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Reliable MBA Rankings

James — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:18:53 +0000

One of the most popular graduate degree programs in the United States is the MBA. But just like law school or any other popular advanced degree, you have to be careful of which schools you go to. You don’t want to waste your money on a worthless education. And trust us, not all graduate degrees are created equal.

Your goal with a graduate degree in business is most likely to take on a more advanced management level job. Getting a degree from a reputable, highly respected MBA degree program is critical. That’s where high quality MBA rankings come in handy.

Unfortunately, just like not all MBA programs are created equal, not all MBA rankings are created equal. But it does pay to consult the most well-respected rankings when making your decision, and below we’ve collected a list of both traditional MBA rankings and online MBA rankings to help you make your decision.

Traditional Rankings

US News MBA Rankings
BusinessWeek MBA Rankings
Financial Times Global MBA Rankings

Online Rankings

“Smart Choice” Awards Online MBA Rankings
BusinessWeek Distance MBA Rankings
BusinessMBA Online MBA Rankings

The Best Online Colleges – Rankings

James — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:44:51 +0000

It’s insane to see the number of people flocking to online education. I guess it’s the way of the future. There’s no turning back from the Internet now.

One interesting development over the last year is that a lot of traditional schools have started competing for students in the online space. What used to be a market completely dominated by for-profit institutions is clearly getting taken over by some of the best universities and colleges in the country. That’s good news for everyone, as it shows that online education is maturing.

There have been a slew of rankings that have come out for online colleges over the last few years and here we’re listing the best of the bunch:

OEDb Rankings – The most authoritative
25 Best Online Colleges – states it’s ranking system
Low-cost tuition rankings – online schools ranked by best value
10 Best Online Business Schools – Ranks both traditional and business schools

There are hundreds of rankings out there for the best online colleges but these are four of the best we’ve found. We’ll keep this list updated as we find more. Let us know in the rankings that you use in the comment section.

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Universities 2011

James — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:19:13 +0000

This past week, U.S. News & World Report unveiled their 2011 rankings. While it is not clear whether these 2011 rankings include grad school rankings (we had trouble navigating the site) you can go here to view graduate school rankings.

Because graduate programs are so specialized these days, it’s hard to say whether a general ranking system like U.S. News & World Report’s is helpful to prospective grad students. Our suggestion in this regard is to consider the general reputation of the university you plan to research at but also seek out more specialized rankings within the discipline.

For more commentary: U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2011

The Best Online Graduate Business Degrees (MBA)

James — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:29 +0000

For better or worse, online education is becoming pervasive. As it grows in popularity, there is an increasing need to separate the quality online degree programs from the rest of the pack.

The Best Degrees has put out a list of their top 10 online business degree programs, four of which are graduate programs. Rather than rehash the entire list, we’ll just show you what they consider the top four programs online business degrees.

- MBA (The University of Scranton)
- MBA (Sacred Heart University)
- MBA (Quinnipiac University)
- MBA (Arizona State University)

So if you’re considering an online MBA, it might be worth checking these four programs out as your best bets.

Best Graduate Schools of 2010 – US News & World Report Rankings

James — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:22:12 +0000

US News & World Report has unveiled their 2010 graduate school rankings in their May 2010 issue. Some of the more popular graduate school programs that they ranked included business, education, engineering, law, medical schools, and various sciences such as biology and chemistry.

US News & World Report is typically considered the best of the bunch when it comes to college rankings so if you are considering grad school, make sure to take a look at their rankings of the best graduate programs in your field of study.

Here are their rankings

- The Best Business Graduate Schools
- The Best Education Graduate Schools
- The Best Engineering Graduate Schools
- The Best Law Schools
- The Best Medical Schools

For more grad school rankings, go here.