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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Arizona State University

Carey School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • W. P. Carey School of Business
      • W. P. Carey Online MBA
      • 300 E. Lemon Street
      • Tempe, 852874906, Arizona
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 917
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 94 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 23
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 72
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 23
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 73 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 1,554
      • Full-Time MBA: 167
      • Part-Time MBA: 871
      • Executive MBA: 89
      • PhD Program: 113
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 8,390
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master of Taxation; Master of Health Sector Management; Master of Real Estate Development; Master of Economics; Master of Commerce/Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $50,282.00
      • Non-Resident $50,282.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $70.00
      • Non-Resident $70.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 262
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 61 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 69 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? By invitation only
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 1 %
      • Asia 2 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 93 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 4 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 39 %
      • Midwest 7 %
      • Southwest 37 %
      • South 7 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 5 %
      • Northeast 5 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 3 %
      • Asian American 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 10 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
      • Native American 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 78 %
      • Chose not to report 1 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 73
      • Median 52
      • One year or less 8 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 17
      • To 153

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $69,239.00
      • Median: $60,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $39,500.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $120,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 32
      • Median 31

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 20 %
      • Consulting 7 %
      • Consumer Products 6 %
      • Financial Services 11 %
      • Manufacturing 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment 2 %
      • Non-Profit 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 17 %
      • Real Estate 4 %
      • Technology 9 %
      • Other 13 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 63 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 63 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 1 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 97 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $16,511.00
      • Median $16,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $12,571.00
      • To $21,603.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? as part of the admissions application
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $2,500.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 570
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 550

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 480
      • To 660
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 250

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 107
      • Non-Tenured: 107

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 33

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 106
      • Non-Tenured: 91
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 9 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 14 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 29 %
      • Have tenure: 54 %
      • Are adjuncts: 3 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 51 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Nonprofit
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
        • Other
        • Videoconferencing
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 10
      • Hours per week outside of class: 10
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Administered through the Blackboard Learning Management System
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 50
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 40
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 16

    • Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:

      • Advanced Corporate Finance
      • International Finance
      • Services Marketing and Management
      • New Product and Services Development
      • Business to Business Marketing
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2011
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Marketing
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)
        • MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Students must successfully complete the capstone Strategy course.
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Four-day resident orientation
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 48
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Increased wireless access for mobile devices; expanded virtual desktop technology for unique teaching needs and more efficient software distribution; upgraded network, servers, and storage to improve power consumption, responsiveness, capacity, reliability and security for research and teaching; enhanced features and capacity of the online learning management system; installed new classroom computing, multimedia, and lecture capture technologies; upgraded faculty and staff personal computers.
      • Amount spent: $2,421,515.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://wpcarey.asu.edu/cmc/recruit-mba/index.cfm

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