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University at Buffalo
School of Management
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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8 / 21 / 1999
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Final application deadline
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6 / 16 / 2000
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Current
total enrollment
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70
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Applications received
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62
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Applications accepted
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68%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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89%
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Female students
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25%
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Minority students
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11%
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International students
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N/A
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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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$1,100,000
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Total tuition cost
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$32,000
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Mean GMAT
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N/A
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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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3.15
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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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2.2
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[max.]
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3.9
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Average years of work experience
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16
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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5
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[max.]
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35
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Average salary for manager in program
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$76,605
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Salary range for manager in program
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[min.]
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$41,500
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[max.]
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$200,000
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Students with advanced degrees
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28%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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17%
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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22%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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N/A
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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99%
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Year program was founded
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1995
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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19
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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N/A
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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106
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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12 / 80%
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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3 / 20%
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International content
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15%
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Entrepreneurial content
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N/A
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E-commerce content
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5%
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Significant changes since 1997
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Inclusion of the International residency. Use of Embanet.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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A one week residency in Beijing and Hong Kong is required as part of the school's International Business course. Students from Buffalo meet with UB's EMBA students in Beijing. EMBA students from Buffalo also attend lectures and visit local companies in both locations.
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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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5%
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Group work done via the Internet
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15%
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Embanet is used to help enhance the classroom learning.
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Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates
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We offer a seminar on financial planning and appreciation events for spouses,as well as a Halloween party for children of students.
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Program
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Executive MBA program
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Country
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China
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Partner
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Renmin University
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Program
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Executive MBA program
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Country
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Singapore
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Partner
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Singapore Institute of Management
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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N/A
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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Praxair, Inc.
Allied Signal, Inc.
Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems
HSBC
Fisher-Price, Inc.
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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75%
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Adjunct faculty
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25%
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Other
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0%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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25%
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Case study
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35%
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Lecture
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40%
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Distance learning
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5%
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Total hours in class
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530
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Total hours of work outside of class
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1600
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When and how often classes meet
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On alternate weekends
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