Program Basics

• • Carlson Executive MBA Program
  • Carlson School of Management
  • 321 19th Avenue South
  • Suite 1-110
  • Minneapolis, 55455, Minnesota
  • United States
  • Status:
    • Public
  • Length of program (months): 20

• Classes meet:

  • • Alternate weekends

• Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

  • Resident: $95,000.00
  • Non Resident: $95,000.00

• Graduate business school is accredited by:

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

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 2,373
  • Full-Time MBA: 172
  • Part-Time MBA: 1,459
  • Executive MBA: 90
  • PhD Program: 90
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,210
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Human Resources

ADMISSIONS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT Required? No
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
  • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Previous academic experience, job function, GMAT score- if provided
• • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
  • Application fee: $60.00
  • Number of applications to the newest class: 137
  • Applicants accepted: 60 %
  • Admitted applicants enrolled: 73 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: Required
  • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

CLASS PROFILE

• EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

  • Female: 27 %
  • International: 11 %

• Entering students are from the following regions:

  • Africa: 0 %
  • Asia: 5 %
  • Europe: 0 %
  • North America: 2 %
  • Oceania: 0 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %
  • Dual citizenship: 0 %

• Entering U.S. citizens are from the following regions:

  • West: 0 %
  • Midwest: 100 %
  • Southwest: 0 %
  • South: 0 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
  • Northeast: 0 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

• U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

  • African American: 5 %
  • Asian American: 9 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 84 %
  • Chose not to report: 0 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Average months of work experience: 156

• Middle 80% range work experience in months:

  • From: 84
  • To: 252
• • Average age: 36

• Middle 80% age range:

  • From: 30
  • To: 43

• Work background:

  • Have advanced degrees: 20 %
  • Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
  • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 16 %
  • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %
• • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 93 %
  • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $131,752.00

• Middle 80% base salary range:

  • Low: $62,200.00
  • High: $185,100.00

• Students work in these functional categories:

  • Consulting: 5 %
  • Finance/Accounting 13 %
  • General Management : 7 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 31 %
  • Management Information Systems : 7 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 22 %
  • Other: 15 %

• Students work in these industries:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Consumer Products: 9 %
  • Financial Services: 15 %
  • Government: 4 %
  • Manufacturing: 40 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
  • Non-Profit: 3 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 20 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology: 5 %
  • Other: 2 %

• Top organizations sending students:

  • 3M Company
  • Generals Mills, Inc
  • Target Corporation
  • Medtronic, Inc
  • Emerson Electric Co.

FINANCIAL AID

• • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 70 %
  • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Neither
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 163

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 73
  • Non-Tenured: 63

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 27

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 19
  • Non-Tenured: 19

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 17
  • Non-Tenured: 21

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 23

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 73
  • Non-Tenured: 108

STUDENT LIFE

• • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
  • Description: 10 day study abroad course with some course content in class prior to the trip
  • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
  • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
  • Description: n/a
  • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
  • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Pre-program workshops, team charters, alumni involvement
  • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 9

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods:

  • Case Study: 35 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 29 %
  • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 71 %
  • Average class size, core EMBA class: 55
  • Elective courses: 0

• Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

  • Hours per week in class: 16
  • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
• • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2008
  • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
  • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law), MBA/MD (Medicine), Other
  • Leading areas of study: International Business, Marketing, Strategy, General Management, Operations Management

• Graduation Requirements:

  • • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
    • Other
  • International Residency, Global Virtual Team Project
• • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2008

• TECHNOLOGY

  • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All classroom technology, student lab computers and printers have been upgraded. Laptop program service provides hardware & software support and repairs. Many student breakout rooms have plasma screens. Web based applications support including: program and scholarship applications, alumni directory and career services. Increased storage, research computing platform and databases. Added remote & automated webcast capabilities. Upgraded distance learning facilities and expanded wireless network.
  • Amount spent: $3,300,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 16,082
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 12
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $301.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $137,500,000.00
  • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • University alumni networking site: http://www.minnesotaalumni.org
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/alumni/connect.html
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

CAREER SERVICES

• • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
  • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
  • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: We encourage recruiters to target all of our students, including EMBAS. We also engage our recruiters through networking and hiring events targeted specifically at EMBA students.

• • -The program was a tremendous growth experience for me both professionally and personally. The business network alone that has resulted from this program will be invaluable to me for the rest of my life.
    
    -The school helped with all the logistical matters, including parking, books, travel, meals and snacks. All students needed to do was show up and be prepared to learn.
    
    -The classroom experience was great overall. An area for improvement would have been more consistent use of technology in the classroom, such as live blogs/chat/surveys, etc. Many classes used that functionality but not all of them did.
    
    -Not only did I learn skills that will help me with my career, but also skills that I can use for nonprofit organizations that serve the community where I live. Also, I had time for self-reflection, and I learned a lot about myself.
    
    -It was a fantastic experience. It was very difficult to do all the work, but it should be difficult. The faculty, classmates, and facility all made it an excellent learning experience as well as a personal growth experience.
    
    -I liked the classroom experience a lot. It was the right mix of teaching and interactive learning.
    
    -The Carlson School EMBA was excellent. The professors, staff, and my peers exceeded my expectations. The companies represented in class, the high level of education, and the corporate experience of my peers were all superb. I've spent time at HBS and Booth and have to say Carlson is without question a top school.
    
    -Carlson is truly a hidden gem of a program. I've had the opportunity to look at many top-level programs, but in the end Carlson had everything I needed and wanted. It has truly set me up for success in my career.
    
    -Having the experience to network and truly know my classmates in a city with a high number of Fortune 500 companies made the experience extremely rewarding. The collaborative work with my teammates and the shared anxieties with my classmates helped me form a lasting bond and appreciation for networking and true business acumen. It was grueling, challenging and rewarding.
    
    -During the admissions process, a more realistic picture of the effort required to keep up with the class work should be presented. In addition, the program should not schedule so many activities during lunch. Most of these activities do not benefit the learning experience and take away time from discussing class work with group members.
    
    -I was able to learn new functions that I previously had minimal knowledge about (such as finance) and came away being able to fully engage and participate with financial analysts and managers in my organization. I was also given the opportunity to participate in many activities that fostered my growth as a manager and as an individual, ranging from case competitions to coaching and mentoring.
    
    -I think the EMBA program is not just a management program. It changes your outlook toward work and people. It clearly transforms you into a better manager and a better person. It is not just an academic management course. It is a life and game changer.