Oklahoma State University: OSU Online MBA Honored As One Of Nation's Best

Press release from Oklahoma State University:

2022-01-25

Spears Business earns top 30 ranking for first time in recent history

Oklahoma State University’s online MBA program is recognized as one of the nation’s
finest in the "U.S. News and World Report" 2022 Best Online Programs ranking released
Tuesday.

The online MBA at the Spears School of Business is tied for No. 28 in the 2022 rankings,
earning a top 30 ranking for the first time in recent program history.

“Our online MBA program has steadily risen in the rankings which is a direct result
of the dedicated efforts or our faculty and staff,” said Dr. Ken Eastman, dean of
Spears Business. “We have a high quality and affordable program and these two aspects
have led to a significant increase in our MBA enrollment. We believe we have one of
the best online programs in the country and we continue to strive to make it the best
program possible.”

In addition to the online MBA program receiving this outstanding recognition, the
overall online business master’s degree options at Spears Business and the online
MBA programs for veterans were honored as the nation’s best by "U.S. News & World
Report." The rankings consider quality of faculty and teaching practices as well as
the value students receive.

The Spears Business online MBA program is tied for No. 28 in the 2022 rankings of
more than 350 colleges and universities surveyed and is the third best among Big 12
Conference schools. The online MBA program continues to move up in the rankings after
tying for No. 32 (2021) and No. 40 (2020) the past two years.

For services to veterans, OSU was tied at No. 19 for online MBA programs for veterans.
In online graduate business programs, excluding the MBA, OSU was tied for No. 38.

“We are proud of our continued and steady rise in rankings for the online MBA program,”
said Dr. Ramesh Sharda, vice dean for research and graduate programs. “The pandemic
has made things difficult, but our MBA faculty, working with MBA Director Dr. Matt
Bowler, the staffs in the Michael and Anne Greenwood Center for Online Excellence
and the Watson Graduate School of Management, continue to deliver their very best
education and services to the students.

“We are increasing our engagement activities for the online MBA students in the near
future to deliver an even higher quality educational experience while keeping this
outstanding program affordable for online students from all over.”

"U.S. News & World Report" annually ranks online programs that allow students to complete
degrees using online learning technologies. The rankings are based on school surveys
and include information such as faculty credentials, graduation rates, instructional
best practices and technology, admission data and program reputation among accredited
business schools.

At OSU, the MBA at Spears Business continues to see unprecedented growth as combined
the three options — the on-campus program in Stillwater, Professional MBA in Tulsa
and the online program — have experienced a 50 percent increase in enrollment since
2020.

To learn more about online graduate business education at OSU, including the MBA,
visit https://business.okstate.edu/departments_programs/watson/.

To see the "U.S. News and World Report" 2022 Best Online MBA Programs rankings, go
to https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/mba/rankings.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s online MBA program and overall online business master’s
degree options at the Spears School of Business were recognized among the nation’s
best in the U.S. News and World Report 2021 Best Online Programs ranking released today. The online MBA at Spears Business
finished in the top 12 percent of national programs where rankings consider quality
of faculty and teaching practices as well as the value students receive, according
to U.S. News and World Report.

“We take great pride in our online graduate programs and we are gratified to see our
dedicated efforts reflected in these rankings,” said Dr. Ken Eastman, dean of Spears
Business. “Our faculty do a tremendous job in the online classes and they are ably
assisted by the staff in our Watson Graduate School of Management and the rankings
reflect very positively on their combined efforts.”

The Spears Business online MBA program is tied for No. 32 in the 2021 rankings of
more than 294 colleges and universities surveyed and is the second best among Big
12 Conference schools. Last year the Spears Business online MBA was ranked tied for
No. 40. In online graduate business programs, excluding the MBA, OSU was tied for No. 31,
which was third among Big 12 schools. For services to veterans in online graduate
business programs, OSU was ranked No. 20 in non-MBA graduate business programs and
tied for No. 40 for the MBA.

“We have offered an online MBA program for a long time and have been ranked by U.S. News and World Report within the top 40 programs for many years. It is gratifying to jump by eight slots
in the current environment where COVID-19 has led many more schools to offer their
degrees online,” said Dr. Ramesh Sharda, vice dean for research and graduate programs.
“We have also made a quantum leap in our rankings for non-MBA graduate business programs.”

U.S. News and World Report annually ranks online programs that allow students to complete degrees using online
learning technologies. The rankings are based on school surveys and include information
such as faculty credentials, graduation rates, instructional best practices and technology,
admission data and program reputation among accredited business schools.

This press release was produced by Oklahoma State University. The views expressed here are the author’s own.