MBA 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 full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full during the fall 2005 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 12 percent to 3,949 students. Combined enrollment fell 5 percent to 7,633 students. Even as the number of enrolled students declines, the average salary for M.B.A. program graduates continues to increase. The average salary for students who graduated in 2006 increased to $92,000 including a $17,603 bonus, 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. the Graduate Management Admissions Council, the organization of business schools worldwide. Locally, Pepperdine's Graziadio School continues to lead the Business Journal's list, which is ranked by the number of degrees awarded during the 2005-2006 term. It is followed by 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. and UCLA's Anderson School Anderson School may refer to:
The 15 largest MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration programs offer graduate level courses at 36 locations throughout the county. THE PACESETTER GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS WITH 688 graduates in 2006, Pepperdine University'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 sites. 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 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. Finding qualified students has become more challenging since the 2001 terrorist attacks because foreign students have had a tougher time obtaining educational visas. The program saw enrollment decline slightly for the third consecutive year. Overall, the program has approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 180 faculty members. The business school was founded in 1969 as a part-time program for working professionals. The full-time graduate program was added nearly 20 years later. [GRAPHICS OMITTED]
Rank Program (Ranking in 2005) Gradua- Enrollment Applications
* name tes * full-time * fall 2005
* address * 2006 * part-time * acceptance
* 2005 rate
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio 688 170 1,253
School of Business and 760 NA 70%
Management (1)
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles 90045
2 USC Marshall School 637 640 2,297
of Business (2) 685 677 45
3670 Trousdale Parkway,
Bridge Hall 100A
Los Angeles 90089
3 UCLA Anderson School 607 710 NA
of Management (3) 580 807 NA
110 Westwood Plaza,
Box 951481
Los Angeles 90095
4 University of 262 332 450
La Verne (4) 320 360 85
1950 Third St.
La Verne 91750
5 Keller Graduate School 175 NA NA
of Management (5) 160 NA NA
901 Corporate
Center Drive
Pomona 91768
6 Loyola Marymount 128 100 170
University MBA 130 200 66
Program (6)
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387
Los Angeles 90045
7 California Lutheran 120 NA NA
University 103 NA NA
60 W. Olsen Road
Thousand Oaks 91360
8 California State 116 0 NA
University, Long 112 344 NA
Beach (28)
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach 90840
9 Woodbury University (11) 78 134 NA
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. 75 16 NA
Burbank 91510
10 Claremont Graduate 73 166 238
University (10) 90 89 57
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont 91711
11 California State 67 94 NA
University, 92 NA NA
Los Angeles (9)
5151 State
University Drive
Los Angeles 90032
12 California State 62 15 254
University, 58 270 22
Northridge (12)
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91330
13 California State 59 86 NA
Polytechnic Univ., NA 84 NA
Pomona (8)
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 Azusa Pacific 45 NA NA
University (13) 55 NA NA
901 E. Alosta Ave.
Azusa 91702
15 National University (14) 23 20 19
11255 North Torrey 38 30 100
Pines Road
La Jolla 92037
Rank Program (Ranking in 2005) Types of Programs Campus
* name Offered * locations
* address (partial list) * no. of
faculty
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio JD/MBA, MBA, executive 5
School of Business and MBA, international 179
Management (1) MBA, part-time MBA,
6100 Center Drive presidential/key
Los Angeles 90045 executive MBA
2 USC Marshall School JD/MBA, MBA, executive 1
of Business (2) MBA, international 189
3670 Trousdale Parkway, MBA, part-time MBA
Bridge Hall 100A
Los Angeles 90089
3 UCLA Anderson School JD/MBA, MBA, executive 1
of Management (3) MBA, part-time MBA, 137
110 Westwood Plaza, UCLA-NUS executive MBA
Box 951481
Los Angeles 90095
4 University of JD/MBA, MBA, part-time 7
La Verne (4) MBA, Master of Busi- 52
1950 Third St. ness Information
La Verne 91750 Technology
5 Keller Graduate School MBA, part-time MBA, 4
of Management (5) Masters of Accounting NA
901 Corporate & Financial Manage-
Center Drive ment, Project
