University of New Orleans (UNO) is a premier public urban university located in Louisiana, United States.

UNO has the following colleges within the university: College of Business Administration; College of Education and Human Development; College of Engineering; College of Liberal Arts; College of Sciences.

The College of Business Administration offers advanced degrees such as the MBA, an Executive MBA program, a traditional Master of Science in Health Care Management, Executive Master of Healthcare Management Program, a Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management, a Master of Science in Accounting, a Master of Science in Taxation and a Ph. D. in Financial Economics. The UNO MBA Program is one of the largest in the Gulf South Region, with Concentrations in: Finance, Health Care Management, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Technology Management.

The University of New Orleans is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Business are fully accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

The University of New Orleans offers the first Executive-style MBA program in Puerto Rico. The Executive MBA has been licensed by the Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education (PRCHE).

Notable UNO alumni include: Randy Bush (former Major League baseball player), Carl Crane (former state representative from Baton Rouge), Joe Slusarski (former Major League baseball player), Bo McCalebb (former Privateers Basketball Player), Jim Donelon (former state representative, former president of Jefferson Parish), etc.

Rankings:

- Listed among Tier 2 National Universities in the country (US News & World Report 2011).

- An analysis of National Science Foundation research and development expenditures by public universities in Louisiana in 2008 ranked University of New Orleans as the sixth highest, with $24.8 million in total expenditures.

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