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Wisconsin Executive MBA Program Ranked Among Best in World

The Executive MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business has been named among the world’s top 50 executive MBA programs by the Financial Times of London. In the newspaper’s October 23, 2006 issue, Wisconsin’s program was ranked 45th worldwide, 18th among all U.S. schools, 7th among U.S. public business schools and 3rd in the Big Ten. Wisconsin’s program was not ranked in 2005.

In terms of work experience, students entering Wisconsin’s Executive MBA program were ranked 7th in the world. The average work experience of Wisconsin students enrolled in the Executive MBA program is more than 15 years.

The Financial Times ranking takes into account several factors, including faculty quality and research, and quality and diversity of the program. It also includes responses of alumni who were surveyed on their satisfaction with the program, international mobility, career progress and salary growth after graduation.

Business School Dean Michael M. Knetter commented, "I am pleased that the high quality of our Executive MBA program is recognized. However, we remain focused on underlying fundamentals of the quality of students in the program and the caliber of the education they receive to tell us how valuable our program is for students and their employers.”