• The U.S.-based EMBA Council lists about 250 EMBA programs from 180 leading institutions around the world on its web site.
• Because of rapid globalization, most EMBA classes comprise students from a wide range of industry sectors and countries.
• An EMBA program can cost up to $100,000.  Customized courses start at a few hundred dollars. An increasing number of executive education organizations offer online courses.
• Customized executive education programs are on the rise.  Duke University’s corporate education division reports growth of 25 percent a year for custom-made courses.
• A typical EMBA student is likely to be in his/her early 30s and will have six to ten years of working experience.
• Employees taking Executive Master’s of Business Administration Programs in the U.S., Europe & Asia have average salaries of $130,000 to $200,000.
• Executives enrolled in the highest-ranking EMBA programs in the U.S. have salaries of $180,000 to $200,000.  Europe is slightly lower at $130,000 to $160,000.

Due to the concern of finding time to complete an MBA, the school changed their schedule from an alternating Friday-Saturday to one on Saturday only.  Fassinger explains:

“We watched the economic stress all businesses were under starting in October 2008.  We thought changing the schedule was the right thing to do: Help people do better work, but don’t make them miss work.  After interviewing students and prospective students, the school discovered 90 percent of interested students wanted a Saturday-only option. “

While the economy isn’t what most people would like it to be at this present time, there is one thing to be certain of: people are going back to school with a hunger to be more qualified for the workforce than ever before.  To address such a trend, business schools around the world are adapting their curriculum, schedule and career services.