School/
Location | Total Tuition* | Average Mgr. Salary** | Average Work Experience
(years) | Selectivity (percent of applicants admitted) |
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| CASE WESTERN RESERVE | $65,000 | $111,455 | 14 | 81% |
| (Weatherhead) Cleveland | Runs EMBA programs in Austria and Hungary. Program concludes with a class on personal development. |
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| CHICAGO | 71,000 | 124,000 | 16 | 45 |
| Chicago |
First EMBA program (1943). Set to launch a globally integrated EMBA in Chicago, Barcelona, Singapore, in 2000. |
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| COLUMBIA | 88,000 | 148,000 | 10 | 40 |
| New York |
New building opened January 1999. Ex-AlliedSignal ceo Larry Bossidy will be an executive-in-residence. |
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| DUKE (Fuqua) | 60,300 | 132,000*** | 12 | 67 |
| Durham, N.C. |
Set to launch innovative MBA-Cross-Continent next summer. Students spend time online and at Frankfurt, Durham campuses. |
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| EMORY (Goizueta) | 57,200 | 115,503 | 13 | 59 |
| Atlanta | Weaves e-commerce topics throughout the program. Added a health-care specialization. |
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| GEORGIA STATE | 56,100 | 77,000 | 15 | 64 |
| (Robinson) Atlanta | International study trip has students present a paper to a selected company's execs. |
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| ILLINOIS | 41,400 | 77,000 | 13 | 63 |
| Champaign | Offers students in Chicago the opportunity to earn a virtual emba through videoconferencing, the Internet. |
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| MINNESOTA | 42,000 | 100,000*** | 13 | 68 |
| (Carlson) Minneapolis | Will roll out an EMBA in China in 2000 to go along with partnerships in Poland and Austria. |
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| NYU (Stern) | 90,800 | 130,000 | 11 | 32 |
| New York | Highest percentage of intl. students (29%). Technology and entertainment majors can study in Palo Alto or Hollywood. |
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| NORTH CAROLINA | 42,000 | 80,033 | 11 | 60 |
| (Kenan-Flagler) Chapel Hill | Working with University Access to create an online emba program. Will open new exec ed center in 2000. |
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| NORTHWESTERN | 73,500 | 151,219 | 15 | 40 |
| (Kellogg) Evanston, Ill. | Largest total enrollment (421) in leading 20. Offers embas with partners in Israel, Hong Kong, Germany. |
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| Pennsylvania | 92,400**** | 142,000 | 10 | 20 |
| (Wharton) Philadelphia | Highest average GMAT (686) for this year's entering class. Most selective. New elective on marketing and e-commerce. |
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| PEPPERDINE | 57,375 | 118,142 | 18 | 78 |
| (Graziadio) Culver City, Calif. | Four locations in Southern and Northern California. Also runs a special EMBA for high-level execs. |
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| PITTSBURGH (Katz) | 36,000 | 77,000 | 13 | 64 |
| Pittsburgh | Offers international emba in Prague, planning one in Brazil. New computer-simulation course anchors the program. |
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| PURDUE (Krannert) | 39,000 | 87,000 | 11 | 52 |
| West Lafayette, Ind. | Only 2% of attending executives live within a 45-mile radius. Program offered in six two-week sessions. |
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| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 57,800 | 106,000 | 16 | 50 |
| (Marshall) Los Angeles | Integrated program emphasizes 10 themes, such as "Role of the Global Executive," rather than functional areas. |
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| SOUTHERN | 45,825 | 138,346 | 18 | 43 |
| METHODIST (Cox) Dallas |
Program uses a headhunter, counseling, and assessment tools to assist those considering career changes. |
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| TEXAS | 53,000 | 95,000 | 13 | 43 |
| Austin | Highest percentage of students with advanced degrees (51%). Innovative customized program with Texas Instruments. |
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| UCLA (Anderson) | 59,100 | 157,521 | 15 | 31 |
| Los Angeles |
Highest percentage of students from small companies (40%). Students do a seven-month international consulting project. |
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| WASHINGTON (Olin) | 54,900 | 92,496 | 15 | 86 |
| St. Louis | Tripled number of elective requirements. Highest percentage of students from nonprofits (15%). |
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| * All tuition costs for out of state residents | **For flagship program |
***BW estimates |
****Price includes room and board |
| DATA: BUSINESS WEEK (Research: Mica Schneider, Nadav Enbar, Jennifer Reingold, Cambria Consulting, Inc.)
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