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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Northeastern University

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Custom Executive Education
      • Graduate School of Business Administration
      • 360 Huntington Avenue
      • 474 Dodge Hall
      • Boston, 02115, Massachusetts
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 1
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 17
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 1,368
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1993
      • Number of classrooms: 12
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: Yes
    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 2
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 13
    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
      • Partner(s): Associated Industries of Massachusetts
      • Title: Healthcare Information Management
      • Partner(s): Massachusetts Hospital Association
    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 2,229
      • Full-Time MBA: 152
      • Part-Time MBA: 409
      • Executive MBA: 26
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,332
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of International Management/Business
  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $25,000.00
      • High: $125,000.00
  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 100 %
    • Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • Earning more than $200,000 annually: 25 %
      • Business owners: 25 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 40 %
  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
      • Type of Course: Seminar
      • Course Length: 1 days
    • International programs:

      • Title: Selling Innovation to the Line of Business
      • Type of Course: Sales and Innovation
      • Partner(s): IBM
      • Year Established: 2010
      • Title: Sustaining High Performance
      • Type of Course: Leadership and Innovation
      • Country: Bangkok
      • Partner(s): EMC
      • Year Established: 2010
  • 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
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 70 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 20 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 10 %
    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 25 %
      • International: 10 %
  • 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
  • COMMENTS

      • Northeastern University's College of Business Administration offers a wide range of custom executive education programs focused on innovation, global management, leadership, supply chain, and general management. Programs are offered in multiple formats and delivery modes (on-ground, online, and hybrid formats).
  • CONTACT INFORMATION