USA MBA Rankings for 2011 - 2012 - Full Time

What do the rankings say this year? Here are the top schools in the US and internationally? Find it all out over here. Click on any B-School or University name to go directly to that University's website.
There are 3 popular MBA ratings for full time Business Schools in the U.S. These are the US News, Business Week and the Financial Times rankings. These agencies use a sophisticated rating model and are subjective and differ in their list of schools a little. But generally a rank is indicative of the quality of the MBA programs the business school has to offer. Thus MBA from a top ranked school is generally regarded as a good investment. Students must remember thought there are hundreds of Business Schools that are not ranked but offer good quality programs. Hence prospective students are requested to look at our Directory of Business Schools in USA and outside USA

 

US News and Business Week Rankings for 2011 - 2012 - Full Time

The new rankings for 2011 are out and not much has changed from 2010. However these new B-School assessments are definitely worth a look.
What Changed in this Year’s MBA Ratings?
Among top 20 B-Schools, you won’t see a lot of dramatic changes. While Harvard hangs in to the top slot, it now shares it with Stanford. MIT Sloan nabbed the 3rd spot, overtaking Kellogg and Wharton after sharing the fifth slot with Booth last year. Wharton can’t be happy about falling from no. 3 to no. 5. One of the more interesting fact over the past few years is NYU Stern’s steady march up the rankings. What matters more is the course quality and robustness of each programas well as innovation.

 

Business Week MBA ratings are equally important and can be used as a measure of student satisfaction. Some business school rankings, such as those of BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal, are based on surveys of recent graduates and/or recruiters. While they rank the top accredited business schools in the country, the long-term goal of a B-School is to be ranked consistently in the top 10 across the major ranking publications. Click on the link below to see the rating this year (2011 - 2012).

US News Rankings   |     Business Week Rankings  |   Australia MBA Ratings

 

Financial Times Rankings for 2011 - 2012

The FT ranks global business degree programs across various countries and these rankings are a good reference point or those wishing to pursue an MBA worldwide, in other countries in Europe, Australia, Asia etc.

Many trusted sources rank FT MBA ratings as a key criterion while deciding on a business school. The FT rankings give individuals a better understanding of which MBA programs offer the most comprehensive education. Hence they are a great place to start when researching prospective MBA programs.

 

In recent times these global rankings from Financial Times have assumed significant importance in the decision making process of a prospective MBA student. Click on the link below to see the rating this year.

Time to innovate:

That is the future of business schools, says FT. Traditional MBA providers have to adapt in the face of online learning and growing numbers of schools in developing nations. The FT website also explains the criteria, methods, rules, weighting and scoring systems that underpin the FT’s global MBA ranking. And the good part, according to FT is that An MBA qualification can boost not only graduates’ salaries, but also their social standing and marriage prospects!

 

Business Week says "Since 1988, BusinessWeek has published its Best B-schools ranking every other year as a way to help prospective students find suitable MBA programs. Over the years, we've nearly tripled the size of the report, added new schools, and updated our methodology. Through all of this, the ranking has centered on one thing: customer satisfaction "