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Friday April 15, 2011
Distance MBA PROFILES Publish Date 04/15/11

Euro*mba Consortium

Euro-mba

  • Program Basics

      • Euro-MBA
      • Euro*MBA, International Executive MBA
      • Tongersestraat 49, 6211 LM Maastricht
      • PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht
      • Maastricht
      • Netherlands
      • Status Other
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 170
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 98 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 32
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 36
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 24
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? No
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 100 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Part-Time MBA: 60
      • Graduate degree programs
        • other
  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $31,737.00
      • Non-Resident $31,737.00
  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $149.00
      • Non-Resident $149.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 20
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 85 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 80 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes
  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 12 %
      • Asia 4 %
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia 12 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 10 %
      • North America 22 %
      • Western Europe 40 %
      • Dual citizenship 22 %
    • What percentage of North American citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 20 %
      • South 20 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 20 %
      • Canada 40 %
    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 132
      • Median 132
      • One year or less 0 %
    • Middle 80% range

      • From 5
      • To 15
    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 36
      • Median 36
    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 0 %
      • Consulting 10 %
      • Financial Services 15 %
      • Manufacturing 50 %
      • Non-Profit 10 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 10 %
  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Entry Requirements: minimum 5 years of professional working experience, bachelors degree and fluency in English
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 80 %
      • Are adjuncts: 20 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 20 %
  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Chat Rooms
        • Other
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? Yes
    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 50
      • Hours per week outside of class: 16
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: Formal written examination on paper
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 35
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 35
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2009
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • Accounting
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • Economics
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Technology
        • Strategy
        • Leadership
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Other
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Complete all courses and residential weeks as well as the final masters thesis.
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Presence for residential weeks, 6 residential weeks in total and 1 introduction seminar.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 64
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? No

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