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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Massachusetts
Isenberg School of Management — Professional MBA Program

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: 305 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts, 121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
E-Mail: gradprog@som.umass.edu
Web site: http://www.umass.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 28, 2002
May 26, 2003
Sept. 3, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 402
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 212
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 56
Full-time MBA students 71
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 63
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,208
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 9%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 20
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 48
 
Part-time program completion rate 90%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
Formal re-evaluation by Admissions Committee


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 37%
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married students n/a

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 540
Range (middle 80%) 456 - 664

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 78
Range (months - middle 80%) 41 - 282
New entrants with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 43

Salary
Average salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40
Application fee (non resident): $40

52 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 73% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 92% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $18,440
Nonresident $18,440

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Nov. 15, 2002

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
July 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   n/a

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.umass.edu/umfa


(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean Thomas O'Brien
Hired as of June 1, 1987
 
MBA program director Eric N. Berkowitz
 
MBA admissions director Heather Miller
 
MBA financial aid director Anne Peramba
 
MBA career services director Cari Carpenter
 
Alumni relations director James Mallet


 
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