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A Full-Time MBA with big-time return on investment.

We remain focused on our mission of creating an inspiring learning environment that prepares you to succeed, is the best MBA value available, and maximizes return on your time, expenditure, post-graduate job placement and long-term career growth.

  • 1
  • Percentage Increase
  • on pre-MBA salary globally.
  • (Economist, 2019)
  • 1
  • Payback Time
  • Fastest time to pay back MBA degree among ranked universities.
  • (Forbes, 2019)
  • 9
  • MBA Program
  • among public universities in the U.S.
  • (Forbes, 2019)

U.S. News & World Report

#1
Supply chain management/logistics program, nationally
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#15
Production/operations program, nationally
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#21
MBA program for international business
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#17
MBA program among public universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
#38
MBA program, nationally
U.S. News & World Report, 2020
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Forbes

#9
public university MBA program
Forbes, 2019
#27
MBA program, nationally
Forbes, 2019
3.6
years to pay back MBA costs — shortest payback period among all schools ranked
Forbes, 2019
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Bloomberg Businessweek

#17
U.S. public university MBA program
Bloomberg Businessweek, 2019
#39
MBA program, nationally
Bloomberg Businessweek, 2019
#64
MBA program, globally
Bloomberg Businessweek, 2019
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The Economist

#1
Percentage increase on pre-MBA salary, globally
Economist, 2019
#3
Overall salary category, globally
Economist, 2019
#1
Breadth of alumni network, globally
Economist, 2019
#20
MBA program among U.S. public universities
Economist, 2019
#47
MBA program, nationally
Economist, 2019
#72
MBA program, globally
Economist, 2019
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Financial Times

#14
MBA program among U.S. public universities
Financial Times, 2019
#34
MBA program, nationally
Financial Times, 2019
#65
MBA program, globally
Financial Times, 2019