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

University of Massachusetts, Boston

College of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 34
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $12,874.00
      • Non-Resident: $24,840.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 566
      • Full-Time MBA: 375
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,800
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Information Technology

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 71
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 80 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 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: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • Average GMAT Score 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 90th Percentile 640

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 10th Percentile 485
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 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: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 50 %
      • International students: 14 %

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

      • African American: 14 %
      • Asian American: 18 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 43 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 9 %

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

      • Assistantships: 3 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $8,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 95

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 38

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 24

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 46

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

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

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Teachers in the part-time program: 87
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 19
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 35 %
      • Electives available: 48

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • General Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
      • Credits required to graduate: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Purchase of Bloomberg data base
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,410
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $2,515,360.00
      • 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? Yes
      • 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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