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West Chester University MBA Program Structure

West Chester University offers students multiple routes to complete the Online MBA: full-time, part-time, or completely online. The only difference between the models is the method of instruction. Students in the program, however, must complete a required Residential Seminar in person. Completion of the program can take as little as one year, or as much as three years.

WCU divides the academic year into five terms of seven weeks each. All West Chester University MBA courses, whether in person or online, span one full term. Students pursuing their degree on a part-time basis complete one course per term throughout the academic year, while full-time students take two or more courses per term. Students can complete the program in as little as nine months if they so choose.

Curriculum

The West Chester University MBA program consists of 10 required courses, comprising a total of 30 credits. All courses are held over a term of seven weeks, spanning five total terms. The core courses in the program are: Strategic Cost Management; Financial Analysis and Valuation; Global Operations and Supply Chain Management; Components of Effective Leadership; Business, Society & Environment; Innovation and Marketing Strategy; Economic Analysis for Business; Law and Ethics in the Business Environment; Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation; and Strategic Management and Planning.

Students have a choice of electives but have the option to complete a Project Management, Business Analytics, or Entrepreneurship Certification.

Part-time students generally only participate in one course per term, but there are options of flexibility in scheduling. As previously stated, all courses can be totally taken online.

Online MBA Rankings

• U.S. News: 58 (tie)

Class Profile

There are 427 students enrolled in the Online MBA program, 61.1 percent of which are male students and 38.9 percent are female. Nearly 16 percent are of minority status.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

For the academic year, Pennsylvania residents enrolled in the West Chester University MBA program pay $2,109 per three-credit course, fee included. For out-of-state students, three-credit courses, with fees, costs $2,179.50.

As a state institution, WCU provides among the lowest in-state tuition rates for an MBA program in the Philadelphia area. Classes for out-of-state residents are also competitively priced.

Certain applicants may be eligible for the WEDnetPA Guaranteed Free Training Program, which provides employers with funding to help employees gain training in basic business skills or information technology. Given that the program has extensive requirements, applicants are encouraged to discuss the program with their employers to see if they are eligible.

WCU offers no formal loan assistance to MBA students, and therefore applicants seeking financial assistance should consider completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for government-issued loans. International students should look into securing private loans.

Admissions

To apply to the West Chester University MBA program, candidates are required to submit an online application and their GMAT or GRE scores, undergraduate transcripts, current résumé, essay on their career plans, three letters of recommendation, and a $50 application fee. GMAT test scores are required unless a waiver is granted by the Graduate Director.

International applicants must submit transcripts that have been assessed by World Education Services as part of their application materials, and these students will also be interviewed by a representative of the English as a Second Language Program upon acceptance. Those requiring additional English knowledge must complete a personalized English language program at WCU during the first phase of the MBA program.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Applications for the upcoming enrollment period are open now. Contact the West Chester admissions team now to apply.

Full-Time MBA

Fordham Full-Time MBA Program Structure

The Fordham University Full-Time MBA at the Gabelli School of Business curriculum was thoroughly redesigned in 2014 to suit the current job market and the needs of its employers. The streamlined 60-credit full-time program takes two years to complete.

Currently, the program follows a cohort structure, meaning that full-time MBA students take all of their courses together. This helps them to make strong connections with each other and build their professional networks throughout the program. In addition to the regular fall and spring terms, students also participate in a pre-term orientation, a winter intersession each year, and a summer term that consists of an internship.

The winter intersession of the first year, which happens in early January, involves an immersion experience in New York City. Over the course of five days, students are exposed to a number of company visits with corporations like Deutsche Bank, Money.net, and Hewlett Packard. During this intersession, they also participate in team-building and leadership activities such as a session at the FDNY Training Academy.

Curriculum

Fordham offers eight  MBA concentrations, plus several secondary concentration options. Concentrations require five extra courses in total and include Accounting, Communication and Media Management, Finance and Business Economics, Information Systems, Management Systems, Marketing, and Public Accounting.

Students may also choose a secondary concentration comprising only three extra courses rather than five. Typically, a cohort consists of 60 students each.

Full-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 64
• Bloomberg: 57
• Forbes: 58

Fordham University Full-Time MBA Class Profile

Nearly 66 percent of students in the Gabelli MBA program are male, with 33 percent female students. International students make up around 48 percent of the most recent class.

Additionally, the average GMAT score of admitted students is 633. Students enter at an average age of 28 and have more than five years of professional work experience.

Career Statistics

Currently, the average base salary of Gabelli MBA students is $100,000.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Tuition for the Fordham University Full-Time MBA program tuition is $107,924. Students should also factor housing costs into their financial considerations.

Full-time students are eligible for a number of need- and merit-based scholarships. These include the Hitachi Minority Scholarship for minority students; the Emily L. and Robert E. Smith Scholarship for female students pursuing international studies; and the Linda Perrin Taber Pollack and Roy Howard Pollack Scholarship for second-year students demonstrating academic merit and financial need.

Additionally, full-time MBA students are eligible to apply to work for a Fordham graduate business faculty member under the Graduate Assistantship Program, receiving partial tuition payment in remuneration for their work. Students may work 10 hours per week per term for $3,510 in tuition remission or 20 hours per week per term for $7,020 in tuition remission. However, students can only participate in a maximum of six 10-hour or three 20-hour assistantships over the course of their studies, capping the total tuition remission a student may earn at $21,060.

Fordham graduate students are eligible for both Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loans. Students are also eligible for an array of private loans, which typically require a creditworthy U.S. co-signer. In addition, Fordham’s Office of Admissions offers the Fordham GBA Loan to students who need to supplement other government or private loans. These $5,000 loans are awarded based on merit and need and are available for domestic students enrolled in at least six credits at the time of their loan application. Students may only be awarded one GBA Loan over the course of their studies at Fordham.

Admissions

First, Fordham requires that applicants have a minimum of two years of work experience to gain admission to the full-time MBA program. There are no minimum GPA or standardized test score requirements for admission.

Furthermore, applicants to the Fordham full-time MBA program must submit an online application, undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate transcripts, two professional letters of recommendation, a professional resume, one required essay, and one optional essay about their professional goals and aspirations. They must also send a $150 application fee.

International applicants submitting undergraduate or graduate transcripts must also submit a third-party evaluation of the transcripts. In addition, international applicants must also submit TOEFL or IELTS exam scores—minimum scores of 100 on the TOEFL or 7 on the IELTS—are required. If international students score below these cutoffs, however, they will most likely need to take the English as a Second Language (ESL) proficiency exam.

Finally, each applicant must participate in an interview to be considered for admission.

Application deadlines are as follows:

• Fall 2022

  Rounds of Admission	Submission Deadline	Decision Release
  Round 1	October 15, 2021	November 19, 2021
  Round 2	November 19, 2021	January 14, 2022
  Round 3 *	January 21, 2022	March 18, 2022
  Round 4 **	March 25, 2022	May, 2022
  Round 5 ***	May 27, 2022	July 17, 2022

  Spring 2022

  Rounds of Admission	Submission Deadline	Decision Release
  Round 1	November 5, 2021	December 10, 2021

  Summer 2022

  Rounds of Admission	Submission Deadline	Decision Release
  Round 1	March 4 2022	April 8, 2022

Full-Time/Part-Time MBA

Suffolk University Full-Time/Part-Time MBA Program Structure

The Suffolk University MBA program at the Sawyer Business School can be completed within 11 months (16 months part-time) depending on the number of courses a student is eligible to waive. Students can take classes on a full-time or part-time basis, and they can begin the program during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. At the school’s main campus in Boston, the North Campus and online campus all core and required classes meet only once per week during the fall and spring semesters. Classes are convened both during the day and at night.

