Georgia State University

PROGRAM BASICS

• • J. Mack Robinson College of Business
  • Flex/Professional MBA Program
  • 35 Broad Street
  • PO Box 3989
  • Atlanta, 30302, Georgia
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://robinson.gsu.edu/mba/index.html
  • E-mail: rcbgradadmissions@gsu.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 84 %
  • Average months to complete program: 31
  • 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? No

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

  • Resident: $7,180.00
  • Non-Resident: $17,116.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $421.00
  • Non-resident $1,249.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,970
  • Full-Time MBA: 42
  • Part-Time MBA: 981
  • Executive MBA: 82
  • PhD Program: 96
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 6,034
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Actuarial Science; Master of Science in Health Administration; Master of Science in Information System Audit and Control; Master of Taxation; Master of Science in Real Estate; Master of Science with majors in Business Economics, Personal Financial Planning, Risk Management and Insurance, and Managerial Sciences. Executive Doctorate in Business

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 375
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 65 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 65 %

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 10th Percentile 360
  • 25th Percentile 470
  • 50th Percentile (median) 550
  • Average GMAT Score 530
  • 75th Percentile 610
  • 90th Percentile 660

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 25th Percentile 560
  • 10th Percentile 530
  • 50th Percentile (median) 600
  • 75th Percentile 640
  • 90th Percentile 680
  • Average GMAT Score 601
• • 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: 610

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 41 %
  • International students: 16 %

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

  • African American: 24 %
  • Asian American: 11 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 50 %
  • Chose not to report: 7 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 77
  • Median: 60
  • From: 12
  • To: 157
  • One year or less: 15 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $71,425.00
  • Median: $68,500.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $40,000.00
  • To: $107,750.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 22 %
  • General Management: 18 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 17 %
  • Management Information Systems: 6 %
  • Operations/Production: 20 %
  • Other: 12 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 10 %
  • Consumer Products: 10 %
  • Financial Services: 16 %
  • Government: 4 %
  • Manufacturing: 13 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 3 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2 %
  • Real Estate: 4 %
  • Technology: 12 %
  • Other: 20 %

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

  • The Coca-Cola Company 23
  • United Parcel Service 14
  • Sun Trust 14
  • Georgia Pacific 10
  • Home Depot 9
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

FINANCIAL AID

• • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Only to domestic students

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 332

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 77
  • Non-Tenured: 94

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 161

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 20
  • Non-Tenured: 84

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 23
  • Non-Tenured: 51

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 8
  • Non-Tenured: 57

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 77
  • Non-Tenured: 112

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Human Resources
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Information Technology

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

  • • Black MBA Association
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
• • 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: 35 %
  • Distance Learning: 5 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 139
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 43
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 36 %
  • Average core class size: 28
  • Average elective class size: 22
  • Electives available: 131

• Recently added electives:

  • Finance and Banking in the Global Econ.
• • Last curriculum revision: 2004
  • Recent curriculum changes: Leadership classes and a simulation course were added in 2010

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • General Management
    • Human Resource Management
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Operations Management
    • Organizational Behavior
    • International Business
    • Economics

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Actuarial Science; Business Analysis;
  • Health Infomatics; Health Admin.;
  • Information Systems; Personal Financial Planning;
  • Real Estate; Hospitality Admin.;
  • Risk Management and Insurance
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • Accounting
    • Marketing
    • Health Care Administration
    • Management Information Systems

• 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: Students must earn a minimum number of credit hours.
• • Credits required to graduate: 48

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Installed Bloomberg Terminals. Implemented SharePoint. Created High Performance virtual labs, purchased Classroom Performance Systems, Provided 24/7 online Career Management Resources. Provided in-class video recording, upgraded classrooms for filming. Installed video conferencing in classrooms. Installed Point of Sale Restaurant Technology. Installed digital signage to facilitate the reservation system for breakout rooms. Added Media:scape tables. Upgraded the computers.
  • Amount spent: $3,576,399.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 16,820
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $171.00
  • 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 $46,901,774.00
  • 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://www.gastatealumni.net
  • 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://robinson.gsu.edu/career/alumni.html
  • 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

• • -This program has really exceeded my expectations. The program is centered around a "global" perspective and is very relevant in today's economy. It builds leaders that have the ability to communicate across all functional business units (marketing, accounting, finance, etc.). It has provided me with the education required to make high level and strategic business decisions in a wide variety of leadership roles.
    
    -The program was affordable. The schedule was acceptable. The group that runs that program is always available if any issues arise. Program is run well. Professors are knowledgeable.
    
    -Career Services needs to bring in more companies to recruit MBA students. Not only do they need to bring in more companies, but they need to bring in Big 4 Consulting firms, banks, and any other Fortune 500 company especially if they are headquartered in Atlanta.
    
    -The program is excellent for people who work full-time. The workload is challenging but the flexibility allows students to smooth the workload over time. Most of the instructors I had were excellent in their breadth of knowledge, their teaching skills, and their accessibility to students. For those who are genuinely eager to learn about management, the Robinson College of Business provides a wealth of opportunities to do so.
    
    -I'd like to see a greater focus on career transitioning. Although, I will say they are VERY good at acting on our feedback. They have already begun working on improving this.
    
    -The program structure is awesome. It takes away the most troublesome aspects of school making it a seamless process. They register us for classes, mail us our books, and provide us dinner and snacks on class nights. All we have to do is show up. The quality of the professors is great and they react to concerns extremely quick. Every issue we have had as a cohort has been addressed as soon as possible.
    
    -The support staff should really stress that to obtain a concentration during the course of the program via electives, you have to leave the normal classroom location and complete courses in downtown Atlanta. Also, most electives are given at hours not convenient for people with full time jobs. It is very difficult logistically to obtain a concentration in a certain area like marketing, finance, etc.
    
    -Georgia State's MBA program was extremely challenging but I was able to gain a very quality education that has enhanced my ability as a professional. I've also become knowledgeable and interested in subject matters of which of had no previous exposure. This program gave me a thirst for learning such that I intend on returning. Anyone lucky enough to attend this program would realize some of the same wealth.
    
    -More classes should be offered on Mondays or offer Friday classes for those who have to travel during the week.
    
    -I have been impressed with the quality of the teaching staff and the other students. The PMBA program continues to exceed my expectations. We have had industry leaders from Siemens, Southern Company, and other large companies speak in our classes. This program is every much a challenge as the Engineering Masters program I attended at Clarkson University. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to apply everything I am learning to my next position.
    
    -Spend money on technological improvements in all classrooms. Laptops/iPads are already the norm and people have to be very conservative in battery life or arriving early to get the coveted seats near an electrical outlet.
    
    -The flexibility of this MBA program is ideal. I was able to do a joint enrollment with the business school and law school so I got a MBA and a JD. I could take classes in both programs per my schedule and adjust class timings, etc, to match my outside obligations. The locations are also very helpful. There are several campuses. One is about a mile from my office and the other is about 5 miles from my house. I used both.