Rankings News

Isenberg’s Online MBA Program Ranks First in the U.S., Third Worldwide

March 15, 2018

For the second year running, Isenberg has earned the #1 U.S. and #3 worldwide ranking in the Financial Times’ annual survey of Online MBA programs. Founded in 2001, Isenberg’s online program has 1,500 active students. It maintains the same high academic standards as the school’s 65-year-old Full-time MBA program.

Isenberg Accounting Programs Earn Top Ranking from Public Accounting Report

September 18, 2017

Nearly 1,000 accounting professors from 200 colleges and universities ranked Isenberg’s Department of Accounting 3rd in the Northeast and 25th in the Nation in the Public Accounting Report’s annual roster of the top 50 undergraduate accounting and master’s degree programs.

McCormack Rises in the Rankings

June 01, 2017

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has moved up two spots to be ranked as the #2 graduate-level sport management program in the world based on the results of SportBusiness International’s recently-released 2016-2017 annual survey.

Isenberg's MBA Program Excels in U.S. News Rankings

March 22, 2017

Isenberg’s Full-time MBA program has soared eighteen places from 75th to 57th in U.S. News’ just-released annual ranking of MBA programs. Isenberg also moved up three places from 16th to 13th in U.S. News’ ranking of Part-time MBA programs.

Isenberg Online MBA Ranked #3 Worldwide by Financial Times

March 06, 2017

The Financial Times has ranked the Isenberg Online MBA program #1 nationally and #3 worldwide. That included Isenberg’s Online MBA ranking of 2nd in the world in a metric where recent graduates praised our online teaching and resources.

Isenberg Takes Over Back Bay

March 01, 2017

Isenberg is making a big, BIG, splash in Boston – and not just with our highly skilled and driven alumni. We are extremely proud to announce our first-ever, major Boston-area ad campaign. It’s about time we shout from the rooftops what you already know – that Isenberg is an iconic business school with top faculty, a talented student body, and alumni who are ready to take the business world by storm.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Isenberg's Online MBA Program #12

February 27, 2017

For the second year running, Isenberg’s Online MBA has achieved elite status among the nation’s online MBA programs. According to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online MBA Programs,” the Isenberg Online MBA once again ranked 12th in a field of 221 programs.

Isenberg Feature with BusinessWest

November 18, 2016

Dean Mark A. Fuller recently sat down with BusinessWest editor George O’Brien for a discussion about Isenberg’s dramatically improved national reputation and our aspirations to elevate it further. In the interview—the magazine’s current cover feature—he outlined the strategic and tactical elements that we will continue to deploy in growing Isenberg’s reputational capital. He also underscored the importance of measurable execution in that pursuit.

Isenberg Top Public Undergraduate Business School in Northeast

May 02, 2016

Isenberg is the highest ranking public undergraduate business school in the Northeast, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 Undergraduate Business School Rankings. Climbing three places since the 2014 ranking, Isenberg now ranks 11th among public undergraduate business school programs in the United States. The new rankings clearly illustrate Isenberg’s growing national stature, with the school moving up 45 spots among private and public business schools since 2010.

Rankings & Reputation: Insights from B-School Deans

March 22, 2016

A business school’s reputation has an impact on everything from admissions to development to faculty recruitment. Often times that reputation goes hand in hand with a school’s seat in various national and international rankings. Many business school deans find this ranking’s game challenging, but there's no denying their importance in the industry. So how does a school move the needle?

Online MBA Ranked #9 in the World by Financial Times

March 07, 2016

The Isenberg Online MBA has been ranked #9 in the world by the Financial Times, up two spots from last year's ranking.

Isenberg Online MBA Ranked #12 Nationally by U.S. News & World Report

January 19, 2016

Isenberg’s Online MBA is ranked among the best online MBA programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online MBA Programs.

Online MBA Ranked #11 on List of Best Programs for Veterans by U.S. News

June 01, 2015

Isenberg is one of the oldest accredited online MBA programs in the United States with nearly 1,300 enrolled students – about 100 who are active military or veteran. It is certified for the GI Bill and is a participant in the Yellow Ribbon program.

Online MBA #11 in the World, Financial Times

March 11, 2015

The Financial Times ranks the Isenberg School of Management's Online MBA program #11 out of all online MBA programs worldwide, and #7 out of all US schools.

Online MBA #12 in the Nation, U.S. News and World Report

January 14, 2015

The Isenberg School of Management’s Online MBA program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is ranked among the best online MBA programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Graduate MBA Programs.

Sport Management Program Earns Elite International Rankings

June 25, 2014

The Mark. H. McCormack Department of Sport Management's masters degree program has achieved elite status in Sport Business International magazine's 2014 Postgraduate Course Rankings. In the survey, released in the magazine's June edition, the Isenberg program ranked 2nd among all postgraduate programs in the United States for the third year in a row.

Isenberg's Growing National Reputation Reflected in Undergraduate Rankings

April 07, 2014

Isenberg now ranks 36th in the nation in BusinessWeek's just-released annual Best Undergraduate Business Schools survey. Isenberg's current ranking rose nine places from 45th in 2013 and six places from 20th to 14th among public business schools.

Isenberg Part-time MBA Ranked 16th Nationally by U.S. News & World Report

March 20, 2014

Isenberg's part-time MBA program is ranked among the best part-time MBA programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Business Programs, which was released March 10. The Isenberg part-time MBA was ranked 16th overall, 9th among public universities out of 212 schools ranked by the publication.

Isenberg Ranks High as Military-Friendly Business School

March 14, 2014

Isenberg ranks 31st in the nation (19th among public business schools) in Military Times magazine's newly released survey, Best for Vets: Business Schools 2014. In the survey, which focused on business schools with graduate programs, 140 colleges and universities answered 80 questions, which explored school culture, student support, academic outcomes and quality, academic policies, and cost and financial aid.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks the Isenberg Online MBA as a Top Program Nationally

January 30, 2014

For the second year in a row, Isenberg has received top honors in U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Graduate Business Programs with ranking of 27th overall, and 23rd amongst public universities. There were 172 schools ranked by the publication.