UB School of Management again ranked in U.S. News MBA ranking

By Jacqueline Molik Ghosen

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Management has again been ranked a ‘best business school’ by U.S. News and World Report in its annual ranking of MBA programs.

The UB School of Management was ranked No. 74 out of 453 MBA programs surveyed, up another spot from last year’s 14 place jump. The MBA ranking is part of U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

“This ranking is further evidence of how our efforts to enhance the quality of our academic programs and global reputation are paying off,” said Arjang Assad, dean of the UB School of Management. 

The ranking is based on three major areas: quality assessment, placement success and student selectivity. The quality assessment is worth 40 percent of the survey and includes a recruiter assessment by the companies that hire the school’s graduates and a peer evaluation by other B-school deans and directors. Placement success, worth 35 percent of the ranking, is based on the graduates’ mean starting salary and the employment rate at graduation and three months afterward. The final 25 percent of the ranking is based on how selective schools are in their admission criteria, including GMAT scores, undergraduate GPA and acceptance rate.

The UB School of Management is the only business school in the Buffalo-Niagara region to be included in the U.S. News business school rankings. The school's Professional MBA program also was ranked as one of the best part-time MBA programs.

Several other graduate programs at the University at Buffalo were ranked as well. For more information, visit http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2014/03/015.html.

The UB School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on real-world learning, community and economic impact, and the global perspective of its faculty, students and alumni. The school also has been ranked by Bloomberg Businessweek, the Financial Times, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal for the quality of its programs and the return on investment it provides its graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit mgt.buffalo.edu.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB’s more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs.