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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Ball State University

Miller College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Ball State University's MBA Program
      • Miller College of Business MBA
      • Miller College of Business
      • WB 147
      • Muncie, 47306, Indiana
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 493
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 95 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 20
      • 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? 72
      • 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? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? at any time
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? Yes
      • 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 84 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 206
      • Full-Time MBA: 78
      • Part-Time MBA: 128
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,052
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $11,825.00
      • Non-Resident $22,355.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $55.00
      • Non-Resident $55.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 42
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 79 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 84 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Asia 3 %
      • North America 97 %

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

      • West 0 %
      • Midwest 92 %
      • Southwest 0 %
      • South 5 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 0 %
      • Northeast 3 %

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

      • African American 0 %
      • Asian American 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 94 %
      • Other 3 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 88
      • Median 60
      • One year or less 13 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 12
      • To 120

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $62,000.00
      • Median: $66,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $45,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $80,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 29
      • Median 28

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 11 %
      • Consulting 0 %
      • Consumer Products 3 %
      • Financial Services 8 %
      • Manufacturing 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment 0 %
      • Non-Profit 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 3 %
      • Real Estate 5 %
      • Technology 0 %
      • Other 65 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • 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? unique scholarship application
      • 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 543
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 530

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 460
      • To 630
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 84

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 50
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 28
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 6 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 6 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 100 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 6 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Entrepreneurship

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Textbooks
        • Other
      • 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: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class: 15
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Evenings
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Projects and online testing.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 44
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 21
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 23

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

      • Health Economic Analysis
      • Health Economic Policy
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2003
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 30
      • 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: Taftali Center for Capital Markets and Investing
      • Amount spent: $143,412.00

  • 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? No
      • 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://bsu.edu/careers

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