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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Georgia State University

Robinson College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA Program
      • J. Mack Robinson College of Business
      • Tower Place 200, Suite 500
      • 3348 Peachtree Road, NE
      • Atlanta, 30326, Georgia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 17

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $65,000.00
      • Non Resident: $65,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,970
      • Full-Time MBA: 42
      • Part-Time MBA: 981
      • Executive MBA: 82
      • PhD Program: 96
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 6,034
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $100.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 93
      • Applicants accepted: 94 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 50 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 95 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 27 %
      • International: 16 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 7 %
      • Europe: 5 %
      • North America: 84 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
      • Dual citizenship: 2 %

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

      • West: 3 %
      • Midwest: 3 %
      • Southwest: 9 %
      • South: 70 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 9 %
      • Northeast: 6 %

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

      • African American: 27 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 64 %
      • Average months of work experience: 177

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 97
      • To: 240
      • Average age: 39

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 31
      • To: 48

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 13 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 2 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 14 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 2 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 22 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $126,240.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $66,000.00
      • High: $190,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Finance/Accounting 10 %
      • General Management : 27 %
      • Human Resources: 7 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
      • Management Information Systems : 22 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 12 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 10 %
      • Government: 2 %
      • Manufacturing: 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 10 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 15 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • The Coca-Cola Company
      • Turner Broadcasting Systems
      • PricewaterhouseCoopers
      • Siemens Industry, Inc.
      • SunTrust Bank

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 332

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 94

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 161

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 84

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 112

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 2-week business/study trip immerses students in the culture, business climate, and business practices of international trade. The trip is required to graduate. Classes have traveld to China, India, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Hong Kong, Belgium, etc.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Hotel rooms for the required pre-program residency and during the international trip. We also offer discounts on hotel rooms for students who travel far to attend classes every two weeks.
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: One-on-one counseling with leadership coaches and career managers; workshops in presentation skills, communication, time management, and speed reading; a team structure that supports students and their families; inclusion of spouses in residency.
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 75 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 41
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 41
      • Elective courses: 1

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 9
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No

    • 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
        • Other
      • Students must successfully complete program courses.
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2006

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Installed Bloomberg Terminals. Implemented SharePoint. Created High Performance virtual labs, purchased Classroom Performance Systems, Provided 24/7 online Career Management Resources. Provided in-class video recording, upgraded classrooms for filming. Installed video conferencing in classrooms. Installed Point of Sale Restaurant Technology. Installed digital signage to facilitate the reservation system for breakout rooms. Added Media:scape tables. Upgraded the computers.
      • Amount spent: $3,576,399.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 16,820
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $171.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $46,901,774.00
      • 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://www.gastatealumni.net
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://robinson.gsu.edu/career/alumni.html
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • 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

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