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MBA programs: ranked by full-time equivalent students at L.A. County campuses.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ENROLLMENT at 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
 grams 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 2004-2005 school year increased 6 percent from the prior year to 3,596, while part-time part-time
adj.
For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job.



part
 enrollment fell 14.9 percent to 4,237. Combined enrollment fell 5.1 percent, to 7,833 students.

Pepperdine's Graziadio School continues to lead the list, which is ranked by the estimated number of graduates in 2005. The program expects 760 students to graduate this year, up from 661 in 2004. 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 of Management Anderson School of Management may refer to:
  • UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles (named after John Edward Anderson)
  • Anderson School of Management (University of New Mexico) (named after Robert O. Anderson)
  • A.
 follow with 685 and 580 estimated graduates, respectively.

The Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of Devry Inc.[1] (NYSE: DV), a private for-profit university[2]  moved up two spots this year to No. 5, despite expecting 20 fewer students to graduate this year. The program has three L.A. County campuses in Long Beach, Pomona Pomona, city, United States
Pomona (pəmō`nə), city (1990 pop. 131,723), Los Angeles co., S Calif. at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1888.
 and West Hills.

THE PACESETTER

GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

WITH an estimated 760 graduates in 2005, this branch of Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu.  tops the list of the largest MBA programs in L.A. County.

But reflecting the enrollment decline nationwide, the school reported 1,357 students in full- and part-time programs, down from 1,945 a year ago and 2,110 in 2002.

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.  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. , dean of the Graziadio School, said that competition from other business schools around the world, along with a tougher business climate, has contributed to the drop. Another challenge: tougher requirements for obtaining student visas since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Graziadio School is currently creating a post-graduate learning program that will include refresher courses on finance, marketing and other topics.

The business school was originally founded in 1969 as a part-time program for working professionals. "The program was started as a response to the needs of the local business community," said Livingstone. The full-time graduate program was added nearly 20 years later.

Livingstone expects the enrollment trend to reverse within the next two years. "The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  business community is diverse and entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur  
n.
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.



[French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise.
," she said. "We will continue finding ways to meet the needs of the community."
Rank   Program (Ranking in 2004)                             Graduates
       * name                                               * 2005 (1)
       * address                                            * 2004
                                                            * 2003

  1    Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                        760
       6100 Center Drive                                        661
       Los Angeles 90045                                        685

  2    USC Marshall School of Business (2)                      685
       3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                 633
       Los Angeles 90089                                        706

  3    UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                   580
       110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                           567
       Los Angeles 90095                                        582

  4    University of La Verne (4)                               320
       1950 Third St.                                           336
       La Verne 91750                                           377

  5    Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                 160
       901 Corporate Center Drive                               180
       Pomona 91768                                             153

  6    Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)              130
       1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                     117
       Los Angeles 90045                                        123

  7    California State University, Long Beach (8)              112
       1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                     79
       Long Beach 90840                                         111

  8    California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)           110
       3801 W. Temple Ave.                                      110
       Pomona 91768                                             120

  9    California State University, Los Angeles (6)              92
       5151 State University Drive                               90
       Los Angeles 90032                                         91

 10    Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                   90
       1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                    89
       Claremont 91711                                          111

 11    Woodbury University (14)                                  75
       7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                       80
       Burbank 91510                                             81

 12    California State University, Northridge (12)              58
       18111 Nordhoff St.                                        60
       Northridge 91330                                          59

 13    Azusa Pacific University (11)                             55
       901 E. Alosta Ave.                                        52
       Azusa 91702                                               29

 14    National University (15)                                  38
       11255 North Torrey Pines Road                             22
       La Jolla 92037                                            14

 15    University of Judaism                                      8
       15600 Mulholland Drive                                    11
       Los Angeles 90077                                         11

Program (Ranking in 2004)                                 Enrollment
* name                                                 * '05 full-time
* address                                              * '05 part-time

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                              256
6100 Center Drive                                            1,101
Los Angeles 90045

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                            744
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                       669
Los Angeles 90089

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                         656
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                                 757
Los Angeles 90095

University of La Verne (4)                                     405
1950 Third St.                                                 275
La Verne 91750

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                       185
901 Corporate Center Drive                                     314
Pomona 91768

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)                     89
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                           206
Los Angeles 90045

