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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Syracuse University

Whitman School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Martin J. Whitman School of Management
      • iMBA
      • Martin J. Whitman School of Management
      • 721 University Avenue, Suite 315
      • Syracuse, 13244, New York
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 812
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 70 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 42
      • 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? Student may transfer from the iMBA to Whitman's full-time MBA after completing admission requirements for full-time program.
      • 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 61 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 547
      • Full-Time MBA: 67
      • Part-Time MBA: 0
      • Executive MBA: 32
      • PhD Program: 31
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,726
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MSE (Master in Entrepreneurship); MS Supply Chain Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $65,619.00
      • Non-Resident $65,619.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $75.00
      • Non-Resident $75.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 66
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 83 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 68 %
      • 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

      • Africa 1 %
      • Asia 3 %
      • Europe 1 %
      • North America 92 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 1 %
      • Dual citizenship 2 %

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

      • West 3 %
      • Midwest 6 %
      • Southwest 3 %
      • South 7 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 8 %
      • Northeast 73 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

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

      • African American 16 %
      • Asian American 4 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 2 %
      • Native American 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 70 %
      • Chose not to report 4 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 118
      • Median 108
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 60
      • To 209

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 35
      • Median 34

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 6 %
      • Consulting 4 %
      • Consumer Products 6 %
      • Financial Services 15 %
      • Manufacturing 26 %
      • Media/Entertainment 0 %
      • Non-Profit 12 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 10 %
      • Real Estate 0 %
      • Technology 5 %
      • Other 14 %

  • 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 33 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 27 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 6 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 68 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $17,995.00
      • Median $20,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $5,833.00
      • To $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $772.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 67 %
      • 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? Applicant's quantitative abilities are checked by looking at previous academic classes completed
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 104

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 37

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 41
      • Non-Tenured: 25
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 21 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 21 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 77 %
      • Have tenure: 71 %
      • Are adjuncts: 11 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 36 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Consulting
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Women in MBA
        • International Club

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • E-mail
        • 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: 4
      • Hours per week outside of class: 4
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Final exams are administered on-campus and over the web. Approximately 50% of iMBA classes require an in-class final.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 22
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 25
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 15

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

      • Designing High Performance Organizations
      • Lean Six Sigma
      • Global Marketing Strategy
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2004
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
        • Accounting
      • 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
        • General Management
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must write a complete business plan
      • Other Requirements for graduation: N/A
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: iMBA students are required to attend three, five-day residencies each year on the SU campus. During these residencies students take final exams, attend classes and network with colleagues and faculty.
      • 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: Whitman invests in improving technology to support teaching, learning and research annually. We’ve replaced all computers in our computer labs and computer classrooms, upgraded all classroom teaching stations, installed new digital signage, installed LCD displays in all student team rooms, added automated lecture capture capability to 5 classrooms and digital video recording devices in other classrooms, purchased 55 laptops for student loan and 55 laptops for a mobile computer classroom
      • Amount spent: $778,000.00

  • 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? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • 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://whitman.syr.edu/Career/

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