Sellinger Business School listed in Financial Times as having one of the best MBA programs in the world
Kaylie Gioioso
Issue date: 10/27/09 Section: News
Loyola's Sellinger School of Business and Management was recently ranked by the Financial Times as one of the top executive MBA programs in the world for 2009. Among the other top schools whose programs were ranked are the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, and Columbia University.
Loyola was ranked in the top 25 of all private schools in the country. It was one of only two Jesuit institutions included in the list, and the only school located in Baltimore to be ranked.
The dean of the business school, Dr. Karyl Leggio, received the exciting news last Thursday and was permitted to release the ranking to the public late Sunday evening. She spoke about the magnitude of such recognition and what it means for the school saying, "The Financial Times is the premiere magazine for ranking executive MBA programs internationally. This is a testament to how good the program really is and to have an independent agency like this rank our school is an affirmation of what the faculty is doing here."
In order to be considered for the list, a school must have graduated 30 or more students for three years in a row. Loyola was able to do so the past three years, and as a result was taken into consideration for the first time this year since its inception in 1984. The rankings are survey based and dependent upon the responses of alumni.
The list is based on a variety of different categories. Of all the factors that helped contribute to this ranking, Loyola scored particularly well in three of these categories. First, Loyola students reported a high salary increase. After receiving their MBA from the Sellinger School, alumni salaries increased on average by 43%.
Next, Loyola scored very high in "aims achieved." This category measures the extent to which the MBA program aided the students in reaching these goals. For aims achieved Loyola was in the top 25 worldwide and first in the Baltimore-Washington area.
Many students attend grad school in order to receive a promotion at their current job, or to expand their knowledge in order to be better at what they do. Others are working towards obtaining leadership or management roles and want to increase their strategic thinking.
Loyola was ranked in the top 25 of all private schools in the country. It was one of only two Jesuit institutions included in the list, and the only school located in Baltimore to be ranked.
The dean of the business school, Dr. Karyl Leggio, received the exciting news last Thursday and was permitted to release the ranking to the public late Sunday evening. She spoke about the magnitude of such recognition and what it means for the school saying, "The Financial Times is the premiere magazine for ranking executive MBA programs internationally. This is a testament to how good the program really is and to have an independent agency like this rank our school is an affirmation of what the faculty is doing here."
In order to be considered for the list, a school must have graduated 30 or more students for three years in a row. Loyola was able to do so the past three years, and as a result was taken into consideration for the first time this year since its inception in 1984. The rankings are survey based and dependent upon the responses of alumni.
The list is based on a variety of different categories. Of all the factors that helped contribute to this ranking, Loyola scored particularly well in three of these categories. First, Loyola students reported a high salary increase. After receiving their MBA from the Sellinger School, alumni salaries increased on average by 43%.
Next, Loyola scored very high in "aims achieved." This category measures the extent to which the MBA program aided the students in reaching these goals. For aims achieved Loyola was in the top 25 worldwide and first in the Baltimore-Washington area.
Many students attend grad school in order to receive a promotion at their current job, or to expand their knowledge in order to be better at what they do. Others are working towards obtaining leadership or management roles and want to increase their strategic thinking.
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