My experience navigating career, family, and education
Bay Area MBA and Emmy award-winning TV news director Joshua Hubbard reports how he manages to balance school, family and career and using his new skills to cover stories in the fast-paced news business.
UC Davis MPAc preparing me for accounting career at Big 4
MPAc student Rushana R. Galeeva credits UC Davis for opening doors that led to her landing an internship at NASA headquarters in Washington D.C. and landing a plum job offer with Deloitte in San Francisco.
How I pivoted from psychology to UC Davis, now heading to Big 4 firm
Kevin Lai MPAc 23 shares that he was nervous his non-accounting background would hold him back. Just months into the program he already had an offer to join the Silicon Valley office of EY.
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” especially during challenging times
A million questions swirled in my head, recalls recent alumna Amna Abunijem MBA 22, balancing school and her artisan cookie store. Should I continue to take classes or take a break? Do we keep The Yummy Cookie open or close it down? What if I’m making the wrong decision?
My immigrant journey to earning an MBA—and entrepreneurial success
Arriving in the U.S. in 2014, Muhammad Adeel Arshad worked his way up from a tire warehouse to earn his UC Davis MBA and now says he's living his American Dream as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
Expand your skillset, up your job search game, grow your network
Student Fred Xue shares how Amazon Web Services cloud certifications can pay big dividends in the job market and salary. The courses are offered free in the MSBA program.
Bringing my skills from higher education to a new calling in MPAc program
"2020 changed by life forever...I began to give serious thought to where I wanted to take my career and how I could prepare for my best future. The UC Davis MPAc program offered me an exciting new professional career path," says Brian Favetti MPAc 23.
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.
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.
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.
Plus, top 10 worldwide for “Value for the Money” for fourth consecutive year
“These students took a big leap during the pandemic to study with us. We’re thrilled to help them maximize their investment in their futures in such a significant way,” says MSBA Executive Director Amy Russell.
Before reaching the C-Suite, you have to think like an executive
Want to avoid burnout? Bay Area Part-Time MBA student Taylor Stanton details how he capitalized on his UC Davis experience to thrive in his career.
Non-profit work brings new challenges every day, but I love what I do
For 2021 Bay Area MBA alumna Christine Dillman, returning to graduate school propelled her the top of her non-profit and instilled her conviction as a leader.
New alumni report record-setting average starting salary over $72K
Heading to the Big 4 and national and regional firms, every job-seeking student from our MPAc Class of 2022 has secured a career offer less than three months after graduation.
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.
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.
Our new Director of Alumni Relations and Network Strategy Christopher Marshall details his journey to the School, exciting new opportunities for alumni and more.
Master of Science in Business Analytics students from 11 countries arrive in San Francisco
We’re welcoming our largest MSBA cohort ever, 99 students, and nearly two-thirds of them join our program from notable companies like Amazon, Bytedance, Deloitte, Google, PayPal, PepsiCo and more.
From Amazon to PayPal to UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics
After working globally for Amazon and PayPal for seven years, Laksh Suryanarayanan’s path led to the UC Davis MSBA program.
Impact of decision-making in building values-based cultures
With over 25 years of leadership service as a human resources executive, Paul Bianchi shared notable lessons with our new Full-Time MBA class of 2024 as part of our onboarding experience.