Full-Time MBA Profile
Publish Date 05/27/12
Mississippi State University
College of Business
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Program Basics
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- Graduate Studies in Business
- Graduate School in Business
- P.O. Box 5288
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- Mississippi State,, 39762, Mississippi
- United States
- Program Web site: http://business.msstate.edu/gsb/
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: gsb@cobilan.msstate.edu
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- Other
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 399
- Full-Time MBA: 127
- Part-Time MBA: 272
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Master of Accounting
- Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
- Project Management; Economics, and Taxation
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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: $8,706.00
- Nonresident: $22,005.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $5,805.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $14,670.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 12
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2011
- Deadline: Jul 1, 2011
- Semester: Spring 2012
- Deadline: Nov 1, 2011
- Semester: Summer 2012
- Deadline: Apr 1, 2012
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- Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
- 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: 575
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Very Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Considered
- Application Essays: Considered
- Interviews: Not Considered
- Recommendations: Considered
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 68
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 78 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 70 %
- Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
- Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
- Applicant interviews are: Not required
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 0 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 0 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 16 %
- Applications from women received: 41 %
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 48 %
- International: 5 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 3 %
- Asia: 5 %
- Europe: 6 %
- North America: 95 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
- African American: 5 %
- Asian American: 0 %
- Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
- Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
- Native American: 0 %
- White (Non-Hispanic): 92 %
- Chose not to report: 0 %
- Other: 0 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
- Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
- South: 0 %
- Southwest: 100 %
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FINANCIAL AID
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- Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
- Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 75 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 71 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $17,383.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $17,734.00
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- academic merit
- financial need
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
- Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $2,000.00
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No
- Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $14,536.00
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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 (applicant pool):
- 0 (option: 0) 536
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 28
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 30
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
- project management
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Finance
- General Management
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Economics
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Other
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 25 %
- Distance Learning: 5 %
- Experiential Learning: 20 %
- Lectures: 30 %
- Team Projects: 20 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Replaced every lab computer on a three year cycle.
- Amount spent: $300,000.00
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 2,642
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
- Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
- Mean gift from MBA alumni: $3,304.00
- Median gift from MBA alumni: $132.00
- 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
- 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? No
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 45 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 3 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 52 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: Home Deport Corporate -Atlanta
- Month: September
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: TBD
- Month: Spring 2012
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 54 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 46 %
- No information provided by graduate: 50 %
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Job Offers for 2011 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 31 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 13 %
- Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 56 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- International Paper 3
- Price Waterhouse Coopers 1
- Boston Consulting Group 1
- NASA C. Marshall Flight & Stennis Space 2
- Mississippi State 1
- Schott International 1
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- Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 0 %
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $52,875.00
- Median base salary: $50,000.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 8 %
- Finance/Accounting: 23 %
- General Management: 0 %
- Human Resources: 0 %
- Marketing/Sales: 8 %
- Operations/Logistics: 30 %
- Other: 23 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 15 %
- Consulting: 8 %
- Consumer Products: 0 %
- Financial Services: 8 %
- Manufacturing: 46 %
- Media/Entertainment: 0 %
- Non-Profit: 0 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
- Real Estate: 0 %
- Technology: 0 %
- Other: 23 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- North America: 92 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 8 %
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Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Northeast: 8 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 8 %
- South: 76 %
- Midwest: 8 %
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 0 %
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Weekly internship compensation:
- Mean: $0.00
- Median: $0.00
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- Average internship length in weeks: 0
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