California State University, Long Beach (8)                    102
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                          252
Long Beach 90840

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)                 350
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                            250
Pomona 91768

California State University, Los Angeles (6)                   460
5151 State University Drive                                      0
Los Angeles 90032

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                        120
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                          60
Claremont 91711

Woodbury University (14)                                       120
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                             39
Burbank 91510

California State University, Northridge (12)                    49
18111 Nordhoff St.                                             176
Northridge 91330

Azusa Pacific University (11)                                   11
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                              88
Azusa 91702

National University (15)                                        34
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                                   30
La Jolla 92037

University of Judaism                                           15
15600 Mulholland Drive                                          20
Los Angeles 90077

Program (Ranking in 2004)                                Applications
* name                                                    * '04 fall
* address                                                 appliations
                                                       * '04 acceptance
                                                             rate

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                             769
6100 Center Drive                                              NA
Los Angeles 90045

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                          2,355
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                      44%
Los Angeles 90089

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                     2,941 (6)
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                              25 (6)
Los Angeles 90095

University of La Verne (4)                                  447 (8)
1950 Third St.                                                NA
La Verne 91750

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                      NA
901 Corporate Center Drive                                    NA
Pomona 91768

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)                   223
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                          75
Los Angeles 90045

California State University, Long Beach (8)                   267
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                         28
Long Beach 90840

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)                150
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                           30
Pomona 91768

California State University, Los Angeles (6)                  145
5151 State University Drive                                   61
Los Angeles 90032

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                       200
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                        52
Claremont 91711

Woodbury University (14)                                      105
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                           70
Burbank 91510

California State University, Northridge (12)                  282
18111 Nordhoff St.                                            22
Northridge 91330

Azusa Pacific University (11)                                 NA
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                            NA
Azusa 91702

National University (15)                                      NA
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                                 100
La Jolla 92037

University of Judaism                                         15
15600 Mulholland Drive                                        75
Los Angeles 90077

Program (Ranking in 2004)                                 Tuition (2)
* name                                                     * Calif.
* address                                                  residents
                                                        * non-residents

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                         $55,861 (5)
6100 Center Drive                                         $55,861 (5)
Los Angeles 90045

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                          1,037
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                     1,037
Los Angeles 90089

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                    23,516 (7)
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                            33,829 (7)
Los Angeles 90095

University of La Verne (4)                                    475
1950 Third St.                                                475
La Verne 91750

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                  17,709 (9)
901 Corporate Center Drive                                17,709 (9)
Pomona 91768

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)                   860
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                          860
Los Angeles 90045

California State University, Long Beach (8)               1,572 (10)
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                      339 (11)
Long Beach 90840

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)            1,000 (12)
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                        226 (11)
Pomona 91768

California State University, Los Angeles (6)                  840
5151 State University Drive                                226 (11)
Los Angeles 90032

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                      1,394
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                       1,394
Claremont 91711

Woodbury University (14)                                      625
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                           625
Burbank 91510

California State University, Northridge (12)                 1,410
18111 Nordhoff St.                                         339 (11)
Northridge 91330

Azusa Pacific University (11)                                 465
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                            465
Azusa 91702

National University (15)                                   1,125 (9)
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                              1,125 (9)
La Jolla 92037

University of Judaism                                     17,500 (7)
15600 Mulholland Drive                                    17,500 (7)
Los Angeles 90077

Program (Ranking in 2004)                             Types of Programs
* name                                                     Offered
* address                                              (partial list)

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                       executive MBA,
6100 Center Drive                                      presidential/key
Los Angeles 90045                                      exec. MBA, fully
                                                        employed MBA,
                                                        full-time MBA,
                                                        international
                                                       MBA, MBA/Master
                                                       of Public Policy

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                     full-time MBA,
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A              part-time MBA for
Los Angeles 90089                                     professionals and
                                                          managers,
                                                        executive MBA,
                                                      international MBA

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                  full-time MBA,
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                          fully employed
Los Angeles 90095                                      MBA,  executive
                                                          MBA, Ph.D.,
                                                          executive
                                                          education

University of La Verne (4)                                 MBA with
1950 Third St.                                        concentrations in
La Verne 91750                                           accounting,
                                                           finance,
                                                         information
                                                         technology,
                                                         supply chain
                                                         management,
                                                          marketing,
                                                          management

