UTSA's College of Business Named One of the Top MBA Programs in the Southwest by BusinessWeek

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business was ranked as one of the top part-time MBA programs in the Southwest by BusinessWeek in its biennial business school rankings edition released today. Nationally, the UTSA College of Business part-time MBA program is ranked 28th. The MBA program was ranked fourth in the Southwest.

"The MBA is our signature program in the college, and we are honored to once again be included in the BusinessWeek rankings," said Lynda de la Vina, dean of the UTSA College of Business. "This ranking further validates the strength and quality of our MBA program. What is most impressive is that we were ranked highest in the categories based on student satisfaction and academic quality."

The UTSA College of Business ranked 10th in the student satisfaction category and received top marks for its teaching quality, caliber of classmates and curriculum. More than 99 schools participated in this year's ranking.

Schools included in the Southwest regional ranking were (1) Rice, (2) Southern Methodist University, (3) University of Texas at Dallas, (4) University of Texas at San Antonio and University of Texas at Austin (5).

BusinessWeek ranked the top five part-time MBA programs in six geographic regions. Three measures were used to compile the rankings. First, a student survey was sent to part-time MBA students to measure general student satisfaction. Then, academic quality was assessed based on average GMAT score, average work experience, percentage of tenured faculty teaching in the program, average class size, number of business electives and the completion rate. Finally, post-MBA outcomes such as advancement in current position, new job and attainment of career goals were determined based on survey responses.

The UTSA College of Business offers a portfolio of graduate business programs including the MBA, MBA International, Noon MBA, Online MBA and Executive MBA. Enrolling more than 550 graduate students, the UTSA College of Business student body is diverse with 46 percent of students attending part time, 38 percent women, and 25 percent Hispanics.

Nationally ranked and recognized the College of Business has also been named the No. 1 MBA program in the nation for Hispanics by Hispanic Business and one of the top 10 MBA programs for minorities by the Princeton Review for the past five years. UTSA's College of Business is accredited by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It is one of the 40 largest business schools in the nation with 5,600 enrolled students. For more information, visit the college's Web site at http://www.business.utsa.edu.

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