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Business school programs ranked nationally
Jaclyn Johnson
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: News
Three specialty programs in the Sam M. Walton College of Business recently have been ranked among the top 20 nationwide, according to Business Week and U.S. News and World Report.
The UA marketing and corporate strategy programs are both ranked as the sixth best in their category among public schools, according to Business Week. Among public and private schools, the marketing program is in 13th place while the corporate strategy is listed in 19th place.
The supply chain program ranked in 15th place overall, according to "America's Best Colleges 2009" in U.S. News and World Report.
The program was ranked even higher last year, said Tom Jensen, marketing and logistics department chair.
"What [the results] really signal is an incredibly high student satisfaction with the program," said Dan Worrell, dean of the Walton College.
The faculty is the foremost reason for the programs' success, Jensen said. Being in the backyard of companies like Walmart, J.B. Hunt and Tyson also helps, he said.
The Business Week rankings mostly were determined by student and employee feedback, said Karen Boston, the assistant dean for undergraduate studies.
U.S. News and World Report, however, was primarily ranked by college deans, Jensen said.
Overall, the college is ranked in 88th place compared to other public and private business schools, according to www.businessweek.com.
The college is very pleased with the scores Worrell said. They're a "good validation of high quality instructors," he said.
The combination of outstanding faculty and staff, a large number of centers and institutions nearby and really good students contributed to this success, Worrell said.
Boston said he wasn't surprised by the rankings because of the college's quality programs.
"I chose this college because it seemed like a good business program, and since I'm from Fayetteville, it is right in my backyard," junior Connor Scogin said.
The business college also has been ranked in the top 24 public undergraduate business schools in the U.S. and World Report.
The business college was founded in 1926 and was renamed in 1998 after a $50 million donation from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, according to the Walton College Web site.
The donation is the largest upfront cash donation ever given to the UA.
More than 3,400 undergraduates and graduates are enrolled in the business college, according to its Web site.
The Undergraduate Business Program rankings will be published in March by Business Week.
The rankings are determined by student surveys, median starting salaries for graduates, the number of graduate students admitted to top master's programs, a recruiter survey and an academic review of the students.
For the Business Week survey, 80,000 students were surveyed online, representing 127 different schools.
The UA marketing and corporate strategy programs are both ranked as the sixth best in their category among public schools, according to Business Week. Among public and private schools, the marketing program is in 13th place while the corporate strategy is listed in 19th place.
The supply chain program ranked in 15th place overall, according to "America's Best Colleges 2009" in U.S. News and World Report.
The program was ranked even higher last year, said Tom Jensen, marketing and logistics department chair.
"What [the results] really signal is an incredibly high student satisfaction with the program," said Dan Worrell, dean of the Walton College.
The faculty is the foremost reason for the programs' success, Jensen said. Being in the backyard of companies like Walmart, J.B. Hunt and Tyson also helps, he said.
The Business Week rankings mostly were determined by student and employee feedback, said Karen Boston, the assistant dean for undergraduate studies.
U.S. News and World Report, however, was primarily ranked by college deans, Jensen said.
Overall, the college is ranked in 88th place compared to other public and private business schools, according to www.businessweek.com.
The college is very pleased with the scores Worrell said. They're a "good validation of high quality instructors," he said.
The combination of outstanding faculty and staff, a large number of centers and institutions nearby and really good students contributed to this success, Worrell said.
Boston said he wasn't surprised by the rankings because of the college's quality programs.
"I chose this college because it seemed like a good business program, and since I'm from Fayetteville, it is right in my backyard," junior Connor Scogin said.
The business college also has been ranked in the top 24 public undergraduate business schools in the U.S. and World Report.
The business college was founded in 1926 and was renamed in 1998 after a $50 million donation from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, according to the Walton College Web site.
The donation is the largest upfront cash donation ever given to the UA.
More than 3,400 undergraduates and graduates are enrolled in the business college, according to its Web site.
The Undergraduate Business Program rankings will be published in March by Business Week.
The rankings are determined by student surveys, median starting salaries for graduates, the number of graduate students admitted to top master's programs, a recruiter survey and an academic review of the students.
For the Business Week survey, 80,000 students were surveyed online, representing 127 different schools.
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