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

Duquesne University

Donahue Graduate School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • 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: $12,072.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,072.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,006.00
      • Non-resident $1,006.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 287
      • Full-Time MBA: 26
      • Part-Time MBA: 261
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,274
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of science in information management systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 75th Percentile 540
      • 90th Percentile 590
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 480
      • 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: 230

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 32 %
      • International students: 6 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 52
      • Median: 36
      • From: 12
      • To: 84
      • One year or less: 14 %

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

      • Bank of New York Mellon 9
      • PNC Bank 3
      • U.S. Steel 2
      • H.J. Heinz 2
      • PPG Industries 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 26

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 96

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 39

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

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

        • Women in MBA
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 20

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Supply Chain Management
      • Information Systems Management
      • Business Ethics
      • Environmental Management
      • Health Care Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Supply Chain Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must submit a portfolio of work to demonstrate competency on program outcomes
      • Credits required to graduate: 57

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: wireless access in classroooms, conference rooms and study/small groups meeting rooms; technology enhanced classrooms; smart boards; Blackboard (intranet) upgrades

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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.myduquesne.duq.edu/s/831/index.aspx
      • 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://www.smbaalumni.com/
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • 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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