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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

North Carolina State University

Jenkins Graduate School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Jenkins Graduate School of Management
      • Online MBA
      • Jenkins Graduate School of Management
      • MBA Program, Box 8114
      • Raleigh, 27695, North Carolina
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • 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? 24
      • 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 45 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 725
      • Full-Time MBA: 96
      • Part-Time MBA: 292
      • PhD Program: 101
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 2,521
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master of Economics
        • Master of Arts in Economics
        • Master of Science in Agricultural Economics
        • PhD in Economics
        • Master of Global Innovation Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $33,705.00
      • Non-Resident $61,335.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $65.00
      • Non-Resident $75.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 48
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 81 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 79 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? By invitation only
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • North America 100 %

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

      • South 87 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 13 %

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

      • African American 16 %
      • Asian American 10 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 22 %
      • Other 1 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 98
      • Median 69
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 24
      • To 204

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $85,402.00
      • Median: $73,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $50,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $100,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 34
      • Median 31

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 3 %
      • Consumer Products 23 %
      • Financial Services 16 %
      • Manufacturing 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 10 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 19 %
      • Technology 10 %
      • Other 16 %

  • 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 63 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 59 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 9 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 53 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $17,225.00
      • Median $20,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $5,376.00
      • To $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • 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 $150.00
      • 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

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 560
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 550

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 510
      • To 600
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 100

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 51
      • Non-Tenured: 49

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 100 %
      • Have tenure: 94 %
      • Are adjuncts: 6 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 67 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Business Ethics
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Women in MBA

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
        • 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: 10
      • Hours per week outside of class: 10
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: Some classes will administer web-based exams while others may require on-site proctoring.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 31
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Technology
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other
        • Students are required to complete international experience
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Students must complete two residencies, one on-campus and one international
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: On-campus residency in first year
      • 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

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Nelson Hall: Video cameras, student microphones, lecture capture recorders, touch panel control systems, lecterns, data/video projectors, high def projection screens, ceiling-mounted doc cameras, lectern computers, tablet monitors, motion sensors, student response systems, high def. projector. RTP Bldg: 4 new smart classrooms w/touch panel control systems, data/video projectors, lecterns, desktop computers, doc cameras, tablet monitors.
      • Amount spent: $1,500,000.00

  • 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? 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://www.poole.ncsu.edu/mba/career-resources

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