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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Arizona State University

Carey School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 95 %
      • Average months to complete program: 21
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $25,471.00
      • Non-Resident: $25,471.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,061.00
      • Non-resident $1,061.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,554
      • Full-Time MBA: 167
      • Part-Time MBA: 871
      • Executive MBA: 89
      • PhD Program: 113
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 8,390
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Taxation; Master of Health Sector Management; Master of Real Estate Development; Master of Economics; Master of Commerce/Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 292
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 64 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 83 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 41
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 13
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 10th Percentile 370
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 518

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 25th Percentile 520
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 565
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Pearson Test of English
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 25 %
      • International students: 11 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 1 %
      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 10 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 4 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 68
      • Median: 61
      • From: 21
      • To: 128
      • One year or less: 6 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $57,775.00
      • Median: $55,500.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $30,090.00
      • To: $86,026.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 18 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Human Resources: 1 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
      • Management Information Systems: 17 %
      • Operations/Production: 3 %
      • Other: 36 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Consumer Products: 2 %
      • Financial Services: 20 %
      • Government: 13 %
      • Manufacturing: 2 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 11 %
      • Real Estate: 4 %
      • Technology: 11 %
      • Other: 15 %

    • Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

      • Honeywell 8
      • Intel Corporation 7
      • Salt River Project 7
      • Vanguard 5
      • American Express 5
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 69 %

    • Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

      • Institutional Scholarships: 8 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 66 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $34,116.00
      • Median financial aid package: $41,284.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $51,500.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 250

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 107
      • Non-Tenured: 107

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 33

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 106
      • Non-Tenured: 91
      • Faculty on company boards: 9

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Nonprofit

    • Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 18
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 14 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 30 %
      • Average core class size: 40
      • Average elective class size: 45
      • Electives available: 37

    • Recently added electives:

      • Healthcare Economics
      • Healthcare Organizations
      • Becoming Leaders Who Matter
      • Competing as an E-Business
      • Strategic Projects & Services Management
      • Healthcare Supply Chain
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: Core curriculum changes due to new University academic calendar. Courses will integrate online components to on-ground classes.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Sustainability
      • Information Management
      • Health Sector Management
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Successful completion of capstone course.
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Increased wireless access for mobile devices; expanded virtual desktop technology for unique teaching needs and more efficient software distribution; upgraded network, servers, and storage to improve power consumption, responsiveness, capacity, reliability and security for research and teaching; enhanced features and capacity of the online learning management system; installed new classroom computing, multimedia, and lecture capture technologies; upgraded faculty and staff personal computers.
      • Amount spent: $2,421,515.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 15,430
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 6 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $465.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $64,966,405.00
      • 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://alumni.asu.edu/career/networking
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.wpcarey.asu.edu
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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