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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Texas A & M University

Mays Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA Program
      • Mays Business School
      • 4117 TAMU
      • College Station, 77843, Texas
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Days

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $74,500.00
      • Non Resident: $88,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 862
      • Full-Time MBA: 133
      • Part-Time MBA: 0
      • Executive MBA: 104
      • PhD Program: 71
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,004
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • 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? We evaluate the undergraduate transcript and the professional progression. We also provides significant pre-program support.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $125.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 89
      • Applicants accepted: 81 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 71 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 98 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 16 %
      • International: 8 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 2 %
      • North America: 94 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %

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

      • Southwest: 100 %

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

      • African American: 9 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 11 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 70 %
      • Average months of work experience: 160

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 76
      • To: 288
      • Average age: 39

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 33
      • To: 47

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 22 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 2 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 66 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $121,930.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $66,000.00
      • High: $170,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting 8 %
      • General Management : 29 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems : 12 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 25 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 2 %
      • Consumer Products: 6 %
      • Financial Services: 6 %
      • Government: 6 %
      • Manufacturing: 14 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 36 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 14 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Baker Hughes
      • Hewlett Packard
      • Shell
      • Chevron
      • Entergy

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 68 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 158

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 73
      • Non-Tenured: 85

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 40

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 72
      • Non-Tenured: 48

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Mandatory trip to Washington, DC at end of first year
      • 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
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 25

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 40 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 0 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 63 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 83 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 53

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 13
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • 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, MBA/MS (Science)
      • Leading areas of study: Accounting, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2008

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The MBA classrooms have been upgraded with multiple projectors, allowing simultaneous display of teaching resources. Video recording equipment has been installed so that lectures and presentations can be recorded and posted for students to review. Computers in classrooms, master’s computer labs, and break out rooms have been upgraded. Wireless access has been upgraded giving students more flexibility and faster connection rates.
      • Amount spent: $700,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,350
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Business school endowment $104,825,353.00
      • 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.aggienetwork.com
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.aggienetwork.com
      • 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? No

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