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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of St. Thomas

Opus College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Opus College of Business
      • Health Care UST MBA
      • 1000 LaSalle Ave TMH 455
      • MN
      • Minneapolis, 55403, Minnesota
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 225
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 27
      • 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 38 %
      • 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: 1,298
      • Full-Time MBA: 90
      • Part-Time MBA: 947
      • Executive MBA: 37
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,173
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master of Business Communication; MS degrees in the fields of Accountancy and Real Estate

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $61,000.00
      • Non-Resident $61,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $75.00
      • Non-Resident $75.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 63
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 90 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Asia 5 %
      • North America 93 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 2 %

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

      • West 6 %
      • Midwest 79 %
      • Southwest 6 %
      • South 2 %
      • Northeast 7 %

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

      • African American 2 %
      • Asian American 9 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 77 %
      • Chose not to report 5 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 194
      • Median 180
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 72
      • To 336

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 39
      • Median 39

  • 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 42 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 38 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 30 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 93 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $21,467.00
      • Median $20,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $20,500.00
      • To $26,100.00
      • 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 $5,435.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 20 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Master's degree or request for waiver of GMAT for experience and undergraduate performance.
      • 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: 136

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 61
      • Non-Tenured: 41

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 34

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 59
      • Non-Tenured: 56
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 28 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 19 %
      • Have tenure: 50 %
      • Are adjuncts: 38 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 100 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Biotech/Health care
      • 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
        • 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: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class: 10
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: online
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 27
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 0
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2006
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Other
      • 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:
        • Other
        • Health Care Administration
      • 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 complete all courses in the cohort curriculum and an integrative study final paper.
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: 16 hours per course is spent on campus. Builds solid relationships with faculty and other students. Allows for additional educational programming.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 54
      • 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: UST continuously upgrades its classroom technology to provide capabilities for computer processing, network access, teleconferencing, and audio-visual, image and document projection. In addition, the OCB has expanded online services in order to better meet student needs, opened a marketing research behavior lab in support of marketing courses and research projects, and launched an iPad pilot project in 2010 for several MBA cohorts.
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • 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? After completing a certain number of credit hours
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? No
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.stthomas.edu/business/degrees/careerservices/default.html

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