An Executive MBA is a specialized type of MBA. The right candidate for an Executive MBA typically has:
- Educational Background: A Bachelor’s degree (required) and possibly a graduate or professional degree in a field other than business administration, such as medicine, law or engineering.
- Work Experience: 8 years of work experience, including a minimum of 2 years of management. Work experience is heavily valued, with emphasis on increasing amounts of responsibility through the progression of your career.
- Current Employment: A position with significant management responsibility or an entrepreneurial role with top-level responsibility.
- Career Outlook: Clearly defined goals that the Executive MBA would help achieve. It is important to define how you expect to use the knowledge, skills and contacts you will develop to grow an organization or yourself.
- Motivation and Temperament: Energy, drive and ambition to succeed. An Executive MBA program will demand a significant amount of time and effort on top of your job responsibilities, and students must be highly motivated to successfully accomplish the program.
The Executive MBA program is a specific type of MBA with distinctive characteristics and special value to mid-career professionals on an executive career path.
Select the MBA Program at the Paul Merage School of Business that’s right for you:
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Executive MBA
(EMBA) |
Health Care Executive MBA
(HCEMBA) |
Fully Employed MBA
(FEMBA) |
Average Years of Work Experience
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15 |
12
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6
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Average Age
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40 |
40 |
29 |
Sample Job Titles of Class Members
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- CEO/CFO/COO
- President
- Senior Vice President
- Vice President
- Senior Director
- Director
- Attorney
- Entrepreneur
- Business Owner
- General Manager
- Senior Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Program Manager
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- MD, DDS,DO, RN PharmD
- CEO
- Executive Director
- Vice President
- Medical Director
- Director
- R&D/Scientist
- Clinical Researcher
- Analyst
- Administrator
- Business Development
- Consultant
- Nurse Manager
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- Manager
- Supervisor
- Consultant
- Engineer
- Entrepreneur
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Class Held
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Friday & Saturday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, every other week |
Thursday evening through noon Sunday, one weekend per month |
One 3-hour class on a weeknight, and one 3-hour class on Saturdays |
Program Length
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21 months Fall start |
24 months Fall start |
27 or 33 months Fall or Spring Starts |
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EMBA |
HCEMBA |
FEMBA |
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