How Online MBA 2025 Graduates Rated Their Program’s Learning Experience

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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.

Rate your satisfaction with your ability to immediately apply what you learned in the program to your job.
Question Rank
School
Application Satisfaction
1 Bryant University 9.8
2 Hofstra University (Zarb) 9.7
2 University of Michigan (Ross) 9.7
4 Indiana University (Kelley) 9.6
4 University of Delaware (Lerner) 9.6
4 University of Denver (Daniels) 9.6
4 University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) 9.6
4 University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium 9.6
9 University of Maryland (Smith) 9.5
9 University of Washington (Foster) 9.5
11 American University (Kogod) 9.4
11 Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead) 9.4
11 Fairfield University (Dolan) 9.4
11 North Carolina State University (Poole) 9.4
11 Wake Forest University 9.4
16 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 9.3
16 Jack Welch Management Institute 9.3
16 VIllanova University 9.3
19 Ohio University 9.2
19 Rice University (Jones) 9.2
19 University of Connecticut 9.2
19 University of Florida (Warrington) 9.2
19 University of Michigan-Dearborn 9.2
19 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 9.2
19 University of Utah (Eccles) 9.2
26 Seattle University (Albers) 9.1
26 University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) 9.1
28 Auburn University (Harbert) 9.0
28 Baylor University (Hankamer) 9.0
28 Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) 9.0
28 Kennesaw State University (Coles) 9.0
28 Pepperdine University (Graziadio) 9.0
28 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 9.0
28 University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business 9.0
35 Clemson University 8.9
35 MIssissippi State University 8.9
35 University of South Florida (Muma) 8.9
38 University of Iowa (Tippie) 8.8
39 Lehigh University 8.7
39 Rogers State University 8.7
39 University of Houston (Bauer) 8.7
42 Longwood University 8.6
42 Syracuse University (Whitman) 8.6
44 Santa Clara University (Leavey) 8.5
44 Texas Tech University (Rawls) 8.5
44 University of Cincinnati (Lindner) 8.5
47 Drexel University (LeBow) 8.4
47 Florida International University 8.4
47 San Jose State University (Lucas) 8.4
47 University of Missouri (Trulaske) 8.4
47 University of North Texas (Ryan) 8.4
52 William & Mary (Mason) 8.2
53 Creighton University (Heider) 8.1
53 George Mason University (Costello) 8.1
53 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Rollins) 8.1
56 University of California-Davis 8.0
56 University of Massachusetts Lowell (Manning) 8.0
58 Louisiana State University (Ourso) 7.9
59 SUNY Oswego 7.5
60 Temple University (Fox) 7.4
61 Southern Methodist University (Cox) 7.3

 

TEAMWORK

Teamwork is a core component of an MBA experience, but its value in the online setting depends on how well it translates beyond the virtual classroom. We asked alumni how effectively programs foster meaningful collaboration and whether students can apply team-based learning directly to their jobs.

How would you appraise the amount and quality of teamwork within your program?
Question Rank
School
Teamwork
1 Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead) 10.0
2 Wake Forest University 9.9
3 University of Washington (Foster) 9.7
3 University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium 9.7
5 University of Michigan (Ross) 9.6
6 Bryant University 9.5
6 Indiana University (Kelley) 9.5
6 University of Florida (Warrington) 9.5
9 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 9.4
9 University of Michigan-Dearborn 9.4
9 University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) 9.4
12 Fairfield University (Dolan) 9.3
12 Hofstra University (Zarb) 9.3
12 University of Utah (Eccles) 9.3
15 University of Maryland (Smith) 9.2
16 Ohio University 9.1
17 American University (Kogod) 9.0
17 Auburn University (Harbert) 9.0
17 University of Denver (Daniels) 9.0
17 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 9.0
17 VIllanova University 9.0
22 Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) 8.9
22 Jack Welch Management Institute 8.9
22 MIssissippi State University 8.9
25 Lehigh University 8.8
25 University of Delaware (Lerner) 8.8
25 University of South Florida (Muma) 8.8
25 University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business 8.8
29 Kennesaw State University (Coles) 8.7
29 Rogers State University 8.7
29 San Jose State University (Lucas) 8.7
29 William & Mary (Mason) 8.7
33 Pepperdine University (Graziadio) 8.6
33 University of Cincinnati (Lindner) 8.6
33 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 8.6
36 Seattle University (Albers) 8.5
36 University of Iowa (Tippie) 8.5
36 University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) 8.5
39 Baylor University (Hankamer) 8.4
39 Texas Tech University (Rawls) 8.4
41 Longwood University 8.3
41 North Carolina State University (Poole) 8.3
41 Santa Clara University (Leavey) 8.3
41 Syracuse University (Whitman) 8.3
41 Temple University (Fox) 8.3
41 University of Connecticut 8.3
41 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Rollins) 8.3
48 University of Missouri (Trulaske) 8.2
49 Florida International University 8.1
49 Rice University (Jones) 8.1
49 University of California-Davis 8.1
52 Drexel University (LeBow) 8.0
52 Southern Methodist University (Cox) 8.0
54 Clemson University 7.9
54 Creighton University (Heider) 7.9
56 University of Massachusetts Lowell (Manning) 7.8
57 Louisiana State University (Ourso) 7.7
58 SUNY Oswego 7.4
59 George Mason University (Costello) 7.3
60 University of North Texas (Ryan) 7.2
61 University of Houston (Bauer) 7.0

