The Eberly College of Business and Information Technology MBA program (accredited by AACSB International), with its global strategy focus and highly international student and faculty composition, is designed to sharpen students' managerial, analytical, and decision-making skills so that they can compete in today's global environment. The Eberly MBA program has a long tradition of providing cost-effective preparation for a successful career in business. IUP is consistently ranked among the best institutions in the region for cost and academic quality by a wide variety of sources such as: The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools; Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine; Barron's Best Buys in College Education; Forbes Magazine's America's Best Colleges, The New York Times; Money magazine; Entrepreneur Magazine and U.S. News and World Report.
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Campus and Location
Indiana University of Pennsylvania enrolls 12,316 students from across the nation and around the globe. Located in the heart of Indiana, Pa. (70 miles Northeast of Pittsburgh, PA), IUP's main campus has grown from twelve acres and one building in 1875, to 374 acres, 59 major buildings and 11 athletic fields. There are 892 international students at IUP representing 44 states and 61 countries. In recent years, IUP has replaced more than a dozen residential and academic buildings to enhance the campus's living-learning environment. The small town atmosphere of Indiana PA brings the double advantage of low cost of living as well as safe and friendly living environments to the students. Proximity to the city of Pittsburgh brings the connections with major businesses and corporations of the area to enhance internship and career building opportunities.
Facilities
A state-of-the-art, $12-million facility houses the MBA classrooms. The Eberly complex is a beautiful, four-story facility that offer a spacious atrium for student interaction and studying, complete wireless access, a cafe, a 450-seat auditorium, and a public computing lab operation. Students of the Eberly College study in one of the most technologically advanced business schools in the country. The Eberly complex houses more than 600 computer workstations, more than 20 file servers, nine computing labs (including a financial trading room and advanced financial trading room), digital production studio; wireless technology throughout the campus, and online access to comprehensive business periodicals and journals databases. The college also houses a Small Business Institute, Small Business Development Center, where MBA students can gain business consulting and entrepreneurship experience.
The Financial Trading Room in Eberly offers students databases and related software to conduct financial analysis and learn valuation techniques, arbitrage techniques, and portfolio risk-management strategies. Eberly also offers the Bloomberg Professional service software system, an industry-grade comprehensive data-monitoring and analytical tool used to train students to study real-time movements in global markets. The marketing department of the college houses the Consumer Neuroscience lab for research in the field of buyer behavior in which MBA students can participate as research assistants.
Contact
John Lipinski
Coordinator, MBA Program
Coordinator, MBA Program
Address
664 Pratt Drive, Rm 208
Indiana, PA 15705-1081
United States
Indiana, PA 15705-1081
United States
Phone
724-357-2522
Fax
724-357-6232
Email
iup-mba@iup.edu
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Admissions
Overview
From The School
Requirements for admission include a completed undergraduate degree in any field with a strong academic track record from an accredited college/university, GMAT scores, academic/professional letters of recommendation, and the applicant's career goal statement and resume. The GMAT score of admitted candidates range from 440-700 with an average GMAT of 520; the average undergraduate grade point average is 3.0/4.0. GRE scores are accepted as a substitute for GMAT. International applicants must also submit an official TOEFL score report with a minimum score of 76 (iBT Score) or IELTS minimum score of 6.0 and an affidavit of financial support indicating availability of sufficient funds to study in the U.S. For information and a complete application packet, visit www.iup.edu/mba ; contact Dr. John Lipinski, Eberly College MBA Program, 208 Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, IUP, 664 Pratt Drive, Indiana, PA 15705; or e-mail iup-mba@iup.edu or lipinski@iup.edu; Telephone: 1-724-357-2522, Fax: 1-724-357-6232
Applicants: 164
Acceptance Rate: 82%
Years Work Experience: 3.25
Average Age: 25
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
373 - 540
GPA
-
Deadlines
Rolling Admission Deadline
July 15
Other Admission Factors
Academic
GMAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Non-Academic
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Public
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Academics
Academics
Overall
From the School
Degrees Offered
Eberly College offers a full-time, on-campus MBA program for young professionals and recent college graduates that can be completed in 12 months. In addition, an executive MBA program for experienced working professionals is available at IUP's off-campus sites in the Monroeville, Northpointe, and Johnstown areas. In collaboration with our international partner universities we offer the IUP MBA program in Bangalore, India and executive MBA program in Palestine. The college also offers bachelor's degrees in accounting, entrepreneurship and small business management, finance, general management, human resource management, supply chain management, international business, management information systems, and marketing as well as a PhD in Business degree.
Academic Programs
The IUP MBA is a 36-credit, integrated, general management program with an option to complete concentrations/specializations (nine/twelve additional credits) in Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Professional Accountancy or Supply Chain Management. The MBA courses focus on business applications and current analytical tools and techniques, and strongly emphasize information technology utilization in managerial problem solving. A variety of elective courses are available in each of the concentration areas. Opportunities are available for internships with local, national, and international organizations.
Faculty
Eberly MBA courses are taught by faculty members who have doctoral degrees in their fields of specialization and extensive research and publication track records. Their international backgrounds and/or exposure, experience in industry, and current research projects bring an ideal blend of theory and practice to the MBA courses. Eberly faculty members serve as editors on nine national/international journals.
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
Yes
Evening
Yes
Executive
Yes
Online
No
Faculty Information
Total Faculty
29
99
Full-time
11
Underrepresented Minorities
4
Female
1
Part-time
Students Say
The return on investment at Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Eberly College of Business and Information Technology is hard to beat; students pay a low cost per credit (with plenty of graduate assistantships available) and have the options of both a Full-Time and Part-Time On-Campus MBA, with concentrations available in professional accountancy, information systems, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing, and supply chain management. Summer classes are held online, and many classes are scheduled for evenings to accommodate working professionals. Undergraduate students at IUP can begin working towards their MBA in their senior year to complete the degree two semesters after graduation, essentially creating a fast-track degree program that minimizes flux.
