M.B.A. programs: ranked by degrees awarded at L.A. County campuses.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ENROLLMENT at the 15 largest M.B.A. programs in L.A. County continues to decline. The number of students enrolled fulltime during the fall 2006 term increased slightly while part-time part-time adj. For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job. part enrollment decreased by 5 percent. The number of students enrolled has declined since Sept. 11, 2001, as foreign students have a more difficult time obtaining the necessary visas to attend American universities American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. . The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. remains the top country in terms of the numbers of schools and domestic universities are the top choices for many foreign nationals looking to obtain a business degree. Locally, Pepperdine's Graziadio School continues to lead the Business Journal's list, which is ranked by the number of degrees awarded during the 2006-2007 term. It is followed by UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Anderson School of Management is one of eleven professional schools at the University of California, Los Angeles. The school is consistently ranked among the country’s top-tier programs (currently #16 by US News and World Reporthttp://www.usnews. with 617 degrees awarded and USC's Marshall School of Business The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis. with 496 degrees awarded. The 15 largest M.B.A. programs offer graduate level courses at 36 locations throughout the county. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] THE PACESETTER GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT WITH 671 graduates in 2007, Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management tops the list of the largest M.B.A. programs in L.A. County. About 80 percent of students in the program attend classes on a part-time basis at one of the program's six county locations. Courses are offered at the main campus in Malibu, West L.A., Encino, Pasadena Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə). 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. , Long Beach and Westlake Westlake, city (1990 pop. 27,018), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1956. A growing city, its various manufactures include ink and plastics. Village. The school also conducts courses in Irvine Irvine, town, Scotland Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing. and Silicon Valley locations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The program, headed by Dean Linda A set of parallel processing functions added to languages, such as C and C++, that allows data to be created and transferred between processes. It was developed by Yale professor David Gelernter, when he was a 23-year old graduate student. A. Livingstone Livingstone, city (1990 est. pop. 82,218), S Zambia, near the Zambezi River, which forms the border with Zimbabwe. It is an industrial, commercial, and transportation center. Manufactures include clothing, textiles, and food products. since 2002, offers degrees for an international M.B.A., executive M.B.A, fully employed M.B.A. and a joint Masters in Public Policy. The Graziadio School has an operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. of approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. $35 million according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. filings with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , the school's accrediting body. Tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. and fees for the program can cost up to $62,000 annually for full-time students Full-Time Student A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks. Notes: The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. . Overall, the program has approximately 180 faculty members. The business school was founded in 1969 as a part-time program for working professionals. The full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full graduate program was started nearly 20 years later.
Rank Program Graduates Enrollment Applications
* name * 2007 * full-time * fall 2006
* address * 2006 * part-time * acceptance
rate
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio 671 NA NA
School of Business and 688 NA NA
Management
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles 90045
2 UCLA Anderson School 617 740 NA
of Management 607 904 NA
110 Westwood Plaza, Box
951481 Los Angeles
90095
3 USC Marshall School of 496 834 2,705
Business 533 792 NA
3670 Trousdale Parkway,
Bridge Hall 100A
Los Angeles 90089
4 University of La Verne 280 553 398
1950 Third St. 262 251 84
La Verne 91750
5 Keller Graduate School 140 NA NA
of Management 193 NA NA
901 Corporate Center
Drive Pomona 91768
6 Loyola Marymount 135 90 285
University MBA Program 128 210 160
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387
Los Angeles 90045
7 California State 132 NA 488
University, Long Beach 116 NA 133
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach 90840
8 Cal State University, 101 132 261
Dominguez Hills 112 66 44
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson 90747
9 California State 86 30 172
University, Los Angeles 67 88 67
5151 State University
Drive Los Angeles 90032
10 Claremont Graduate 63 NA NA
University 73 NA 52
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont 91711
11 California State 55 NA NA
University, Northridge 62 NA NA
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91330
12 Woodbury University 49 103 300
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. 78 53 70
Burbank 91510
13 California State 39 NA NA
Polytechnic Univ., 59 NA NA
Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 National University 17 7 10
5245 Pacific Concourse 23 24 100
