The Basics At A Glance
| School | Cost | Start Date | Months | Format | GMAT |
| Chapman University (Argyros) | $83,790 | August | 21 | Classes meet Thursday evenings & Saturday mornings, with 3 off-campus residencies | No |
| Claremont Graduate University (Drucker) | $87,168 | Six start dates | 18 to 84 | Clases meet weekday evenings and Saturdays weekly for three hours | No |
| Loyola Marymount University | $85,000 | August | 21 | Classes meet every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with three residential retreats | No |
| Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | $108,040 | January, April, Sept. | 20 | Classes meet Fridays and Saturdays once every three weeks | No |
| San Diego State University | $48,960 | August | 22 | Alternating Friday-Saturday classes, with an international study trip | No |
| UC-Irvine (Merage) | $99,624 | September | 21 | Alternating Friday-Saturday classes, with three residencies including a global trip | No |
| UC-Los Angeles (Anderson) | $113,661 | August | 22 | Alternating Friday-Saturday classes, with five residential sessions | Yes (664 average) |
| UC-Riverside (A. Gary Anderson) | $100,000 | September | 21 | Alternating Friday-Saturday classes, with three week-long residencies, including a global trip | Yes (585 average) |
| UC-San Diego (Rady) | $94,300 | September | 24 | Alternating weekends | Yes |
| USC (Marshall) | $114,000 | September | 21 | Alternating Friday-Saturdays, with an international trip | No |
| University of Michigan (Ross) | $136,000 | August | 20 | Classes meet one weekend per month, with two residencies | No |
Source: School websites * Data for University of Michigan’s EMBA program is for its Ann Arbor cohort. The program’s first Los Angeles cohort does not enroll until August of 2012.
The Basics At A Glance
| School | Age | Salary | Work Exp.(months) | Adv.Degree | Intl | Female |
| Chapman University (Argyros) | 37 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Claremont Graduate University (Drucker) | 42 | NA | 180 | NA | NA | 45% |
| Loyola Marymount University | 39 | NA | 192 | NA | NA | 38% |
| Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 38 | $97,465 | 173 | 7% | 1% | 35% |
| San Diego State University | 39 | $104,000 | 110 | 40% | 0% | 37% |
| UC-Irvine (Merage) | 40 | $152,045 | 186 | 31% | 17% | 29% |
| UC-Los Angeles (Anderson) | 36 | $123,000 | 156 | 32% | 8% | 26% |
| UC-Riverside (A. Gary Anderson) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| UC-San Diego (Rady) | 40 | $135,126 | 151 | 48% | 24% | 14% |
| USC (Marshall) | 39 | $172,000 | 182 | 24% | 14% | 16% |
| University of Michigan (Ross) * | 39 | $160,381 | 179 | 35% | 15% | 20% |
Source: School websites * Data for University of Michigan’s EMBA program is for its Ann Arbor cohort. The program’s first Los Angeles cohort does not enroll until August of 2012.
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