Minnesota State University, Mankato’s MBA program is listed as one of the nation’s best in Princeton Review’s just-published 2009 business school guidebook.
The New York-based education services company – known for its rankings of how college students rate their schools – lists the Minnesota State Mankato College of Business MBA among the nation’s “Best 296 Business Schools.” The listing – third in as many years – is based on surveys of 19,000 students attending the 290 schools, and on school-reported data.
“We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president for publishing.
Scott Johnson, dean of the Minnesota State Mankato College of Business, says “I’m pleased that for the last three years we’ve been selected as one of the nation’s best business schools by Princeton Review. Our programs provide an exceptional foundation for rewarding careers. More than 90 percent of our business students are employed within six months after graduation, and our MBA graduates rank at the top nationally on the Educational Testing Service field test.”
Minnesota State Mankato College of Business MBA students can study international business or leadership and organizational change, and can build their own concentrations with the help of faculty advisors. Marilyn L. Fox and Kevin Elliott are co-directors of the MBA program.
The curriculum “places more emphasis on real life,” one student told Princeton Review. “Tying current business trends to course work makes the material applicable to life today, and allows business students to use course information in their current jobs.”
Other students praised the Minnesota State Mankato MBA because faculty members “teach course-work fundamentals as well as up-to-date problems, situations and changes that are currently affecting businesses today.”
Princeton Review says Minnesota State Mankato MBAs “can take one or two classes per module, and they can skip a module entirely when necessary without losing too much ground.” Students who take the maximum number of classes per module can complete the program in about two years.
The book does not rank schools from 1 to 296. Profiles and ranking lists of Minnesota State Mankato and the other schools are available at www.PrincetonReview.com. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University, nor is it a magazine.
“Best 296 Business Schools” includes two-page profiles of each school or program, with information about academics, student life and admissions, and ratings for academics, selectivity and career placement services.
The book – one of nearly 200 Princeton Review titles published by Random House – also has advice on applying to business schools and funding the degree. The company is not affiliated with Princeton University and is not a magazine.
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