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Home > Degree Programs > Professional MBA > Career Impact > PMBA Statistics

Professional MBA Quick Facts

PMBA Demographics

 
Men 59%
Women 41%
Average Student Age 29
Average GMAT Score 561
Average GPA 3.24
 

Undergraduate Majors
 
Business/Accounting 33%
Engineering 22%
Sciences 15%
Other 22%
Computer Sciences 7%

 

“I wanted to compliment my engineering degree with a management mind set and the PMBA provided me that skill set. With my MBA and BS in engineering I was able to leap into a Project Manager position for a Chemical Engineering Company in the Greater NYC area.”

--Raju Somani, PMBA '11
Project Manager, Koch Modular Process Systems, LLC


Program Format

Classes are scheduled just two evenings per week, to best fit your busy schedule. During the fall and spring semesters, classes meet on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:10 p.m. for 15 weeks. Summer session runs two nights a week 6:30 – 9:40 p.m. two nights a week for six weeks (mid May – end of June).

All classes are structured to get you through the program quickly, while giving you the unsurpassed insights you’d expect from a program of this stature. In addition, you and the professionals around you generally stay together throughout the entire program, giving you the opportunity to build and strengthen a network.

 

Starting the Program

Early Admission Deadline* April 1
International Admission Deadline June 15
Deadline for Fall Applications July 1

*If you submit your complete application package by April 1, the PMBA program will pay your application fee for you. Make the most of your time and resources by applying early and saving money!

PMBA students begin the program in the latter part of August. First year students begin the program with a one-week mini course the week before the semester starts.

The Professional MBA program also offers non-matriculated courses each spring for applicants that missed starting the program in the fall or those who do not wish to wait a full year before starting classes. If you decide to apply and are accepted to the PMBA program, your non-matriculated credits will automatically be applied towards your degree as elective credits.