91制片厂鈥檚 Part-Time MBA Program Ranked Among Top 100 Nationally

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

DURHAM, N.H. -- U.S. News and World Report has the 91制片厂鈥檚 part-time MBA program among the top 100 in the nation.

91制片厂鈥檚 Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics was the only business school north of Boston to make the top 100. This is the second year in a row that both the part-time and online MBA programs have been ranked in the top 100 by U.S. News.

91制片厂, New Hampshire鈥檚 flagship university, has designed the听 for working professionals and offers evening classes at its Durham and Manchester campuses and online.

According to Victoria Parker, associate dean for graduate education and faculty administration, being ranked among the best part-time MBA programs in the nation is a testament to the exceptional students who choose Paul College for their studies.

鈥淪tudents in our program average 10 years of professional experience, which enlivens and enriches class discussions,鈥 Parker said.听鈥淭hey learn both from one another and from our experienced faculty.鈥澨

The program鈥檚 flexible locations and delivery options were created with the busy lives of their students in mind. 鈥淲e offer several program options to meet the needs of our part-time MBA students, with both face-to face evening classes on our Durham and Manchester campuses and online options. They can adapt each term, depending on their other professional and personal commitments,鈥 Parker said.

U.S. News and World Report based its rankings on five criteria for part-time MBA programs: peer reputation, average GMAT and GRE scores of students starting the program; average undergraduate GPA; average number of years of work experience; and the percentage of the total MBA program enrollment that is in the part-time MBA program.

鈥淭he Paul College part-time MBA program offers a rich learning experience and our enrollments have increased by 40 percent in the past five years,鈥 said Deborah Merrill-Sands, dean of Paul College. 鈥淥ur part-time MBA programs are taught by the same faculty who teach in our full-time programs, bringing together experienced practitioners and academics working on the cutting edge of their fields. Our industry-focused curriculum provides students with foundational theory combined with knowledge and skills that they can immediately apply in their jobs.鈥

Earlier this year, U.S. News and World Report听recognized Paul College鈥檚 online MBA program with a top 100 ranking.听

91制片厂 offers the only part-time and online MBA programs in New Hampshire that hold the prestigious听. Only 30 percent of MBA programs in the nation and five percent in the world hold this distinction.听

The 91制片厂 is a flagship research university that inspires innovation and transforms lives in our state, nation and world. More than 16,000 students from all 50 states and 71 countries engage with an award-winning faculty in top ranked programs in business, engineering, law, health and human services, liberal arts and the sciences across more than 200 programs of study.听91制片厂鈥檚 research portfolio includes partnerships with NASA, NOAA, NSF and NIH, receiving more than $100 million in competitive external funding every year to further explore and define the frontiers of land, sea and space.听