

Here’s a Tip: Read This Before You Apply to UC Davis MSBA
Get the inside scoop on essays, recommendations, interviews and more
MSBA Admissions Specialist Camille Mack answers your questions and shares resources to help you get started and submit the strongest MSBA application.

Entrepreneur to MBA: How My Indonesian Culture Taught Me to Invest in Myself
Family and community support essential as a first-gen college student
Bay Area MBA Gracia Liunita, a first-gen college student, says the support of family and her community have been essential to her success as an entrepreneur—and pursing an MBA.

Work Where You Want to Live: My Move to Western Wyoming
How my UC Davis MBA helped shape my career and life
MBA alumnus Grant Williams shares the big risks he and his family took to follow their dreams to move to rural Wyoming, putting what he learned into play to launch and operate The Block, a growing meat processing plant.

Data Analytics Executives Help Supercharge Our Job Search
Top tech leaders offer tips, dispel rumors and build our confidence
As a student in the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics program, I had the privilege of attending and moderating the online career panel discussion on analytics insights, featuring executives from Amazon, Gladly, Sunrun, Gain Credit and UC Davis experts.

Your Questions from My MPAc “Ask Me Anything” on Instagram
Get the inside scoop on placement, eligibility, MPAc vs. MBA, UC Davis community
Recapping her recent Instagram session, MPAc Associate Director Zoë Richardson answers wide-ranging questions from prospective students—topics you’ll want to learn more about.

My Transition from Teaching to Microsoft
Following my passion to raise the standard of education globally
"In the midst of my first week as an elementary school teacher, I was awoken by a harsh reality: the current classroom curriculum is outdated," writes Sacramento Part-Time MBA Parisa Meschi.

100% Job Placement for 2023 MPAc Cohort with Record Average Starting Salary
Proven return on investment for Master of Professional Accountancy
Our average starting salary has continued to increase year-over-year, with our 2023 MPAc graduates boasting an average of $76,000. Students have joined large and small firms alike, including Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PWC and Campbell Taylor Washburn.

Tap that Shoulder: Speed Networking with MSBA Alumni
My four key takeaways for career searches
In any field, networking is crucial to growing your brand, staying on top of the latest industry trends and gaining access to career advancement resources. Rishika Chaudhary MSBA 23 shares key takeaways from an alumni panel.

MSBA to McKinsey
My interview with fellow alumna, now data engineer Yucheng “Joanna” Jiang
Shortly after I graduated from the M.S. in Business Analytics program, I had the chance to catch up with my former classmate and now UC Davis alumna Yucheng “Joanna” Jiang MSBA 22, who recently joined McKinsey & Co.

Challenge Accepted! Metro EDGE Emerge Summit Inspires Young Professionals
Sacramento MBAs attend, faculty join all-star speaker lineup
Students and faculty joined the West Coast’s premier young professional event of the year, with our Sacramento Part-Time MBA program as lead sponsor.

My Way to Wayfair: How the MSBA Shaped My Career Search
Capitalizing on my practicum project experience
MSBA graduate Tushar Kotangle shares how UC Davis shaped his journey to becoming a lead analyst for leading retailer Wayfair.

Top Accounting Recruiters Visit Us: My Experience at UC Davis’ "Meet the Firms" Event
How I prepared and strategically targeted employers
MPAc student Shaneil Mckenzie shares networking tips and takeaways from her experience meeting leading recruiters at UC Davis.

Instagram Takeovers: Full-Time MBA Summer Interns Share a Week-in-the-Life at Work
Posts from A(WS) to Z(S Associates)
Throughout the summer, Full-Time MBA summer interns posted about experiences at Abbott, AWS, Blue Shield of California, Intel, Gilead and more.

Over the EDGE: Reinventing Myself by Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
Lessons learned in networking as an extroverted introvert and UC Davis MBA student
Esther Muriithi shares her experience juggling being a Sacramento MBA student, nurse and parent, and how she’s spreading her wings to become a better networking professional.

MPAc Alumna Brianna Dean-Sysum Readies to Join EY
2022 Master of Professional Accountancy grad shares her path to Big 4 firm
Recent MPAc alumna Brianna Dean-Sysum shares the value of UC Davis’ accounting program and her tips and advice for prospective students.

Landing a Job at Pinterest: Reflections from an MSBA Graduate
“I learned to think like a data scientist”
MSBA 2022 alumna Yuntong “Lily” Xiao reflects on her journey to Pinterest and how she prepared for the recruiting process.

Career Q&A with Upwork’s Director of Trust and Safety Analytics
Exec shares interview mistakes to avoid and career tips with MSBA students
With 20+ years of analytics experience, Pubudu Wariyapola, director of trust and safety analytics at Upwork, shared valuable tips with my MSBA class.

Q&A with MBA Alumna Smita Madam, Tableau Product Manager
Learning about the technical and non-technical sides of product management
From data deep-dives to interview tips, MSBA student Tushar Kotangale shares seven top questions from our recent Q&A with alumna Smita Madam.

My Professor Became My Career Mentor
“Professor Hargadon, through his effective and engaging instruction, opened my mind”
Full-Time MBA student Camille Harris says Professor Andrew Hargadon’s enthusiasm for innovation and entrepreneurship helped her find her way forward.

From MSBA to Meta: Alumna Luga Lu’s Journey
“Never be frustrated and always be positive.”
Current MSBA student Ethan Meng asked 2021 alumna Luga Lu a handful of questions about the MSBA program, life after graduation and her new career at Meta.