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

Instituto Tecnológico Autonomo de Mexico

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
      • Part Time MBA
      • Av. Camino a Santa Teresa 930, Col. Héroes de Padierna, Del. Magdalena Contreras
      • México City, 10700
      • Mexico
      • Program Web site: http://mnegocios.itam.mx
      • E-mail: mnegocios@itam.mx
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 97 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 48
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • 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: $30,000.00
      • Non-Resident: $30,000.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $310.00
      • Non-resident $310.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS, European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 472
      • Full-Time MBA: 25
      • Part-Time MBA: 254
      • Executive MBA: 58
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,281
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 181
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 52 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 83 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? ITAM Exam
      • Is proficiency in English required? No
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 35 %
      • International students: 1 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 111
      • Median: 102
      • From: 36
      • To: 336
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $37,000.00
      • Median: $34,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $15,000.00
      • To: $104,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 17 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 18 %
      • General Management: 14 %
      • Human Resources: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 22 %
      • Management Information Systems: 4 %
      • Operations/Production: 17 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 15 %
      • Consumer Products: 16 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government: 14 %
      • Manufacturing: 1 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 1 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 11 %
      • Other: 2 %

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

      • Banamex 15
      • American Express 10
      • Gas Natural 10
      • General Motors 10
      • IMSS 10
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 32
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

  • 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: 28 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 95 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 94

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 69

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 89

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 85
      • Faculty on company boards: 36

  • 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: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 78
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 35 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Electives available: 31
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007
      • Recent curriculum changes: An executive coaching program was introduced for all students within the Leadership and Change Management course. The entrepreneurial area was fostered by introducing the Innovation and Business Development course as a core one. The total number of courses were reduce from 24 to 21

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing

    • 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
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Final oral examination before a panel of three professors

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,812
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 4
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 2
      • 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? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://exalumnos.itam.mx
      • 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://mnegocios.itam.mx
      • 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?
        • After completing a certain number of credits
      • 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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