Le 91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ Climbs 10 Spots in Fortune’s Part-time MBA Rankings; Top Ranked in Upstate New York
In its recently released rankings, Fortune Magazine has  of the best part-time MBA programs for 2022-2023. Housed within the Madden School of Business, the program rose 10 spots from last year and is the top ranked part-time MBA program among upstate New York colleges. There are approximately 1,000 colleges and universities that offer part-time MBA programs in the U.S.
“Our ongoing efforts to develop a part-time MBA program that reflects the needs and offers the flexibility for current and prospective student continues to pay dividends,� said Madden School Dean Jim Joseph ’83. “I’m heartened that Fortune’s ranking recognizes the quality of our program, our students and our graduates.�
¹ó´Ç°ù³Ù³Ü²Ô±ð’sÌý included three components:
1.     Program score (60%) – average years of work experience, average GMAT score, and average undergraduate GPA of incoming students.
2.     Brand score (25%) – 2,500 professionals were interviewed by Ipsos to produce a school’s attitudinal equity measurement, which measures how much the group wanted to recruit from the institution.
3.     Fortune 1000 score (15%) – the number of each school’s MBA alumni who are executives (C-suite only) at Fortune 1000 companies – the more Fortune 1000 C-level placement, the higher the school’s Fortune 1000 score.
Three new offerings have been added to Le 91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾’s MBA program recently: an MBA in marketing; an MBA in analytics (recently ranked #31 by U.S. News & World Report) and; an MBA in leadership. These concentrations were added following extensive study of the marketplace and the skills that employers are seeking.
Other features of the College’s MBA program are:
- Designed for maximum flexibility and working professionals through face to face, online and hybrid course options.
- Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an accreditation achieved by only the top 5% of college schools of business worldwide.
- With an eight-week course module for those who want to take the program in an accelerated fashion, the MBA can be completed in one year (full-time study).
- Globally connected through the Jesuit network of over 180 colleges with capstone projects that allow international travel during short term trips abroad.