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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Florida Atlantic University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • Florida Atlantic University College of Business
      • 777 Glades Road
      • Bldg 93, OD 201
      • Boca Raton, 33431, Federated States of Micronesia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 23

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $44,390.00
      • Non Resident: $72,179.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,436
      • Full-Time MBA: 387
      • Part-Time MBA: 791
      • Executive MBA: 216
      • PhD Program: 42
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 5,582
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Applicant’s quantitative skills are based on a review of their work experience and their undergraduate degree/transcripts. Fundamental quantitative course work is included in the EMBA curriculum.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $30.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 123
      • Applicants accepted: 82 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 72 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 19 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 16 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 52 %
      • International: 30 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 3 %
      • Europe: 2 %
      • North America: 70 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 13 %
      • Dual citizenship: 12 %

    • Entering U.S. citizens are from the following regions:

      • West: 2 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 90 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 6 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

    • U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

      • African American: 17 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 31 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 46 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Average months of work experience: 154

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 60
      • To: 300
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 28
      • To: 47

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 10 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 3 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 11 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 8 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 76 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $93,117.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $45,000.00
      • High: $125,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting 24 %
      • General Management : 6 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 21 %
      • Management Information Systems : 7 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 8 %
      • Other: 24 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 13 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 13 %
      • Other: 39 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • ADT/TYCO
      • Florida Power & Light Company
      • Jarden Consumer Solutions
      • Office Depot
      • Campus Management

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 56 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Need
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Only to domestic students
      • Maximum loan amount: $20,500.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 190

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 66
      • Non-Tenured: 61

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 63

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 39

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 25
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 66
      • Non-Tenured: 29

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • Description: 10-12 day trip that inlcude company visits & cultural experiences
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Increased personal service to handle all administrative matters.
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 25

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 22 %
      • Distance Learning: 3 %
      • Experiential Learning: 27 %
      • Lectures: 29 %
      • Simulations: 9 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 90 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 85 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 35
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 26
      • Elective courses: 117

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Global Leadership and Leadership Assessment

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 7
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 13
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2004
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: Other
      • Leading areas of study: Finance, International Business, Leadership, General Management, Operations Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2004

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Technology upgrades to support new online bachelors programs; enhanced research software and database subscriptions; pilot video streaming instructional program began; servers and instructional equipment updates.
      • Amount spent: $505,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,313
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $80.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $18,359,287.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://faualumni.org
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://business.fau.edu/alumni/index.aspx
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: This is accepted

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • Additional school comments: EMBA Program Features; VIP Concierge Service. Optional International Business Trip. Individual Leadership Profile and Assessment. Private, Executive Coaching Sessions. Network with over 200 EMBA students on class days every third weekend. Dedicated State-of-the-Art Executive Education Facility. Complete the EMBA without work interruption. Program starts January and August of each year. AACSB Accreditation.

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