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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Walden University

School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • School of Management
      • Master of Business Administration
      • Walden University School of Management
      • 155 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 100
      • Minneapolis, 55401, Minnesota
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 3,024
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 55 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 25
      • 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
      • 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

      • Total: 5,176
      • PhD Program: 1,339
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,374
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • M.S. in Accounting and Management; M.S. in Leadership; M.S. in Management; M.S. in Project Management; M.S. in Human Resource Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $29,930.00
      • Non-Resident $29,930.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $50.00
      • Non-Resident $50.00
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not offered
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 5 %
      • Asia 1 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 91 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 4 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

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

      • West 12 %
      • Midwest 16 %
      • Southwest 14 %
      • South 37 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 14 %
      • Northeast 7 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

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

      • African American 51 %
      • Asian American 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 4 %
      • Native American 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 29 %
      • Chose not to report 9 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 34
      • Median 39

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • 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: 342

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • Textbooks
        • Other
        • CD-ROMs
      • 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: 5
      • Hours per week outside of class: 12
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 20
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 10
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 25
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2007
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Strategy
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Leadership
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Human Resource Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 36
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes

  • 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
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.waldenu.edu/support-services/20838.htm

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