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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Mississippi State University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Graduate School in Business
      • Distance Master of Business Administration
      • P.O. Box 5288
      • MS
      • Mississippi State, 39762, Mississippi
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 120
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 96
      • 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? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? Students may change from distance program to on-campus full-time at any time.
      • 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
        • Student rates for tickets
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 399
      • Full-Time MBA: 127
      • Part-Time MBA: 272
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,327
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Project Management; Economics
        • and Taxation

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $15,645.00
      • Non-Resident $15,645.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $40.00
      • Non-Resident $40.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 71
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 77 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 69 %
      • 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

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 100 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 0 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

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

      • West 8 %
      • Midwest 8 %
      • Southwest 8 %
      • South 64 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 6 %
      • Northeast 6 %

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

      • African American 0 %
      • Asian American 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 92 %
      • Chose not to report 0 %
      • Other 5 %

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 24
      • Median 24

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • 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 30 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 28 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 85 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $14,260.00
      • Median $14,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $4,977.00
      • To $20,500.00
      • 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? unique scholarship application
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $0.00
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 538
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 540

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 460
      • To 609
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 575

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 60 %
      • Have tenure: 93 %
      • Are adjuncts: 20 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Other
        • Videoconferencing
      • 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 in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class: 15
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Final exams are administered: Final exams are administered through online timed exams, a few proctored exams, presentations, and projects. Other final exams are administered through open book exams and submitted through course internal email.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 31
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 20
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 17

    • Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:

      • BL 6333 - Real Estate Law
      • BIS 6990 - Web 2.0 and Social Media
      • BIS 6523 - Advance Languages II
      • BIS 8313 - Advance Database Design Administration
      • BIS 8513 - Business Telecommunication
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Other
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • Other
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Economics
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • 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
      • Other Requirements for graduation: None
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 30
      • 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

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Replaced every lab computer on a three year cycle.
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? No
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://career.msstate.edu/

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