About W. P. Carey
The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is one of the largest business schools in the United States with 190 faculty, 1,500 graduate students and more than 5,600 undergraduates. The school is internationally recognized for its leadership in business education and is highly regarded for its renowned faculty and their research productivity.
The W. P. Carey School is headquartered on ASU’s Tempe campus, adjacent to Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth largest city in the U.S. Classes and program services also are offered at satellite locations throughout Greater Phoenix. The metro area provides students with access to companies in high-tech, aerospace, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation and tourism-related service industries. The thriving population also supports an active cultural environment and a wide range of professional sports.
Student Statistics
Total number of undergraduate students in business and economics majors: 5,656
- Business honors program (included in total number): 564
- 2007 undergraduate business major graduates: 665
Total number of students in Master of Business Administration: 1,578
Other MBA programs offered:
- Evening / Evening Accelerated
- Executive
- Online
- Custom Corporate
Total number of students in other masters and doctoral programs: 257
Employment Placement
Undergraduate [1]
Master of Business Administration (full-time) [2]
- Accepted offers within 3 months of graduation: 97.4%
- Median salary: $87,500
- Median signing bonus: $12,500
[1] Figures based on the May, August and December 2007 graduating classes
[2] Figures based on the May 2007 graduating class
Alumni
- 52,545 undergraduate
- 13,205 graduate
Faculty
- 190 total
– 150 tenure/track
Undergraduate Degrees
- Accountancy
- Business Administration
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate
- Supply Chain Management
Masters Degrees
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Accountancy and Information Systems
- Master of Health Sector Management
- Master of Science in Information Management
- Master of Taxation
Doctoral Degrees
Ph.D. in Business Administration with concentrations in:
- Accountancy
- Computer Information Systems
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Agribusiness
Ph.D. in Economics
Executive Education
- Several hundred managers participate yearly in a variety of open enrollment and custom certificate programs
- Growing portfolio of blended online management development solutions
- Member of UNICON (International University Consortium for Executive Education), an association of the top 75 university executive education providers worldwide
Faculty Achievement
- Edward C. Prescott, the W. P. Carey Chair and ASU Regents' Professor of Economics, 2004 Nobel Prize in economics
- Richard Rogerson, 2007 ASU Regents' Professor of Economics
- Huizingh Outstanding Undergraduate Professor
- Amy Ostrom, Associate Professor of Marketing and an Honors Program Ford Faculty Fellow
- Huizingh Teacher of the Year
- Michael Ormiston, Associate Chair and Professor of Economics
- Huizingh Award for Classroom Innovation
- Jerry L. Kingston, Professor of Economics
- 15 faculty hold named chairs
- 23 faculty hold named professorships
Research and Service Centers
The W. P. Carey School of Business houses 10 research and service centers:
- JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center
- The Spirit of Enterprise Center
- Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice
- Center for Services Leadership
- Center for Environmental Economics & Sustainability Policy
- Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research
- Center for Executive and Professional Development
- CAPS: Center for Strategic Supply Research
- CABIT: Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology
- Edward C. Prescott Center for the Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency
Publications and Editorial Positions
- Strategic Management Journal Robert Hoskisson, associate editor
- The American Economic Review Richard Rogerson, co-editor
- Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis – Jeffrey Coles, associate editor
- Journal of Management Research Luis Gomez-Meija, editor
- Journal of Real Estate Literature Karl L. Gunterman, editor
- Journal of High Technology Management Research – Luis Gomez-Meija, editor
- Eastern European Economics Joseph Brada, editor
- Accounting Review Michael Mikhail, editorial board
- The Arizona Blue Chip Economic Forecast
- Blue Chip Job Growth Update: Ranking States and MSAs
- The Greater Phoenix Blue Chip Economic Forecast
- Mexico Consensus Economic Forecast
- The Western Blue Chip Economic Forecast
Accreditations
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- W. P Carey School of Business, accredited 1962
- W. P. Carey MBA, accredited 1964
- School of Accountancy, accredited 1987
The Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
- School of Health Management and Policy, accredited 1976
