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Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting
General Management
Operations Management
Finance
Marketing
Strategy
Other
Entrepreneurship
Additional concentrations offered:
Management
General Business
Financial Consulting
Information Technology
Real Estate

Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No
Leading areas of study:

Finance
Marketing
General Management
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Other: Describe in next screen

Credits required to graduate: 48

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TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We have started a deliberate move toward “the cloud” with virtualization, and mobile computing being brought into focus. Teaching technologies and platforms are being updated and Cox is beginning its push toward blended distance learning technologies. Cox technology continues to maintain a forward-thinking open approach to customer service and support for all platforms.
Amount spent: $2.00

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni: 10,651
Active MBA alumni clubs: 30
Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 22
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 10 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni: $846.00
Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
Business school endowment $156,088,559.00
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
University alumni networking site: http://smu.edu/alumni
Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
Business school alumni networking site: http://www.cox.smu.edu/web/alumni
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

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CAREER SERVICES

Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
Yes
If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
At any time
Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
Lockheed Martin 7
EOG Resources 3
TI 3
PepsiCo 2
Bank of America 2

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Business Leadership Center provided evening seminars from speakers from the DFW area. There are happy hours to network with classmates. Also, there’s a mentoring program (though this process could be structured with better guidelines for the mentor and student, as both parties are left to their own devices after being paired).

Overall, the professors were really excellent! The faculties were great! And the network is great as well in Dallas. The school definitely has resources. That is one thing I will take away: Knowing that I can come to SMU to help me with anything related to my profession in the future.

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I wanted the ability to utilize my classroom lessons the very next day on the job. I have been amazed at the amount of knowledge I've gained that has been completely applicable to my daily projects in my current job. I cannot imagine not going through the SMU professional MBA program. It has been a life-changing experience and will continue to benefit me for the rest of my life.

SMU provided a great education and experience. One of the best things about the program is the diversity of the students from their nationalities to their work experience. The diversity was invaluable in helping me learn different ways to think and different perspectives. The support that SMU gave was wonderful—from networking opportunities to providing meals on campus during finals week. The faculty was not only educated, but experienced. Overall, a wonderful experience that I will appreciate the rest of my life.

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I wanted the ability to utilize my classroom lessons the very next day on the job. I have been amazed at the amount of knowledge I've gained that has been completely applicable to my daily projects in my current job. I cannot imagine not going through the SMU professional MBA program. It has been a life-changing experience and will continue to benefit me for the rest of my life.

SMU provided a great education and experience. One of the best things about the program is the diversity of the students from their nationalities to their work experience. The diversity was invaluable in helping me learn different ways to think and different perspectives. The support that SMU gave was wonderful—from networking opportunities to providing meals on campus during finals week. The faculty was not only educated, but experienced. Overall, a wonderful experience that I will appreciate the rest of my life.

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The program should provide better support of the PMBAs' efforts to find new jobs. Not all of us do, but those of us who want to find new jobs don't get the same kind of support that the full time students do.

SMU Cox School of Business is the best school, best education, best potential to network, best location in the South, and a nationally ranked program.

If someone's willing to pay the extreme amount of tuition, I would recommend it. However, it is cheaper to get the same degree at another institution.

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There are mentor programs, tons of guest speakers, outside-class training, and classes through the Business Leadership Center. Students also have the ability to audit classes, study abroad, join various clubs, visit company, and attend happy hours with local business people. The list goes on and on. SMU does a fantastic job at providing opportunities to network.

Instructors were very knowledgeable and cared deeply about their students' careers. There was never any question they were there to help you learn and succeed in your career. Being a part-time student, my job was important to me and the instructors understood this. They were always willing to be flexible to accommodate any unforeseen schedule conflicts while still maintaining the class requirements and guidelines.

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SMU is a strong school. It is expensive, but I believe worth the investment. The small classroom setting is a plus, and there is a lot of interaction between classmates and instructors which fostered a nice learning environment. My biggest complaint is the lack of outside or real-world experience from the faculty and staff. They should leverage their proximity to major firms and industries in Dallas to bring in outside leaders for students to learn from. You can't teach everything from a text book.

I have received excellent personal treatment at SMU. The professors are stellar. The course content is rigorous and worth while. I have been able to apply all of the concepts I learned.