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Boston University
School of Management
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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1 / 10 / 2000
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Final application deadline
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11 / 1 / 1999
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Current
total enrollment
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57
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Applications received
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100
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Applications accepted
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65%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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90%
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Female students
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33%
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Minority students
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9%
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International students
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7%
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Note: For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S. Asian Americans are not included.
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Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99
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$2,957,830
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Total tuition cost
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$55,000
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Mean GMAT
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612
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Median GMAT
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N/A
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Range
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[min.]
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N/A
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[max.]
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N/A
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Mean GPA
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3.1
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Median GPA
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N/A
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Range
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[min.]
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2.4
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[max.]
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3.8
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Average years of work experience
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15
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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9
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[max.]
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25
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Average salary for manager in program
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$118,200
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Salary range for manager in program
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[min.]
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$45,000
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[max.]
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$400,000
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Students with advanced degrees
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22%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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14%
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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2%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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2%
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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80%
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Year program was founded
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1988
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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55
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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32
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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380
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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16 / 100%
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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0 / 0%
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International content
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33%
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Entrepreneurial content
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15%
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E-commerce content
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10%
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Significant changes since 1997
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The implementation of a cross-functional, modular curriculum design; functional content is delivered in three discrete modules supporting the theme of business as an integrated system.
An innovative International Capstone Project. Working in teams participants develop viable business plans that serve as the focus for the class' international trip.
Team-Learning Program enables participants to learn the theory and practice of working in teams in the service of their work in the EMBA Program.
Creation of "live-case" environment for participants to learn from the experiences of peers and add immediate value to organizational sponsors.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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The school's final residence week in emerging global location provides a focus on strategic and operational aspects of conducting business abroad and competing in global industries. The context is for participant teams to gauge effectiveness of the "Capstone Project," a viable business plan for executing an international business opportunity in the designated location.
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Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium
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Distance or Web based learning content
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N/A
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Group work done via the Internet
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10%
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Contact the school for more information.
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Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates
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Orientation, social events. None academic.
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Program
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Korean Executive MBA
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Country
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Korea
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Partner
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Daewoo Corporation
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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EMBA for MDs & HealthCare Profs w/Mass Med Society
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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BellAtlantic (formerly NYNEX)
Compaq (formerly Digital Equipment Corp.)
Hewlett Packard
Polaroid Corporation
Pratt & Whitney
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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85%
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Adjunct faculty
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5%
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Other
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10%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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90%
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Case study
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50%
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Lecture
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20%
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Distance learning
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0%
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Total hours in class
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566
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Total hours of work outside of class
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1400
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When and how often classes meet
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On alternate weekends
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