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Wisconsin School of Business Executive Education Ranked Among World’s Best

May 12, 2008

The Wisconsin School of Business has made the Financial Times’  10th annual list of the world's top executive education providers for the fourth consecutive year. For the second year in a row, the school’s program was ranked  13th in the United States.  It was ranked 23rd in the world, tied with Michigan’s Ross School of Business,  in the publication's overall ranking (pdf).

For custom executive education programs,  the Wisconsin School of Business program was  ranked eighth among U.S. schools and 15th in the world by the London-based publication. Last year, the school ranked 20th among U.S. schools and 29th in the world.  The custom program ranked second in the world in the “value for money” category behind Kellogg, and second for food and accommodations.  In the category of facilities, the Fluno Center for Executive Education was ranked fourth.

For open enrollment programs,the school ranked 14th among the top providers in the U.S. and 30th in the world. The open enrollment program ranked sixth for food and accommodations. 

The Financial Times’ ranking methodology includes data provided by schools and a survey of more than 5,000 senior and general management course participants. This year, 55 schools participated in the open enrollment category and 70 in the customized program category. The ranking is based on 16 categories that include course design, faculty, teaching materials, facilities and quality of participants, among others.

Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, said the school was pleased to have the value of its executive education programs and facilities recognized.   “We appreciate the significance of the Financial Times ranking as a widely disseminated indicator of our relative quality among U.S. and international programs,” Knetter said. “This is a tribute to our mission of providing relevant and effective continuing education programs.”