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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Concordia University

Molson School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

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

      • Resident: $2,291.00
      • Non-Resident: $4,001.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $161.00
      • Non-resident $281.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,089
      • Full-Time MBA: 275
      • Part-Time MBA: 172
      • Executive MBA: 37
      • PhD Program: 91
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 6,479
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MSc in Administration

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 333
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 53 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 94 %
      • 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

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 590
      • 50th Percentile (median) 620
      • 25th Percentile 610
      • 75th Percentile 660
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • Average GMAT Score 632

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 590
      • 50th Percentile (median) 620
      • 25th Percentile 610
      • 75th Percentile 660
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • Average GMAT Score 632
      • 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: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 38 %
      • International students: 32 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 69
      • Median: 60
      • From: 24
      • To: 132
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $63,330.00
      • Median: $66,813.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $40,000.00
      • To: $75,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
      • General Management: 12 %
      • Human Resources: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 13 %
      • Management Information Systems: 9 %
      • Operations/Production: 33 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products: 5 %
      • Financial Services: 12 %
      • Government: 2 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 6 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 14 %
      • Real Estate: 5 %
      • Technology: 29 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

      • CAE 2
      • Bombardier 1
      • Bell 1
      • Royal Bank of Canada 1
      • National Bank of Canada 1
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • 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: 0 %
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 309

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 102
      • Non-Tenured: 48

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 159

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 51
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 92
      • Non-Tenured: 64

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 74
      • Non-Tenured: 29

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • 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: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 56
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 40
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 35

    • Recently added electives:

      • Global Financial Markets and Strategies
      • Global Climate Change - Opportunities and Threats
      • MBA Community Service Initiative
      • Sustainable Business Strategy
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 57

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All state-of-the-art classrooms equiped with computer, projector, smart controls; 2 of them equiped with video-conferencing system; Trading Room equiped with Bloomberg terminals and financial datasets; 3 computer labs for students; Laboratory for Sensory Research; Wifi coverage across campus;
      • Amount spent: $1,850,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,571
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 12
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 9
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 9 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,018.00
      • 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 $9,179,898.00
      • 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.concordia.ca/
      • 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://johnmolson.concordia.ca/en/community-a-alumni
      • 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

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