Drive, Suite 100
Los Angeles 90045
15 American Jewish 13 NA NA
University 10 NA NA
15600 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles 90077
Rank Program Types of Programs Campus
* name Offered * locations
* address (partial list) * no of
faculty
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio executive MBA, 5
School of Business and international MBA, 104
Management JD/MBA, MBA, part-time
6100 Center Drive MBA, presidential/key
Los Angeles 90045 executive MBA
2 UCLA Anderson School executive MBA, JD/MBA, 1
of Management MBA, part-time MBA, 160
110 Westwood Plaza, Box UCLA-NUS executive MBA
951481 Los Angeles
90095
3 USC Marshall School of executive MBA, 1
Business international MBA, 210
3670 Trousdale Parkway, JD/MBA, MBA, part-time
Bridge Hall 100A Los MBA
Angeles 90089
4 University of La Verne JD/MBA, MBA part-time 7
1950 Third St. MBA, Master of Business 80
La Verne 91750 Information Technology
5 Keller Graduate School MBA, part-time MBA, 3
of Management Masters of Accounting NA
901 Corporate Center & Financial Management,
Drive Pomona 91768 Project Management
6 Loyola Marymount executive MBA, 1
University MBA Program international MBA, 52
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387 JD/MBA, MBA, part-time
Los Angeles 90045 MBA, MBA/MS in Systems
Engineering
7 California State MBA, part-time MBA 1
University, Long Beach NA
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach 90840
8 Cal State University, international MBA, MBA, 1
Dominguez Hills part-time MBA, none 98
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson 90747
9 California State MBA, part-time MBA, 1
University, Los Angeles Master in Economics, NA
5151 State University Masters in Accounting
Drive Los Angeles 90032
10 Claremont Graduate executive MBA, MBA, 1
University part-time MBA, Masters NA
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave. in Management, MS
Claremont 91711 Advanced Management
11 California State part-time MBA, 1
University, Northridge Fundamentals of 111
18111 Nordhoff St. Business Administration
Northridge 91330
12 Woodbury University MBA, part-time MBA, 1
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. Masters of 30
Burbank 91510 Organizational
Leadership, Masters of
Architecture in Real
Estate Development
13 California State MBA part-time MBA 8
Polytechnic Univ., 118
Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 National University executive MBA, 2
5245 Pacific Concourse international MBA, MBA, 3
Drive, Suite 100 part-time MBA,
Los Angeles 90045 executive MBA
(Spanish version)
15 American Jewish MBA, MBA in non-profit 1
University management 1
15600 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles 90077
Rank Program Profile Top Local
* name * status Administrator
* address * AACSB (1) * name
* MBA program * title
first offered * phone
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio private Linda A. Livingstone
School of Business and Yes dean
Management 1969 (310) 568-5555
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles 90045
2 UCLA Anderson School public Judy D. Olian
of Management Yes dean
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 1935 (310) 825-6944
951481 Los Angeles
90095
3 USC Marshall School of private Valerie Folkes
Business Yes vice dean for
3670 Trousdale Parkway, 1897 academic programs
Bridge Hall 100A Los (213) 740-8936
Angeles 90089
4 University of La Verne private Abe Helou
1950 Third St. No associate dean
La Verne 91750 1891 (877) 558-4858
5 Keller Graduate School private Bill Van Zwol
of Management No president, DeVry
901 Corporate Center 1973 So. Cal.
Drive Pomona 91768 (909) 868-4206
6 Loyola Marymount private Rachelle Katz
University MBA Program Yes MBA director,
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387 1974 associate dean
Los Angeles 90045 (310) 338-2848
7 California State public H. Michael Chung
University, Long Beach Yes director, grad.
1250 Bellflower Blvd. 1949 programs and exec. ed.
Long Beach 90840 (562) 985-5565
8 Cal State University, public Kenneth Poertner
Dominguez Hills No director, graduate
1000 E. Victoria St. NA programs
Carson 90747 (310) 243-3465
9 California State public Dong-Woo Lee
University, Los Angeles Yes acting dean. college
5151 State University 1947 of business and
Drive Los Angeles 90032 economics
(323) 343-5156
10 Claremont Graduate private Kerry Boyle
University Yes executive director
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave. 1971 (909) 607-7811
Claremont 91711
11 California State public Deborah Cours
University, Northridge Yes director of graduate
18111 Nordhoff St. 1958 programs
Northridge 91330 (818) 677-3625
12 Woodbury University private Satinder Dhiman
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. Yes associate dean of the
Burbank 91510 1884 MBA
(818) 767-0888
13 California State public Dave Christy
Polytechnic Univ., Yes dean
Pomona 1968 (909) 869-2363
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 National University private Donald Schwartz
5245 Pacific Concourse No interim dean
Drive, Suite 100 1971 (800) 628-8648
Los Angeles 90045
15 American Jewish private Nina Lieberman Giladi
University No dean
15600 Mulholland Drive 1979 (310) 440-1586
Los Angeles 90077
NA--Not Available
Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives of
the institutions themselves, unless otherwise noted. MBA programs are
ranked by the number of graduates.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
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(1) AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business is an accrediting agency for master's degree programs in
business and accounting. Schools that show a "no" are accredited by
WASC or are state accredited.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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