business and economy
According to U.S. News & World Report, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s undergraduate business program is currently ranked 40th in the nation, up from 47th place last year and 51st place the year before. This is U.S. News’ highest ranking for Whitman in more than a decade.
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management’s business program is currently ranked 40th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
The U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Business Rankings are based solely on a survey (“Peer Rankings”) of the respective deans and senior faculty of the 532 undergraduate business programs accredited by AACSB International, all of which are ranked. I am. These department chairs and faculty (two for each AACSB-accredited business program) were asked to rate the quality of all programs with which they were familiar on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (excellent).
Professor Whitman’s current affiliations include the University of Rochester, the University of Pittsburgh in South Carolina, and George Washington University. All of these schools received peer rankings of 3.5 out of 5. Whitman School was rated 3.4 last year.
In addition to Whitman’s strong undergraduate business rankings, peers also ranked Whitman’s entrepreneurship program 21st this year, up from 27th last year. U.S. News & World Report conducted a similar survey of the respondents listed above, naming up to 15 of the best programs in their specialty.
“We are pleased with this latest achievement for the Whitman School and appreciate further recognition from our peers. The addition of our strongest ranking in over a decade, combined with rankings by other programs, and continues to demonstrate that Whitman is a school on the rise,” said Interim Dean Alexander McKelvie.
“Whitman College is an exciting place to start,” said Lindsey Quilty, associate dean for undergraduate programs at Whitman College. Because of the investments we have made in our undergraduate programs, we believe our student community is among the best in the nation. Our new position in the U.S. News Rankings is external validation of the success of our forward-looking curriculum and high-impact student experience. ”