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)               MBA, master's of
901 Corporate Center Drive                                 project
Pomona 91768                                             management,
                                                      master's of human
                                                           resource
                                                         management,
                                                          masters of
                                                         accounting &
                                                          financial
                                                          management

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)           MBA, JD/MBA, MBA/
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                      MS systems
Los Angeles 90045                                        engineering,
                                                         executive MBA

California State University, Long Beach (8)          self-paced evening
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                  program, fully
Long Beach 90840                                       employed MBA,
                                                          one-year
                                                        accelerated
                                                      daytime program,
                                                      corporate MBA for
                                                       Boeing employees

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)        MBA, professional
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                    MBA for working
Pomona 91768                                            adults, MSBA,
                                                      international MBA

California State University, Los Angeles (6)               MBA with
5151 State University Drive                            concentration in
Los Angeles 90032                                        accounting,
                                                           business
                                                          economics,
                                                         information
                                                      systems, finance,
                                                        international
                                                          business,
                                                          management

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                 executive MBA,
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                     MBA with
Claremont 91711                                       concentrations in
                                                     global management,
                                                          strategy,
                                                      entrepreneurship,
                                                          marketing,
                                                          leadership

Woodbury University (14)                                   MBA with
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                   concentrations in
Burbank 91510                                            accounting,
                                                         information
                                                         technology,
                                                          economics,
                                                           finance,
                                                        international
                                                          business,
                                                          management

California State University, Northridge (12)                  MBA
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge 91330

Azusa Pacific University (11)                              MBA with
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                    concentrations in
Azusa 91702                                          finance, human and
                                                        organizational
                                                         development,
                                                        international
                                                          business,
                                                          management
                                                         information
                                                            systems

National University (15)                              MBA and executive
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                              MBA with
La Jolla 92037                                        concentrations in
                                                          marketing,
                                                         management,
                                                        organizational
                                                      leadership, human
                                                           resource
                                                          management

University of Judaism                                 MBA in non-profit
15600 Mulholland Drive                               management, master
Los Angeles 90077                                      of arts in non-
                                                      profit management

Program (Ranking in 2004)                                 Operating
* name                                                    Budget (3)
* address                                                * number of
                                                           campuses
                                                           * status

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                        $30,320,475
6100 Center Drive                                             5
Los Angeles 90045                                          private

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                       74,689,000
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                      1
Los Angeles 90089                                          private

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                    54,379,457
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                                1
Los Angeles 90095                                           public

University of La Verne (4)                                    NA
1950 Third St.                                                7
La Verne 91750                                             private

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                      NA
901 Corporate Center Drive                                    4
Pomona 91768                                               private

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)               7,500,000
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                          1
Los Angeles 90045                                          private

California State University, Long Beach (8)               12,982,721
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                         1
Long Beach 90840                                            public

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)            16,044,345
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                           8
Pomona 91768                                                public

California State University, Los Angeles (6)              10,946,555
5151 State University Drive                                   1
Los Angeles 90032                                           public

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                   9,564,959
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                        1
Claremont 91711                                            private

Woodbury University (14)                                      NA
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                           1
Burbank 91510                                              private

California State University, Northridge (12)              14,403,211
18111 Nordhoff St.                                            1
Northridge 91330                                            public

Azusa Pacific University (11)                                 NA
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                            1
Azusa 91702                                                private

National University (15)                                      NA
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                                 2
La Jolla 92037                                             private

University of Judaism                                         NA
15600 Mulholland Drive                                        1
Los Angeles 90077                                          private

Program (Ranking in 2004)                                    Profile
* name                                                     * AACSB (4)
* address                                                * year founded
                                                          (MBA program)
                                                       * no. of faculty

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                              yes
6100 Center Drive                                             1969
Los Angeles 90045                                              179

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                            yes
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A                      1897
Los Angeles 90089                                              183

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)                         yes
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                                1935
Los Angeles 90095                                              116

University of La Verne (4)                                     no
1950 Third St.                                                1891
La Verne 91750                                                 32

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)                       no
901 Corporate Center Drive                                    1973
Pomona 91768                                                   80

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)                    yes
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                                          1974
Los Angeles 90045                                              67

California State University, Long Beach (8)                    yes
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                                         1949
Long Beach 90840                                               28

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)                 yes
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                           1968
Pomona 91768                                                   120

