UC Irvine S Paul Merage School of Business Fully Employed MBA Program Ranks 21St in the U.S

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UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business Fully Employed MBA Program Ranks 21st in the U.S.

Irvine, CA – (March 22, 2011) – The Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA) program at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business climbed three spots to rank 21st among part-time business school programs in the 2012 edition of Best Graduate Schools released by U.S. News Media Group earlier this week. Highlights of the rankings will be published in the Best Graduate Schools 2012 edition book available April 5, 2011.

“As a top public business school in the nation, we continue to develop and execute innovative initiatives designed to better meet the demands and expectations of our business community,” said Andrew J. Policano, dean of The Paul Merage School of Business. “Our graduates are prepared to compete in the ever-changing global business environment with the exceptional ability to help grow their organizations through strategic innovation.”

"The progress of our Fully Employed MBA program reflects our long-term strategy to build the quality and reputation of both the Merage School and the FEMBA program,” said Mary Clark, Assistant Dean for the Merage School’s FEMBA program. “Dedicated Merage School faculty, alumni, students, and staff have put tremendous effort in to achieve this result and they continue to support the development of the FEMBA Program."

Other U.S. News rankings placed the Merage School’s Full-Time MBA program at 40th in the nation, 17th among public university business schools, 17th in the nation for GPA, 26th for acceptance rate, and 36th for GMAT entrance scores.

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2/2/2 Paul Merage School of Business Fully Employed MBA Program Ranks 21st in the U.S. Earlier this year, the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2011 report placed the Merage School’s Full-Time MBA program 9th among public university business schools in the U.S. In addition, the Merage School ranked 27th among all U.S. Business Schools both public and private; for career success, as measured by salary increases, the Merage School ranked 11th in the U.S. and 23rd in the world. In 2009, BusinessWeek ranked the Merage School’s FEMBA program among the top 10 in the Western Region.

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About The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine offers four dynamic MBA programs – plus PhD and undergraduate business degrees – that deliver its thematic approach to business education: sustainable growth through strategic innovation. It graduates leaders with the exceptional ability to help grow their organizations through analytical decision-making, innovation and collaborative execution. In-class and on-site experiences with real-world business problems give students the edge needed to help companies compete in today’s global economy.

Six Centers of Excellence and an Executive Education program provide numerous and varied opportunities for students and the business community at large to enhance their education experience and update their professional expertise. While the Merage School is relatively young, it has quickly grown to consistently rank among the top 10% of all AACSB-accredited programs through exceptional student recruitment, world-class faculty, a strong alumni network and close individual and corporate relationships. For more information visit the website at merage.uci.edu.