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U.S. News most recent part-time MBA ranking places Daniels in top 70
Press Release
U.S. News' latest part time M.B.A. ranking placed the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business program in the top 70 in the U.S. Released today, U.S. News ranked Daniels tied for the 70th place along with George Mason University, American University, Loyola University and Texas Christian University among others.
The criteria for the 2010 U.S. News part-time M.B.A. ranking changed from previous years. Now based solely on a fall 2009 peer assessment survey, it asked business school deans and M.B.A. program directors at each of the nation's 314 part-time M.B.A. programs to rate all the other part-time programs on a 5-point scale, with 1 marginal and 5 outstanding. Programs were ranked based on their average score among those who rated them. U.S. News defines a part-time M.B.A. program as being at an AACSB-accredited school with at least 20 students enrolled part-time in fall 2008. The part-time program was also ranked 53rd in the country by Business Week earlier this year.
The most recent rankings were for the Daniels 2008 program and since that time, Daniels updated its part-time MBA program. In the Fall of 2009, Daniels launched the more flexible Professional MBA (PMBA) program. The PMBA allows participants to work full time while finishing their degree in two years. Students can choose between two different formats, a weeknight program from 6-10 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and the weekend format with class on Saturdays from 8-5 p.m. Students in the program also will have the option to pursue a concentration in a variety of specialization areas. Students follow an integrated, sequential curriculum focusing on leadership, teambuilding, ethics, sustainability and innovation. The first 18 months of the program are taken as a cohort, with peers of similar experience. The final four courses are electives, allowing students to choose an academic concentration.
This ranking adds to the suite of rankings recognition received by Daniels recently. In October, 2009, the Daniels College of Business Executive MBA program was ranked No. 85 in the world by the Financial Times-- the sole Colorado school to be ranked--in addition to being named No. 20 in the world for teaching of business ethics by the Aspen Institute. In November 2009, BusinessWeek ranked the Daniels' Professional MBA program for working professionals 53rd in the country, and was the only Colorado business school in the rankings.
As the eighth-oldest collegiate school of business in the country, Daniels has built a curriculum that focuses on important issues such as ethical business practice, globalization, entrepreneurship, and values-based leadership. For more information, visit: www.daniels.du.edu. Daniels offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive degree programs for traditional students and working professionals, and offers state-of -the-art executive education and leadership development. For more information, visit: daniels.du.edu.
