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

Webster University

Walker School of Business & Technology

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology
      • George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology MBA Program
      • 470 E. Lockwood Ave
      • St. Louis, 63119, Missouri
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.webster.edu/depts/business
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 68 %
      • Average months to complete program: 33
      • 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: $7,260.00
      • Non-Resident: $7,260.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $605.00
      • Non-resident $605.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 11,836
      • Part-Time MBA: 4,720
      • PhD Program: 61
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,620
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs: MHA; MPA; MA Busn & Operations Security Mngt; MS Computer Sys/Distributed Sys; MS Forensic Acctg; MA Health Care Mngt; MA HR Devel; MA HR Mngt; MA IT Mngt; MA Mngt & Leadership; MA Proc & Acquisitions Mngt; MS Space Systems Operations Mngt; DMgt

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 1,708
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 93 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 76 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Must have completed baccalaureate degree from US accredited institution or equivalent international institution. Must submit official final transcript designating degree and date of conferral. Must have earned a mininum cum GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale.
      • 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?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Pearson
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 575

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Not Considered
      • Resume/Work Experience: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 51 %
      • International students: 4 %

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

      • African American: 17 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 24 %
      • Chose not to report: 50 %
      • Other: 1 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 106
      • Median: 84
      • From: 24
      • To: 276
      • One year or less: 17 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

  • 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: 35 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 1 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 92 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $5,218.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • 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
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $27,230.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 1,301

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1,254

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 306

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 363

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 53

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 24
      • Non-Tenured: 747

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 10 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 16
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 999
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Average core class size: 12
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 489

    • Recently added electives:

      • None
      • Last curriculum revision: 2003
      • Recent curriculum changes: None

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Leadership
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Busn & Org Security Mngt
      • Info Tech Mngt
      • Environmental Mngt
      • Procurement & Acquisitions Mngt
      • International Busn
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • 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
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded lab computers, multimedia/teacher station computers, and faculty laptops. Upgraded lab and faculty software to Windows 7, MS Office 2010, SPSS 19. Replaced/upgraded equipment for the Multimedia/Teacher stations - projectors, switches, blu-ray/vhs players, speakers, projector screens. Replaced some lab furniture.
      • Amount spent: $400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 26,588
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 1 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $737.00
      • 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 $0.00
      • 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.webster.edu/alumni
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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

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