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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of New Hampshire

Whittemore School of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • Whittemore School of Business and Economics
      • 15 Academic Way
      • McConnell Hall - Graduate Office
      • Durham, 03801, New Hampshire
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 19

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $60,000.00
      • Non Resident: $60,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 267
      • Full-Time MBA: 26
      • Part-Time MBA: 157
      • Executive MBA: 24
      • PhD Program: 19
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,876
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Technology

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Their quantitative abilities are based on prior academic and work experience. Students who might otherwise not be admitted due to insufficient indication of quantitative skills or abilities may choose to supply a GMAT score as supplemental application data.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • Average GMAT Score 000
      • 10th Percentile 000
      • 25th Percentile 000
      • 50th Percentile (median) 000
      • 75th Percentile 000
      • 90th Percentile 000

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 000
      • 10th Percentile 000
      • 25th Percentile 000
      • 50th Percentile (median) 000
      • 75th Percentile 000
      • 90th Percentile 000
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $60.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 17
      • Applicants accepted: 94 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 69 %
      • 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: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 100 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 72 %
      • Chose not to report: 18 %
      • Average months of work experience: 266

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 348
      • Average age: 46

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 34
      • To: 54

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 18 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 18 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 36 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 9 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 45 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $133,800.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $89,500.00
      • High: $196,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Finance/Accounting 18 %
      • General Management : 28 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 27 %
      • Management Information Systems : 0 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 9 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Consumer Products: 18 %
      • Financial Services: 9 %
      • Government: 9 %
      • Manufacturing: 18 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 18 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 19 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Velcro
      • Agilent Technologies
      • Fidelity
      • IBM
      • 3M

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 27 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • 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: 107

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 38
      • Non-Tenured: 33

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 10 Day - China, Including Company, Cultural, Academic and Goverment visits.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: 4 Star Hotel Accomedations in Portsmouth NH
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Spouse and Partner Nights
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 52

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 31 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 50 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 13
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 7
      • Elective courses: 2

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • NA

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 7
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2003
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law)
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, International Business, Leadership, General Management, Technology

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2003

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Computer and Presentation Equipment improvements. No major improvements as the University is building a new Business Building and there will be new technology in every class room.
      • Amount spent: $91,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 18
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: https://www.alumni.unh.edu/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://wsbe.unh.edu/alumni-keeping-touch
      • 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: Provides Full Access to Executive Career Counsultant

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