California State University, Los Angeles (6)                   yes
5151 State University Drive                                   1947
Los Angeles 90032                                              16

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)                        yes
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                                        1925
Claremont 91711                                                NA

Woodbury University (14)                                       no
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                           1884
Burbank 91510                                                  25

California State University, Northridge (12)                   yes
18111 Nordhoff St.                                            1958
Northridge 91330                                               30

Azusa Pacific University (11)                                  no
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                            1899
Azusa 91702                                                     7

National University (15)                                       no
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                                 1971
La Jolla 92037                                                 34

University of Judaism                                          no
15600 Mulholland Drive                                        1979
Los Angeles 90077                                              NA

Program (Ranking in 2004)                          Top Local
* name                                             Administrator
* address                                          * name
                                                   * title
                                                   * phone

Pepperdine's Graziadio School (1)                  Linda A.
6100 Center Drive                                  Livingstone
Los Angeles 90045                                  dean
                                                   (310) 568-5555

USC Marshall School of Business (2)                K. Ravi Kumar
3670 Trousdale Parkway, Bridge Hall 100A           vice dean, grad.
Los Angeles 90089                                  and int'l programs
                                                   (213) 740-8936

UCLA Anderson School of Management (3)             David Lewin
110 Westwood Plaza, Box 951481                     senior associate
Los Angeles 90095                                  dean
                                                   (310) 825-6944

University of La Verne (4)                         Abe Helou
1950 Third St.                                     associate dean
La Verne 91750                                     (877) 558-4858

Keller Graduate School of Management (7)           Jacqueline Gullas-
901 Corporate Center Drive                         Weckman
Pomona 91768                                       regional director
                                                   of operations
                                                   (800) 865-0403

Loyola Marymount University MBA Program (9)        Rachelle Katz
1 LMU Drive, MS 8387                               MBA director,
Los Angeles 90045                                  associate dean
                                                   (310) 338-2848

California State University, Long Beach (8)        H. Michael Chung
1250 Bellflower Blvd.                              dir., grad. Programs
Long Beach 90840                                   and exec. ed.
                                                   (562) 985-5565

California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona (5)     Eric J. McLaughlin
3801 W. Temple Ave.                                director, grad.
Pomona 91768                                       business programs
                                                   (909) 869-2363

California State University, Los Angeles (6)       G. Timothy Haight
5151 State University Drive                        dean, Col. of
Los Angeles 90032                                  Business and Econ.
                                                   (323) 343-5156

Claremont Graduate University (10) (13)            Luanne Pangsund
1021 N. Dartmouth Ave.                             MBA director
Claremont 91711                                    (909) 607-7811

Woodbury University (14)                           Sahuder Dhuman
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.                                director, MBA
Burbank 91510                                      program
                                                   (818) 767-0888

California State University, Northridge (12)       Deborah Cours
18111 Nordhoff St.                                 director of
Northridge 91330                                   graduate programs
                                                   (818) 677-2467

Azusa Pacific University (11)                      James T. Walz
901 E. Alosta Ave.                                 program chair
Azusa 91702                                        (626) 815-3480

National University (15)                           Muhammad El-Mefleh
11255 North Torrey Pines Road                      director, MBA
La Jolla 92037                                     program
                                                   (800) 628-8648

University of Judaism                              Nina Lieberman
15600 Mulholland Drive                             Giladi
Los Angeles 90077                                  dean
                                                   (310) 440-1586

NA--Not Available

(1) Estimate.

(2) Figures are per-unit costs, unless otherwise noted.

(3) 2003-2004 operating budget from AACSB Business School Profile.

(4) 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.

(5) Total for an MBA completed within two years, not including books or
fees.

(6) For full-time MBA program.

(7) Per academic year for full-time MBA program.

(8) Fall enrollment applicants.

(9) Per course.

(10) Registration fee for full-time students.

(11) Additional per unit fee plus registration fee.

(12) In-state tuition per quarter for up to 16 units.

(13) Complete name is Claremont Graduate University Peter F. Drucker
and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management.

Note: The information on this list was supplied by representatives of
The institutions themselves, unless otherwise noted. MBA programs are
Ranked by estimated number of 2005 graduates. California State
University, Dominguez Hills, No. 13 last year, may have qualified but
failed to submit information.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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