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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Michigan, Flint

School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • School of Management
      • NetPlus! MBA Program
      • 303 E. Kearsley
      • 3180 William S. White Building
      • Flint, 48502, Michigan
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 403
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 100 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 84
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA 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 59 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 193
      • Full-Time MBA: 14
      • Part-Time MBA: 179
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 884

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $36,000.00
      • Non-Resident $36,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $55.00
      • Non-Resident $55.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 56
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 100 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Asia 7 %
      • North America 93 %

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

      • Midwest 100 %

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

      • African American 8 %
      • Asian American 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 80 %
      • Chose not to report 8 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 58
      • Median 48
      • One year or less 14 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 0
      • To 139

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 30
      • Median 28

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Consulting 4 %
      • Consumer Products 7 %
      • Financial Services 7 %
      • Manufacturing 39 %
      • Media/Entertainment 4 %
      • Non-Profit 18 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 7 %
      • Other 14 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance 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
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 517
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 520

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 452
      • To 584
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 560

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 34

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 29 %
      • Are adjuncts: 38 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Information Technology
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • International Club

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Other
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week outside of class: 18
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: online
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 27
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 27
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 28
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Accounting
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • Other
        • MBA/MA (Arts)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Leadership
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Students meet on campus for one weekend every six weeks.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 45
      • 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

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $0.00

  • 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? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes

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