The Princeton Review has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business as one of the best in the country for on-campus MBA for the 14th-consecutive year. The education services company features the School in the 2020 edition of its book, “The Best 248 Business Schools.”
“Along with our accreditation from AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) International, the recognition from Princeton Review as a best business school provides an assurance that our students are receiving a high-quality business education,” said SIUE School of Business Dean Tim Schoenecker, PhD. “The Princeton Review ranking is based on feedback from our students and alumni about their experiences in the School. These constituencies obviously are in an excellent position to provide an educated opinion on the quality of their curricular and co-curricular experiences in our School.”
According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review editor-in-chief, “We recommend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as an excellent choice for a student aspiring to earn an MBA. What makes our ‘Best Business Schools’ designations unique is that we take into account the opinions of students attending the schools about their campus and classroom experiences. For our 2020 list, we surveyed more than 20,700 students at 248 business schools.”
The Princeton Review’s 80-question student survey asked students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans. The student surveys were conducted during the 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17 academic years.
The Princeton Review surveyed business school administrators during the 2018-19 academic year. The administrator survey, which numbered more than 200 questions, covered topics from academic offerings and admission requirements to data about currently enrolled students, as well as graduates’ employment.
“The Best 248 Business Schools: 2020 Edition” has profiles of the schools, with sections on their academics, student life, admissions information and graduates’ employment data. View the SIUE profile at princetonreview.com. The Princeton Review editors describe the school as offering an “exceptional and ... convenient MBA program with courses in evening and weekend formats on the Edwardsville campus. This up-and-coming school offers a well-rounded program that is taught by professors with real world experience.”
The Princeton Review’s methodology includes using a combination of factors including institutional and student survey data. Data used includes career outcomes, admissions selectivity, and academic rigor among others.
The Princeton Review is a leading tutoring, test prep and college admission services company. Every year, it helps millions of college and graduate school-bound students achieve their education and career goals through online and in-person courses delivered by a network of more than 4,000 teachers and tutors, online resources, and its more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House. The Princeton Review is headquartered in New York, N.Y. The company is not affiliated with Princeton University.
Photo: SIUE School of Business Dean Tim Schoenecker.