Distance MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/10/12
Arizona State University
Carey School of Business
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Program Basics
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- W. P. Carey School of Business
- W. P. Carey Online MBA
- 300 E. Lemon Street
- Tempe, 852874906, Arizona
- United States
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- Status Public
- Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 917
- Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 94 %
- Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 23
- Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 72
- If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 23
- Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
- Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
- Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
- Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
- Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
- Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
- Students living more than 45 miles from school 73 %
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Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
- School library
- School gymnasium / athletic center
- Student rates for tickets
- School career office
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School Basics
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Graduate business school enrollment
- Total: 1,554
- Full-Time MBA: 167
- Part-Time MBA: 871
- Executive MBA: 89
- PhD Program: 113
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- Undergraduate business school enrollment 8,390
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Graduate degree programs
- Master of Accounting
- Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
- Other
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Other graduate degree programs
- Master of Taxation; Master of Health Sector Management; Master of Real Estate Development; Master of Economics; Master of Commerce/Management
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program
- Residents $50,282.00
- Non-Resident $50,282.00
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ADMISSIONS
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Application fee for distance MBA program
- Residents $70.00
- Non-Resident $70.00
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 262
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 61 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 69 %
- Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? By invitation only
- Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes
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CLASS PROFILE
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Students are from the following regions
- Africa 1 %
- Asia 2 %
- Europe 0 %
- North America 93 %
- Oceania 0 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4 %
- Dual citizenship 0 %
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What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?
- West 39 %
- Midwest 7 %
- Southwest 37 %
- South 7 %
- Mid-Atlantic 5 %
- Northeast 5 %
- Possessions and territories 0 %
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U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups
- African American 3 %
- Asian American 6 %
- Hispanic or Latino American 10 %
- Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
- Native American 2 %
- White (Non-Hispanic) 78 %
- Chose not to report 1 %
- Other 0 %
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Postgraduate work experience (months)
- Mean 73
- Median 52
- One year or less 8 %
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Middle 80% range
- From 17
- To 153
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Base salary of entering distance MBA students
- Mean: $69,239.00
- Median: $60,000.00
- Middle 80% range: From: $39,500.00
- Middle 80% range: To: $120,000.00
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Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:
- Mean 32
- Median 31
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Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries
- Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 20 %
- Consulting 7 %
- Consumer Products 6 %
- Financial Services 11 %
- Manufacturing 5 %
- Media/Entertainment 2 %
- Non-Profit 0 %
- Petroleum/Energy 6 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 17 %
- Real Estate 4 %
- Technology 9 %
- Other 13 %
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FINANCIAL AID
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- Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
- Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 63 %
- Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 63 %
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Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received
- Institutional Scholarships 1 %
- Assistantships 0 %
- Loans 97 %
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Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year
- Mean $16,511.00
- Median $16,500.00
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Middle 80% range of financial aid packages
- From $12,571.00
- To $21,603.00
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- On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
- Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? as part of the admissions application
- Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $2,500.00
- Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 100 %
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
- Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 570
- Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 550
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Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
- From 480
- To 660
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- Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
- Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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- Distance program or B-school Web site URL: http://wpcarey.asu.edu/mba/online
- General inquiry e-mail address for distance MBA program: wpcareymba@asu.edu
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 250
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 107
- Non-Tenured: 107
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 3
- Non-Tenured: 33
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 18
- Non-Tenured: 42
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 28
- Non-Tenured: 18
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 3
- Non-Tenured: 23
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 106
- Non-Tenured: 91
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- Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 9 %
- Faculty who have owned their own business: 14 %
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Distance program faculty who:
- Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 29 %
- Have tenure: 54 %
- Are adjuncts: 3 %
- Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 51 %
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Entrepreneurship
- Nonprofit
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Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
- Black MBA Association
- Hispanic Student Organization
- Volunteer
- Women in MBA
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Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
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STUDENT LIFE
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The distance MBA program is delivered by:
- Internet/Web-based delivery
- Online forums
- Textbooks
- Chat Rooms
- Other
- Videoconferencing
- Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No
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The distance MBA program is delivered by:
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Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:
- Hours per week in class: 10
- Hours per week outside of class: 10
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- Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
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Classes meet:
- Via the Internet (unscheduled)
- Final exams are administered: Administered through the Blackboard Learning Management System
- Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 50
- Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 40
- Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 16
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Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- International Finance
- Services Marketing and Management
- New Product and Services Development
- Business to Business Marketing
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- Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2011
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Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
- Finance
- Other
- International Business
- Marketing
- If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
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Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
- MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)
- MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
- Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
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Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
- Finance
- General Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
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Requirements for graduation:
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- Other Requirements for graduation: Students must successfully complete the capstone Strategy course.
- If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Four-day resident orientation
- Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 48
- If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
- Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No
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TECHNOLOGY
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- 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
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
- When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
- Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
- Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? Yes
- Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? Yes
- Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
- Career services Web site URL: http://wpcarey.asu.edu/cmc/recruit-mba/index.cfm
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