Webster University Utah
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Webster University Utah is a branch of Webster University, an independent, accredited, non-profit, private university in St. Louis, Missouri. Its campus locations are in Murray and at Hill Air Force Base, comprising two of Webster's 103 campuses around the world.
Webster opened its first Utah campus at Hill Air Force Base in 2000, and currently offers master's degrees in information technology management, human resources management, and human resources development. A second campus was opened in 2001, and is located off of I-15 and 5300 South at 5251 South Green Street in Murray. Master degrees offered at the Murray site include: Master of Business Administration, and Master of Arts in human resources management, management and leadership, and communications management. Webster is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.
Designed to accommodate working schedules, classes meet one night a week from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. With five nine-week terms per year, most master's degree can be completed in 15-30 months by taking one or two courses each term.
[edit] Recognitions
U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Webster in the top tier of Midwestern universities in its category. In 2002 Webster was recognized for its outstanding contributions to military education by the Council of College and Military Educators. Money Magazine rated Webster as one of the ten best commuter colleges in the United States.
With the opening of the Shanghai campus in 1996, Webster University became the first American university approved by the Chinese government to offer the M.B.A. in China. Webster is ranked as having one of the highest graduate business enrollments in the United States by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