Curriculum

The Suffolk University MBA offers small classes and a focus on global business and practical learning. The total number of credits required to successfully complete the Suffolk MBA ranges from 36-51.

All eight of the program’s three-credit core courses can be waived. To waive a core course, students must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level within the seven years prior to MBA matriculation (“B” or better).

A student’s waiver request will be considered once they have been accepted, and qualifying courses will be waived during their first semester. A student receives credit for each course waived, thereby reducing the total number of courses for the MBA degree. A proficiency exam can also be taken during the first semester in order to have a course waived. However, all MBA students must complete a minimum of 36 credits in the Sawyer Business School.

Sawyer Business School offers a number of accelerated scheduling options for students who are attorneys, CPAs or Berklee Music School Music Management graduates. Students who enter the Suffolk MBA program having already completed graduate business courses at an AACSB-accredited program can transfer up to six elective credits (for courses in which a “B” grade or better was received) if these credits did not apply to a completed degree. The three-credit Global Requirement and the MBA capstone course Strategic Management are required. In addition, students must complete 12 credits of elective coursework at the 800-level or higher, though there are a few 700-level electives that may qualify based on the concentrations that the student is enrolled in. However, a concentration isn’t required. Students will also take courses in two other areas: Construct the Big Picture and Lead and implement Change.

Suffolk offers 17 concentrations: corporate accounting and finance, accounting business intelligence, entrepreneurship for new and existing businesses, corporate finance, corporate accounting and finance, forensic accounting, health sector management, business intelligence, FinTech, management of talent, government and not for profit accounting, investments, global marketing, market research and consumer insights product management, strategic management, supply chain management, and risk management. To complete a concentration, students must take three to four electives in that area. In most cases, students have a longer list of courses from which to choose.

To fulfill the elective requirements, Suffolk University MBA students can also participate in an optional three-credit internship program. Interns may or may not receive payment for their work, and internships typically require a commitment of about one day per week. Another for-credit optional experiential learning program is the week-long Global Travel Seminar. During this trip, led by members of the faculty, Sawyer students visit companies and meet executives while learning about the culture and customs of the region. In the past, seminars have been held in Brazil, China, England and Germany.

Students with highly focused interests may enroll in one of Suffolk’s specialized MBA degrees: Global MBA, MBA/Health, MBA/Nonprofit, MBA for Music Business Management Graduates of the Berklee College of Music. Suffolk also offers an MBA/Graduate Diploma in Accounting and MBA joint degree programs in finance, accounting, taxation, and law, marketing, and science in business administration.

Career Statistics

Ninety percent of the recently graduated Sawyer Business School MBA program students were employed with 6 months.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Tuition is $47,220 for Suffolk University full-time MBA students and $1,574/credit for part-time students.

Additional costs include a $350 MBA entry fee, health insurance, technology fees for online courses and housing.

Admitted full-time and part-time MBA students do not need to submit additional materials to be considered for merit-based fellowships and scholarships, which are based on a candidate’s undergraduate academic performance and GMAT or GRE scores.

Domestic students seeking financial assistance can explore federal loan opportunities. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal loan programs but are eligible for campus jobs at Suffolk.

Admissions

Admission to the Suffolk University MBA is competitive. Components of a completed application include an online application form, official transcripts from all academic institutions attended, a résumé, a statement of a candidate’s professional goals, two letters of recommendation and a $50 application fee, which may be waived for current students and alumni of Suffolk.

Requirements include:

• The equivalent of one year of full-time work experience:
• Full-time MBAs average three years of work experience
• Part-time MBAs average five to seven years of work experience

Official GMAT or GRE scores. In certain cases, students can be granted a waiver. Interested individuals should check with Sawyer Business school for all of the waiver criteria.

TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE-Academic scores for international applicants:

• TOEFL score required: 550 paper format or 80 on the new IBT format
• IELTS score required: 6.5 or above
• PTE-Academic score required: 65 or above

Suffolk University’s Office of Graduate Admission has complete information regarding additional admission requirements, application deadlines, and the online application process.

Deadlines

Fall Semester: July 15 (International Applicants), August 15 (Domestic Applicants), then rolling
Spring Semester: December 1 (International Applicants), January 4 (Domestic Applicants), then rolling
Summer Semester: April 1 (priority), then rolling

Questrom School of Business – Boston University

History

The Boston University School of Management was founded in 1913, with the MBA program beginning in 1925. In March 2015, the school was renamed the Questrom School of Business in honor of a $50 million endowment gift from alumnus and retail industry leader Allen Questrom, his wife, Kelli, and the Allen and Kelli Questrom Foundation. Questrom successfully transformed several of the nation’s largest department and specialty stores, including JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, and Barneys New York.

The school offers nine different programs related to the MBA degree. Along with the traditional full-time MBA, part-time MBA and executive MBA, students can seek out joint degrees that pair the MBA with Digital Innovation, International Relations, Economics, the Health Sector, Social Impact, Manufacturing and the Juris Degree. The school is fully accredited by AACSB International.

School Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 50 (tie)
• Bloomberg: 50
• Forbes: 39
• Financial Times: 67
• The Economist: 70

Location(s)

Boston University’s central campus is located right next to Kenmore Square, a central intersection in Boston, only two miles from downtown.

The main campus is less than six miles away from Boston’s Logan International Airport.

Facilities

The Boston University Questrom School of Business is housed in the Rafik B. Hariri Building. Opened in 1996, this six-story building includes a 375-seat auditorium, classrooms, faculty offices, computer labs and three separate lounges for undergraduate, graduate and EMBA students. The building was originally designed to accommodate 1,700 students, but now welcomes 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Also in the building are the Feld Career Center, the Fredrick S. Pardee Management Library, a delicatessen and a coffee shop.

Faculty

The Boston University Questrom School of Business has more than 100 part-time faculty members who are distributed across sixteen schools and colleges. Faculty members also contribute their research to BU’s Questrom eight centers and labs, which cover topics including health policy, global business practices and nonprofit leadership, among others.

Student Body

There are currently 157 full-time and 179 part-time MBA students at the Boston University Questrom School of Business.

MBA Degree Offerings

The Questrom School of Business supports several programs for completing an MBA degree. In addition to its full-time, Executive, and part-time, BU offers a Health Sector MBA and a Social Impact MBA, as well as several dual degree options. In 2020, the business school will begin providing an Online MBA.

Blended Learning MBA

Babson College Blended Learning MBA Program Structure

The Babson College Blended Learning MBA program at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business is geared towards students who wish to complete their MBA while remaining employed on a full-time basis. Students may begin the 21-month program in August. The program employs both in-person class time as well as online courses, and classes are offered in Wellesley, MA, and Miami. Three times each semester, students must complete an intensive, in-person session of class time spanning from Thursday through Sunday at their Brickell Avenue campus in Miami, and the online portion of MBA coursework totals about 25 hours each week. The program consists of 46 credits.

Curriculum for the Babson College Blended Learning MBA

For Babson College Blended Learning MBA students, two required residency weeks occur at the start and middle of the program on the main campus in Wellesley. The core curriculum is divided into seven parts and 14 courses, including Entrepreneurship and Opportunity, Financial Reporting, Data Models and Decisions, Law, Marketing, Global Connections Through Technology and Measuring and Managing Strategic Performance. Several Signature Learning Experiences (SLEs) are incorporated into the core curriculum, allowing students to apply the knowledge they have gained from courses in real-life business scenarios.

Babson students complete the rest of the Blended Learning curriculum through electives, with two electives taken over two seven-week periods. Traditional electives are offered through the accounting and law, finance, economics, technology, operations and information management, entrepreneurship, marketing and management departments. Non-traditional electives consist of study abroad opportunities, research and team projects. Students may take courses abroad through Babson or a partner school, conduct research or participate in the Management Consulting Field Experience (MCFE) or Joint Management Consulting Field Experience (JMCFE). The Global Management Program also allows MBA candidates to work and study abroad.

