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

Ball State University

Miller College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Ball State University's MBA Program
      • Miller College of Business MBA
      • Miller College of Business
      • WB 147
      • Muncie, 47306, Indiana
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.bsu.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@bsu.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 60 %
      • Average months to complete program: 20
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

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

      • Resident: $12,762.00
      • Non-Resident: $30,942.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 206
      • Full-Time MBA: 78
      • Part-Time MBA: 128
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,052
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 3
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 100 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 460
      • Average GMAT Score 470
      • 75th Percentile 480
      • 90th Percentile 480

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 460
      • 75th Percentile 480
      • 90th Percentile 480
      • Average GMAT Score 470
      • 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?

        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 67 %
      • International students: 0 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 96
      • Median: 120
      • From: 60
      • To: 120
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $67,000.00
      • Median: $73,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $45,000.00
      • To: $81,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Human Resources: 33 %
      • Other: 67 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Manufacturing: 33 %
      • Technology: 33 %
      • Other: 34 %

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

      • DFAS 27
      • Zimmer 26
      • Roche Diagnostics 6
      • Crane 3
      • BKD 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • 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

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 84

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 50
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 28
      • Faculty on company boards: 6

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 84
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 6 %
      • Average core class size: 44
      • Average elective class size: 21
      • Electives available: 23

    • Recently added electives:

      • Health Economic Analysis
      • Health Economic Policy
      • Last curriculum revision: 2003

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Sales Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Operations Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Taftali Center for Capital Markets and Investing
      • Amount spent: $143,412.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,196
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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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