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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Business
      • The Innovator's MBA
      • 100 Institute Road
      • Worcester, 01609, Massachusetts
      • United States
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 0
      • 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 32
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 32
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 32
      • 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? At any point in the program
      • 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 25 %
      • 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: 286
      • Full-Time MBA: 37
      • Part-Time MBA: 249
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 194
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Other
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • MS in Information Technology; MS in Marketing and Technological Innovation; MS in Operations Design and Leadership; MS in Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $57,504.00
      • Non-Resident $57,504.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $70.00
      • Non-Resident $70.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 20
      • 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? 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?

      • West 5 %
      • Midwest 5 %
      • Southwest 5 %
      • Northeast 85 %

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

      • Asian American 25 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 75 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 128
      • Median 132
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 60
      • To 180

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 34
      • Median 35

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 5 %
      • Consulting 5 %
      • Consumer Products 5 %
      • Financial Services 10 %
      • Manufacturing 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment 5 %
      • Non-Profit 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 10 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 10 %
      • Real Estate 0 %
      • Technology 35 %
      • Other 5 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university

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

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 0 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $0.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second 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? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 583
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 570

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 530
      • To 660
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 446

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 34

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 17 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 20 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 80 %
      • Have tenure: 50 %
      • Are adjuncts: 50 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Information Technology
        • VC/ Private Equity
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
        • International Club

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Chat Rooms
        • 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 in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class: 18
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: The majority of final exams are projects or take home exams with a specific due date. In the rare case that an exam occurs, it is a timed exam and the exam "times out" at the end of the alloted time.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 20
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 20
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 23

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

      • Business Intelligence
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2010
      • 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:
        • MBA/MS (Science)
        • MBA/MSM (Management)
        • MBA/ME (Engineering)
        • MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
        • MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)
        • MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
        • MBA/MCS (Computer Science)
        • MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)
        • MBA/PhD
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Technology
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems
        • 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
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other Requirements for graduation: NA
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: There is an on-campus residency that requires students to be on campus mid-day Wednesday through Saturday (total 3.5 days). Students then return to campus every 7 weeks for a full day of classes on Friday and Saturday.
      • 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

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: State-of-the-art computers in B-school computer lab. Upgrades in B-School Oracle-Lean Lab. Major network upgrades. Server infrastructure upgrades.
      • Amount spent: $175,000.00

  • 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? 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
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC/

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