The final requirement in the program is the Corporate Entrepreneurship Capstone course, for which students work in teams in order to develop and implement a business idea. Students may complete their capstone in conjunction with their full-time employers by selecting an appropriate project within their companies or complete a greenfield project.

Part-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: Not Ranked

Class Profile

Students averaged nine years of work experience prior to enrolling, and a GPA of 3.21. 53 percent of the class were women, 70 percent were international students, and 78 percent identified as members of a minority group.

Career Statistics

The average alumni salary 3 years after graduation for Babson Blending learning MBA grads is $163,044.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The overall cost of the Babson College Blended Learning MBA for students is approximately $91,540. Babson charges its Fast Track students by the credit at a rate that is determined each year by the school’s board of trustees.

Admissions

Applicants should submit their official academic transcripts, short answer questions, a $50 application fee, one letter of professional recommendation (non-academic), a current résumé, one essay (optional) and, in the case of international candidates whose native language is not English, TOEFL iBT, or IELTS test scores. Interviews are by invitation only.

No GMAT score is necessary for acceptance into the program.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Babson College Blended Learning MBA Application Deadlines for August 2023 Enrollment:

Round 1: Oct 26, 2022
Round 2: Jan 11, 2023
Round 3: Mar 16, 2023
Round 4: Apr 20, 2023
Round 5: May 26, 2023

Babson College Blended Learning MBA FAQ’s

How has the university coped with the current pandemic?

Many on-campus classes are still occurring although some elements have moved online for safety.

What MS programs does Babson offer?

MS in Finance and MS in Business Analytics amongst others are available.

What differing MBA programs does Babson offer?

The university offers a full-time MBA program that can be completed in 1-2 years as well as a flexible part-time program and the Blended Learning option to give students many MBA options.

One-Year MBA

Babson College One-Year MBA Program Structure

Students in the Babson College One-Year MBA program at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business can complete the program in 12-months or 21-months, depending on the track they choose.  The Babson MBA is 45 credits, no matter which path you take. One-Year MBA students access the same courses, experiential learning opportunities, intensity tracks, and academic centers whether you choose the One-Year or Two-Year format. 2/3 of your courses are electives and special topics you choose to align with your career goals and ambitions. Seven unique MBA concentrations give you a chance to specialize. 2 concentrations, Quantitative Finance and Business Analytics and Machine Learning, are STEM-designated.

Curriculum

Students begin the program in May. All full-time students earn their first 15 credits through the Core, a collection of courses and real-world learning challenges designed to build a practical business foundation. Use your remaining 30 credits to explore electives in the topics that matter most to you. Build up your résumé with the experiential learning you’ll find woven throughout all of your Babson classes—from a semester-long client consulting project in the Core to meeting with business leaders and startup founders in your electives. In addition, students take electives over 2.5 semesters (one-year) or 4 semesters (two-year).  During the summer, two-year students land internships, take classes or participate in Babson’s startup accelerators.

Babson College One-Year Full-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 57 (tie), #1 in Entrepreneurship
• Bloomberg: 50
• Financial Times: 95

Class Profile

There are 39 students enrolled in Babson’s One-Year MBA, 45 percent of which identified as women. Roughly 64 percent of the class was international, while 38% were domestic students of color. Students entered the One-Year program with an average GMAT score of 579, a GPA of 3.05, and 8 years of professional work experience.

Careers Statistics

About 83 percent of the Class of 2022 were employed within three months of graduation from the Babson College full-time MBA program.  Babson One-Year MBA graduates earned $147,595 in average full-time MBA alumni salary 3 years post-graduation, according to Financial Times’ 2022 MBA ranking.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

For 2022-2023, tuition for the Babson College One-Year MBA program is $89,550.

Housing costs average $15,120 per student while food expenses average $7,072, books and supplies average $3,600, transportation expenses average $2,240, and personal expenses average at $2,982. Students registered full-time or three-quarter time are required by Massachusetts law to have health insurance. Babson contracts with University Health Plans to provide coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. The cost for the 2022-23 academic year is $3,194. Including any Federal Direct loan fees, which average $218, the total estimated cost of the One-Year MBA program is $123,976. Payments are due before the start of each semester. Merit scholarships are available to the most highly qualified full-time students. Otherwise, Babson does not operate its own loan program and encourages U.S. applicants to apply for federal loans by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Admissions

In addition to an online application, and a $100 application fee, applicants must submit short answer questions, 1 letter of professional recommendation (non-academic), a resume, and transcripts from all institutions, undergraduate and graduate.  Candidates may include an essay to provide additional pertinent information to the admissions committee (optional).  Lastly, students must interview on an invite-only basis. Due to constraints brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the admissions committee has moved to a test-optional policy. GMAT/GRE test scores will be waived for all full-time graduate applicants with a 2023 program entry.

International applicants: Please visit the International Students page for additional instructions before completing their application, including details about TOEFL/IELTS requirements.

Summer Enrollment Deadline

Full-Time MBA

Babson College Full-Time MBA Program Structure

The 21-month Babson full-time MBA—also known as the Two Year MBA—at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business is a flexible program that takes into account students’ individual goals. There is one full-time MBA intake per year, and students enter in August.

Curriculum

There are several ways to obtain an MBA at Babson College: a One-Year, Two-Year or Blended Learning program. The unified core curriculum for all of the school’s MBA degrees covers topics such as entrepreneurship, financial accounting, and strategy.

The Babson MBA students participate in Signature Learning Experiences (SLEs) that encourage the use of classroom knowledge in real-world business scenarios. For instance, One-Year MBA students have been invited to debate the importance of social responsibility in managerial decisions, whereas Two-Year MBA students learn about market analytics and forecasting.

Classroom electives in subjects such as economics, finance, and marketing are also available for MBA students in each of the programs. In addition, outside electives, including study abroad, independent study, or work with outside organizations are also available.

Experiential learning is another important component of the Babson College MBA curriculum that gives students real-world insight into business practices and preparation for future careers. Consulting projects in particular are emphasized. First-year MBA students may take part in the Babson Consulting Alliance Program, which pairs student teams with partner organizations for a 14-week consulting project. Next, the Management Consulting Field Experience is an elective course open to any MBA student that allows student teams to partner with outside organizations for real-world consulting experiences. Furthermore, the Global Connections Through Technology course, offered to all MBA programs, allows students to partner with a startup or small company to help them optimize their use of technology. Lastly, the Management Consulting Field Experience elective course lets MBA students manage teams of undergraduates in a consulting project. Partner organizations for these experiential learning projects have included AT&T, Liberty Mutual, and Staples.

MBA students may also pursue concentrations to complement their degree. Concentrations require 9 to 12 credits and are noted on a student’s official transcript. Current concentrations include business analytics, business analytics & machine learning, entrepreneurship, finance, quantitative finance, global management, and marketing.

Full-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 57 (tie)
• Bloomberg: 50
• Financial Times: 95

Class Profile

Over 100 students comprise the Two-Year MBA Class of 2022 at Babson Olin. They have an average GMAT of 601 and an average GPA of 3.29. The class is comprised of 33% women and 85% international students.

Career Statistics

Eighty-three percent of graduates seeking employment secured it within 3 months of graduation for the Babson Full-Time MBA. The average base salary was $116,935 with signing bonuses averaging $32,773. Graduates of 2022 experienced a 14% increase from 2021 in average base salary in the U.S.

