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

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Belk College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • The Belk College of Business
      • UNC Charlotte MBA Program
      • 320 E. 9th Street
      • UNC Charlotte Center City Building
      • Charlotte, 28202, North Carolina
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://mba.uncc.edu
      • E-mail: mba@uncc.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 80 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $7,832.00
      • Non-Resident: $16,484.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $653.00
      • Non-resident $1,374.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 640
      • Part-Time MBA: 308
      • PhD Program: 21
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,182
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accountancy; MS in Economics; Master of Science in Mathematical Finance

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 235
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 59 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 62 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 31
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 2
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 573
      • 10th Percentile 410

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 550
      • 75th Percentile 630
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 10th Percentile 520
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 588
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • N/A
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 557

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 9 %

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

      • African American: 8 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • Native American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 69 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 58
      • Median: 42
      • From: 0
      • To: 126
      • One year or less: 21 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $53,206.00
      • Median: $49,500.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $30,000.00
      • To: $82,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Consumer Products: 3 %
      • Financial Services: 32 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 19 %

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

      • Bank of America 60
      • Wells Fargo bank 50
      • TIAA-CREF 40
      • Duke Energy 40
      • Compass Group 30
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • 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: 49 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 18 %
      • Assistantships: 15 %
      • Loans (private and government): 100 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • 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? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 99

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 43

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 28
      • Faculty on company boards: 5

  • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 9
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 28
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 16
      • Average core class size: 38
      • Average elective class size: 28
      • Electives available: 27

    • Recently added electives:

      • Social Media Marketing
      • Environmental Sustainability
      • Sports Economics
      • Marketing of Sports
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Recent curriculum changes: Addition of Sports Marketing and Management Concentration

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Economics

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Real Estate Finance and Development
      • Applied Investment Management
      • Sports Marketing and Management
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Financial Institutions/Commercial Bank Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Real Estate
        • Portfolio Management
        • Sports Business

    • 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: 37

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded classroom teaching technology; Added digital information displays throughout the building; Added projection equipment and scheduling monitors to conference rooms; Added teleconferencing capabilities to a classroom; Upgraded faculty laptops, office printers,and various software; Renovated computer lab; Provided high speed scanners to admin staff; Added networked photocopiers; Provided iPads for administrators
      • Amount spent: $1,200,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,610
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $104.00
      • 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 $20,500,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.linkedin.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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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