The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College is one of the best ranked business schools in the US. It offers four types of MBA degree programs: Accelerated one-year full-time MBA; Two-year full-time MBA; Evening MBA; and Fast Track MBA.

The Fast Track MBA program is delivered via distance learning, approximately 18-22 hours per week. It enables students to gain their MBA degree in just 24 months while they are working.

The College is accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Rankings:

- The MBA program was placed 50th among U.S. MBA programs and 89th in the world (Financial Times 2009).

- No. 1 in Entrepreneurship (US News Business Specialty Rankings 1994–2010).

- 24th for its Evening MBA Program (US News & World Report 2009).

- The MBA program is rated 10th in the world for graduate business education abroad. Babson is ranked 7th among U.S. schools (América Economia magazine 2009).

- 20th overall for non-Latin American programs and 12th for U.S. programs (América Economia magazine 2008).

- The One-Year MBA program is ranked 5th in the world and 2nd in the US (Wall Street Journal 2009).

- The Fast Track MBA was listed among the Top 42 distance learning MBAs in the FT ranking 2009.

- Babson Executive Education has been placed among the top executive education schools globally by both the Financial Times and BusinessWeek.

- Babson’s faculty was awarded an A for teaching (BusinessWeek 2008). It was also rated 18th for MBA Return on Investment, and 18th for Post-MBA Salary Gain.

- Named the Best Entrepreneurship School in the World (Latin Trade Magazine October 2007).

- 1st worldwide among MBA Programs in Entrepreneurship (FT 2006 and 2007).

- 1st in Entrepreneurship in 2008 and placed among Top 10 Best Opportunity for Women (2004–2007). It is also listed as one of best 237 business schools (Princeton Review).

- Outstanding achievements in the QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: #36 in North America  and #30 among U.S. schools as a school most favored by employers. In addition it was placed among the best in four specific areas:
   - 9th in Entrepreneurship (6th among U.S. schools)
   - 21st in Operations Management (11th, U.S.)
   - 36th in Corporate Governance (24th, U.S.)
   - 46th in E-Business (18th, U.S.)

- 2nd for Entrepreneurship (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) and 9th for creative and innovative M.B.A. graduates (2007), according to the Wall Street Journal.

- No. 1 among American Business Schools for Entrepreneurs (Success magazine).

Author

Kelvin Wong Loke Yuen is a top academician with extensive years of teaching experience. He holds an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma from Heriot-Watt (UK's World-Class University) and a BCom degree from Adelaide (Australia's Group of Eight University), as well as many other internationally recognized certifications. Check out his profile on: LinkedIn

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