For the full-time MBA Classes of 2022, which includes MBA students in the One- or Two-Year program, 24% of graduates went into the technology industry. Financial services claimed 22%. Thirteen percent of graduates entered consulting, while another 8% each entered the CPG/retail or manufacturing industry.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

2023-2024 tuition for the Babson Olin One-Year MBA is $89,550. The Two-Year MBA’s tuition is $71,564 for the first year and $42,626 for the second year, with a total estimated tuition cost of $114,190. The school also notes students can expect additional costs of about $15,120 for housing, $7,072 for food and other school and living expenses each year. Furthermore, an elective abroad may cost $3,300 to $6,000, while a semester abroad ranges from $7,800 to $12,800.

Babson does not operate a specific loan program, so the school encourages U.S. applicants to apply for federal loans by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Babson offers merit and donor scholarships, assistantships and fellowships to both domestic and international applicants to the full-time program, and these scholarships are awarded to candidates at the time of admission. A variety of endowed fellowships and scholarships are also linked to the school. Students should check with the admissions office or program directors in order to determine their eligibility and availability.

Admissions

In addition to an online application, a $100 application fee, applicants must submit short answer questions, 1 letter of professional recommendations (non-academic), resume, transcripts from all institutions, undergraduate and graduate.  Candidates may include an essay to provide additional pertinent information to the admissions committee (optional).  Lastly, students must interview on an invite-only basis. Due to constraints brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the admissions committee has moved to a test-optional policy. GMAT/GRE test scores will be waived for all full-time graduate applicants with a 2023 program entry.

International applicants: Please visit the International Students page for additional instructions before completing their application, including details about TOEFL/IELTS requirements

Part-Time MBA

Boston College Part-Time MBA Program Structure

Students in the Boston College part-time MBA program at the Carroll School of Management have the option of taking online or hybrid courses. Up to 30 percent of the degree can be earned online. Students who have demonstrated a mastery of a core subject may receive advanced standing credit, which reduces the number of courses you’ll need to complete your degree.

Students can “waive” up to 15 of their credits through the advanced standing credit. Most part-time students finish their degree in three years and take two courses each semester. Additional courses can be taken in the Summer. All part-time students must complete their degrees within six years.

Evening classes typically meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays with some classes meeting from 4:30-7 p.m. Summer courses meet twice a week from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Curriculum

Boston College part-time MBA students must complete 30 credits of core courses and 27 credits of electives to graduate. Additionally, part-time MBA students are eligible for advanced standing if they have completed prior coursework in a core subject or hold a professional certification, such as the CPA or CFA.

Applied or experiential learning also plays a large role in the Carroll School MBA experience. Students are afforded myriad opportunities to learn from industry practitioners and gain exposure to real-world business problems. Through the International Consulting Project elective course, for example, students have traveled to China and Peru to complete consulting engagements for real clients. As part of the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Field Experience, select students travel to Omaha to meet Buffett and tour Berkshire Hathaway. For students interested in technology, the school hosts weeklong “TechTreks” to New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle to participate in master’s classes with some of the industry’s leading executives.

Given Boston College’s Jesuit roots, a final requirement for graduation is the completion of 20 hours of community service.

Part-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 30 (tie)

Class Profile 

The 2022 class entering the part-time program had an average GMAT score of 640. Part-time students averaged 4.6 years of full-time work experience prior to matriculation and were on average 28-years old.

Women constitute 33 percent of the class, while 19 percent of students are African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. The mean GPA of the incoming class was 3.31, with the most popular undergraduate major being business at 20 percent. Around 16 percent of students pursued a humanities degree, 16 percent studied finance and 10 percent graduated with math/physical science degrees.

Careers

The average starting salary of recent part-time MBA graduates was $120,334. Of those graduates 27% entered the financial services industry, 22% took tech jobs and 13% went into healthcare. Other graduates pursued work in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare and real estate.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The cost per credit for the 2022-23 academic year is $2,012. At 57 credits, students will spend approximately $114,684 in total in order to complete the part-time program. Books and fees cost an additional $1,300 and all students who do not receive health insurance from their employer must pay $3,758 for such coverage.

Admissions

In order to apply for admission to the part-time program, first-time domestic candidates must submit a completed online application form, résumé, one personal essay, one recommendation letter, transcripts from all academic institutions attended as part of a degree-granting program, official GMAT or GRE scores and a nonrefundable application fee of $100. Interviews are not available to part-time MBA applicants. International applicants must submit either: TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores if English is not their native language.

Candidates who applied for admission within the past year can re-apply for a place in the program using a streamlined form. In addition to this form, applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, updated test scores and transcripts if applicable and an essay.

Application deadlines are as follows:

January start:

Round 1 – October 11, 2022

Round 2 – December 6, 2022

August start:  

Round 1 – January 17, 2023

Round 2 – April 4, 2023

Round 3 – July 11, 2023

Full-Time MBA

Boston College Full-Time MBA Program Structure

For the Boston College full-time MBA program at the Carroll School of Management, the first year is split into two semesters that can be further divided into seven-week quarters. Following a one-week orientation in late August that includes the course Introduction to Strategic Management, classes begin in early September. Second-year students focus on the functional discipline of their choice by taking semester-long elective courses.  In addition to these learning requirements, all Carroll School MBA students must complete 20 hours of community service in order to graduate from the program.

Curriculum

The first semester of the MBA program is highly regimented and consists entirely of required courses. Beginning the second semester of the first year, full-time students can begin taking elective courses. The second year is dedicated entirely to elective coursework.

Applied or experiential learning plays a large role in the Carroll School MBA experience. Students are afforded a myriad of opportunities to learn from industry practitioners and gain exposure to real-world business problems. Through the International Consulting Project elective course, for example, students have traveled to China and Peru to complete on-site consulting engagements for clients. As part of the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Field Experience, select students travel to Omaha in order to meet Buffett and tour Berkshire Hathaway. For students interested in technology, the school hosts weeklong “TechTreks” to New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle.

Students also participate in a special project during their MBA studies. During their first year, students complete a Management Practice course, in which they work with live companies facing real business challenges, and deliver recommended solutions.

All Boston College full-time MBA students at the Carroll School have the option to complete a series of elective courses aligned with one of the school’s nine specializations, which include asset management, business analytics, and product and brand management, to name a few. The school reports that approximately 16 percent of students are enrolled in one of their dual degree programs, such as the MBA/MSF.

The Full-Time MBA STEM-Designated Track puts a greater focus on statistical modeling and programming in the context of the business world. The STEM-Designated Track allows students to use technology and analytics across a range of industry functions. In addition to core program courses, students that enroll in the STEM-Designated Track will be required to take electives marked as “STEM-designated.”

Full-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 41 (tie)
• Bloomberg: 48
• Forbes: 42

Class Profile

The class of 2024 has a total class size of 76 with an admit rate of 55%.   Students joined the program with an average GMAT score of 645, typically ranging between 576-688.  The average GRE score was 312, typically ranging between 303-322.  Prior to enrollment, students in the program earned a 3.36 GPA, with an average of 4.3 years of professional work experience.

About 35% of enrolled full-time MBA students are female, with 65% male students. The average age of the class is 27.  Lastly, about 24% of the class consists of international students.

Career Statistics

Within three months of graduation, 97% of the students of the Class of 2022 have accepted a job offer. The average median starting salary was $132,777. The most popular industry chosen by graduates was Financial Services at 29%, followed by Consulting at 21% and Technology at 11%.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid for the Boston College Full-Time MBA

Tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year for the Boston College full-time MBA is $59,030 ($29,515 per semester), totaling $118,060 over two years. Full-time students should also budget for room and board (per academic year), $3,758 for health insurance and $3,255 for personal expenses. Books, supplies, and fees are estimated at $1,300.

