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

University of Nebraska, Omaha

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 63 %
      • Average months to complete program: 29
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 120
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

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

      • Resident: $3,858.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,508.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $236.50
      • Non-resident $622.50

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 103
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 89 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 10th Percentile 490
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 563

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 75th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 558
      • 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: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 25 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 47
      • Median: 36
      • From: 12
      • To: 72
      • One year or less: 22 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 36 %
      • General Management: 7 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 18 %
      • Management Information Systems: 12 %
      • Operations/Production: 13 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Consumer Products: 6 %
      • Financial Services: 35 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 4 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 11 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 11 %
      • Other: 11 %

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

      • Union Pacific 3
      • Gallup 3
      • U of Nebraska Medical Center 3
      • Mutual of Omaha 2
      • Omaha Public Power District 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 26
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 25

  • 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: 8 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 40 %
      • Assistantships: 13 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $14,659.00
      • Median financial aid package: $19,317.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic 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

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Other

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

        • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 9 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 26 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 44
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 9
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 78 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 34

    • Recently added electives:

      • Health Care Information Managment
      • Executive Civic Leadership
      • Social Media Marketing
      • Organizational Consulting
      • Mobile Application Development
      • Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Last curriculum revision: 1998

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Human Resource Management
        • E-commerce
        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Collaboration Science
      • Health Care Management
      • Investment Science
      • Risk Management
      • Sustainability
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Human Resource Management
        • Health Care Administration
        • Other
        • Technology

    • 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: Completion of an Integrated Business Case requirement and attendance at a specified number of MBA Leadership Seminars.
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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