How Online MBA Graduates Rate Their Programs
If you want to truly know how one online MBA stacks up against another, ask the alumni.
Two out of three categories in our annual ranking of best online MBA programs relies on responses to our alumni surveys sent to thousands of recently graduated alumni of the ranked programs. More importantly, it gives us and our readers a pulse on what programs are doing well, according to their recent graduates, and what programs are not doing as well. (See 2024’s ranking of the best online MBA programs here.)
This year, we surveyed alumni from the Class of 2023, those graduating between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. The survey was sent to 9,080 eligible alumni at 51 ranked programs with 1,512 returned surveys. That’s a 17% response rate, down slightly from the 18% achieved the past two years.
As with previous years, we asked alumni more than a dozen questions about their academic experience ranging from if they’d recommend the business program to a colleague, friend, or relative to how immediately they were able to apply what they were learning in the classroom to their jobs to their satisfaction with consulting projects provided to them.
On the following pages, we show how Class of 2023 alumni from each of the 51 participating schools rated their programs on a number of factors. Click through each page, or go to a particular category listed below:
FORMAT SATISFACTION & FLEXIBILITY
QUALITY OF PROFESSORS
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
APPLYING LESSONS AT WORK
MAKING CONNECTIONS
You can also see how alumni rated their program in terms of career progression in this story.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND YOUR ONLINE MBA?
Perhaps the most important question we ask on the alumni survey is the likelihood they would recommend their online MBA program to others? At the end of the day – after spending tens of thousands of dollars and two or more years of their lives – it is the ultimate testament to program quality.
Across the board, all the ranked schools did well on this measure with 33 separate programs receiving a score of 9 or above on a ten-point scale, with ten reflecting the strongest recommendation from graduates.
Rogers State University scored the highest with a perfect 10. In other words, all alumni surveyed said they would be very likely to recommend the program to friends, family or colleagues.
University of Denver Daniels College of Business was the next highest at 9.92 followed by University of Washington Foster School of Business at 9.85.
School | Rating |
Rogers State University | 10 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.92 |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.85 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.81 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.74 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.7 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.68 |
Bryant University | 9.67 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.67 |
Ohio University | 9.66 |
University of Nebraska | 9.64 |
Bowling Green | 9.62 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.59 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.58 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.56 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.55 |
Lehigh University | 9.55 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 9.55 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.53 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.51 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.48 |
University of California, Davis | 9.42 |
SUNY Oswego | 9.4 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.37 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.36 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.31 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.3 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.22 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9.21 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 9.19 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 9.14 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 9.1 |
Washington State University | 9.06 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.94 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.94 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.88 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.81 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.8 |
Florida International University | 8.8 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.79 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.67 |
Villanova University | 8.65 |
Clemson University | 8.53 |
University of North Texas | 8.5 |
Kennesaw State University | 8.42 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.39 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.34 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.33 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.29 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.13 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 6.88 |
Click through the following pages for data on format satisfaction, professor quality, experiential learning, applying lessons at work, and making connections.
FORMAT & FLEXIBILITY
This section includes responses to three survey questions focusing on program format: Level of satisfaction with the program’s synchronous (or live) sessions, satisfaction with the asynchronous content, and satisfaction with the program’s flexibility.
