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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Michigan, Dearborn

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • College of Business
      • MBA
      • 19000 Hubbard Drive
      • Room 165 Fairlane Center South
      • Dearborn, 48126, Michigan
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 169
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 48
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 84
      • 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 the beginning of each semester.
      • 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 39 %
      • 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: 421
      • Part-Time MBA: 223
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,103
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master of Science in Information Systems

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $61,558.00
      • Non-Resident $68,806.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $60.00
      • Non-Resident $60.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 16
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 52 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 54 %
      • 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

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 0 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 0 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

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

      • West 17 %
      • Midwest 50 %
      • South 33 %

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

      • African American 14 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 14 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 14 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 43 %
      • Chose not to report 14 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 69
      • Median 84
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 34
      • To 99

  • 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 27 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 91 %

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

      • Loans 1 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $19,422.00
      • Median $20,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $13,861.00
      • To $20,500.00
      • 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? 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 587
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 570

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 512
      • To 676
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 560

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 87

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 17
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 2 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 8 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 90 %
      • Are adjuncts: 0 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 25 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Information Technology
        • Marketing

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
      • 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: 3
      • Hours per week outside of class: 18
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Via the internet
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 25
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 16
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 18
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • Other
        • MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
        • MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
        • MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems
        • Supply Chain Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: 60 credit hours are required for graduation.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 60
      • 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: We have created the BELL (Business Experiential Learning Lab) to provide real-world instruction, including portfolio and trading simulations, in finance-related fields. In addition, we have upgraded most of our classroom technology systems, lab computers, and faculty and staff computers.
      • Amount spent: $700,000.00

  • 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? No
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.umd.umich.edu/careerservices_studentalumni/

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