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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

West Virginia University

College of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • EMBA Program
      • College of Business and Economics
      • P.O. Box 6025
      • Morgantown, 26506, West Virginia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 24

    • Classes meet:

        • Days
        • Other
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Evenings

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $31,824.00
      • Non Resident: $71,664.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 326
      • Full-Time MBA: 50
      • Executive MBA: 132
      • PhD Program: 54
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,586
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • 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? Work experience and undergraduate GPA. Applicants with less than 5 years of work experience are required to take the GMAT.

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 508
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 10th Percentile 380
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $60.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 86
      • Applicants accepted: 86 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 79 %
      • 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: 8 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 38 %
      • International: 5 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 4 %
      • Europe: 2 %
      • North America: 94 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 4 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 92 %
      • Northeast: 4 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 86 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 2 %
      • Average months of work experience: 126

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 19
      • To: 214
      • Average age: 33

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 24
      • To: 42

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 13 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 2 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $79,732.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $32,000.00
      • High: $120,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting 32 %
      • General Management : 22 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
      • Management Information Systems : 7 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 19 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 10 %
      • Government: 20 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 16 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 8 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 19 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Mylan
      • West Virginia University
      • Alpha Natural Resources
      • WV Hospitals
      • United Bank

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 46 %
      • 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: 93

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 22

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • 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? No
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 60

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 14 %
      • Distance Learning: 16 %
      • Experiential Learning: 14 %
      • Lectures: 14 %
      • Simulations: 14 %
      • Team Projects: 14 %
      • Other: 14 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 55 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 35
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 35
      • Elective courses: 5

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Supply Chain Management
      • International Business
      • Export Management
      • Personal Financial Planning
      • Negotiations

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 10
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2010
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: We have two modes of delivery, an evening program with video conferencing and an online program. The online program has 4 required residencies.
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law)
      • Leading areas of study: General Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
        • Other
      • For those in the online program, students must attend 4 mandatory residencies
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2010

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded wireless LAN, Second computer classroom, New server room with upgraded server, Lecture capture technology introduced, Upgraded to 64bit desktop OS, New lab and classroom PCs installed
      • Amount spent: $450,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,346
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $359.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $17,582,000.00
      • 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: https://www.mountaineerconnection.com/sslpage.aspx
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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: No policy - students are free to communicate with all recruiters

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