Most online MBA programs have a blend of synchronous classes, which are live and “in-person” with asynchronous recorded videos which students can watch on their own time. The two tables below show how alumni at each school rated their satisfaction with both aspects of their program.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.85 |
Rogers State University | 9.7 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.67 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.64 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.6 |
Lehigh University | 9.55 |
University of Nebraska | 9.5 |
Ohio University | 9.46 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.46 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.44 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.43 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.42 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.4 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.4 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.4 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.4 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.38 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.36 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.35 |
Bryant University | 9.33 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.33 |
University of California, Davis | 9.19 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 9.14 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 9.13 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.12 |
Villanova University | 9.12 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8.93 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.92 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.83 |
Washington State University | 8.81 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.8 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.74 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.71 |
Clemson University | 8.67 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.65 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 8.63 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.58 |
Bowling Green | 8.5 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.45 |
Florida International University | 8.42 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.42 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.36 |
SUNY Oswego | 8.33 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.29 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.13 |
Kennesaw State University | 8.11 |
University of North Texas | 7.92 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 7.71 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.67 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.16 |
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.91 |
Lehigh University | 9.73 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.61 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.57 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.53 |
Bryant University | 9.5 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.46 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.43 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.43 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.41 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.4 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.4 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.33 |
University of Nebraska | 9.29 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.25 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.24 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.23 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.22 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.21 |
Ohio University | 9.21 |
Rogers State University | 9.2 |
Bowling Green | 9.16 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.16 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 9.13 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 9.12 |
Clemson University | 9.07 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.07 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 9.06 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.03 |
SUNY Oswego | 9 |
University of California, Davis | 9 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9 |
Washington State University | 8.99 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.95 |
Kennesaw State University | 8.91 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.88 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.81 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.75 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.74 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 8.69 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.56 |
Florida International University | 8.49 |
Villanova University | 8.47 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.45 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.38 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.38 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.2 |
University of North Texas | 8.19 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 6.95 |
FLEXIBILITY
Flexibility in an online MBA program is fairly expected. But some schools are better at doing it than others, according to their recent grads.
This year the best was University of Denver (Daniels) at 9.85. Other schools earning high scores from their alums are Bryant University, Lehigh University, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
School | Rating |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.85 |
Bryant University | 9.83 |
Lehigh University | 9.82 |
University of Nebraska | 9.79 |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.76 |
Rogers State University | 9.7 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.69 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.67 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.67 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.64 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 9.63 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.6 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.57 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.57 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 9.56 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.5 |
Villanova University | 9.47 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 9.45 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.43 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.43 |
Kennesaw State University | 9.42 |
Bowling Green | 9.41 |
SUNY Oswego | 9.4 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.37 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.36 |
Ohio University | 9.34 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 9.33 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.33 |
University of California, Davis | 9.31 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.31 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.29 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9.29 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.27 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 9.25 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.22 |
Washington State University | 9.19 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9.17 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.13 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 9.13 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 9 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.96 |
Florida International University | 8.93 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.93 |
University of North Texas | 8.89 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.88 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.69 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.6 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.56 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.41 |
Clemson University | 8.4 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.02 |
Click through the following pages for data on professor quality, experiential learning, applying lessons at work, and making connections.
QUALITY OF PROFESSORS
The quality of professors can make or break the student experience for any graduate program, particularly online. We asked alumni to rate their professors in overall quality as well as in accessibility and responsiveness. As with other questions, respondents rated professors on a 10-point scale.
Faculty at University of Washington (Foster) earned the highest average among Class of 2023 graduates at 9.94. Indiana University Kelley School of Business faculty followed close behind with 9.6. In all, alumni from 25 programs rated professor quality 9 or higher, down slightly from the 25 schools last year.
