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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Tennessee Knoxville

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville

  • Program Basics

      • University of Tennessee College of Business Administration
      • TN
      • Knoxville
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 12

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $64,000.00
      • Non Resident: $64,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 528
      • Full-Time MBA: 180
      • Part-Time MBA: 0
      • Executive MBA: 209
      • PhD Program: 95
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 5,926
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Human Resources

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $35.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 26
      • Applicants accepted: 88 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 83 %
      • 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: 26 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • West: 11 %
      • Midwest: 32 %
      • Southwest: 11 %
      • South: 42 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Average months of work experience: 210

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 156
      • To: 252
      • Average age: 42

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 34
      • To: 45

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 5 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 11 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 0 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 11 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $135,635.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $100,000.00
      • High: $180,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting 5 %
      • General Management : 47 %
      • Human Resources: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
      • Management Information Systems : 0 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 21 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 0 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 58 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 11 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 16 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 5 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Rockwell Collins
      • FedEx
      • Dover
      • Plymouth Tube
      • Department of Defense

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 0 %
      • 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: 136

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 87
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 32
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 96
      • Non-Tenured: 8

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 2-week international seminar and team project.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Single rooms at a business class hotel
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Spouse/partner weekend in May
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 12

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 22 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 78 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 25
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 15
      • Elective courses: 4

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Supply Chain Simulation
      • There's a Story Teller in You
      • Change Management Simulation
      • Boots on the Ground I
      • Boots on the Ground II

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2011
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law), MBA/ME (Engineering), MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering), MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering), MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering), Other
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Strategy, General Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain 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
        • Write a complete business plan
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
        • Other
      • Participate in a 2-week international seminar.
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2011

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The new Haslam Business Building has been opened, which includes classrooms as well as team rooms each equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The technology infrastructure of the building allows for wireless internet acess throughout the building as well as online team room reservations and technology support.
      • Amount spent: $7,500,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,700
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $74,000,000.00
      • 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.linkedin.com/groups
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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: Depends if student is self-funded or funded by his/her corporation.

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