Fox Online MBA Ranked No. 1

US News & World Report has ranked the online MBA program at the Fox School of Business no. 1. The rankings were released in the 2015 rankings of the world’s top online MBA programs. The Fox program received a perfect score of 100. This brings the school up eight positions, from no. 9 in the 2014 rankings report. The Fox School has been ranked among the top online programs since the ranking’s foundation in 2012.

US News & World report released its rankings on Jan. 7. It scores online programs based on five categories. The categories include: student engagement; admissions selectivity; peer reputation; faculty credentials and training; and student services and technology. This year, U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 230 schools and ranked 147 graduate online business programs.

Fox School shares the top spot in the U.S. News & World Report rankings with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, both of which also achieved perfect scores.

The Fox Online MBA program curriculum launches with a weeklong residency at Temple University’s Main Campus in Philadelphia. During the residency, students participate in a leadership course, networking, team building, professional development and special events. Each subsequent online course is delivered one at a time over four weeks, and the program can be completed in as quickly as 20 months.

The online MBA program at Fox features a 24/7 on-demand format. This format allows students to learn the course content at flexible times, depending on their schedule. Students also have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and professors through digital dialogue. Students are then able to use what they have learned in practice through a synchronous online classroom setting.

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