91制片厂 sole university in northern New England ranked in the top 100

Monday, January 9, 2017

鈥淭he same courses are taught by the same faculty with the same expectations and the same personalized advising."

U.S. News & World Report has ranked the 91制片厂鈥檚 online MBA program among the top 100 programs nationally.

91制片厂 was the only university in northern New England ranked in the top 100, coming in at 78. New England College placed at 155 and Southern New Hampshire University at 171.听

According to Peter Lane, associate dean of faculty and graduate programs in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics that runs the program, 91制片厂鈥檚 online MBA stands out in two important ways.

鈥淲hen we launched our online MBA program five years ago, we began with a commitment to make the online program as much like our evening on-campus part-time programs as possible,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he same courses are taught by the same faculty with the same expectations and the same personalized advising. The added benefit of the 91制片厂 online program is that students have the flexibility to join in-person classes at Durham or Manchester if they wish.

鈥淲e also realized that online is a fundamentally different type of teaching that needs new skills and perspectives to do well,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e partnered with 91制片厂鈥檚 Academic Technologies team to develop a road map for how online MBA courses should be developed. We require all online MBA faculty members to go through training before teaching. We are pleased with progress of the program in terms of student feedback, retention, graduation rates and average time to completion. We are off to a great start and are trending upward.鈥澨

Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands commented that she is proud of these rankings, which are based on clear quality and performance criteria. U.S. News uses five criteria for its ranking of online MBA programs:

听 听 听鈥⑻齋tudent engagement:听Quality online MBA programs promote participation in courses, allowing students opportunities to readily interact with their instructors and classmates.

听 听 听鈥⑻鼳dmissions selectivity:听MBA student bodies entering with proven aptitudes, ambitions and accomplishments can handle the demands of rigorous coursework.

听 听 听鈥⑻齈eer reputation:听A survey of high-ranking academic officials at MBA programs helps account for intangible factors affecting program quality that are not captured by statistics.

听 听 听鈥⑻鼺aculty credentials and training:听Strong online MBA programs employ instructors with academic credentials that mirror those of instructors for campus-based programs.

听 听 听鈥⑻齋tudent services and technology:听Outside of classes, strong support structures provide learning assistance, career guidance and financial aid resources commensurate with quality campus-based programs.

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