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When you enroll in the Executive MBA Program at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, you join a dynamic learning community. This exceptional peer group includes 40 to 50 mid-level and senior managers and executives with records of outstanding career achievement — an elite group with depth and diversity of professional experience. Participants have 10 years of work experience (on average, including 5 in management). Typically in their thirties and forties, each new class includes a rich mix of CEOs, CFOs, directors of major business units as well as consultants and entrepreneurs with extensive business experience.

2007 Entering Class  
Average Class Size 45
Male 80%
Female 20%
Ethnic Minority 27%
Average Age 39
Average Years of Work Experience  
Professional 14
Management
9
Education  
Undergraduate 74%
Master Degree 8%
Ph.D. / Ed.D 2%
JD 2%
Undergraduate Majors
Engineering 18%
Business Administration 27%
Social Science 19%
Science / Math 11%
Computer Science 9%
Industry Mix  
Other/Non-Profit/Gov't 22%
High Tech/Comp Svcs
15%
Healthcare/BioTech 13%
Financial/Banking 13%
Manufacturing 9%
Utilities/Transport/Forest Prod. 8%
Communications 7%
Aerospace 7%
Advertising/Consulting 6%
Job Function  
Production/Operations 19%
Marketing/Sales 18%
General Management 16%
Finance/Investments 15%
Other (Real Estate/Entrep) 12%
Engineering 10%
Healthcare Management 4%
Information Technology 3%
Corp/Strategic Planning 2%

Geographical areas represented

  • Alaska
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Oregon
  • New York
  • Washington

 

   
 
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EMBA Program welcomes the Class of 2009!

Welcome to our 90 incoming North America Class 10 and Regional Class 25 students! The classes represent 74 small, medium and Fortune 500 companies, including entrepreneurs and the public sector. Previous graduate degrees include: 17 Masters Degrees; 4 PhDs; 1 MSD, 1 DDS and 2 JDs. Participants in our North America program will travel to Seattle from: Alaska, California, Montana and Oregon, as well as from throughout Washington.

 

 

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