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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Northeastern University

College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • Graduate School of Business Administration
      • Northeastern University Online MBA
      • 350 Dodge Hall
      • Northeastern University
      • Boston, 02115, Massachusetts
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 380
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 60
      • 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 81 %
      • 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: 2,229
      • Full-Time MBA: 152
      • Part-Time MBA: 409
      • Executive MBA: 26
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 3,332
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MS in Taxation; MS in Technological Entrepreneurship

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $65,000.00
      • Non-Resident $65,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $100.00
      • Non-Resident $100.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 831
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 89 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 95 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not offered
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 2 %
      • Asia 5 %
      • Europe 1 %
      • North America 91 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 1 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %

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

      • West 11 %
      • Midwest 7 %
      • Southwest 7 %
      • South 11 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 10 %
      • Northeast 54 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

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

      • African American 13 %
      • Asian American 9 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 9 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 1 %
      • Native American 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 59 %
      • Chose not to report 7 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 135
      • Median 120
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 72
      • To 192

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $93,257.00
      • Median: $77,904.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $55,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $115,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 35
      • Median 33

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 8 %
      • Consulting 3 %
      • Consumer Products 17 %
      • Financial Services 17 %
      • Manufacturing 14 %
      • Media/Entertainment 4 %
      • Non-Profit 9 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 10 %
      • Real Estate 1 %
      • Technology 12 %
      • Other 2 %

  • 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 33 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 31 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 92 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $23,477.00
      • Median $20,500.00
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • 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? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and 5 or more years of work experience.
      • 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: 189

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 63
      • Non-Tenured: 76

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 63
      • Non-Tenured: 69
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 7 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 6 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 61 %
      • Have tenure: 84 %
      • Are adjuncts: 18 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 25 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
        • International Club

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
      • 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: 15
      • 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: 15
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 15
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 32
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2006
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • MBA/MS (Science)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Operations 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 Requirements for graduation: N/A
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 50
      • 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: Upgrading desktop computers for full-time faculty and staff; Purchase of 36 laptop Mobile lab which is used in the College's 10 wireless capable case rooms in Dodge Hall.
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • 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? After completing a certain number of credit hours
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • 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://mbacareer.neu.edu

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