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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Pittsburgh

Katz Graduate School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • EMBA Worldwide
      • Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
      • 4227 Fifth Avenue
      • Suite 513
      • Pittsburgh, 15260, Pennsylvania
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 18

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Occasional week-long sessions

    • 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: 907
      • Full-Time MBA: 187
      • Part-Time MBA: 570
      • Executive MBA: 71
      • PhD Program: 52
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,040
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? GMAT is required of any candidate who does not have five years management experience, 3.0 GPA in accredited undergraduate program with significant quantitative coursework, advanced degree, and clear career progression to assume increasing responsibility. Quantitative abilities are assessed through undergraduate and graduate coursework, professional responsibilities, and GMAT when necessary.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 125
      • Applicants accepted: 74 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 77 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 28 %
      • International: 51 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 4 %
      • Europe: 25 %
      • North America: 39 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 32 %

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

      • South: 3 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 97 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 15 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 73 %
      • Chose not to report: 3 %
      • Average months of work experience: 172

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 96
      • To: 240
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 29
      • To: 47

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 43 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 4 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 13 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 4 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 71 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $120,239.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $50,000.00
      • High: $200,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Finance/Accounting 21 %
      • General Management : 15 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 22 %
      • Management Information Systems : 6 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 6 %
      • Other: 20 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 14 %
      • Consumer Products: 8 %
      • Financial Services: 11 %
      • Manufacturing: 15 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 14 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • PPG
      • DuPont
      • Dow
      • Westinghouse
      • McKinsey

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 10 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Yes

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 121

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 39

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 34

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 43

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Three Global Executive Forums on three continents (S. America, N. America, Europe)
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Partnerships with neighboring hotels
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Pre-program workshop in time management, executive coaching, work-life balance seminars
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 3 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 22 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 82 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 76 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 20
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 25
      • Elective courses: 20

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • The Business of Humanity
      • Business and Politics
      • Issues Management
      • Reputation and Public Affair
      • Technology, Innovation and Adoption

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2007
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: International Business, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy, General 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
        • Other
      • Participate in three Global Executive Forums
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2007

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Financial Lab; new classroom technologies; digital display screens; new virtual infrastructure; enhanced wireless access throughout building; SharePoint Intranet for faculty, staff and students; all student team rooms outfitted with LCD screens; all faculty and staff meeting rooms outfitted with LCD screens; enhanced student print kiosks; and enhanced student placement software package for use by graduating students and Career Services.
      • Amount spent: $4,200,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 16,895
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 5
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 5
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $300.00
      • 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 $49,812,243.00
      • 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.alumni.pitt.edu/connect/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/UPTK/mypage.jsp
      • 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? No
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: We assist students in multiple initiatives to enhance their personal and professional success including: partnerships with executive search firms. Globally: speakers and seminars, and access to recruiters if the candidate is not funded by employer.

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • Additional school comments: Solid Content in a Global Context: The innovative EMBA Worldwide program is offered in three locations (Pittsburgh, PA; Sao Paulo; Prague). All locations receive the same full-time, tenured faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and the same curriculum. Offered in a convenient format, the EMBA Worldwide program offers the opportunity for executives to continue their careers while investing in their education. Digital classrooms bring added flexibility to executive students.

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