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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • Graduate Business Programs
      • 5500 Campanile Dr.
      • CA
      • San Diego, 921828230, California
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 22

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Days

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $48,960.00
      • Non Resident: $48,960.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 552
      • Full-Time MBA: 232
      • Part-Time MBA: 253
      • Executive MBA: 67
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,260
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • 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? By their undergraduate GPA and job function.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $55.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 56
      • Applicants accepted: 63 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 90 %
      • 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: 37 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • West: 100 %

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

      • African American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 20 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 75 %
      • Average months of work experience: 110

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 90
      • To: 130
      • Average age: 39

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 35
      • To: 45

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 40 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 50 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 45 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $104,000.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $75,000.00
      • High: $150,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting 25 %
      • General Management : 10 %
      • Human Resources: 10 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 25 %
      • Management Information Systems : 10 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 10 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 15 %
      • Financial Services: 5 %
      • Government: 10 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 5 %
      • Technology: 30 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Qualcomm
      • U.S. Navy
      • SDG&E
      • Carefusion
      • DJO Global

  • 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: 113

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 54
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 38

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 75
      • Non-Tenured: 15

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: International includes visits to major industries, government agencies and ports of calls plus financial agencies.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? No
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Orientation
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 15

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 80 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 35
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 0
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 10
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership, General Management, Operations Management

    • 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: 2006

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $875.00
      • 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 $8,091,682.00
      • 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: http://www.sdsualumni.org
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.sdsualumni.org/ban
      • 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

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