Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks Lindner's Full-Time MBA Among Top 50 Public Programs in the Nation

Bloomberg Businessweek released its 2016 Best MBA programs list on Nov. 16 and ranked Lindner’s full-time MBA among the Top 50 public programs in the nation.

The Lindner MBA program is ranked No. 70 in the U.S. and No. 36 among public programs. The rankings are based on the results of satisfaction surveys distributed to the nation’s MBA alumni and students. Lindner's MBA alumni satisfaction rating placed among the Top 20 programs in the country.

The Bloomberg Businessweek ranking methodology factors also include feedback from the nation’s top MBA recruiters as well as job placement rates and starting salaries for graduates. Bloomberg Businessweek ranked a total of 87 full-time programs but decided not to rank part-time programs this year.

These new Bloomberg Businessweek rankings follow a string of accolades for the Lindner MBA program. Recently, the Lindner MBA earned the biggest rankings jump of any MBA program in the country over the past three years in U.S. News & World Report.

For a full listing of Lindner’s other rankings and accolades, visit the Lindner College of Business website rankings page. To learn more about the nationally-ranked UC MBA program, contact Tiffany Cooper, associate director of graduate enrollment, at (513) 556-7188.

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