PROGRAM BASICS

• • The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business
  • The Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business
  • 1900 Belmont Blvd
  • TN
  • Nashville, 37212, Tennessee
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://massey.belmont.edu
  • E-mail: masseyadmissions@belmont.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 74 %
  • Average months to complete program: 24
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 48
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

• Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

  • Resident: $15,300.00
  • Non-Resident: $15,300.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $1,275.00
  • Non-resident $1,275.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 260
  • Full-Time MBA: 29
  • Part-Time MBA: 140
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 615
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 52
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 96 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 64 %
  • 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

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 10th Percentile 460
  • 25th Percentile 490
  • 75th Percentile 610
  • 90th Percentile 660
  • 50th Percentile (median) 560
  • Average GMAT Score 559

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 460
  • 25th Percentile 510
  • 75th Percentile 630
  • 50th Percentile (median) 570
  • 90th Percentile 680
  • Average GMAT Score 566
• • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
  • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

• Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

  • • IELTS
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  • GMAT Score: Very Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
  • Application Essays: Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Recommendations: Very Important
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 50 %
  • International students: 0 %

• Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

  • African American: 6 %
  • Asian American: 0 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 91 %
  • Chose not to report: 0 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 67
  • Median: 48
  • From: 24
  • To: 144
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $53,190.00
  • Median: $52,500.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $37,500.00
  • To: $67,500.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 7 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 32 %
  • General Management: 26 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 19 %
  • Management Information Systems: 0 %
  • Operations/Production: 16 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 3 %
  • Consumer Products: 16 %
  • Financial Services: 23 %
  • Government: 3 %
  • Manufacturing: 7 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 10 %
  • Non-Profit: 6 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 10 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
  • Real Estate: 6 %
  • Technology: 0 %
  • Other: 13 %
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 54 %

• Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

  • Institutional Scholarships: 18 %
  • Assistantships: 0 %
  • Loans (private and government): 47 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $9,925.00
  • Median financial aid package: $10,097.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
  • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $21,210.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 70

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 24
  • Non-Tenured: 24

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 22

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 8
  • Non-Tenured: 19

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 8

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 2

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 24
  • Non-Tenured: 25
• • Faculty on company boards: 35

STUDENT LIFE

• Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Other

• Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Women in MBA
• • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
  • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching Methods:

  • Case Study: 30 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 20 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
  • Other: 10 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 14
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 44
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 19
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 59 %
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 71 %
  • Average core class size: 25
  • Average elective class size: 17
  • Electives available: 34

• Recently added electives:

  • Social Media Marketing Strategies
• • Last curriculum revision: 2000
  • Recent curriculum changes: Four new international study abroad (required) destination options added annually

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Music Business
  • Business Negotiation and Mediation
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Accounting
    • Health Care Administration
    • Other

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Other: Describe in next screen
• • Other graduation requirements: Participate in an international experience. Complete learning assessment.
• • Credits required to graduate: 34

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgrade computers on a planned rotation. Installed control systems in classrooms. Projector rotation for classroom presentation system. Statistical/research software. Upgraded software/ticker display system for Financial Info Ctr. Developed custom webinars for Career Development. Enhanced online research access for Career Development. Upgraded computer lab print charge system. Piloted webinar software project for distance learning.
  • Amount spent: $414,376.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 1,251
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 11 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $495.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $18,097,015.00
  • 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://alumni.belmont.edu
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://linkedin.com
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

CAREER SERVICES

• • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
    • Yes
  • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
    • At any time
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -I haven't graduated yet but I LOOOOOOOVVVVEEE my school! The professors are so extremely helpful. My classmates (for the most part) have compatible experience, and everyday I get challenged to be a better me. I am encouraged to dream bigger and do better and I do and I know I will accomplish great things.
    
    -Sometimes it feels that it's too easy to get an A. I haven't encountered anybody yet that didn't belong in the program; however, I have heard stories of stoners making it through.
    
    -The school provides excellent education and networking opportunities for professionals in Nashville.
    
    -Transitioning from student to alumnus. Alumni are encouraged to stay in touch with the school and interact at events but there is not a great way to connect/contact with students once they graduate. No database or website has been set up.
    
    -I got more out of Belmont than I expected, great education, good networking, and the administration really caters to 'professional' students.
    
    -Classrooms are starting to look outdated and technologies do not always work.
    
    -Any MBA program is what you make of it. It was interesting going to school during the heart of a recession because people goals change in terms of furthering their education. What does not change is the teachers at Belmont's willingness to help students find work and to further their network. The professors are what make this school great.
    
    -The classrooms and facilities could be improved. It is frustrating when tuition is increased every year and improvements are made all over campus except for at the business school. Coming from a large public University and attending Belmont was frustrating, because it seemed that the tuition was a lot higher, the classrooms not as nice, and information is not as easy to find or access online.
    
    -My experience at Belmont was great and I'd highly recommend this program to anyone.
    
    -I'd like to see the courses updated and higher qualifications for the incoming students. Also, I would drop the AMBA program and focus on part-time MBA. The AMBA students are showing very little value, outside of extra dollars on the balance sheet. Also, I would stress that not everyone has to make an 'A'. It's good for students to make a 'B' or even a 'C'. We all know some doctors and lawyers made 'B' and 'C' grades in college, so quit curving grades to make everyone feel good. Honestly, the fact I graduated with a 3.9 GPA doesn't mean anything if I can't back it up at work. If anything, it reflects poorly of the school.
    
    -The faculty at Belmont is incredible. Nearly every one of them is an expert in their field and has accomplished much in life. They treat the students very well and make it a point to get to know us.
    
    -The quality of the student needs to be improved on the whole. An overemphasized focus on GMAT and GPA for admissions is producing a population of students that are highly qualified, but not always highly motivated to actually learn or apply the knowledge from the classroom in the workplace.