When rated on their accessibility and responsiveness, Rogers State University profs earned a perfect 10. University of Washington (Foster) faculty were close behind, earning an average 9.88 from the Class of 2023. An impressive 42 of 50 schools earned a score of 9 or higher, up from 38 last year.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.94 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.6 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.56 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.46 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.46 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.41 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.41 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.4 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.38 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.37 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.33 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.32 |
Rogers State University | 9.3 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.22 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.18 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.18 |
Ohio University | 9.17 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.17 |
University of California, Davis | 9.14 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.13 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 9.12 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.12 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.11 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9.07 |
Bryant University | 9 |
University of Nebraska | 9 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.99 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.98 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.94 |
Villanova University | 8.94 |
Lehigh University | 8.82 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.75 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.7 |
Bowling Green | 8.7 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.69 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.69 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.67 |
Washington State University | 8.61 |
SUNY Oswego | 8.6 |
Florida International University | 8.59 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.57 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.5 |
Clemson University | 8.47 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.43 |
University of North Texas | 8.32 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.3 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.24 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.2 |
Kennesaw State University | 7.83 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.67 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.23 |
School | Rating |
Rogers State University | 10 |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.88 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.82 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.8 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.76 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.71 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.71 |
Bryant University | 9.67 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.61 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.61 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.59 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.59 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.57 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.56 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.54 |
University of California, Davis | 9.5 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9.5 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.48 |
Villanova University | 9.47 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.46 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.42 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.4 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.4 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 9.36 |
University of Nebraska | 9.36 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.32 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 9.31 |
Ohio University | 9.29 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 9.29 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 9.29 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.25 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 9.21 |
SUNY Oswego | 9.2 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 9.2 |
Washington State University | 9.2 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 9.19 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.17 |
Bowling Green | 9.14 |
American University (Kogod) | 9.1 |
Lehigh University | 9.09 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9.07 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 9.06 |
Florida International University | 8.91 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.89 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.88 |
Clemson University | 8.87 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.75 |
University of North Texas | 8.36 |
Kennesaw State University | 8.25 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.24 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.59 |
Click through the following pages for data on experiential learning, applying lessons at work, and making connections.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Experiential learning is a tangible way to bring an online program into the real world. Programs often add this through in-person classes and trips, having students work on consulting projects for real companies, and working on presentations that mimic those in the work place.
Alumni from University of Washington (Foster) were most satisfied with the in-person opportunities of their program, but 26 schools also had in-person programming rated a 9 or higher.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.94 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.89 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.85 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.85 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.82 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.71 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.63 |
Lehigh University | 9.6 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9.6 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.58 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.57 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.57 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.56 |
Ohio University | 9.53 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 9.36 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.36 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.33 |
Villanova University | 9.33 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.31 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.31 |
University of California, Davis | 9.29 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 9.25 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.17 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 9.13 |
American University (Kogod) | 9.05 |
University of Nebraska | 9 |
University of North Texas | 9 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.97 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.95 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.9 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.77 |
Washington State University | 8.73 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.67 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.67 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.63 |
Bryant University | 8.5 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 8.43 |
Florida International University | 8.37 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.33 |
Clemson University | 8.22 |
SUNY Oswego | 8 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 7.89 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 7.83 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 7.75 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.57 |
Bowling Green | 7.36 |
Rogers State University | 7 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 6.92 |
Kennesaw State University | 6 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 6 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 6 |
CONSULTING PROJECTS
Of schools who offered alumni the chance to complete a substantial consulting project during their programs, Hofstra University (Zarb) was the only school to score a perfect 10.
University of Denver (Daniels) and University of North Texas (Ryan) weren’t far behind, with alumni rating their consulting projects an average of 9.67.
School | Rating |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 10 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.67 |
University of North Texas | 9.67 |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.66 |
Lehigh University | 9.63 |
Ohio University | 9.57 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.49 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.46 |
University of California, Davis | 9.32 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.31 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.27 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 9.25 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.24 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.2 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.17 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.04 |
University of Nebraska | 9 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 9 |
Villanova University | 9 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.96 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.93 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.86 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.83 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.77 |
Rice University (Jones) | 8.68 |
Washington State University | 8.68 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.67 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.66 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.57 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 8.5 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.47 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.3 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 8.3 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.3 |
Florida International University | 8.22 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.2 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.08 |
Bowling Green | 8 |
Bryant University | 8 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 7.62 |
Clemson University | 7.5 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.5 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 7.33 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.18 |
Rogers State University | 7 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 6.67 |
SUNY Oswego | 5.67 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 5.67 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 5.25 |
Kennesaw State University | 3 |
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations can be a big part of a career. They can also be a great learning experience when done in the safety of an educational setting.