A number of scholarships are available to both domestic and international full-time students. Candidates are automatically considered for these scholarships at the time of application, and there are no additional forms to fill out. In 2022 more than 90% of newly enrolled students received Dean’s Scholarships. These awards averaged approximately $23,000, and students are notified about whether they have received aid at the time of admission. More than 70% of entering part-time MBA students in 2022 received scholarships averaging around $9,000 each. Graduate assistantships entailing research or administrative work in exchange for a financial award are another option for students seeking financing, and Carroll students who are receiving scholarships may pursue assistantships as well. Students of Irish descent may qualify for a full-ride through The Denis O’Brien Fellowship. The school also encourages U.S. military veterans to contact Student Services in order to learn more about tuition reduction and an application fee waiver option.

Admissions

In order to apply for admission to the full-time program, first-time domestic candidates must submit a completed online application form, résumé, employment history, one personal essay, one recommendation letter, transcripts from all academic institutions attended as part of a degree-granting program, official GMAT or GRE scores, and a nonrefundable application fee of $100. International applicants must additionally submit TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores. However, waivers for these scores are extended to international applicants who completed a four-year bachelor’s or two-year master’s degree at a school where English is the official language of instruction and those who have worked full-time in the U.S. for at least two years.

Interviews at Carroll are conducted by invitation only and offered at the discretion of the admissions committee, and students may not request or schedule interviews otherwise.

Candidates who applied for admission within the past year may reapply for a place in the program using a streamlined form. In addition to this form, applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé, updated test scores and transcripts if applicable and an essay.

Work experience is not strictly required in order to apply for the program, although it is advised applicants have at least two years of previous experience.

2022-2023 Boston College Carroll Full-Time MBA Deadlines

Round 1: October 4, 2022

Round 2: November 29, 2022

Round 3: January 17, 2023

Round 4: March 7, 2023

Round 5: May 2, 2023

Executive MBA

Columbia Executive MBA Program Structure

Columbia Business School provides three different structures through which students may earn an Executive MBA. The Friday/Saturday Option meets every other week on Fridays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. and lasts for five terms over 20 months, beginning in August. The Saturday Option meets each Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. for six terms over 24 months, beginning in May. Finally, the Columbia Executive MBA-Americas program meets approximately once a month for one week and lasts for five semesters over 20 months.

Curriculum

Columbia Executive MBA students receive the same educational quality that the full-time MBA provides: the two programs share the same professors and require the same core courses and hours spent in the classroom. Students take 11 core courses that span topics such as Corporate Finance, Marketing Strategy, and Global Economic Environment. After completing the core curriculum, students complete the remainder of their credits through an array of elective courses. During their second year, EMBA students take a week-long international seminar, joining across the three programs to apply global business concepts that they have learned through their coursework in other countries. Recent destinations have included Shanghai, Tel Aviv, Munich, Santiago, and Myanmar.

Students in the Columbia Executive MBA program are assigned to clusters of 30 to 70 classmates with whom they take all of their first-year courses. These clusters are then further divided into learning teams, consisting of approximately five to six students who complete their assignments together as a group for most of the 14 required core courses.

The Columbia Executive MBA-Americas program is designed to accommodate professional executives from across the United States, Canada, and Latin America whose location prevents them from spending every other weekend in New York City. Instead, classes meet in a week-long format once per month, and Columbia provides full accommodations during the first three semesters of core courses and cohort electives.

Executive MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 4
• The Economist: 29

Class Profile

There are 152 students in the Columbia Executive MBA class. Forty-five percent of students are women and 16 percent are international students. Students in the class matriculated with an average age of 32 and with nine years of full-time work experience. Fifteen percent are receiving full company sponsorship, another 44 percent are receiving partial company sponsorship, and 41 percent are paying their own full tuition.

Career Statistics

Columbia’s Career Management Center gives support that is designed specifically for EMBA students, aiding them is advancing in their current position or making a significant career change. These services include individualized career advising, online self-assessment tools, professional development programs, advice on internal job-search strategies, and access to the school’s job listings targeted at MBAs. Many of the resources are available online, allowing busy professionals to access the tools they need at their own convenience.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The total Executive MBA tuition and fees for May 2020 and August 2020 entry is $213,240. This tuition covers the cost of the program, books, meals on all class days, conference center accommodations during residence weeks, and residence and meals during the week-long international seminar in the second year.

Students are required to have a laptop computer, to pay their own airfare for the international seminar, and to arrange their own travel throughout the program.

Many EMBA students secure federal or private loans in order to finance their degrees. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply for fixed-rate federal direct loans and should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students can apply for a direct unsubsidized loan with a fixed interest rate of 6 percent and 7 percent for the Direct Graduate PLUS Loan.

Admissions

All Columbia Executive MBA applicants must be fully employed from the time of application until graduation, although case-by-case exceptions can be made. Friday/Saturday and Columbia Executive MBA-Americas applicants must have proof of sponsorship from their employer that briefly states the terms of support, but financial support is not necessary. Saturday-only students are not required to obtain employer sponsorship.

Applicants must submit transcripts from each college or university attended a response to a short-answer question, three essays, two letters of professional appraisal, and their GMAT or GRE scores. International applicants must submit either TOEFL or PTE scores unless they have earned a degree from an institution in which English is the language of instruction.

Executive MBA Deadlines 2022

EMBA-New York Saturday

May 2022 Entry

EMBA-New York Friday/Saturday

August 2022 Entry

Columbia Executive MBA FAQs

How has the university coped with the pandemic?

Instruction is currently online to keep students and staff safe.

What graduate programs are offered at Columbia Business School?

MBA and EMBA options are available as well as Master of Science degrees in Marketing Science, Financial Economics, Accounting, and Fundamental Analysis, Management Science and Engineering, and Business Analytics.

What are some common backgrounds of current students in the Columbia EMBA program?

Thirty-five percent of the most recent class came from financial services, 11% came from technology and 8% came from media with another 8% coming from consulting. The rest of the class was from a variety of backgrounds including energy, education, and entertainment.

Full-Time MBA

Columbia Full-Time MBA Program Structure

The Columbia full-time MBA program is intended to be completed across two years of study. The academic calendar is divided into three 12-week terms: the fall term begins late August to early September, and after a six-week break between terms, spring term commences in early-mid January. Those who enter in August typically complete an 8 to 12-week internship in the summer between the first and second years and graduate in the spring of the second year, whereas a smaller group of “J-Term” students enter in January and complete their MBA throughout four consecutive terms, taking courses throughout the summer and graduating with their August-entry peers the following spring. These summer courses begin in late May and conclude with exams in mid-August.

Curriculum

The Columbia full-time MBA program requires a total of 60 credits that consist of an 18-credit core curriculum and a minimum of 42 elective credits. At the beginning of the program, students are divided into clusters, groups of 60 or so peers who take most of the first-year core courses together. Each cluster is then broken into five- to six-person learning teams who work together on class projects. Clusters and learning teams are designed to reflect the diversity of the class as a whole and to help students form closer relationships with each other.

The core curriculum consists of two full courses and eight half courses. These full courses are typically worth three credits each, whereas students earn 1.5 credits for half courses. Beginning in the second term, students choose from over 200 elective offerings to complete the rest of the curriculum. Students may assemble their own elective sequences, but can also refer to lists that the school provides of recommended courses for common career paths such as entrepreneurship, healthcare, marketing, media, real estate, value investing, and social enterprise.

Full-Time MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 6 (tie)
• Bloomberg: 9
• Forbes: 7 (tie)
• Financial Times: 8
• The Economist: 15

Class Profile

There are currently 1,130 students enrolled in the Columbia full-time MBA program from a pool of 6,971 total applicants, totaling a 16 percent acceptance rate. The January Entry class of 2021 featured 211 students, while the August Entry 571 students. The average GMAT score was 726, with the class’ undergraduate GPA was 3.6.

