Part-Time MBA Program Rankings

Publications and websites that rank part-time MBA programs use different criteria and, therefore, ranking lists will vary. Lists that rely on student and employer surveys, for example, will look quite different from ranking lists compiled from faculty opinions. Students interested in pursuing a part-time MBA should decide which opinions carry the most weight with them (students, employers, faculty and/or admissions personnel) and make their decision accordingly. A few schools, however, (such as UCLA, USC and UC-Berkeley) do pop up on various Top Ten lists regardless of the population surveyed.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Well-known for their annual rankings of colleges, U.S. News & World Report also compiles an annual list of Top Part-Time MBA Programs based on surveys of senior faculty and deans from accredited business schools. Each school on the U.S. News list earned a 3.7 out of 5.0 peer assessment ranking. The top two schools according to U.S. News surveys are (in descending order) Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.
The University of California at Berkeley and the University of Michigan tie for the U.S. News third spot among part-time MBA programs, with New York University coming in fifth, tied with the University of California at Los Angeles. The University of Southern California and the University of Texas at Austin tie for seventh place, with Carnegie Mellon University coming in ninth. Four schools tie for the tenth spot on the U.S. News list of Top Part-Time MBA Programs: Emory University, Indiana University, Ohio State University and Washington University in St. Louis.
Bloomberg Businessweek Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of Part-Time MBA Programs focus on student and employer satisfaction with a particular program. According to Bloomberg, the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s part-time MBA earns the highest marks from students and employers. UCLA ranks second, while their upstate counterpart program at Berkeley ranks third.
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln takes the fourth spot on Bloomberg’s list, followed by the University of Michigan. North Carolina’s Elon University takes Bloomberg’s sixth slot, with Carnegie Mellon earning a No. 7 ranking. Students and employers ranked Rice University in Texas as the eighth-best part-time MBA program in the nation, while Indiana University-Southeast and Drexel University round out the list at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
BusinessSchoolAdmission.com Rankings
BusinessSchoolAdmission.com advertises itself as a business school admissions consulting website that offers general business school information and one-on-one admissions counseling. Their Top Ten Part-Time MBA rankings come from surveys of admissions professionals on several business admissions consulting websites as well as graduates and current students, with the website paying particular attention to qualifications of incoming students, success of graduates, MBA curriculum of the various programs and recruiter perspectives.
BusinessSchoolAdmission.com rates the University of Chicago as the top part-time program in the country, with NYU following in second. Northwestern earns a No. 3 rating, while UCLA earns the fourth spot. The No. 5 ranking goes to Michigan, the No. 6 ranking goes to Berkeley and USC earns the No. 7 spot. DePaul University in Chicago appears on the BusinessSchool Admission.com list at No. 8, with Maryland and Babson College taking the No. 9 and No. 10 rankings, respectively.
As top programs regardless of criteria are spread throughout the United States, busy working professionals should have no problem finding a highly-ranked program close to home. Many top-ranked part-time MBA programs have evening, weekend and/or online programs for those willing to travel or who need to take classes from home. Regardless of what degree-study option a prospective student chooses, she should review the rankings and ranking criteria from the publications listed above and make a choice that suits her lifestyle and career goals

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