University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is ending its full-time M.B.A. program to focus on shorter, specialized degree programs, as graduate business schools battle for cost-conscious and time-strapped young professionals.

The school announced Tuesday that it will graduate its final class of two-year M.B.A. students in 2019, as it shifts more of its faculty, administrative and financial resources to part-time business degrees and specialized master’s programs.

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