Pomona 91768 Management
6 Loyola Marymount JD/MBA, MBA, executive 1
University MBA MBA, international 60
Program (6) MBA, part-time MBA
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387
Los Angeles 90045
7 California Lutheran MBA, international 3
University MBA, part-time MBA, 35
60 W. Olsen Road MBA in financial
Thousand Oaks 91360 planning
8 California State MBA, part-time MBA 1
University, Long 97
Beach (28)
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach 90840
9 Woodbury University (11) MBA, part-time MBA 1
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. NA
Burbank 91510
10 Claremont Graduate MBA, executive MBA, 1
University (10) part-time MBA, Masters 29
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave. in Management,
Claremont 91711 Advanced Management
11 California State MBA, part-time MBA, 1
University, Master in Economics, NA
Los Angeles (9) Masters in Accounting
5151 State
University Drive
Los Angeles 90032
12 California State part-time MBA, 1
University, Fundamentals of 24
Northridge (12) Business Adminis-
18111 Nordhoff St. tration
Northridge 91330
13 California State MBA, part-time MBA 8
Polytechnic Univ., 72
Pomona (8)
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 Azusa Pacific MBA, Masters in Human 1
University (13) and Organizational 15
901 E. Alosta Ave. Development
Azusa 91702
15 National University (14) MBA, executive MBA, 2
11255 North Torrey international MBA, 422
Pines Road part-time MBA,
La Jolla 92037 executive MBA (Spanish
version)
Rank Program (Ranking in 2005) Profile Top Local
* name * status Administrator
* address * AACSB (1) * name
* MBA * title
program * phone
1 Pepperdine's Graziadio private Linda A. Livingstone
School of Business and Yes dean
Management (1) 1969 (310) 568-5555
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles 90045
2 USC Marshall School private Valerie Folkes
of Business (2) Yes vice dean for academic
3670 Trousdale Parkway, 1897 programs
Bridge Hall 100A (213) 740-8936
Los Angeles 90089
3 UCLA Anderson School public David Lewin
of Management (3) Yes senior associate dean
110 Westwood Plaza, 1935 (310) 825-6944
Box 951481
Los Angeles 90095
4 University of private Abe Helou
La Verne (4) No associate dean
1950 Third St. 1891 (877) 558-4858
La Verne 91750
5 Keller Graduate School NA Michael Read
of Management (5) No director of center
901 Corporate 1973 operations
Center Drive (909) 868-4206
Pomona 91768
6 Loyola Marymount private Rachelle Katz
University MBA Yes MBA director,
Program (6) 1974 associate dean
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387 (310) 338-2848
Los Angeles 90045
7 California Lutheran private Ron Hagler
University No MBA program director
60 W. Olsen Road 1959 (888) 258-4723
Thousand Oaks 91360
8 California State public H. Michael Chung
University, Long Yes director, grad.
Beach (28) 1949 programs and exec. ed.
1250 Bellflower Blvd. (562) 985-5565
Long Beach 90840
9 Woodbury University (11) private Sahuder Dhuman
7500 Glenoaks Blvd. Yes director, MBA program
Burbank 91510 1884 (818) 767-0888
10 Claremont Graduate private Margaret MacKenzie
University (10) Yes MBA director
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave. 1971 (909) 607-7811
Claremont 91711
11 California State public G. Timothy Haight
University, Yes dean, College of
Los Angeles (9) 1947 Business and Economics
5151 State (323) 343-5156
University Drive
Los Angeles 90032
12 California State public Oscar W. DeShields Jr.
University, Yes director of graduate
Northridge (12) 1958 programs
18111 Nordhoff St. (818) 677-3625
Northridge 91330
13 California State public Dave Christy
Polytechnic Univ., Yes dean
Pomona (8) 1968 (909) 869-2363
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona 91768
14 Azusa Pacific private James T. Walz
University (13) Yes program chair
901 E. Alosta Ave. NA (626) 815-3480
Azusa 91702
15 National University (14) private Donald Schwartz
11255 North Torrey No interim dean
Pines Road 1971 (800) 628-8648
La Jolla 92037
NA--Not Available
(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 in
the accreditation column are state accredited only.
Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives
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are ranked by the number of graduates. To the best of our knowledge,
this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is
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additions on company letterhead to the Research Department, Los
Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles
90036. [c] 2006 Los Angeles Business Journal. This list may not be
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Researched by David Nusbaum
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