UC Lindner s MBA Programs Again Ranked Among Nation s Finest by U.S. News and World Report

The part-time MBA program at UC’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business climbed another 16 spots in this year’s

U.S. News & World Report

rankings, earning it the highest rankings jump of any part-time MBA program in the United States over the past four years. The Lindner full-time MBA program has jumped 20 spots during that same timespan and is once again the only Cincinnati area school to earn a spot on the full-time rankings chart.  

The Lindner part-time MBA was ranked No. 66 overall (No. 40 among public institutions) in the 2018 rankings. This ranking is an improvement of 16 spots from last year’s ranking of No. 82 overall (No. 51 public). The Lindner full-time MBA program earned an overall ranking of No. 79 (#45 among public institutions).

The rankings are based on a variety of factors including average starting salaries, average GMAT scores and ratings from recruiters.

These new

U.S. News & World Report

rankings following a string of accolades for the Lindner MBA programs. Recently,

Bloomberg Businessweek

ranked Lindner’s full-time MBA ranked among the Top 50 public programs in the nation, CollegeAtlas.org ranked the Lindner MBA the No. 1 best value MBA program in the country and

CEO Magazine

ranked the Lindner online MBA one of the Top 15 programs in North America.??

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 UC MBA program, contact

Tiffany Cooper

, associate director of graduate enrollment, at (513) 556-7188.

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