UMass Lowell MBA Among Best

Pasteur Hall on North is home to the College of Management.

UMass Lowell’s College of Management is once again ranked as one of the nation’s best graduate business schools by The Princeton Review.

The Princeton Review’s 2009 edition of “Best 296 Business Schools” was released this month by Random House. In compiling its list, the New York-based education services company used information from the institutions and student surveys.

“We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools,” Robert Franek, Princeton Review’s vice president-publishing, says in a statement announcing the new book. “We are pleased to recommend UMass Lowell to readers of our book and users of our website as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an M.B.A.”

The book, which does not rank schools numerically, features two-page profiles on each one detailing academics, student life and admissions. It also rates programs, selectivity and career placement services. In addition, the profile includes the results of an 80-question student survey about themselves, their career plans and their opinions about the University.

“Our inclusion in Princeton Review’s 2009 guide again validates the high quality of UMass Lowell’s M.B.A. program, and our swelling enrollments reflect the popularity of our graduate management programs. We have attracted students from more than 120 different undergraduate colleges to our on-campus and online classes,” says Gary Mucica, director of Management graduate programs.

“As one student reported to the Princeton Review, ‘UMass Lowell professors are firm but fair, available, and they have real-world experience.’ That’s what makes UMass Lowell’s College of Management ‘The Business School That Works.’ ”

“We're proud of the relevance of the MBA program to our working professional students,” says Kathryn Carter, dean of the College of Management.  “It remains current and rigorous with an emphasis on teamwork, communications and project management in a competitive, global environment.”

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