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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Maryland University College

Graduate School of Management & Technology

  • Program Basics

      • Graduate School of Management and Techology
      • Master of Business Administration
      • 3501 University Blvd. East
      • md
      • Adelphi, 20783, Maryland
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 97 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 12
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 60
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? No
      • At what point can this be done? NOTE: UMUC does not offer full-time MBA program but student may elect to take more than one class (entirely online or face-to-face class) per semester to complete the program early.
      • 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
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Part-Time MBA: 2,589
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 26,650
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Other
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Doctoral programs;MBA
        • Global Master of Business Administration; MS in Accounting and Financial Management; MS in Accounting and Information Technology; MS in Computer Systems Management; MS in E-Commerce; MS in Financial Management and Information Systems; MS in Management; MS in Technology Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $49,602.00
      • Non-Resident $49,602.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $50.00
      • Non-Resident $50.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 1,140
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 51 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • African American 46 %
      • Asian American 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 6 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 32 %
      • Other 6 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 34
      • Median 32

  • 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
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? AMBA 600, 1 3-credit course, is pre-requisite to the program coursework; the pre-requisite may be waved if the applicant has taken the GMAR and scored at least 600 or has already completed graduate degree.
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 600
      • 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: 2,193

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 215

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 1,978

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 928

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 261

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 66

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 1,519

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
        • 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 outside of class: 20
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Evenings
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Webtycho via internet
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 20
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Entrepreneurship
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Strategy
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • Other
        • MBA/MA (Arts)
        • MBA/MIM (International Management)
        • MBA/MS (Science)
        • MBA/MSM (Management)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Other
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Students must have fulfilled all 42 credit course requirements with a 3.0 GPA
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 42
      • 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: The university is in the midst of a comprehensive upgrade of all technological systems, including the Learning Management Platform, Customer Relationship Management software, and an ERP software update. We are also looking at technological solutions for course materials to give our primarily online international student body the ability to purchase and download course materials instantly and seamlessly.

  • 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

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