Students, on average, join the program with five years of previous work experience, are 38 percent female, and are 28-years old. 40 percent of the student body was female, while 44 percent of students were international.

The top undergraduate degree earners included Business, Economics, Engineering, and Social Sciences.  The top previous industries of current students included Financial Services, Consulting, Marketing/Media, and Technology.

Career Statistics

About 94 percent of the most recent graduating class featured job offers within three months of graduation with a 90 percent acceptance rate. The median base salary of graduates is $150,000, with an average signing bonus of $30,000. Also, 71 percent of employment opportunities were school facilitated.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The tuition cost for the Columbia Business School full-time MBA is approximately $77,376 for first-year students. However, the total cost of attendance is $117,633 for the first year, which accounts for additional fees associated with room and board, books and supplies, health services and insurance, and personal expenses.

All students who complete their applications by the merit fellowship consideration deadline and indicate that they would like to be considered for fellowships are eligible for merit-based fellowships that are granted on the basis of academic excellence, geographic and personal background, and professional experience. There are also a number of corporate-sponsored fellowships that provide opportunities for summer and post-MBA employment. In addition, CBS offers partial-tuition, need-based scholarships to both domestic and international candidates. Financial aid applications for August-entry students are due by January 22 or three weeks after a student is admitted, whichever date is later, and applications for January-entry students are due by October 15 or three weeks from the date of admission, whichever is later. These scholarship decisions are considered in the order in which they are received, so admitted students seeking need-based financial assistance should apply as soon as possible.

CBS encourages U.S. citizens and permanent residents to apply for Federal Direct Stafford Loans or Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loans, which are available to students enrolled full or half time who maintain satisfactory academic progress. Domestic students can also apply for Columbia University institutional loans or for private, credit-based loans. The school offers private, credit-based loans to international students with a U.S. cosigner.

Admissions

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree. While there is no specific requirement for work experience, the majority of the class has at least one year of full-time work experience.

Applicants must submit transcripts from each college or university they have attended, a GMAT, GRE or Executive Assessment score, two letters of recommendation, a $250 application fee, three essays, and a response to a short-answer question. International applicants who do not have a degree from an institution in which all instruction is conducted in English are required to submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Pearson Test of English (PTE). A select group of applicants may also be invited to interview with alumni or current students, often in the applicant’s geographic area.

Columbia Full-Time MBA 2020-2021 Essay Topics

Essay 1: Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3-5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay 2: Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you? (250 words)

Essay 3: Tell us about your favorite book, movie or song and why it resonates with you.  (250 words)

August 2022 Entry Application Deadlines

January 2022 Entry Application Deadline

FAQ

What is the average GMAT score for the Columbia Full-Time MBA?

The average GMAT score for the Columbia School of Business Full-Time MBA is 726.

What is the average first-year tuition cost for the Columbia Full-Time MBA?

The average first-year tuition cost for the Columbia Full-Time MBA is $77,376.

What is the average total first-year cost of attendance for the Columbia Full-Time MBA?

The total cost of attendance for the Columbia Full-Time MBA is $117,633.

What tests are accepted for the Columbia School of Business Full-Time MBA?

The GMAT, GRE and Executive Assessment are accepted for admissions to the Columbia School of Business Full-Time MBA.

Working on your Columbia University full-time MBA application? Check out the Clear Admit CBS Essay Topic Analysis for advice on how to approach your essays.

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Executive MBA

NYU Stern Executive MBA Program Structure

The NYU Stern Executive MBA program is a 22-month program, with classes meeting every other Friday and Saturday in Manhattan. The Stern Executive MBA program also features two required week-long Global Study Tours. Additionally, the school offers EMBA programs in Washington DC and in Europe. The Europe program is in partnership with the London School of Economics and HEC Paris.

Curriculum

NYU Stern Executive MBA students are required to take 60 credits of executive-level coursework to graduate. Firstly, the introductory year of the program is made up of core coursework. After that, the second year consists of 12 elective courses. These elective offerings are wide-ranging, as EMBA students can take courses in any of NYU’s schools/departments. These departments, for example, include the NYU School of Law, the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, & the Real Estate Institute at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

EMBA students can also pursue up to three separate specializations. Each specialization specifically requires nine credits of relevant coursework chosen by the program’s faculty. Specializations can vary from year-to-year and class-to-class. Generally, a full course is worth three credits.

NYU Stern Executive MBA Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 2 
• The Economist: 33

Class Profile

About 35 percent of the most recent NYU Stern Executive MBA class are women, while 40 percent of the class comes from an international background. Upwards of 30 percent of the class has already earned some advanced graduate degree, with an average of 14 years of professional work experience. Additionally, the average age of the class is 38-years old.

Careers

Stern Executive MBA students have access to the Career Center for Working Professionals (CCWP). This center, for instance, offers lifelong career support through individual career counseling, resume reviews and mock interviews. The CCWP provides EMBA-tailored programming, but EMBA students do not have access to the full-time MBA on-campus recruiting process.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Tuition and fees for the NYU Stern Executive MBA program is $204,000. This amount includes a $5,000 non-refundable deposit upon acceptance to the program, as well as all fees, books, meals on class days and residencies.

NYU Stern also offers Executive MBA Program Scholarships and Yellow Ribbon Program Scholarships to EMBA students receiving little or no financial sponsorship from their employers. Executive MBA Program Scholarships are awarded based on merit to a limited number of students in amounts ranging from $16,000 to $50,000. Yellow Ribbon Scholarships, however, are $20,000 each. These scholarships are only available to veterans of the U.S. military.

U.S. citizens or permanent residents attending the Stern Executive MBA program are eligible for up to $20,500 in federal Stafford loans annually. Both domestic and international students may also be eligible for a variety of external private loans.

NYU Stern Executive MBA Admissions

Applicants must secure time sponsorship from their employer to apply to NYU Stern’s Executive MBA program. Time sponsorship, for example, is an explicit acknowledgement that the applicant will have to spend significant time out of the office in pursuit of his or her EMBA degree. The EMBA online application includes a Sponsorship Form that must be filled out by the applicant’s employer. However, financial sponsorship, while offered by many employers, is not required to apply to the EMBA program—students may choose to finance the degree themselves, in conjunction with the various financial aid and scholarship offerings provided by NYU Stern.

NYU Stern Executive MBA applicants are also required to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree and a minimum of six years of work experience.

NYU Stern Executive MBA applicants are also encouraged to submit the online pre-application form, along with a professional resume, at which point the admissions office will be in contact with them regarding an interview and a class visit. Interviews are a required part of the application process—although students are not required to attend an interview prior to submitting their formal application, they are recommended to do so. Applicants must also submit the online formal application form, a professional resume, two application essays, two recommendations, an Organization Sponsorship form signed by the applicant’s employer, official university transcripts, and a $1750 processing fee. EMBA applicants are not required to provide GMAT, GRE, or EA scores, but they are accepted.

Application deadlines are as follows:

FAQs

1. How has the university coped with the current pandemic? Many of Stern’s in-person classes are returning this spring with special precautions. Find additional information here. 
2. What graduate programs does the school offer? In addition to Stern’s large part-time program, the school hosts full-time, EMBA, Tech, and Fashion & Luxury MBAs. Stern offers MS programs for ‘Early Career Professionals’ that include MS in Accounting, MS in Data Analytics and Business Computing, MS in Quantitative Finance, and Online MS in Quantitative Management. ‘Experienced Professional’ MS programs include MS in Business Analytics, MS in Global Finance, MS in Risk Management. 
3. What career resources are available other than the Career Center for Working Professionals? The school boasts an alumni population of more than $110,000 from over 130 countries as a resource for students seeking mentorship and networking.

