Vanderbilt Executive MBA students are curious, adaptable, self-aware, and persistent lifelong learners. Above all, they are team players, self-starters, and complex problem-solvers. Each class represents a deep diversity of backgrounds, industries, and organization sizes. Most typically, they are:
- Mid- to senior-level managers and executives who choose to continue working while advancing their career trajectories.
- Successful entrepreneurs who want to move their businesses to an even higher level.
- Professionals–such as accountants, attorneys, and physicians– who seek to manage instead of practice.
- Managers in technology and scientific industries (such as healthcare, biotechnology, and information systems) where the pace of change makes spending two years away from the job unrealistic.
| EMBA Class of 2027 | |
|---|---|
| Class Size | 46 |
| Demographic Background | |
|---|---|
| Average Age | 37 years |
| Age Range (Middle 80%) | 29-44 years |
| Male | 54% |
| Female | 46% |
| Military | 17% |
Includes both Executive Edge and Global Immersion Track students.
| RACE/ETHNICITY: | GME REPORTING STANDARDS / IPEDS* | BY REPRESENTATION* |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Asian American | 11% | 13% |
| Black / African American | 9% | 13% |
| Hispanic | 4% | 4% |
| White | 70% | 71% |
| Two or More Races | 4% | 0% |
| Unknown Race and Ethnicity | 0% | 0% |
| *Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management follows federal guidelines from the Department of the Interior for collecting data on race and ethnicity. This allows applicants who are U.S. Citizens and permanent residents to self-identify their ethnicity and race with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The Federal Guidelines column reflects all students who identify as Hispanic/Latino and any other race as Hispanic/Latino only. Students who identify with more than one race are represented as Multi-Race only. The Race/Ethnicity by Representation column reflects students’ full racial and ethnic identities to better represent the multiple identities shared in their application, so this column adds up to more than 71% as students may be represented in more than one row. | ||
| CURRENT LOCATION OF STUDENTS |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND | |
|---|---|
| Average Years of Work Experience | 13 |
| Advanced Degrees | 24% |
| Companies Represented | 32 |
| COMPANIES REPRESENTED |
NOTE: Not all companies are represented in this image.
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND BY INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND BY JOB FUNCTION |
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By the numbers
22
The percentage of Executive MBA students who hold advanced degrees prior to entering the program.
