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ASU's Business School Ranked No. 29 In Nation For Master's Program

W.P. Carey School of Business improved its rankings in several categories in the new rankings recently released by U.S. News & World Report.

TEMPE, AZ — Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business ranked No. 29 in the nation for its full-time masters program in new Best Business School rankings recently released by U.S. News & World Report.

ASU's business school improved its ranking for executive masters programs to No. 13 in the nation this year and moved up in the rankings to No. 18 for its part-time masters programs.

“We are thrilled to see our MBA programs continue to rise in the rankings,” Amy Ostrom, interim dean of the W. P. Carey School said in a news release. “We are committed to providing an excellent business education to our graduates — even and especially during tumultuous times. I’m proud that these rankings reflect that commitment.”

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Carey School graduate business disciplines were ranked as follows by U.S. News and World Report:

  • 2: Project management
  • 3: Supply chain management
  • 11: Information systems
  • 13: Business analytics
  • 14: Accounting
  • 16: Management
  • 16: Production/operations
  • 20: International business
  • 20: Marketing
  • 23: Entrepreneurship

This is the third year in a row that the report ranked 31 ASU business programs in the top 25 — the most of any business school in America, according to a news release from ASU.

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ASU's business school is ranked No. 1 for online undergraduate business programs, No. 7 for online graduate business programs and No. 7 for online masters programs. The school's in-person undergraduate business programs rank No. 23 in the nation.

“Once again, the rankings show W. P. Carey as an excellent place for business leaders to take the next steps in their career at the most innovative university in the country,” said Luiz Mesquita, associate dean of graduate programs, in a news release. “These rankings indicate that our programs meet the demands of not just students but industry and hiring companies, as well.”

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