Graduates of University of Washington (Foster) rated their program best for the ability to participate in and learn from presentations with a perfect 10.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 10 |
Lehigh University | 9.82 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.78 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.62 |
Rogers State University | 9.6 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.56 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.55 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.54 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.5 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.47 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.37 |
Bryant University | 9.33 |
University of California, Davis | 9.33 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.32 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.31 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.25 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.24 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.23 |
University of Nebraska | 9.21 |
SUNY Oswego | 9.2 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.14 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 9.06 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.03 |
Villanova University | 9 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.94 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.9 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.89 |
Clemson University | 8.87 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.87 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.85 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.81 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.76 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.75 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 8.75 |
Ohio University | 8.74 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.67 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.67 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.66 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.63 |
Bowling Green | 8.62 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.58 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8.57 |
Washington State University | 8.49 |
Florida International University | 8.48 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.4 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.3 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.29 |
University of North Texas | 7.96 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.59 |
Kennesaw State University | 7.58 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.16 |
Click through the following pages for data on applying lessons at work and making connections.
APPLYING LESSONS AT WORK
One of the best parts about an online MBA versus a full-time residential MBA is the ability to literally test-drive the degree and what you’re learning in your job in real time. This is true both for practical lessons in the classroom as well as working well with others.
Graduates of University of Washington (Foster) rated their ability to immediately apply what they learned in the program to the job better than any other alumni base.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.88 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.72 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.69 |
Lehigh University | 9.55 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.54 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.51 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.5 |
University of California, Davis | 9.47 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 9.44 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.43 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.38 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9.37 |
Ohio University | 9.29 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.29 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.28 |
Bowling Green | 9.24 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 9.21 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9.19 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 9.13 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.1 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 9.09 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.07 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.04 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9 |
Rogers State University | 9 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 9 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 9 |
University of Nebraska | 9 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.88 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8.86 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.81 |
SUNY Oswego | 8.8 |
Washington State University | 8.76 |
Villanova University | 8.71 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.69 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.67 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.64 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.56 |
Florida International University | 8.52 |
Bryant University | 8.5 |
Kennesaw State University | 8.5 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.5 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.42 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.4 |
Clemson University | 8.27 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.14 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.07 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.06 |
University of North Texas | 7.64 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.09 |
TEAMWORK
University of Washington (Foster) alumni rated their program as having the best quality of teamwork. Other schools scoring highly were Hofstra University, Rogers State University and Lehigh University.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.97 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.89 |
Rogers State University | 9.7 |
Lehigh University | 9.64 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.57 |
Rice University (Jones) | 9.44 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.39 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.38 |
Bryant University | 9.33 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.3 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9.28 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.26 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.25 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.17 |
University of California, Davis | 9.17 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 9.16 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 9.12 |
Villanova University | 9.12 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 9 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.93 |
University of Nebraska | 8.93 |
Bowling Green | 8.89 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 8.89 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.88 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 8.88 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.83 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 8.83 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.77 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.68 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.67 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 8.67 |
Ohio University | 8.66 |
American University (Kogod) | 8.65 |
Clemson University | 8.6 |
Florida International University | 8.57 |
Washington State University | 8.57 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 8.52 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.5 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.5 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.38 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.3 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8.29 |
SUNY Oswego | 8.2 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.06 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 7.96 |
University of North Texas | 7.93 |
Kennesaw State University | 7.92 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.71 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 7.64 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 6.95 |
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
One thing that sets great online MBA programs apart from mediocre ones is the opportunity for students to make connections and to get involved with their school. We asked alumni three questions to measure this: Their ability to connect with classmates, their connection to faculty, and their satisfaction with student clubs and organizations.
