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U.S. News & World Report raises ranking of Rutgers Business School's
part-time MBA Program and ranks job placement of full-time MBA
graduates among Top 10 in the country
NEWARK, N.J., March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rutgers
Business School's Flex MBA ranked among the Top 50 part-time
business master's programs in the country, according to U.S. News &
World Report's latest ranking of best business schools.
The Rutgers Flex MBA Program, which provides working professionals
with the flexibility to pursue a master's business degree, moved to
No. 39 in the annual ranking, climbing past Temple, Fordham and Pace.
The placement represents a huge boost, pulling Rutgers up 30 spots
based on the results of U.S. News and World Report's latest survey of
business school deans and MBA directors from across the country.
Learn more at a Rutgers Graduate Admissions Open House or Info Session
. The next Open House is on Saturday, March 22 at the Livingston
Campus near New Brunswick. RSVP today.
The annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report also showed that
Rutgers continues to improve its post-graduation job placement -
Rutgers Business School ranked No. 8 this year, climbing 10 spots over
last year - and it lifted the Rutgers MBA Supply Chain
Management Program to No. 13, ahead of both Columbia University and
Harvard University.
The Rutgers Full-Time MBA program was ranked No. 60 - up from 61 -
based on data collected from business school deans, MBA program
directors and corporate recruiters in late 2013 and early 2014. The
2014 ranking confirmed Rutgers being the #1 Public MBA program in the
New York metropolitan area.
Dr. Sharon Lydon, executive director of the MBA Program, said Rutgers
Business School has worked very hard to make it possible for working
professionals to secure a rewarding graduate business education, which
is a component of U.S. News and World Report's ranking.
"Our MBA students are balancing so many things - work, family, along
with going to b-school," Lydon said. "Our recent rankings are a
testament to their hard work and success. We are extremely proud."
The Rutgers Full-Time MBA program offers concentrations in such
popular fields as entrepreneurship and supply chain management as well
as the more traditional areas of pharmaceutical
management, marketing and finance. Rutgers Business School is able to
leverage its connections to leading corporations, its proximity to New
York City as well as its network of successful alumni to provide
internship and job opportunities to current students.
Rutgers MBA Leads to Jobs
Rutgers continued to improve on its strength of placing graduating MBA
students in full-time jobs. In 2013, 95 percent of the Traditional
Full-Time MBA students were employed within the 90-day,
post-graduation period. The new ranking pushes Rutgers Business School
into the Top 10 in the country for post-graduation employment featured
in U.S. News & World Report, "10 MBA Programs That Lead to Jobs."
"My office knows what it takes to help students be competitive," said
Dean Vera, an assistant dean and director of the MBA Office of Career
Management. "And our first task is to teach them to take ownership of
their career management process."
Vera said the strong job placement is also helped by a vibrant
regional economy and by the specialized MBA concentrations offered at
Rutgers, including supply chain management and pharmaceutical
management.
"We have strong industries in New Jersey. It starts with
pharmaceuticals, but companies in consumer packaged goods, consumer
electronics, utilities and consulting also recruit our MBAs," he said.
"We like to say that whatever industry exists in New Jersey, you'll
find Rutgers alumni in it."
Top Supply Chain Management MBA
The Rutgers Supply Chain Management Program, which was listed by U.S.
News & World Report for the first time last year, earned more
favorable assessments in the new ranking. Supply Chain ranked No. 13
compared to last year when it filled the No. 20 spot.
Professor Lei Lei, who chairs the Supply Chain Management Department,
attributed the MBA program ranking to strong curriculum and enduring
collaborations with major companies, which results in faculty research
and attracts recruiters to Rutgers students. The strength of the
program is evident in another key area: The Supply Chain Management
MBA Program has placed 100 percent of its students in summer
internships since 2008.
"We are the leaders in collaborations and innovative curriculum," Lei
said, "and it really helps with reputation and rankings."
Online Master of Government Accounting Ranked #27
U.S. News & World Report acknowledged Rutgers Business School for its
online Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting. The program,
which was started in 2007, offers the only advanced degree in
governmental accounting. The 10-course online program earned the No.
27 spot on the latest ranking of online graduate business offerings.
To learn more about Rutgers Business School, go to
www.business.rutgers.edu.
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