Chicago-Booth EMBA is highly unlikely/won’t to admit one with just 2, 3, or 4 years of post undergraduate degree work experience. Chicago-Booth is fairly lenient, but they expect a minimum of 5 years of post u/g w/e at time of application. No requirement to be in a senior leadership position.
Typically, for one with less than 8 years of post u/g w/e, elite EMBA programs like Booth will refer the applicant to the traditional MBA program.
MIT-Sloan EMBA requires at least 10 years post u/g w/e (among other requirements regarding positions held).
UCal-Berkeley Haas states that the average EMBA students in its program has 10 years to 23 years post u/g w/e.
Northwestern-Kellogg will go as low as 8 years of work experience for one otherwise qualified.
U Penn-Wharton is at 8 years, but has a special application for those with at least 5 years post u/g w/e.
Duke-Fuqua EMBA is lenient requiring just 5 years of post u/g w/e, but does NOT require one to be currently employed. (Duke’s regular full-time MBA program averages just 6 years of post u/g w/e.) However, Duke’s MBA programs are not in the same league as are MIT, Berkeley, Wharton, Kellogg, and Booth.
U Michigan-Ross current cohort stats:
Average age = 39 years old;
Average post u/g w/e = 14 years;
Average management experience = 8 years;
Average salary upon entering the EMBA programs = $250,000;
38% of the EMBA class have earned advanced degrees prior to entering the EMBA program.
UC-Irvine EMBA requires 8 years of post u/g w/e with at least 5 years of management experience.
UC-Irvine current cohort stats:
Average age = 43 years;
Average post u/g w/e = 18 years;
Avg. years of management experience = 12 years mgmt. experience;
28% have advanced degrees;
34% are Directors/director level’
24% = manager;
20% are VPs;
13% = C-Suite;
7% Healthcare;
2% Clinician.