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Program Cost: $204,000

Total Length in Months: 22

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Part-Time MBA

NYU Stern Part-Time MBA Program Structure

The Langone/NYU Stern part-time MBA program can be completed in two to six years, with courses offered in Manhattan as well as at NYU’s Westchester campus in Purchase, NY. All part-time students participate in a mandatory two-day orientation prior to beginning the program. Students are required to take their first year of courses at one of the two campuses, but can take courses at either campus in subsequent years. Courses are offered on both weeknights and weekends. NYU notes that it is possible to complete the program by only taking courses on weekends, although this is limited to finance and management specializations at the Manhattan campus.

Curriculum

The Langone program consists of 60 credits, 31.5 of which are core courses taken prior to elective courses or pursuing specializations. In general, full courses are worth three credits. Students may, but are not required to, pursue up to three specializations in 25 different fields such as Banking, Law and Business, Luxury Marketing, or Real Estate. In general, each specialization requires three to five courses—approximately nine credits—to complete Students may also earn course credit by participating in Stern’s Doing Business In… (DBi) programs, one- or two-week intensive abroad experiences offered between semesters.

Part-Time Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report: 4th

Class Profile at the NYU Stern Part-Time MBA

The Langone/NYU Stern part-time MBA program enrolled 367 students this past fall and will have another 321 entering this spring. About 41  percent of the part-time class is comprised of female students, while 34 percent are of minority status.

Careers

NYU Stern part-time MBA students have access to the Career Center for Working Professionals, which provides lifelong career support through individual career counseling, resume reviews and mock interviews. However, part-time students do not have access to the full-time MBA on-campus recruiting process.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The NYU Stern part-time MBA program costs $2,375  per credit, a total of $155,265 (based on a 3-year sample schedule). That number includes registration and orientation fees but not additional expenses.

NYU Stern Part-time MBA students are eligible for scholarships in the form of donor awards once they have completed 30 credits. Donor awards are merit based and are awarded in the fall semester, typically requiring no additional application process.

In January 2012, Stern began offering a Westchester Scholarship to students enrolled at the Westchester campus. One student entering in the fall term and one student entering in the spring term receive the award, which provides $10,000 towards their tuition. All applicants admitted to the Westchester campus are considered for this award.

Stern Part-time MBA students who have completed at least nine credits are also eligible to apply for a teaching fellow or a graduate assistant position, earning up to $7,200 in tuition remission per semester.

U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying to Stern’s part-time MBA program are eligible for federal Stafford and Graduate PLUS loans, as well as private loans. International students are eligible for private loans offered with and without a U.S. co-signer. Loans not requiring a co-signer include the UFSB Stern International Loan, offered through the First Marblehead Corporation and Union Federal Savings Bank, and the Global Students Loan, offered through the Global Student Loan Corporation to students from India. International students with a U.S. co-signer are eligible for numerous private loans up to the full cost of attendance, and are provided with a list of these options upon receiving offers of admission.

Admissions

There are no minimum GPA or standardized test score requirements for admission to Stern’s part-time MBA program. In addition, work experience is not required to apply, although Stern notes that most applicants have between one and 15 years of professional experience. An undergraduate degree is required to enroll in the program.

Applicants to the Stern part-time MBA program must submit the online application, test scores from either the GMAT, GRE, or EA exams, a professional resume and a separate Work History Form provided by Stern on its application website. Stern also requires applicants to submit two essays, two professional recommendations, undergraduate transcripts, proof of degree, and an application fee of $250. All applicants whose native language is not English and who have not completed academic studies in an English-speaking country, or a country where English is the primary language used in education, must take the TOEFL exam and submit their scores with their applications.

NYU Stern Part-Time MBA Deadlines

Planned Fall 2022 Deadlines:

Full-Time MBA

Part-Time MBA

The St. John’s University Part-Time MBA Program Structure

Like the full-time MBA program, the St. John’s University Tobin College of Business part-time MBA numbers 36 credits in total.

Curriculum

The 36 credits that comprise the St. John’s University part-time MBA are divided into eight courses that can be waived under certain conditions, as well as a required, non-waivable capstone course; and three concentration field courses. Part-time students should expect to complete their education within about 3 years. Students may choose from a wide array of concentrations including international business, real estate, finance and taxation. Those wishing to complete 2 concentrations will have an additional 9 credits as part of their curriculum.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Each credit for the current academic year at the current academic year at Tobin costs $1,320, putting the cost of the St. John’s University part-time MBA at approximately $47,520. Beyond tuition costs, students must also submit a University General Fee of $170, which covers the use of athletic facilities, the Counseling Center, Health Services, Library, Career Center, Transcripts and Registration.

MBA applicants are eligible for university-funded partial scholarships and do not need to fill out any additional forms or applications in order to be considered. These scholarships are awarded based on academic merit and usually cover 25 percent of tuition costs. Women attending the Tobin College on a part- or full-time basis are also eligible for an Ellen T. Reilly Scholarship, which is awarded based on merit, financial need and community service. The Mayor’s Graduate Scholarship Program offers a tuition waiver for employees of the City of New York.

Tobin Part-time MBA students are eligible for federal loans of up to $20,500. International students are encouraged to seek loans through the organization, International Education Financial Aid.

Admissions

All students must have completed a U.S. bachelor’s degree or the equivalent before matriculating at Tobin. Additionally, the Tobin College requires candidates to demonstrate competency in pre-calculus mathematics and basic computer skills.

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must submit a completed application form, official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, GMAT results, two letters of recommendation, a career goals statement, résumé and an official score report for the TOEFL if candidates have not obtain a degree from an institution at which English is the primary language of instruction. Interview invitations are extended at the discretion of the admissions committee, but applicants may take the initiative to schedule an informational interview with the admissions staff in order to discuss the program. The application fee for online submission is $70.

GMAT/GRE waivers may be awarded to U.S. armed services members and veterans, in addition to applicants that have an exceptional amount of previous work experience.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Fall Deadlines

Round One – Nov. 1
Round Two – March 1
Round Three – June 1

All applications submitted after June 1 are accepted on a rolling basis.

Spring Deadlines

Round One – Sep. 1
Round Two – Nov. 1

All applications submitted after November 1 are accepted on a rolling basis.

Full-Time MBA

St. John’s University Full-Time MBA Program Structure

Classes take place on evenings and weekends. Completion of the St. John’s University Tobin College of Business full-time MBA program typically takes three semesters; however, full and part-time students are allowed to extend their studies to up to five years. The MBA curriculum totals 36 credits. Students may also test out of a course based on Tobin College’s proficiency examinations. The college’s primary teaching method is lectures, followed by case studies and team projects.

Curriculum

The 36 credits that comprise the St. John’s University full-time MBA are divided into eight required, but waivable, courses; a required non-waivable capstone course; and three concentration field courses. MBA degrees are offered in business analytics, educational leadership, enterprise risk management, finance, FinTech, healthcare systems, information systems, interdisciplinary business, international business, marketing management, real estate, risk and financial advisory, risk management, strategic management, sustainability, and taxation.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Each credit for the Tobin College MBA program will cost $1,320, putting the cost of the maximum 36-credit MBA at approximately $47,520. Beyond tuition costs, students must also submit a University General Fee of $175, which covers the use of athletic facilities, the Counseling Center, Health Services, Library, Career Center, Transcripts, and Registration. Other fees include $100 for maintaining matriculation and $75 for each summer session. Students may also incur fees for any late or deferred payments.

Tobin full-time MBA applicants are eligible for university-funded partial scholarships and do not need to fill out any additional forms or applications in order to be considered. These scholarships are awarded based on academic merit and usually cover 25 percent of tuition costs. Women attending the Tobin College on a part or full-time basis are also eligible for an Ellen T. Reilly Scholarship, which is awarded based on merit, financial need and community service. The Mayor’s Graduate Scholarship program offers a tuition waiver for employees of the City of New York. The Tobin College also offers graduate assistantships to first-semester full-time MBA students. Assistantships provide tuition for up to two years of study along with a monthly stipend, and they are awarded after a competitive evaluative process that includes an interview component.

