When engaging in the discovery process of attaining your MBA, you should know the benefits of an Executive MBA program vs. alternative MBA formats. Earning your MBA through our executive program gives you access to a powerful learning community, taught by the top faculty of the nation's second largest business school. Additionally, our unique program provides you the opportunity to build lifelong bonds with other members of the class, and to develop networks at many of the nation's top companies.
Value through Experience
At Smeal, the Executive Format does not mean diluted quality of curriculum. It's quite the opposite. In addition to learning from the same world-class, University Park faculty as the on-campus MBA program, the Smeal Executive MBA offers an atmosphere of applied learning and shared professional experience. You will take the knowledge and leadership skills you learn and apply them to real world organizational issues within fellow students' firms as well as your own.
Is This You?
By focusing the program around established business professionals, the cohort environment offers additional insights that cannot be learned strictly within a classroom.
- Are you a mid-to-top level professional, a consultant, or an entrepreneur?
- Are you looking to take the next step in your career?
- Do you intend to keep working while attaining your MBA?
- Do you desire peer interaction from a diverse collection of industries?
Class of 2010 Profile
Average Age: 39.5
Average Work Experience: 16.3 years
Average distance traveled: 90 miles
Average Base Salary: $144,000
Company Size: 99 or less : 25% |
Industries Represented Include:
- Manufacturing
- Banking
- Pharmaceutical
- Consumer Goods
- Health Care
- Consulting
- Finance
- Entrepreneurs
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100 - 999: 25%
1000+: 50% |
| Financing: Nationally 45% of EMBA students obtain |
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financing to pay all or part of their tuition. |
Building Your Network
As you work towards attaining your EMBA, you will spend 21 months immersing yourself within a tight knit business community. You will cultivate business partnerships and trusted friendships that will last throughout your lifetime. You will join the ranks of one of the most distinguished alumni networks in the world.
Ready to pursue your Penn State Smeal Executive MBA?
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