 

PRESENTATIONS

Strong communication skills are essential for MBA graduates, particularly in virtual and hybrid work environments. For this ranking, we asked alumni to evaluate how well their online MBA programs developed their presentation skills. Frequency and rigor of presentation-based assignments will boost graduates’ confidence in presenting ideas clearly and persuasively in the workplace.

Rate your satisfaction with your ability to participate in and learn from doing presentations.
Question Rank
School
Presentation Satisfaction
1 Case Western Reserve University (Weatherhead) 10.0
2 Hofstra University (Zarb) 9.9
3 Bryant University 9.8
4 University of Michigan (Ross) 9.7
4 University of Washington (Foster) 9.7
4 University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium 9.7
7 Indiana University (Kelley) 9.5
7 University of Michigan-Dearborn 9.5
9 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 9.4
9 Fairfield University (Dolan) 9.4
9 University of Denver (Daniels) 9.4
9 University of Maryland (Smith) 9.4
9 Wake Forest University 9.4
14 Kennesaw State University (Coles) 9.3
14 MIssissippi State University 9.3
14 University of Florida (Warrington) 9.3
14 University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) 9.3
14 University of Utah (Eccles) 9.3
19 American University (Kogod) 9.2
19 Jack Welch Management Institute 9.2
19 Ohio University 9.2
19 University of South Florida (Muma) 9.2
23 Pepperdine University (Graziadio) 9.1
23 VIllanova University 9.1
25 Lehigh University 9.0
25 Syracuse University (Whitman) 9.0
25 Temple University (Fox) 9.0
25 University of Connecticut 9.0
25 University of Delaware (Lerner) 9.0
25 University of Houston (Bauer) 9.0
31 Bowling Green State University (Schmidthorst) 8.9
31 University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business 8.9
33 Auburn University (Harbert) 8.8
33 Rogers State University 8.8
33 Texas Tech University (Rawls) 8.8
33 University of Iowa (Tippie) 8.8
33 University of Missouri (Trulaske) 8.8
33 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 8.8
39 Baylor University (Hankamer) 8.7
39 Clemson University 8.7
39 San Jose State University (Lucas) 8.7
42 North Carolina State University (Poole) 8.6
42 Seattle University (Albers) 8.6
42 University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Isenberg) 8.6
42 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 8.6
46 Florida International University 8.5
46 Rice University (Jones) 8.5
48 University of Cincinnati (Lindner) 8.4
48 William & Mary (Mason) 8.4
50 Louisiana State University (Ourso) 8.3
50 Santa Clara University (Leavey) 8.3
52 University of California-Davis 8.2
53 Longwood University 8.1
53 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Rollins) 8.1
55 Creighton University (Heider) 8.0
55 George Mason University (Costello) 8.0
55 University of Massachusetts Lowell (Manning) 8.0
58 Southern Methodist University (Cox) 7.9
58 University of North Texas (Ryan) 7.9
60 Drexel University (LeBow) 7.8
61 SUNY Oswego 7.4

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