, not with tuition revenue. However, to continue serving students at this level and further enhance educational experiences, CBA is implementing a differential tuition plan, effective fall 2015, for all undergraduate and graduate business courses.
The funds generated from differential tuition will go solely toward adding faculty, program support staff and student services — thus directly benefitting students.
Approved by Interim NU President James Linder in November 2014, CBA’s differential tuition will deliver many tangible benefits to business students:
- Increased professional development and mentorship opportunities
- Enhanced assistance with job searches, internships, and networking opportunities
- Additional full-time faculty members, leading to more course options and open sections
- Additional advising staff, increasing access and decreasing wait times for appointments
- Development of a new noncredit personal finance class
Learn More About Differential Tuition
What is differential tuition?
Differential tuition is a tuition charge for all undergraduate and graduate business classes in addition to regular UNO tuition. Differential tuition income will stay inside the College of Business Administration to enhance students’ educational experiences.
How much will it cost?
Beginning fall 2015, all undergraduate business courses will increase $50 per credit hour, and all graduate business courses will increase by $75 per credit hour for Nebraska resident students. For Metropolitan Advantage Program (MAP) and nonresident students, all undergraduate business courses will increase $75 per credit hour and all graduate business courses will increase $112.50 per credit hour.
Courses required for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) degree but taught outside CBA (e.g., general education classes in the College of Arts and Sciences) will be exempt from differential tuition. Online courses are also exempt from differential tuition.
Undergraduate
On average, UNO undergraduate business students complete 48 percent of their coursework in CBA and 52 percent of their coursework outside CBA. As a result, in a typical 30 credit-hour (full-time) academic year, 16 credit hours would be subject to differential tuition, a total of $800 for resident students. Because CBA students complete most of their non-CBA courses as freshmen and sophomores, the financial impact will be greatest in the last two years of study.
Graduate
For MBA, Master of Economics, and Master of Accounting graduate students, the impact is realized for the vast majority of the 30 required credit hours, almost all of which are CBA courses. The average MBA resident student who completes 14 credit hours per academic year would be subject to differential tuition of $1,050, or $525 per semester.
Even with differential tuition, UNO remains the most affordable four-year university in the local market when comparing undergraduate and graduate resident tuition rates.
What does differential tuition do?
Revenue from differential tuition will be used to hire new faculty members and business-specific advisers, add student support services and develop a new personal finance class—all of which will directly affect student success and enhance academic excellence in UNO’s College of Business Administration.
What is CBA doing to help students pay for the cost of higher education?
CBA currently awards more than $600,000 in scholarships annually to UNO business students thanks to the generosity of many donors. CBA has a coordinated effort to raise more money each year, with the goal of hitting $900,000 by 2018. The Career Center at CBA also works closely with students, offering them opportunities to connect with area employers that offer paid internship opportunities.
Are other colleges doing this?
Yes. Many colleges nationwide use some form of differential tuition — including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln business school — most commonly among business, engineering, architecture, law schools and health sciences programs. According to a 2013-14 study by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), about one-fourth of business schools that responded to the survey indicated they charged tuition at a rate different from regular tuition at their associated universities.