The OMBA program at University of Washington (Foster) earned the highest score for opportunities provided to create good connections with fellow students. Also scoring highly in this category are Rogers State University, Hofstra University, and Lehigh University.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.91 |
Rogers State University | 9.7 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 9.67 |
Lehigh University | 9.45 |
University of Nebraska | 9.29 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.25 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.23 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.2 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 9.17 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.15 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.14 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 9.11 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.02 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9 |
University of California, Davis | 9 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.91 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.85 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.82 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 8.73 |
Rice University (Jones) | 8.71 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8.71 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.69 |
Bowling Green | 8.61 |
Ohio University | 8.6 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.59 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.56 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.49 |
Villanova University | 8.41 |
Washington State University | 8.35 |
Florida International University | 8.34 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.33 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.28 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.26 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 8.25 |
SUNY Oswego | 8.2 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 8.19 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8.1 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 8.08 |
Clemson University | 8.07 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.04 |
Bryant University | 8 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 7.86 |
American University (Kogod) | 7.85 |
Kennesaw State University | 7.73 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 7.57 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 7.56 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 7.5 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.5 |
University of North Texas | 7.36 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.35 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 6.24 |
CONNECTIONS WITH FACULTY
University of Washington (Foster) alumni rated their school best for providing opportunities to create good connections with faculty. Rogers State University, University of Texas at Dallas, and Southern Methodist University (Cox) also scored highly.
School | Rating |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.85 |
Rogers State University | 9.6 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9.3 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.25 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 9.23 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 9.21 |
SUNY Oswego | 9.2 |
University of Nebraska | 9.14 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.07 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 9.02 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 9 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 8.96 |
Lehigh University | 8.91 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.91 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 8.89 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.85 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 8.85 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8.7 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.69 |
Ohio University | 8.66 |
Bowling Green | 8.65 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8.56 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.55 |
University of California, Davis | 8.53 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.52 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 8.5 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.46 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.39 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 8.38 |
Villanova University | 8.35 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.25 |
Washington State University | 8.23 |
Rice University (Jones) | 8.21 |
Florida International University | 8.2 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.16 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.04 |
Bryant University | 8 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 8 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 7.93 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 7.91 |
American University (Kogod) | 7.89 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 7.79 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 7.76 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 7.75 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 7.67 |
University of North Texas | 7.57 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 7.56 |
Clemson University | 7.53 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 7.18 |
Kennesaw State University | 6.91 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 6.10 |
STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Alumni at Ohio University rated their school higher than all others in terms of their satisfaction with student clubs and organizations.
University of Washington (Foster), Villanova University School of Business, Rogers State University, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln all scored very high.
School | Rating |
Ohio University | 9.82 |
University of Washington (Foster) | 9.76 |
Villanova University | 9.71 |
Rogers State University | 9.6 |
University of Nebraska | 9.5 |
University of Michigan-Dearborn | 9.33 |
University of South Florida (Muma) | 9.29 |
Southern Methodist University (Cox) | 9.27 |
University of Southern California (Marshall) | 9.21 |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | 9.06 |
University of North Texas | 9 |
University of Texas at Dallas | 9 |
William & Mary (Mason) | 9 |
University of Michigan (Ross) | 8.96 |
University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | 8.81 |
Jack Welch Management Institute | 8.8 |
Indiana University (Kelley) | 8.77 |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | 8.77 |
University of Florida (Warrington) | 8.76 |
University of California, Davis | 8.75 |
Auburn University (Harbert) | 8.7 |
Lehigh University | 8.67 |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 8.67 |
Washington State University | 8.67 |
Rice University (Jones) | 8.63 |
Drexel University (LeBow) | 8.6 |
Santa Clara University (Leavey) | 8.56 |
Florida International University | 8.55 |
Creighton University (Heider) | 8.5 |
University of Iowa (Tippie) | 8.38 |
Bowling Green | 8.19 |
University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | 8.17 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 8.17 |
Louisiana State University (Ourso) | 8.06 |
Bryant University | 8 |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | 8 |
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) | 8 |
University of Utah (Eccles) | 8 |
University of Maryland (Smith) | 7.54 |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | 7.25 |
American University (Kogod) | 7.13 |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | 7.08 |
Pepperdine University (Graziadio) | 7.08 |
Clemson University | 7 |
University of Denver (Daniels) | 7 |
San Jose State University (Lucas) | 6.73 |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | 6.25 |
SUNY Oswego | 6 |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | 5.5 |
Kennesaw State University | 5 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 0 |
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