The Online MBA program at the Zarb School of Business has been ranked no. 15 in the nation by the Princeton Review. This is the first time that the publication has ranked online MBA programs. The rankings rate the top 25 online MBA programs at 80 different schools. The Zarb online MBA is the only program in the metropolitan New York area to make the list.
The rankings were based on information that the Princeton Review received from surveys of administrators, students and graduates of online MBA programs. The surveys focused on five core areas, which included, academics, selectivity, faculty, technical platforms and career outcomes. The scores for each of the core areas were weighted and the score was combined to complete the final score for the program.
The online MBA program at the Zarb School of Business was launched in 2011. The program offers concentrations in strategic business management and strategic health care management. It is a two year program with the majority of the program taught online. Students only meet on campus to participate in two, four-day on-campus residences and one weeklong global practicum. During the global practicum, students travel to areas such as China, Japan and South Africa for their international component of the program.
“It is very gratifying for our faculty, administrators and students to receive national recognition as we continue to build an online MBA program that offers all the flexibility of distance learning with the academic rigor of a Zarb business degree,” Dr. Kaushik Sengupta, PhD, executive director of the online MBA program and chair of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship said in a press release.