national recognition
national recognition Full-Time MBA
10
th U.S. Public
26
th
13
U.S. Overall
Full-Time MBA Program rises into Top 10 in Bloomberg Businessweek ranking In the latest ranking of MBA
says. “Our faculty members
The MBA survey, which
programs by Bloomberg
provide the underlying rigor our
measures satisfaction with
Businessweek, the Full-Time
students need to be competitive
all aspects of the B-school
MBA Program at Mays ranked
as business leaders, and our
experience, is combined with
10th among public programs
career services group works
two previous MBA surveys.
in the nation and 26th among
with students to develop lifelong
The corporate poll, which asks
all schools. This represents an
career management skills. This
recruiters to identify the schools
upward move of one place
latest ranking recognizes those
that produce the best graduates,
among U.S. public institutions
core strengths of our program.”
is also combined with two
and four places overall.
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Job Placement
28
th
Compensation
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Bloomberg Businessweek (2013)
previous recruiter surveys. The poll seeks information on the
In the previous ranking,
the Full-Time MBA Program, says
released in 2010, the Texas
perceived quality of graduates
several factors attract students
A&M program was ranked 30th
and the company’s experience
to the program and contribute to
among all business schools and
with MBAs past and present.
their satisfaction: aspects such as
11th among public programs in
a strong alumni network, small
the nation.
class sizes taught by dynamic
Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Mays 13th in “Best MBA Job Placement” and 28th in “Top B-Schools with the Highest-Paid MBAs.”
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Kelli Kilpatrick, director of
Mary Lea McAnally, associate dean for graduate
faculty, and exceptional career opportunities after graduation. “We have the whole package here, along with the lure of the ‘Aggie experience’ of being based at Texas A&M University,”
–Kelli Kilpatrick
she says. “It is truly a special program.”
programs at Mays, says
The ranking of full-time MBA
the ranking recognizes the
programs is based on three
consistency throughout the
elements: a survey of newly
program’s 12 years. “This is a
minted MBAs, a poll of corporate
fitting tribute to our faculty,
recruiters, and an evaluation of
staff, and students who
faculty research output.
consistently work so hard,” she
“We have the whole package here, along with the lure of the ‘Aggie experience’ of being based at Texas A&M. It is truly a special program.”
Finally, Bloomberg Businessweek tallies the number of articles published by each school’s faculty in top 20 journals and reviews of their books in three national publications. The total for faculty size is then adjusted, and an intellectual-capital rating is assigned for each school.
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