The Penn State Smeal College of Business’s MBA Program has been ranked no. 2 in return on investment according to the latest Bloomberg Businessweek rankings. Businessweek based its return on investment measure on the cost of the program, two years of foregone wages and the average salary increase students experience after graduating. In a similar assessment of MBA years-to-payback conducted by Forbes in 2013, Smeal was ranked No. 7.
Smeal was ranked no. 40 overall in Businessweek’s most recent MBA assessment. It was also ranked no. 16 among public business schools. The publication’s final rankings were based on the results of student and employer surveys and a measure of faculty research.
The Penn State Smeal MBA Program is an internationally ranked program. The school helps position students from around the world for their future careers. The two-year program, based on the University Park campus, begins with a focus on business fundamentals.
Through summer internships with top companies and specialties in areas such as supply chain management, corporate finance, marketing, strategic leadership, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and sustainability and social innovation, students then personalize their Smeal MBA experiences to align with their career aspirations.
Penn State is ranked no. 46 for 2014 in the Center for World University Rankings, up from No. 50 in 2013. U.S. News & World Report ranked Penn State one of America’s Best Graduate Schools in its 2015 rankings for business. The Smeal College of Business was tied for no. 41 overall. U.S. News also ranked the school no. 6 in supply chain/logistics programs.