Professors are “willing to go way above and beyond for students” and are always around “not only during school, but post-graduation for advice or referrals.” They are “extremely experienced and helpful” and some are even lofty enough “look up to as role models.” There is a great amount of knowledge to be gained from faculty “from a theory perspective” as well as a broader one; “exams are designed well,” and there is an “ease of access to professors and facilities.” A focus on small and local businesses is a unique but necessary tool that IUP stresses in its curriculum, and case study projects involve local businesses such as the Jimmy Stewart Airport and Indiana Regional Medical Center.
Concentrations
Accounting
Human Resources
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Human Resources
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Center for Research
Entrepeneurship
Finance
Marketing
Finance
Marketing
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Accounting
Finance
Management & International Business
Marketing
MIS and Decision Sciences
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
No
Sustainability course is
Description
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
No
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Careers
Careers
Career Overview
From The School
IUP assists MBA students with job placement through its recruiting programs, computerized job-search database, resume referrals, individual counseling, workshops, and job fairs. Many major corporations recruit on the IUP campus, and recent MBA graduates have accepted positions with companies such as Accenture, Amazon.com, BNY Mellon, BearingPoint, Citizens Bank, PNC Bank, Coca-Cola, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Bank, Dow Chemical, Ernst & Young, GE, IBM, Merrill Lynch, MetLife, PPG, Renault, Rockwell International, Siemens, Symantec, Walt Disney, and World Bank. During 2016, the Eberly College held a "Business Day" that attracted more than 57 businesses and governmental agencies. Eberly College of Business also assists international students with career workshops and placement support for summer internships as well as practical training positions after graduation.
Average Starting Salary
$62,700
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
65%
Finding Jobs & Internships
Source Of Internship Acceptances
70%
Graduate Facilitiated
30%
School Facilitiated
Graduates Employed by Area of Practice
78%
Other
Students Say
The greatest job preparation comes through the team activities facilitated by the Management Services Group; students work on case studies in teams through the Small Business Institute and study local businesses, and “everyone was happy to work together and help everyone out.” “[It] felt very much like how a department in a business should run,” says one student. Additional business outreach centers and incubators within the Management Services Group let students gain additional experience in more niche areas such as competitive analysis, social media marketing, and facilities planning. Industry visits incorporate real-world situations into the curriculum, and provide a chance for students to network and make on-site connections with potential future employers. While students do wish there were more career fairs with more top companies, the alumni network is strong and always willing to help out. Recent employers of IUP MBAs include BNY Mellon, IBM, Prudential, BNP Paribus, Dow Chemical, Citizens Bank, Accenture, Coca-Cola, and Ernst & Young.
Job Function
| Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 78% | $62,700 |
Tuition & Aid
Tuition & Aid
Overview
From The School
Tuition: Pennsylvania residents, 2018-19: $516/credit, non-Pennsylvania residents, 2018-19: $774/credit, miscellaneous fees (for 9 credits/semester) are approximately $1,610 (residents) and $2,085 (non-residents)/semester. On-campus housing costs: from $4,490/semester (two person shared suite) to $5,265/semester (one person private suite); [Tuition/Fees/Housing Costs are subject to change every academic year]
More than 60 percent of full-time MBA students receive graduate assistantships on a competitive basis that include awards up to a full or partial-tuition waiver and a stipend. International students are eligible to compete for partial-tuition waiver during the first semester of study and regular graduate assistantships in subsequent semesters. Travel support scholarships are available for students to do summer study abroad program in our Bangalore, India, MBA Program.
Dates
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Aid Package
$15,603
Average Scholarship / Grant Aid Package
$7,645
Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
28%
All Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
24%
New Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
86%
New Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
68%
New Students Receiving Loans
55%
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$9,288
Tuition (Out-State)
$13,932
Fees (In-State)
$4,569
Fees (Out-State)
$5,829
Tuition Part-Time (per credit hour)
Tuition (In-State)
$516
Tuition (Out-State)
$774
Expenses per Academic Year
Estimated Room And Board On-Campus
$12,616
Estimated Room And Board Off-Campus
$12,616
Academic Expenses
$1,000
Student Body
Student Body
Student Body Profile
Total Full-Time Enrollment
109
Part Time
6%
In State
98.0%
Out of State
2.0%
Foreign Countries Represented
6
Demographics
2.00%
Underrepresented Minorities
81.00%
International
40% female
60% male
Campus Life
From The School
Eberly provides students with an opportunity to learn with a diverse group of individuals. More than half the students are from 21 countries other than the U.S., 21 percent have previous business work experience, and 7 percent are currently working full-time in professional careers. Eberly College takes great pride in the activities and initiatives of its College of Business Student Advisory Council and the members of its 13 student organizations. Eberly College of Business Graduate Business Students Association provides MBA students professional development opportunities including participation in regional and national case competitions, company visits, career-fair visits and group visits to professional and business organizations in New York, Chicago and Washington DC.
Students Say
This bunch of “incredibly friendly, hard-working individuals” is “extremely welcoming” and the diverse culture “makes it easy for almost anybody around the world to come to this school,” with everyone bringing a different view to the table. There is a large international contingent at IUP, with a range of cultural events and groups to match, and there are “more clubs and associations than one could even imagine.” A sizable portion of MBA students come directly from undergrad, particularly IUP itself, so the “very warm and helpful” student body skews young, and “scholastic diversity” can be a bit lacking. The school is in a small town so “anywhere you live is within walking distance of the campus,” but there is also “a great on-campus life” to be found, which is “alive with activities.”
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% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
