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Our rankings of the top 10 part-time MBA programs, much
like all other rankings, are fairly subjective. We are sure there will be many
readers who will disagree with the rankings below. We polled several individuals
from
Business School Admission,
MBA Admission, and AdmissionsConsultants® and we
also talked with part-time MBA graduates and current students from all of the programs
below.
We gave particular attention to recruiter perspectives,
the qualifications of the incoming part-time MBA students, the professional successes of
the part-time MBA graduates, and the curriculum ideologies of the various
part-time MBA
programs.
| Our
Ranking |
Part Time MBA Program |
| 1 |
University
of Chicago |
| 2 |
NYU
(Stern) |
| 3 |
Northwestern
(Kellogg) |
| 4 |
UCLA
(Anderson) |
| 5 |
Michigan |
| 6 |
Berkeley (Haas) |
| 7 |
USC
(Marshall) |
| 8 |
DePaul |
| 9 |
Maryland (Smith) |
| 10 |
Babson |
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Part Time MBA
Programs
Students generally complete the part-time programs in 2.5
to 4.0 years. While many part-time graduates feel they miss out to some extent
on the recruiting process, they are also usually very quick to point out that
they were advancing their careers while in business school and that they felt
less pressure than their full-time counterparts because of their employment
situations. Additionally, many part-time MBA students and graduates are
fortunate enough to have their current employer cover their tuition bills.
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