Terry’s full-time and part-time MBA programs reached new heights in the latest graduate school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, with the full-time program earning its highest ranking ever from the top college guide.
The Full-Time MBA Program rose four spots to No. 33 in the nation. The program topped its previous best ranking from U.S. News, dating back to 2002 when it was ranked 34th. Among public business schools, the Georgia MBA is ranked No. 12 – also a record best – up from 16th last year.
“The measurable success of the Full-Time MBA Program over the past five years has been remarkable,” said Dean Benjamin C. Ayers. “It’s a true testament to the outstanding students graduating from the program, the tireless efforts of the MBA faculty and staff and the support of the Terry alumni network.”
“We have been purposeful about keeping our curriculum market-driven, and we vastly expanded our applied and experiential learning opportunities,” said Santanu Chatterjee, director of the Full-Time MBA and MS in Business Analytics programs. “Our primary focus has been to educate future business leaders by helping them to apply what they learn, and then learn by doing.
“The introduction of new curricular offerings in Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Technology, Consulting and Social Innovation gives our students a diverse set of highly marketable specializations, while providing hands-on experience solving complex business problems,” he added. “At the end of the day, our rise in national rankings is a reflection of these efforts and the employment success resulting from them.”
In addition, Terry’s Professional MBA Program jumped 16 spots to No. 36 in U.S. News’ part-time MBA ranking. Among public business schools, the PMBA ranked No. 23, up six spots. The rankings appear in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Schools guidebook, available March 17, 2020.
U.S. News’ full-time MBA ranking is based on surveys of 477 MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The methodology includes an assessment of quality (40%), placement success (35%) and student selectivity (25%). Terry’s Full-Time MBA Program ranked in the top 12 among all schools for employment rate, at 95% within three months of graduation.
The part-time MBA ranking methodology is based on five factors: peer assessment (50%), standardized test scores (15 percent), percentage of MBA enrollment in the part-time program (12.5 percent), student undergraduate grade point average (12.5 percent) and number of years of work experience (10 percent). For its academic reputation among peers, Terry’s Professional MBA Program ranked in the top 20 among public business schools.