For the fourth consecutive year, Minnesota State Mankato’s MBA program is listed as one of the nation’s best in The Princeton Review’s 2010 business school guidebook.
The New York-based education services company – known for its rankings based on student surveys – includes Minnesota State Mankato’s MBA program in its latest book about the nation’s “Best 301 Business Schools.” The list results from surveys of 19,000 students attending the 301 schools, and on school-reported data.
“We chose the 301 business schools in this book based on our opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s senior vice president for publishing. “We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our survey.”
“We don’t believe one school is ‘best’ overall,” Franek added. “We report rankings in 11 categories, and we tally them largely from our unique student surveys to help applicants decide which of these academically outstanding schools will be the best match for them.”
“Our MBA provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge they have accumulated to specific business situations,” said Kevin Elliott, director of Minnesota State Mankato’s MBA program. “Our program also features an executive seminar to provide the student with an opportunity to learn from, as well as, interact with, top executives.”
The guidebook includes two-page profiles of the schools and their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for academics, selectivity and career placement.
Career professionals and working students like the Minnesota State Mankato program because they can take classes at night, in eight-week modules. Students take one or two classes per module, and those who take the maximum classes can complete the program in two years. They can focus on international business or leadership and organizational change, and can customize their concentrations with the help of faculty advisors.
In addition to the Mankato campus, students can take classes at a new Twin Cities satellite site, 7700 France in Edina.
Minnesota State Mankato professors “know the material they teach very well, and they work well with students,” one student told The Princeton Review. “Their research provides them with a keen sense of future environment.”
Another student praised the program for its “great atmosphere and small classes, along with a wealth of resources and technology,” while others noted that “the program is selective,” “the cost of tuition is reasonable,” and the faculty is “outstanding.”
“Best 301 Business Schools” does not rank schools academically or hierarchically. Profiles, ranking lists and information about how the list is compiled are at www.PrincetonReview.com.
The book – one of 165 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.
Minnesota State University, Mankato, a comprehensive, doctoral university with 14,950 students and two satellite sites, is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, which comprises 32 institutions across the state.
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