Overview

College of Business / College of Business is located in Ruston, LA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Finance
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Management
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Marketing
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Information assurance
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Innovation
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Accounting
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Marketing
Master of Accounting (M Acc)	Accounting
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Computer information systems
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Finance

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	71
Doctoral Degrees	4
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

104

Applied

60

Accepted

25

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	June 1st	Yes
Winter deadline	November 1st	September 1st	No
Spring deadline	February 1st	December 1st	No
Summer deadline	May 1st	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Transcript with bachelor's degree awarded
Doctoral Degree Exam	GMAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Transcript with bachelor's degree awarded
Additional Entrance Requirements	Transcript with bachelor's degree awarded

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

144

Total Graduate Students

22%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	9.03%
White or Caucasian	59%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.39%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.86%
Unknown	3.47%

Gender

Male (59%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

44

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 8

Male (34)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Consumer environmental behavior; identifying and analyzing current issues and future concerns in real estate; information assurance and related areas in business for Northwest Louisiana and the United States (business continuity, disaster recovery, accounting controls, auditing, computer forensics, and security attribution); value creation driven by the consumer and employee interface within exchange environments

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 502 West Texas Avenue
Ruston, LA  71272
United States

Contact Dr. Christopher D. Martin
Dean
Phone: 318-257-4526
Fax: 318-257-4253

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