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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
      • 3005 Highland Parkway
      • IL
      • Downers Grove, 60515, Illinois
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? No
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? At any point in the program, a student can decide to take courses on-site or on-line.
      • 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
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 23,418
      • Full-Time MBA: 2,425
      • Part-Time MBA: 9,787
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 39,797
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master of Network and Communications Management; Master of Project Management; Master of Public Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $36,080.00
      • Non-Resident $36,080.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $50.00
      • Non-Resident $50.00
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 9 %
      • Midwest 29 %
      • Southwest 11 %
      • South 29 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 9 %
      • Northeast 12 %
      • Possessions and territories 1 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 28 %
      • Asian American 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 7 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 1 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 34 %
      • Chose not to report 25 %
      • Other 2 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 36
      • Median 34

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Keller does not require completion of the GMAT or GRE exams. If the undergraduate grade point average was at least 2.70, based on a 4.00 scale, and a grade of B or better was earned in college algebra and English composition, applicants can begin the program without testing. If testing is required, GMAT or GRE scores can be provided or applicants may take Keller's alternative graduate school admission test.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 6,616

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 668

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5,948

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 2,839

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1,425

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 137

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 0 %
      • Are adjuncts: 100 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Via the internet
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 30
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 30
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 163
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Marketing
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
        • E-commerce
        • Public Administration
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
        • E-commerce
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • 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

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • 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

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