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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

St. Joseph's University

Haub School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Erivan K. Haub School of Business
      • Online Professional MBA
      • 5600 City Avenue
      • Mandeville Hall, Room 284
      • Philadelphia, 19131, Pennsylvania
      • United States of America
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 9
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 100 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 72
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA 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 25 %
      • 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: 1,142
      • Part-Time MBA: 605
      • Executive MBA: 188
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,400
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Business Intelligence
        • Financial Services
        • International Marketing
        • Executive MBA
        • Executive Food Marketing
        • Executive MBA Food Marketing
        • Executive MBA Pharmaceutical Marketing
        • Executive Online Pharmaceutical Marketing MBA

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $45,898.00
      • Non-Resident $45,898.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $35.00
      • Non-Resident $35.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 68
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 60 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 88 %
      • 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 100 %
      • 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 3 %
      • Midwest 0 %
      • Southwest 5 %
      • South 13 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 63 %
      • Northeast 16 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

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

      • African American 5 %
      • Asian American 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 3 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 79 %
      • Chose not to report 8 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 80
      • Median 72
      • One year or less 10 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 11
      • To 197

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $64,231.00
      • Median: $65,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $47,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $83,000.00

    • 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) 8 %
      • Consulting 0 %
      • Consumer Products 0 %
      • Financial Services 15 %
      • Manufacturing 8 %
      • Media/Entertainment 0 %
      • Non-Profit 8 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 15 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 23 %
      • Real Estate 0 %
      • Technology 0 %
      • Other 23 %

  • 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 16 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 17 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 4 %
      • Assistantships 2 %
      • Loans 74 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $10,510.00
      • Median $10,448.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $3,890.00
      • To $13,902.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 2
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $4,000.00
      • 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
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? N/A - GMAT or GRE is required
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 535
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 535

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 450
      • 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: 150

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 41
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 65

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 65

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 61 %
      • Are adjuncts: 39 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 100 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
      • 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 in class: 2
      • Hours per week outside of class: 15
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Evenings
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: Varies by faculty member
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 18
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 19
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 5

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

      • Global Revolutions in Business
      • Individual Taxation
      • Sustainability: A Business Perspective
      • Health Care: A Global Perspective
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2011
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • Other
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Other
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: N/A
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: N/A
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 53
      • 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: Installed new LCD video wall. redesigned presenter podium in Teletorium, upgraded 4 classroom projection systems, installed AMX Classroom, document camera upgrades, deploying the Echo 360 Digital AV system, moot boardroom class upgrades, upgraded building network infrastructure, added network storage for faculty & staff in conjunction with campus email infrastructure upgrade, projector upgrades, digital signage upgrades, seminar room upgrades, Heads Up Display, moot boardroom class sound display
      • Amount spent: $682,397.00

  • 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 included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.sju.edu/careers

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