
In a special report released January 29 by the
Financial Times of London, the Moore
School's MBA-level programs were ranked 72nd among the world's top 100 full-time MBA
programs. In 2005, the programs were ranked 78th.
The schools are ranked on a variety of factors, including graduates' salaries, career
progress, and placement success; value for money; number of female students and faculty; number of
faculty with doctorates; number of international students; international mobility of graduates; and
other criteria.
The average annual salary today for Moore MBA graduates is $82,962, according to the
newspaper report. Those alumni saw their salaries increase 110 percent from the beginning of
the MBA program to three years after graduation, the survey said. In addition, Moore School was
ranked #2 for international business based on alumni satisfaction, and #1 for international
experience, based on criteria measuring students' international exposure during the program.
The survey also reported that 88 percent of Moore's MBA-level graduates of 2006 had gained
employment within three months of graduation.
Dean Joel A. Smith III said he was "extremely pleased" at the new
Financial Times ranking, crediting, among other things, the
school's restructured placement office, its comprehensive training programs in job search
techniques and career management for first- and second-year MBA-level students, and the school's
faculty and staff.