Newswise — Irvine, CA – (November 13, 2014) – UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business ranked 31st among top MBA programs in the nation, up 12 spots from 2012, in the Bloomberg Businessweek “Best Business Schools 2014” report released Tuesday, November 11th. In addition, the Merage School ranked 23rd in the report’s employer survey and 21st for intellectual capital.
“This Businessweek ranking is an illustration of the growing momentum The Paul Merage School of Business is experiencing, gaining recognition both nationally and globally,” said Eric Spangenberg, dean of the Merage School. "Our rapport with recruiters coupled with our faculty’s intellectual capital and teaching drive our students’ employment success, as shown by our average 92 percent job placement results.”
Recently, the Full-Time MBA program at the Merage School was ranked 25th among the nation’s top MBA programs by the Financial Times in its “2014 Global MBA” rankings report. The new Businessweek ranking puts the Merage School among the top six percent of AACSB accredited institutions in the U.S.
Spangenberg added, “Our commitment to reinventing business education and further enhancing our programs and curriculum will continue to fuel our ascendance among the world’s best business schools and enable us to continue providing our students the highest quality MBA education and career opportunities possible.”
About the Methodology To determine which business schools offer the strongest education and best prepare MBAs for their careers, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked 112 full-time MBA programs on three measures: a survey of student satisfaction (45 percent of the ranking); a survey of employers who hire those graduates (45 percent); and the expertise of each school’s faculty, measured by faculty research in esteemed journals (10 percent).
This year, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked 85 U.S. schools and 27 international schools, the largest group since they began ranking MBA programs in 1988. The methodology for ranking schools has evolved over the years, with some small, but important changes implemented in 2014. Read more about the methodology at businessweek.com.
About The Paul Merage School of Business at UC IrvineThe Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine offers four dynamic MBA programs, several Master’s programs – plus PhD and undergraduate business degrees – that deliver its thematic approach to business education: sustainable growth through strategic innovation. It graduates leaders with the exceptional ability to help grow their organizations through analytical decision-making, innovation and collaborative execution. In-class and on-site experiences with real-world business problems give students the edge needed to help companies compete in today’s global economy.
Seven Centers of Excellence and an Executive Education program provide numerous and varied opportunities for students and the business community at large to enhance their education experience and update their professional expertise. While the Merage School is relatively young, it has quickly grown to consistently rank among the top 10% of all AACSB-accredited programs through exceptional student recruitment, world-class faculty, a strong alumni network and close individual and corporate relationships. For more information visit the website at merage.uci.edu.###
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