The Dolan School is once again distinguished for its excellence as one of the best in the nation. Money magazine ranked Fairfield #9 among the top 10 best colleges for business majors in the U.S. Also on the list were Notre Dame, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Richmond.
According to Money, “Nearly one in five graduates earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 2017," making it the most popular undergraduate major in the U.S. To determine the “Best Colleges for Business Majors” specialty rankings, Money looked at the number of business degrees a college awards each year, both as a raw number and as a share of all the degrees awarded, and “weighed the earnings business-degree holders reported to PayScale.com within three years of graduation, excluding alumni with graduate degrees. The 10 colleges at the top of the list have average early career salaries of more than $66,000.”
“The recent ranking from Money magazine is more evidence confirming the quality and value of Dolan’s business programs, and the excellent and relevant teaching of our high-caliber faculty,” said Marketing Professor and Dean of the Dolan School, Zhan Li, DBA.
Dolan’s graduate programs were also named among the best in the nation, according to the 2019 “Best Graduate Schools” ranking by U.S. News and World Report. These rankings are based on ratings by business school deans and directors of accredited MBA programs from the list of schools surveyed. Fairfield’s graduate programs in Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Information Systems are included on the list:
- Best Grad Business Specialty Programs: Accounting: #21, tied with Harvard University (vs. 23 last year)
- Best Grad Business Specialty Programs: Finance: #12 (vs. 21 last year)
- Best Grad Business Specialty Programs: Marketing: #15 (vs. 19 last year)
- Best Grad Business Specialty Programs: Information Systems: #15 (vs. 20 last year)
