Corporate Discount
Current Partner Companies
Through our partnership program, employees at select companies can pursue an MBA, Masters, Graduate Certificate, or Executive Education course at a preferred tuition rate.
- Agiliti Health, Inc.
- Altru Health System
- Best Buy Company, Inc.
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Cargill, Inc.
- Ecolab Inc.
- Flint Hills Resources
- H.B. Fuller Company
- Huntington Bank
- Land O'Lakes, Inc.
- Life Time, Inc.
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Noridian Healthcare Solutions
- nVent
- Post Consumer Brands
- Target Corporation
- The Toro Company
- Twin City Hardware
- Winnebago Industries
- Wipfli LLP
Corporate Discount Program Overview
Employees from partner companies will receive a tuition discount for select programs and courses. The discount will apply for the duration of their program as long as they remain employed at a corporate discount partner company. Employment will be verified before the fall and spring semesters.
Eligible Programs for Corporate Discounts
Applicants must meet admissions requirements for each program to be eligible. Tests, application fees, and references will be waived for select programs.
MBA
- Eligible Programs: Part-Time MBA, Online MBA, & Executive MBA
- Online, hybrid, or in-person courses; flexible completion timelines
- Global learning opportunities and hands-on projects with real clients
- Award winning faculty and diverse professional classroom
Masters
- Eligible Programs: Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, Master of Human Resources & Industrial Relations - Part-Time Program, Master of Business Taxation, Master of Applied Business Analytics
- Gain specialized skills in a specific business function
- Expand leadership and management competencies
- Flexible course delivery and completion timelines
Graduate Certificates
- Eligible Programs: General Business - 7 subject areas and Taxation - 5 subject areas
- High-impact learning in a specific topic area
- Gain new knowledge and hone your skills to apply immediately on the job
- Formal, transcripted credential that can be rolled into an MBA or MS program
Executive Education (Open Enrollment)
- Eligible Programs: Short Courses and Executive Certificates
- Transformative short courses for emerging leaders through C-Suite
- In-person and online course formats
- Experiential and applied learning; focus on peer-to-peer learning
Prospective Students - How to Apply
Choose your program - be sure it is included on the eligible programs list
- Select your employer from the drop-down menu in the application
- Do NOT type in your employer manually - this will not activate the Corporate Discount Opt-in page
- Click Save and Continue
- After entering your employer, a new “Corporate Discount” page will appear
- Click “Yes” to opt-in to the discount program
- More information will appear and any waived application items will be listed for your program (waived items include standardized tests, application fees, and references) *waived items vary by program
- You will be asked to enter your employee ID and Department. We will use this information to verify your employment with your company
- A series of emails will be sent from the MBA and MS Programs team asking you to confirm your employer, employee ID, and department by completing a form - the link to the form will be included in the emails we send to you.
- The form will offer you the ability to confirm that your information on file is correct, update your department or title at your current employer, or add a new employer if you make a job change. We will send this information to Human Resources at your employer to verify your ongoing employment.
- If you change jobs to an employer that is not a corporate discount partner, your discount will be valid through the remainder of the current term and end for the next term. When you receive the employer verification emails mentioned above, there will be a spot for you to update your employer information. Doing so will remove you from the corporate discount program.
To be eligible for the corporate discount program, we need to verify your employment with your employer before you start your program. Therefore, it is important for you to adhere to the application and confirmation deadlines outlined for your specific program in order for the verification process and adjustments to your tuition bill to be completed.
The corporate discount will be posted to your student account before the first tuition bill due date for each term. Please check your student account via One Stop to see your adjusted tuition bill prior to each term's tuition billing date.
How To Register for an Executive Education course:
- Select a Carlson School Executive Education course
- Click on “Register” with desired payment method: credit card or invoice
- Complete the form and use your company's corporate discount code to receive 25% off tuition
If you do not have your company's corporate discount code, please contact [email protected] or the benefits department at your company.
Current Students - With a Corporate Discount Employer
- A series of emails will be sent to your @umn.edu email address asking you to confirm your employer, employee ID, and department by completing a form - the link to the form will be included in the emails we send to you.
- The form will offer you the ability to confirm that your information on file is correct, update your department or title at your current employer, or add a new employer if you make a job change. We will use this information to identify students who work at partner companies and apply the corporate discount accordingly. This information will also be shared with Human Resources at your employer to verify your employment and for tracking purposes.
- A series of emails will be sent to your @umn.edu email address asking you to confirm your employer, employee ID, and department by completing a form - the link to the form will be included in the emails we send to you.
- The form will offer you the ability to confirm that your information on file is correct, update your department or title at your current employer, or add a new employer if you make a job change. We will use this information to identify students who work at partner companies and apply the corporate discount accordingly. This information will also be shared with Human Resources at your employer to verify your employment and for tracking purposes.
- If you change jobs to an employer that is not a corporate discount partner, your discount will be valid through the remainder of the current term and end for the next term. When you receive the employer verification emails mentioned above, there will be a spot for you to update your employer information. Doing so will remove you from the corporate discount program.
- You must complete the employment verification form before the specified deadline in our emails each term. This deadline will be several weeks before each term begins in order to allow time for employment verification and adjustments to your tuition bill.
- If you miss the form submission deadline, you will NOT receive the tuition discount for the upcoming semester. Your next opportunity to receive the tuition discount will be the following term. Please see important dates above.
- After the employment verification process is complete, your tuition bill will be adjusted to reflect a 15% discount to approved tuition rates.
- Student fees are not included in the corporate discount program.
- The tuition discount is not retroactive.
- The corporate discount will be posted to your student account before the first tuition bill due date for each term. Please check your student account via One Stop to see your adjusted tuition bill prior to each term's tuition billing date.
Interested in Becoming a Partner?
Reach out to Susan Haun, Carlson MBA and MS Director of Recruiting at [email protected].