PROGRAM BASICS

• • Marshall School of Business
  • Marshall MBA Program for Professionals and Managers
  • 630 Childs Way
  • Popovich Hall 308
  • Los Angeles, 90089, California
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.marshall.usc.edu
  • E-mail: marshallmba@marshall.usc.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 93 %
  • Average months to complete program: 33
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
  • 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: $19,200.00
  • Non-Resident: $19,200.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $1,457.00
  • Non-resident $1,457.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,980
  • Full-Time MBA: 519
  • Part-Time MBA: 785
  • Executive MBA: 330
  • PhD Program: 75
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,533
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Business Texation, Master of Science in Business Administration, Master of Science in Business Research, Master of Digital Supply Chain Management

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 517
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 60 %
  • Applicant interviews are: Not required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 540
  • 50th Percentile (median) 610
  • Average GMAT Score 609
  • 90th Percentile 690
• • 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
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test

• Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

  • Pearson (PTE)
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 27 %
  • International students: 1 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 23 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 4 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 51 %
  • Chose not to report: 6 %
  • Other: 8 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 74
  • Median: 67
  • From: 36
  • To: 122
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $76,000.00
  • Median: $71,000.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $48,000.00
  • To: $115,000.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 5 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 32 %
  • General Management: 14 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
  • Management Information Systems: 7 %
  • Operations/Production: 17 %
  • Other: 9 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 7 %
  • Consumer Products: 7 %
  • Financial Services: 23 %
  • Government: 3 %
  • Manufacturing: 8 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 13 %
  • Non-Profit: 7 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 8 %
  • Real Estate: 6 %
  • Technology: 6 %
  • Other: 9 %
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 255

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 75
  • Non-Tenured: 135

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 46

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 12
  • Non-Tenured: 59

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 19
  • Non-Tenured: 47

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 19
  • Non-Tenured: 49

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 75
  • Non-Tenured: 106

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Biotech/Health care
    • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Nonprofit
    • Other
    • High Tech
    • VC/ Private Equity
    • Environmental
    • Consulting
    • Media & Entertainment
    • Investment Banking
    • Business Ethics

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

  • • International Club
    • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Volunteer
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
    • Partners/Family
    • Wine
• • 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 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 30 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 116
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 43
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Average core class size: 69
  • Average elective class size: 31
  • Electives available: 96

• Recently added electives:

  • Sourcing and Supplier Management
  • Sustainable Supply chains
  • Hedge Fund
• • Last curriculum revision: 2001
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Real Estate
    • Portfolio Management

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
• • Credits required to graduate: 63

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Disaster recovery site, pervasive wireless coverage, thin client laptops, behavioral lab, interactive ethics class, remote access to lab software, doubled email quotas for students, web accessible file storage, public calendar, online testing for graduate prerequisites, automated classroom captures & dual projectors, emergency contact & notification system, online student public calendars, online student organizations support, networked copier/printers, blade-based research computers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 23,457
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 50
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 24
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 17 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,533.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $275.00
  • 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://www.usc.edu/alumni
  • 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://www.marshall.usc.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?
    • After the first year
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -USC has an excellent faculty and program for getting an MBA while working full-time. The organization of the coursework and classes over 3 years was great in juggling work and family responsibilities - they understand the students time-constraints and life priorities while providing the best education. Emphasis on group work, networking - strong philanthropic affiliation and attitude. Excellent selection of electives across many subjects.
    
    -I thought the first year, or core year needed an overhaul, it has since gotten one...so outside of that...I wish there was a way to not have it take three years to complete...I could have taken more classes, but I have to travel for my job, so I could only handle two nights per week...not sure how you could shorten the total time you have to put your life on hold from three years to two, but two years would have been enough of the part-time MBA lifestyle for anyone to try and get through.
    
    -The program has the right balance of challenge and flexibility to provide a great learning experience and fit into your after work free time. The camaraderie amongst students and faculty makes going through program very enjoyable. There are also many activities above and beyond the day-to-day course work that are valuable learning experiences.
    
    -The career service program was not accessible to the part time program students. The job placement rate for both full time and part time program was very disappointing.
    
    -My experience completely exceeded my expectations. The program was not only about the quality of education but also the networking opportunities available. I have increased my network tremendously over the past 3 years. I have also made life long friends. The experience is unlike other nearby programs and I'm very happy to have ended up at Marshall.
    
    -I wish access to career service could have been provided earlier to the part time students who are currently seeking internship or full time positions.
    
    -I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at USC and wouldn't have made any choices differently. I feel I have expanded my business knowledge and strategic thinking abilities dramatically, and have made tremendous relationships through the program. I would encourage anyone interested in an MBA to look at USC as a top-notch choice.
    
    -The biggest disappointment has been the lack of support and guidance from the Career Resource Center. The purpose of attending MBA school is to propel the career forward, but I felt the career resource center did not do that. Often times, emails to guidance counselors and even the director himself went unanswered. There was also high emphasis placed on the full-time program and giving them access on the first day of class, while part-time students had to wait until the middle of their second year to even begin the enrollment process. There was an imbalance of support between the full-time and part-time program, and it was incredibly disappointing to realize that I had no support from the career center.
    
    -What USC really gets right is the admissions of great people. The diverse mix of talents, backgrounds, and goals creates an amazing student body. The most valuable asset of the program is the people, and the most important take-away is the lifelong friends.
    
    -Because I had an undergrad B-school education, some of the core classes were repeats. I should have been able to test out of them, just as CPA's should have been able to test out of the accounting classes.
    
    -I felt the program had a good balance of theory and application. An MBA should be a applicable relevant education and I believe USC Marshall gave me the ability to create and affect my environment.
    
    -There should be more career/job placement focus for the part-time MBA program at USC Marshall School of Business. Although we are given some opportunities from the career resource center, full-time students have full access to all jobs and internship postings as well as recruiting/career preparations. In addition, the career resource center staff are much more focused on full-time students than the part-time students. Often times it was hard to get in touch with specific career staff members, and when the staff members give presentations (i.e. resume building workshops) to part time students, they usually feel completely rushed and watered down.
    
    -Yes, I believe I had a great MBA experience. The professors were outstanding, there was a variety of electives to take, the career resource center was available early, and the staff was readily available to assist with any questions.
    
    -From personal experience, the core classes give you the foundation to succeed in the elective classes. Furthermore, the power of the Trojan network is superb. Networking with a fellow classmates and alumni is very easy and they are very approachable.