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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Oklahoma State

  • Program Basics

      • Oklahoma State University
      • Oklahoma State University MBA
      • 102 Gundersen
      • Stillwater, 74078, Oklahoma
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 42
      • 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? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? anytime
      • 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: 908
      • Full-Time MBA: 99
      • Part-Time MBA: 483
      • PhD Program: 94
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MS Management Information Systems; MS Quantitative Financial Economics; MS Telecommunications Management; MS Economics; MS Entrepreneurship

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $16,368.00
      • Non-Resident $40,320.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $0.00
      • Non-Resident $0.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 136
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 85 %
      • 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

      • North America 100 %

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

      • African American 3 %
      • Asian American 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 4 %
      • Native American 5 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 79 %
      • Other 5 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 48
      • Median 38
      • One year or less 8 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 0
      • To 65

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 28
      • Median 26

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application
      • 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 590
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 590

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 440
      • To 590
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 575

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 165

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 52

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 31

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 41

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 100 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
      • 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: 12
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: proctor or secure online format
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 37

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

      • MBA 5500 business Analytics
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2004
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
      • 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:
        • General Management
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Management Information Systems
      • 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
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • 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 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

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