U of U Professional MBA Program Moves Up 14 Places in the U.S. News & World Report Ranking

SALT LAKE CITY—The Professional MBA program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report as one of the top part-time MBA programs in the country.

U.S. News & World Report ranks the program as No. 23 among Public Universities, No. 1 in the state of Utah, and No. 45 overall—up 14 positions from No. 59 last year. The ranking is the second top 50 distinction for the David Eccles Professional MBA Program; in 2010 BusinessWeek ranked the program No. 50 in the U.S.

The part-time rankings are based on a fall 2010 peer-assessment survey that asked business-school deans and MBA program directors at each of the nation’s 295 AACSB Accredited part-time MBA programs to rate other part-time programs.

Designed with the working professional in mind, the Professional MBA program at the David Eccles School of Business offers classes during the evenings so students can work towards degrees without quitting their full-time job. The Professional MBA program allows students to customize their degree by choosing 40 percent of their curriculum through electives.

“We are extremely honored to have continued recognition in program rankings, including those published by U.S. News & World Report,” said Taylor Randall, dean of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. “This recognition is a testament to the tireless teamwork of our faculty and staff and is evidence of our ongoing presence as one of the world’s leading resources for business education.”

“In a very competitive business school market, the David Eccles School of Business Professional MBA program consistently ranks high because it offers students a career-focused curriculum featuring a wide range of electives and a schedule to meet the needs of busy professionals,” said Brad Vierig, associate dean of Executive Education. “These qualities are more important than ever as professionals seek to enhance their credentials to differentiate themselves in the job market and workplace.”

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