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For the sixth consecutive year, the Executive MBA Program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business has garnered a top spot among similar curriculums in the Financial Times' 2010 global rankings of executive education programs.
On Monday, the publication's 10th annual ranking put the David Eccles school program in the No. 28 spot in the United States and No. 88 among the world's executive master of business administration programs.
The publication also ranked the U. program's faculty No. 22 among U.S. schools for its productivity in research published in leading journals. And it received the highest overall and faculty research productivity rankings among Utah schools.
Despite the economic downturn, the U. program's graduates earn an average salary of $123,000, said university officials.
The rankings reflect the high level of expertise among its student body, whose members on average have 14 years of experience before entering the program, said Taylor Randall, business school dean.
"The David Eccles School's consistently high rankings are a testament to the high quality of both our students and faculty, and to the dynamism and relevance of our Executive MBA Program, which empowers executives to make a significant mark in entrepreneurial, corporate and nonprofit organizations alike," he said.
The rankings are drawn from respective business schools and online alumni surveys.
The alumni information is gleaned from questionnaires completed by thousands of executive MBA graduates three years after completing the program and from respective schools.
"Our program empowers participants to take their careers and organizations to the next level," Brad Vierig, U. associate dean of executive education, said in a statement.