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

Rowan University

Rohrer College Of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Rohrer College of Business
      • Online Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
      • 201 Mullica Hill Road
      • Glassboro, 08028, New Jersey
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 24
      • 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? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? Prior to final semester
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • 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 13 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office
        • Student rates for tickets
  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 133
      • Part-Time MBA: 133
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 955
  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $25,200.00
      • Non-Resident $25,200.00
  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $65.00
      • Non-Resident $65.00
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Not required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes
  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Eastern Europe and Central Asia 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 0 %
      • Middle East 0 %
      • North America 100 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Western Europe 0 %
      • Dual citizenship 0 %
    • What percentage of North American citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 0 %
      • Midwest 0 %
      • Southwest 0 %
      • South 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 10 %
      • Northeast 90 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %
      • Canada 0 %
    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • Hispanic or Latino American 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 87 %
      • Chose not to report 6 %
    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 30
      • Median 28
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Central financial aid office at the university
  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 507
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550
  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 74
    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 30
      • Non-Tenured: 21
  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Other
  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No
    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week outside of class: 15
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 23
      • Concentrations and specializations offered to distance MBA students:
        • General 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
        • General Management
        • Strategy
        • Management Information Systems
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 36
      • 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
  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All classrooms equipped with smart technology. Online MBA program implemented.
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
      • Career services Web site URL: http://www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/cap/

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