The Carroll School of Management鈥檚 Master of Business Administration programs鈥斺�渢he BC MBA,鈥� as they鈥檙e known鈥攁re rising in the rankings.
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According to the听just-released听survey听of graduate schools, the part-time MBA program has reached the top 30 of these programs nationally鈥攆ive rungs above its ranking in the same survey last year. Meanwhile, the full-time program jumped a few notches to no. 41, and its 2021 graduates netted starting salaries (with bonuses) of $126,560 on average, the survey found.
With the no. 30 spot, Boston College has the highest-ranked听part-time MBA program听in New England,听 ahead of Boston-area counterparts such as Boston University (43rd) and Northeastern (75th). Likewise, the听full-time program听stands out in New England, behind just three Ivy League schools鈥擧arvard, Yale, and Dartmouth鈥攁nd MIT. (Those schools do not have part-time MBA programs.)
In the specialty rankings for MBA studies, the Carroll School鈥檚 accounting program landed at no. 12 in the听U.S. News听survey (six steps above last year), while finance held steady at no. 13. In addition, two MBA-related programs unranked last year checked in at nos. 21 and 29 (business analytics and marketing, respectively).
In other data released by听U.S. News, 77 percent of the MBA class of 鈥�21 had landed their jobs by graduation day; and the average GMAT score of the entering class this past fall was 644.
The new rankings undoubtedly reflect changes in the Carroll School鈥檚 graduate programs over the past few years, said Marilyn Eckelman, the dean of those programs. She pointed to an overhaul of the MBA curriculum, with a focus on high-level skills much in demand across industries and functions.
Key to this change was the introduction of a听data analytics sequence听of courses, which has 鈥渄ramatically enhanced the ability of our students to work with data in a multitude of ways,鈥� said Eckelman, adding that the curriculum revisions went hand in hand with improvements in other areas such as admissions and career services.
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On the career side, an increasingly wide variety of industries are recruiting Carroll School MBA students. For example, consulting roles now account for 24 percent of the jobs offered to Carroll School full-time MBA students鈥攗p from nine percent in 2017. That is exactly on par with the percentage of MBA graduates who landed jobs in financial services鈥攖he Carroll School鈥檚 traditional stronghold of employment prospects for graduating students.
U.S. News听unveiled its 鈥溾�� on March 29. The publication bases its rankings on a mix of factors, among them reputation (assessments by business school deans and company recruiters), student selectivity, and job placement as well as starting salaries.