Full-time graduate students and those registered at least half-time are eligible for federal loans of up to $20,500. International students are encouraged to seek loans through the organization, International Education Financial Aid.

Admissions

All students must have completed a U.S. bachelor’s degree or the equivalent before matriculating at Tobin. Additionally, the Tobin College requires candidates to demonstrate competency in pre-calculus mathematics and basic computer skills.

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must submit a completed application form, official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, GMAT results, two letters of recommendation, a career goals statement, résumé and an official score report for the TOEFL if candidates have not obtain a degree from an institution at which English is the primary language of instruction. Interview invitations are extended at the discretion of the admissions committee, but applicants may take the initiative to schedule an informational interview with the admissions staff in order to discuss the program. The application fee for online submission is $70.

GMAT/GRE waivers may be awarded to U.S. armed services members and veterans, in addition to applicants that have an exceptional amount of previous work experience.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Fall Deadlines

Round One – Nov. 1
Round Two – March 1
Round Three – June 1

All applications submitted after June 1 are accepted on a rolling basis.

Spring Deadlines

Round One – Sep. 1
Round Two – Nov. 1

All applications submitted after November 1 are accepted on a rolling basis.

Hybrid Executive MBA

The Hofstra Hybrid Executive MBA Program Structure

The Hofstra Executive MBA program is structured in order to give students a comprehensive learning environment while allowing them to continue to meet their professional obligations. To this end, the program’s classes are held twice per month on Saturdays over a 20-month period. The program features a global practicum, which includes an international trip. Previous destinations have included China and South Africa.

Curriculum

The Hofstra Executive MBA program commences with a two-day residency program in September, which familiarizes students with the program’s format and requirements. This residency period is worth one credit. Students are then expected to complete the EMBA core, a series of courses across a number of business disciplines. These subjects include Financial Reporting and Managerial Accounting, Operations Management, Quantitative Analysis for Managers, and Managing Contemporary Organizations. These courses are taken throughout their seven semesters. The entirety of the curriculum is taken in “lock step,” which Zarb believes helps students form meaningful connections with one another while also allowing them better curriculum planning.

Students are also required to complete the International Management Practicum, worth three credits. The practicum provides students the opportunity to expand their business and managerial horizons in new cultural contexts. This process starts with a series of courses and interactions with a variety of executives and policy makers in the U.S. before being further rounded out by the ten-day global immersion experience in a new geographic region or nation. Additionally, students must complete a series of courses bundled under the heading “Executive Cluster.” This set of courses, which are predominantly taken during their second year, are: Executive Leadership and Communication Skills; Legal, Ethical and Social Responsibilities of Leadership: Spreadsheet Modeling; Conflict, Collaboration and Negotiation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and their Capstone Research Integration Project.

Class Profile

Incoming classes generally hover around 20 students. Students in the program generally have between five and seven years of professional experience.

Careers

Given that many Hofstra Executive MBA candidates enter the program with sponsorship from their present employers, the school offers limited on-campus recruiting opportunities. However, Zarb does host networking events for students and alumni and works to put students seeking a career change in touch with alumni in that field.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

The Zarb Hybrid EMBA program costs $95,680 for the entire program.

Zarb offers financial support to select students who excel in the EMBA program, notably providing some second-semester funding for EMBA students who do well in their first semester of study. In recent years, scholarship amounts have ranged from approximately $3,000 to nearly $10,000. Zarb encourages applicants interested in consideration for such an award to send in their applications to the EMBA program early.

Students matriculating at Zarb are eligible to apply for federal student loans through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Admissions

In order to be eligible to apply to the Hofstra Executive MBA, one must have an undergraduate degree and at least five years of professional experience with access to management opportunities and increased responsibility over time. Applicants must also be capable of showcasing their capacity to excel in an executive role in the future.

Interested applicants must complete the Hofstra application forms and additional materials specifically for Zarb. These additional materials include an essay focused on career history and MBA motivation; an interview with a member of the EMBA admissions committee; two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from a professional supervisor past or present; and transcripts from any other academic degrees the applicant may have pursued.

Unlike the MBA program’s application requirements, the GMAT is not generally a prerequisite for a completed application. Though the admissions committee does note that they can ask for that metric if need be.

Application deadlines are as follows:

Preferred application deadline is June 15th. Following this date, applications are reviewed on a space-available basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply early in the cycle for scholarship consideration.

Flex MBA

Hofstra Flex MBA Program Structure

Once enrolled in the Hofstra Flex MBA program at the Zarb School of Business, students are divided into two cohorts of approximately 30. Cohorts will then take required courses together throughout their first year before embarking on their tailored concentration requirements in their second year.

Curriculum

Hofstra’s Flex MBA offers students the ability to enroll full or part-time and choose a schedule that works best for them. In order to graduate, Hofstra flexible MBA students must complete 38-45 credit courses in disciplines including managerial finance, accounting, marketing, and economics.

Students pursue 12 credits in a concentration area and a capstone course designed to integrate the different disciplines students have been exposed to throughout their time in the program.

Students take their classes with their respective cohorts, classes together before moving on to specialized courses that align with their chosen concentrations. The curriculum includes four components, the first of which are a series of “Pre-Program Competencies,’ which are not worth credit but help students acclimate and prepare for their coursework. These workshops include Calculus for Business Applications, Statistics for Business Applications, Spreadsheet Essentials, and Business Presentations. In the case of the Calculus and Statistics courses, students can seek waivers if they have taken similar courses in the past five years and received a grade of B or higher.

The other requirements leading up to the core curriculum are Survey of Economics; and Legal, Political, Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business. As with the Calculus and Statistics courses, the Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business Course may also be waived if students can demonstrate previous academic exposure to the topic and a solid B or higher grade to comment on their competency.

The school’s advanced core makes up 23-26 credit units and the bulk of student studies. Courses under this heading include Accounting and Financial Reporting, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Marketing Analysis and Management among others. One such course can be waived if the student has the same background experience outlined above and has earned 18 credits or more with a B average while enrolled at Zarb.

In their second year students can pursue major concentration electives worth a total of 12 additional credit units in Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, Health Services Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Professional Accountancy, Quality Management, or Sports and Entertainment Management. The final required element of the curriculum is a Capstone Integrative Course worth three credit units. Students have the opportunity to pursue non-credit internships, but this is optional and not required. Students also have the opportunity to pursue a six month paid co-op experience, but this is optional and not required.

Career Statistics

According to an employment report, Zarb graduates make an average salary of $71,562 after graduation. About 99 percent of Zarb Graduates accept a job within six months of graduation.

Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Graduate-level courses at the Zarb School of Business cost $1,487 per credit hour.

Hofstra University provides merit-based scholarship opportunities to Hofstra full-time MBA students. These scholarships are based on an applicant’s prior academic record. While scholarships are not guaranteed, they are determined at application read.  Students with U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status can apply for Federal Stafford Loans.

Admissions

Applicants to the flexible MBA program will need to provide the admissions committee with official transcripts from all undergraduate or graduate programs in which they have enrolled, a personal essay or statement of professional objectives (optional), an updated resume, contact information for two references (optional), two letters of recommendation and their scores from either the GMAT or GRE. Students may use the on-line application system. Students will additionally have to pay an application fee, which is $75 for all applicants.

Zarb accepts applications on a rolling basis but the school encourages its students to apply as early as they can in order to be eligible for scholarships and other forms of aid. The absolute latest an applicant could submit their application would be the week prior to the start of classes.