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Best Online MBA Programs

Sunday, June 13, 2010 posted by Taylor Brown

Are you thinking of getting your MBA? Do you want the career advancement that an MBA can give you? If you answer yes, we suggest looking into the best online MBA programs in the nation today. Where can you get a list of the best online MBA programs? From the US News & World Report, of course.

The US News & World Report is a renowned news magazine. For many years now, this publication has been ranking colleges and universities in the United States and all over the world, according to education level, program, location, and overall performance. The news magazine also has a comprehensive list of the best online MBA programs in the United States today.

According the US News & World Report, the top MBA  programs in the nation are offered by Harvard University and Stanford University. The news magazine gave these universities the perfect score of 100, following their ranking criteria. Following these schools is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge,  Massachusetts with a score of 94. Ranking 4th is Northwestern University with 93, followed by University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania with 92 each. Following closely behind are University of California – Berkeley, Dartmouth College, Columbia University, and New York University.

So how did the US News & World Report came up with this list of the best online MBA programs? The news magazine followed a unique and strict ranking criteria. These were quality assessment, placement success, and student selectivity. Sub-categories included mean salary and starting bonus of students holding MBA degrees from the schools, employment rates, mean GMAT scores of the MBA successful applicants, acceptance rate of the universities, and a few others. By coming up with a weighted score of each sub-category, the news magazine came up with a formidable list of the best online MBA programs in the nation today.