The Darla Moore School of Business may have its roots in South Carolina, but its eyes are firmly fixed on the rest of the world. The school’s range of master’s programs is top-ranked for international business, including its flagship Master of International Business (MIB) program.
Throw in world-leading research centers, world-class facilities, and superb job placement rates, and it’s easy to see why the Moore School has an international reputation for excellence.
The Darla Moore School of Business is located within the main University of South Carolina campus in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is the state capital and a key economic, logistic, and transport hub for the wider region. It is a quintessential American college town, with a healthy student population and cheaper-than-average cost of living.
The Moore School’s purpose-built home was completed in 2014 at a cost of US$108 million. It features state-of-the-art learning facilities and an environmentally-friendly design that has earned a LEED Platinum rating.
The Master of International Business (MIB) can either be studied as a standalone one-year program or combined with another master’s degree. You can study a second master’s alongside the MIB at one of the Moore School’s partner universities in Helsinki, Istanbul, Mannheim, Milan, Paris, Shanghai, or Rome.
The school also offers specialized master’s programs in accountancy, business analytics, economics, and human resources.
The Darla Moore School of Business is accredited by SACS and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The AACSB is one of the three major global accrediting bodies along with AMBA and EQUIS.
There is a range of scholarships available to graduate students at the Darla Moore School of Business, with different scholarships available for each program. Candidates are encouraged to apply early to increase their chances of receiving a financial award. Check out the school’s website for more information.
In 1998, the Darla Moore School of Business was named in honor of local investor and philanthropist Darla Moore. This made the Darla Moore School of Business the first major business school to be named after a woman.
