Washington D.C. is home to a number of top rated business schools including the American University Kogod School of Business, George Washington School of Business, Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, and Howard School of Business.
The Kogod School of Business is an undergraduate and graduate business school at American University in Northwest Washington, D. C. and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs including the full time MBA program, which is designed to help graduates develop leadership skills that lead to meaningful and positive change.
The American University Kogod School of Business is globally recognized for its world-class programs. It was ranked 56th nationally in the U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools (2013), and 23rd in a specialty ranking of International Business programs.
Additionally QS has ranked Kogod online MBA program as the 22nd best online MBA in the world, the 8th best online MBA in the US, the 3rd best class experience in the world, and the 8th program with the highest proportion of women worldwide.
The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) is also ranked as one of the top business schools in the United States. It offers a broad range of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs, including the Global MBA, Master of Accountancy, Master of Human Resource Management, and more. For the Global MBA, students can participate in global experiential education as part of the program.
GWSB has received recognition for International Business, ranking first among U.S. institutions and second globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Top 100 rankings. The Global MBA program also ranked highly in the Financial Times rankings, coming in at 34th among U.S. institutions and 68th in the world.
George Washington University School of Business’ undergraduate program was ranked in the top 25 in the categories of ethics, sustainability and corporate strategy by Business Week 2013 "Best Undergraduate Business Schools by Specialty" rankings. It was also ranked in the top 5 of schools nationwide for its undergraduate international business program in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
The Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business is the business school of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Its undergraduate program was rated 10th in Businessweek's 2011 "Best Undergraduate B-Schools" ranking. The school was also ranked in the top 10 in the areas of academic quality, median starting salary of seniors, and schools that send the most undergraduates to top MBA programs.
McDonough has also been ranked No. 21 in Best Business Schools and No. 14 in Part-time MBA programs according to U.S. News and & World Report rankings. In addition the Full-time MBA Program at McDonough was ranked 17th in the world and 9th in the United States in the 2021 Financial Times Global MBA ranking. According to the Economist’s 2020 Executive MBA ranking, its Executive MBA was rated 10th in the United States and 24th in the world. Globally, the Executive MBA was rated 11th for the helpfulness of alumni to current students.
Howard University School of Business is also one of the leading business schools in the United States. It offers a traditional full-time and part-time MBA program and several dual degree programs in health sciences, law, and more. The Princeton Review has ranked Howard School of Business No. 1 for "Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students". Howard was also placed among the top 10 schools in the category of most competitive students in the Princeton Review 2013 Edition: The Best 296 Business Schools.
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