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Business School Rankings & Profiles

The Best "Spare-Time" B-Schools

Check out the latest BusinessWeek rankings of executive MBA, part-time MBA, and nondegree executive education programs

EMBA

Interactive Table: Evaluate Top EMBA Programs

Slide Show: 25 Top Programs

First Person: Hard Times for One EMBA Student

EMBA Rankings: Since 1991

FAQ: How We Rank EMBA Providers

EMBA in Transition

With the economy in turmoil, executive MBA and other part-time programs are learning to adapt

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University of Michigan (Ross)

Undergrad

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The Best Undergrad B-Schools

With the economy unraveling, the schools that fared the best in this year's ranking were those that landed students jobs.

Top 20
1 University of Virginia (McIntire)
2 Notre Dame (Mendoza)
3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
4 University of Michigan (Ross)
5 Brigham Young University (Marriott)
6 UC Berkeley (Haas)
7 MIT (Sloan)
8 Cornell University
9 Emory University (Goizueta)
10 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs)
11 Villanova University
12 Richmond (Robins)
13 UNC at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
14 Wake Forest (Calloway)
15 New York University (Stern)
16 Washington University (Olin)
17 Boston College (Carroll)
18 Miami University (Farmer)
19 Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
20 Indiana University (Kelley)
Mid-Atlantic
19 Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
NR College of New Jersey
68 Drexel University (LeBow)
NR George Mason
65 George Washington University
24 Georgetown University (McDonough)
NR Howard University
44 James Madison University
26 Lehigh University
NR Loyola College - Maryland
35 University of Maryland (Smith)
3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
38 Pennsylvania State (Smeal)
79 University of Pittsburgh
12 University of Richmond (Robins)
56 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
90 Rutgers University - Newark
57 St. Joseph's University (Haub)
NR University of Scranton
NR Seton Hall University (Stillman)
NR Strayer University
99 Temple University (Fox)
11 Villanova University
1 University of Virginia (McIntire)
54 Virginia Polytechnic (Pamplin)
30 The College of William & Mary (Mason)
Midwest
93 University of Akron
39 Case Western Reserve (Weatherhead)
91 University of Cincinnati
69 Xavier University (Williams)
NR Creighton University
71 DePaul University
22 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
94 University of Illinois-Chicago
NR Illinois State University
NR Butler University
20 Indiana University (Kelley)
76 University of Iowa (Tippie)
92 Iowa State University
60 John Carroll University (Boler)
95 Loyola University - Chicago
64 Marquette University
18 Miami University (Farmer)
4 University of Michigan (Ross)
52 Broad College of Business
55 University of Minnesota (Carlson)
74 University of Missouri - Columbia (Trulaske)
96 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
73 Northern Illinois University
2 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
47 Ohio University (Athens)
42 Ohio State University (Fisher)
61 Purdue University (Krannert)
NR St. Louis University (Cook)
NR University of St. Thomas
NR University of Toledo
16 Washington University (Olin)
NR West Virginia University
40 University of Wisconsin - Madison

Northeast
28 American University (Kogod)
23 Babson College
33 Bentley University
48 Binghamton University
17 Boston College (Carroll)
43 Boston University
59 Bryant University
78 University of Oregon (Lundquist)
NR Clarkson University
66 University of Connecticut
8 Cornell University
58 Delaware (Lerner)
41 Fordham University
NR SUNY Geneseo
97 Hofstra University (Zarb)
NR Iona College
75 University of Massachusetts - Amherst (Isenberg)
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
NR University of Buffalo
15 New York University (Stern)
27 Northeastern University
36 Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally)
NR Rochester Institute of Technology
49 Syracuse University (Whitman)
NR University of Vermont
South
NR University of Alabama (Culverhouse)
83 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (Walton)
NR Auburn University
84 Belmont University
62 Clemson University
NR Elon University
9 Emory University (Goizueta)
53 University of Florida (Warrington)
98 Florida International University (Landon)
NR Florida State University
NR University of Central Florida
NR University of Georgia (Terry)
100 Georgia State (Robinson)
51 Georgia Tech
NR University of Louisville
NR University of Kentucky (Gatton)
88 Louisiana State University (Ourso)
50 University of Miami
13 UNC at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
85 North Carolina State University
81 University of Oklahoma (Price)
86 University of South Carolina (Darla Moore)
101 University of South Florida
NR East Tennessee State University
82 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
NR Tulane University (Freeman)
14 Wake Forest (Calloway)
Southwest
63 University of Arizona (Eller)
72 Arizona State University (Carey)
45 Baylor University (Hankamer)
89 University of Colorado (Leeds)
67 Colorado State University
NR University of Denver
87 University of Houston (Bauer)
31 Southern Methodist University (Cox)
37 Texas A & M (Mays)
34 Texas Christian University (Neeley)
77 Texas Tech University (Rawls)
10 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs)
80 University of Texas at Dallas
NR University of Tulsa
West
5 Brigham Young University (Marriott)
70 CalPoly (Orfalea)
46 Chapman University (Argyros)
6 UC Berkeley (Haas)
NR Loyola Marymount University
NR University of Hawaii
NR University of the Pacific
NR Pacific Lutheran University
29 University of San Diego
32 Santa Clara University
NR Seattle University (Albers)
21 USC (Marshall)
25 University of Washington (Foster)
NR University of Utah

Full-Time MBA

Slide Show: Best U.S. B-Schools

Slide Show: Top international Programs

Interactive Table: Top U.S. B-Schools

Interactive Table: Top International B-Schools

FAQ: How we made the rankings

Crisis Hits the Business Schools

Applications for MBA programs are up, but job opportunities for second-year students in finance or consulting have turned wretched

