Full-Time MBA Profile
Publish Date 05/27/12
Melbourne Business School
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Program Basics
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- Master of Business Administration
- Melbourne Business School
- 200 Leicester Street
- Carlton, 3053
- Australia
- Program Web site: http://www.mbs.edu
- Status: Other
- Program e-mail address: study@mbs.edu
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- EQUIS
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 757
- Full-Time MBA: 222
- Part-Time MBA: 493
- Executive MBA: 32
- PhD Program: 10
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Master of Marketing
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Other graduate degree programs:
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $64,000.00
- Nonresident: $66,000.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $23,000.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $23,000.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 16
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: Apr 30, 2012
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- Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
- Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 610
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Considered
- Recommendations: Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 259
- Applicant interviews are: Not required
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 82 %
- Applications from women received: 23 %
- Mean base salary forgone: $57,528.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2011-2012) that are:
- Female: 24 %
- International: 78 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 1 %
- Asia: 53 %
- Europe: 10 %
- North America: 6 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
- Oceania: 24 %
- Dual citizenship: 3 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 70
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 60
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 36
- To: 124
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- Median age of entering class: 29
- Mean age of entering class: 30
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FINANCIAL AID
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- a combination of need and merit
- some other criteria
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
- Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $19,000.00
- Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 100 %
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
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GMAT score distribution (incoming class):
- 50th Percentile (median) 660
- 10th Percentile 600
- 25th Percentile 630
- 90th Percentile 720
- 75th Percentile 690
- Average GMAT Score 662
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 45
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 40
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 40
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:
- Organisational Challenges in Asia Pacific
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- General Management
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Business
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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
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- MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
- MBA/JD (Law)
- Other
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Marketing
- Consulting
- Strategy
- International Business
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 79
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 22
- Non-Tenured: 19
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 27
- Non-Tenured: 18
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 40
- Non-Tenured: 23
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Entrepreneurship
- Consulting
- Finance
- Marketing
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Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- International Club
- Partners/Family
- Women in MBA
- Wine
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 20 %
- Experiential Learning: 20 %
- Lectures: 20 %
- Simulations: 20 %
- Team Projects: 20 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Must successfully pass 20 courses to graduate
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Active MBA alumni clubs: 34
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 31
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess 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: http://alumni.unimelb.edu.au/
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
- Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
- Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 74 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 16 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: Hong Kong and Singapore
- Month: January 2012
- Amount Paid By School: None
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Job Offers for 2011 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 54 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 39 %
- Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
- Did not report having received a job offer: 7 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 48 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 43 %
- Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer: 7 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- Ernst & Young 5
- National Australia Bank 4
- McKinsey & Co. 3
- PwC 3
- BHP Billiton 2
- Coles 2
- Johnson & Johnson 2
- GE 2
- Deloitte 2
- Accenture 2
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $112,065.00
- Median base salary: $111,056.00
- Mean other guaranteed compensation: $19,456.00
- Median other guaranteed compensation: $15,462.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 55 %
- Finance/Accounting: 4 %
- General Management: 17 %
- Human Resources: 1 %
- Marketing/Sales: 13 %
- Management Information Systems: 0 %
- Operations/Logistics: 4 %
- Other: 6 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 1 %
- Consulting: 39 %
- Consumer Products: 7 %
- Financial Services: 17 %
- Manufacturing: 2 %
- Media/Entertainment: 2 %
- Non-Profit: 1 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 9 %
- Real Estate: 4 %
- Technology: 4 %
- Other: 8 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Africa: 0 %
- Asia: 15 %
- Europe: 1 %
- North America: 4 %
- Oceania: 80 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
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Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- South: 33 %
- Midwest: 67 %
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
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Weekly internship compensation:
- Mean: $1,600.00
- Median: $1,600.00
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- Average internship length in weeks: 10
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