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

Pittsburg State University

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 95 %
      • 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: $3,940.00
      • Non-Resident: $7,864.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $245.00
      • Non-resident $572.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 132
      • Full-Time MBA: 97
      • Part-Time MBA: 35
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,100

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 150
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 30 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 90th Percentile 430
      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 75th Percentile 480
      • 25th Percentile 560
      • 10th Percentile 680

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 75th Percentile 480
      • 10th Percentile 680
      • 90th Percentile 420
      • 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: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 48 %
      • International students: 20 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 22
      • Median: 20
      • From: 15
      • To: 24
      • One year or less: 40 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 25
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 24

  • 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: 90 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 90 %
      • Assistantships: 10 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 10
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Only to domestic students
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $18,500.00
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $12,857.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 48

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 8

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 50 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 80 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 11
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 8
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 60 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 10

    • Recently added electives:

      • International Negotiation
      • Business & Professional Ethics
      • International Experience (Europe)
      • International Experience (Central Asia)
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Technology

    • 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: 34

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All general lab and classroom technologies are less than three years old. Smart classroom technologies are employed.
      • Amount spent: $250,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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?
        • After the first semester
      • 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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