ACBSP Member Schools Make U.S. News Ranking of Top Online Graduate Business Programs

Contact:
Melinda Dorning
mdorning@acbsp.org
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Overland Park, KS (January 26, 2012) – The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org, reports that 17 of its member schools ranked in the Top 50 in each of the four categories listed in U.S. News’ inaugural ranking of Top Online Graduate Business Programs — six making more than one list.

U.S. News ranked online tracks from the top schools in four district numerical rankings: admissions selectivity, student engagement and accreditation, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology.

Gardner-Webb University (N.C.) ranked in three of the four categories, taking the top spot in “Student Services and Technology.” Northcentral University (Ariz.) ranked fifth in “Faculty Credentials and Training.” The business programs for both universities are accredited by ACBSP. “Programs considered for the rankings reported having at least 80 percent of their course content available online,” according to an article published Jan. 10 on usnews.com.

Click here for a list of ACBSP Member Schools ranked in U.S. News Top Online Graduate Business Programs. For a list of all ACBSP member institutions, visit www.acbsp.org.

About ACBSP

ACBSP’s mission is to promote continuous improvement and recognize excellence in the accreditation of business education programs around the world. ACBSP is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a specialized accreditation agency for business education. ACBSP currently has 1,100 member campuses, 157 of which are located outside of the U.S. Of those campuses, 541 have achieved accreditation and more than 415 are in candidacy for accreditation. Individual members on these campuses now exceed 9,500.

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