Top Ranked Non-U.S.
1 Queen's University
2 IE Business School
3 INSEAD
4 University of Western Ontario (Ivey)
5 London Business School
6 ESADE
7 IMD
8 University of Toronto (Rotman)
9 IESE Business School
10 University of Oxford (Saïd)
Second Tier Non-U.S.
• Cranfield University
• HEC - Paris
• Manchester Business School
• McGill University (Desautels)
• University of Cambridge (Judge)
• York University (Schulich)
Not Ranked Non-U.S.
NR City University London (Cass)
NR E.M. Lyon
NR Erasmus University (Rotterdam)
NR ESSEC Business School
NR Grenoble Ecole de Management
NR HEC - Montreal
NR SDA Bocconi
NR University of British Columbia (Sauder)
NR University College - Dublin (Smurfit)
Not Considered for Ranking Non-U.S.
NC Ashridge Business School
NC Asian Institute of Technology
NC Aston University
NC Audencia
NC Australian Graduate School of Management
NC Brunel University
NC CEIBS - China Europe International Business School
NC CENTRUM Católica
NC Concordia University
NC EADA - Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración
NC EDHEC Business School
NC ESAN
NC ESIC Business & Marketing School
NC European School of Management and Technology
NC Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
NC IAE Aix-en-Provence
NC IAE Management and Business School
NC Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad
NC Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore
NC Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
NC International Management Institute
NC International University of Japan
NC International University of Monaco
NC IPADE
NC Koc University
NC Lahore University of Management Sciences (Suleman Dawood)
NC MIP Politecnico di Milano
NC Monash University
NC Nanyang Technological University
NC National University of Singapore
NC Peking University BiMBA
NC Reims Management School
NC Sabanci University
NC Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
NC Universidad del CEMA
NC Universidad de Los Andes
NC Universiteit Nyenrode
NC University of Alberta
NC University of Bath
NC University of Calgary (Haskayne)
NC University of Durham
NC University of Edinburgh
NC University of La Verne
NC University of Mannheim
NC Universiteit Nyenrode
NC University of Ottawa (Telfer)
NC University of Sao Paulo (Fundação)
NC University of Stellenbosch
NC University of St. Gallen
NC University of Warwick
NC Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
NC Wilfrid Laurier University

Part-Time MBA

Slide Show: 30 Top Part-Time Programs

Interactive Table: Search for top schools your way

Blog: Business School, Explained

Methodology: How we rank part-time MBA programs

FAQ: Answers to all your questions

For MBAs, a Post-Crisis Curriculum

The new school year brings new classes and new programs, all pegged to the global financial meltdown

Executive Education

Table: Top Custom and Open Enrollment Programs

Viewpoint: Executive Education That Works

FAQ: How We Rank Exec Ed Programs

The Mini-MBA's Big Appeal

A dislocated workforce discovers the value of a little business know-how

Top Open Enrollment Programs
1Harvard University
2INSEAD
3Stanford University
4IMD
5Center for Creative Leadership
6London Business School
7University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
8University of Michigan (Ross)
9IESE Business School
10Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
11ESADE
12Columbia University
13Northwestern University (Kellogg)
14IE Business School
15University of Chicago (Booth)
16University of Virginia (Darden)
17Ashridge Business School
18Duke University (Fuqua)
19Queen's University
20Thunderbird School of Global Management
Top Custom Programs
1Duke Corporate Education
2INSEAD
3Center for Creative Leadership
4ESADE
5IMD
6Harvard University
7IESE Business School
8IE Business School
9University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
10University of Michigan (Ross)
11Babson College (Olin)
12London Business School
13Thunderbird School of Global Management
14Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
15University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)
16Northwestern University (Kellogg)
17Stanford University
18University of Virginia (Darden)
19University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
20Columbia University
Not Ranked U.S.
NRAmerican Management Association
NRArizona State University (Carey)
NRBelmont University (Massey)
NRBoise State University
NRBoston University
NRBradley University
NRBryant University
NRCase Western Reserve University (Weatherhead)
NREmory University (Goizueta)
NRFlorida Atlantic University (Kaye)
NRFlorida International University (Chapman)
NRGeorge Mason University
NRGeorgetown University (McDonough)
NRHult International Business School
NRLoyola University - Chicago
NRMichigan State University (Broad)
NRNortheastern University
NROhio State University (Fisher)
NROliver Wyman Leadership Development)
NRPennsylvania State University (Smeal)
NRPurdue University (Krannert)
NRQueens University of Charlotte (McColl)
NRRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Lally)
NRRice University (Jones)

Distance

More on Distance Learning

Advances in educational technology have made distance learning programs a viable alternative to attending bricks-and-mortar campuses. Check out the latest on Distance Learning on BusinessWeek's Business Exchange.

•Aberdeen Business School
•Arizona State University (Carey)
•Athabasca University
•Auburn University
•Babson College (Olin)
•Ball State University
•Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
•CENTRUM Católica
•Colorado State University
•DeVry University (Keller)
•Drexel University (LeBow)
•East Carolina University
•Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
•Euro-MBA
•Florida State University
•Georgia Southern University
•IAE Aix-en-Provence
•IE Business School
•Indiana University (Kelley)
•ISEAD
•James Madison University
•Marist College
•Mississippi State University
•Northeastern University
•Oklahoma State University (Spears)
•Pace University (Lubin)
•Pennsylvania State University - World Campus
•Portland State University
•Robert Kennedy College
•Rowan University (Rohrer)

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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University of Scranton (Kania)

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University of South Dakota (Beacom)

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University of St. Thomas (Opus)

•University of Tennessee - Martin

NR = Not Ranked
NC = Not Considered for Ranking

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