Top Schools for Entrepreneurship in Dallas
With an impressive twenty-one Fortune 500 companies located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, it hardly comes as a surprise that the area has turned into an important business center. And while major established companies like Exxon Mobil Corp., AT&T Inc. and Toyota call Dallas home, just as many companies are starting from the ground up.
Benefits of Executive MBA Programs for Managers
There are many program options when it comes to choosing the right MBA. Depending on your work schedule and personal commitments, as well as your amount of professional working experience, a part-time or full-time program are both good options. Prospective MBA students also have the option to complete an Executive MBA program.
Executive MBA programs are designed for mid-level managers and executives who have five or more years of management experience. There are many benefits of completing an Executive MBA program rather than a regular part-time MBA as an experienced business manager. It is a great type of program for those looking to build upon the business skills they have learned over years of experience as well as a way to learn new skills and gain knowledge on new markets and strategies.
Marshall no. 7 in UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings
The USC Marshall School of Business has been classified as one of the top business schools in research. The school was ranked no. 7 worldwide in the UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Rankings for 2015. The UT Dallas rankings are compiled from a database of faculty research published in 24 leading peer-reviewed journals from 2010 to 2014. Marshall had previously been ranked no. 14 on the list but moved in to the top 10 last year.
The overall ranking is a result of the combination of other areas that were ranked. Marshall ranked no. 7 based on publications in the top three accounting journals. It ranked no. 3 for publications in the top operations management journals, no. 8 for top finance journals and no. 7 for the top management journals.