NMU business programs get accreditation, award

The college of business at Northern Michigan University is developing into a business program to watch, according to a recent award.

NMU's college of business had its master of business administration, or MBA, program, recognized as one of the top 35 international MBA programs named as "Rising Stars" by Findyourmba.com. The website ranked NMU's program 23rd out of the 35 programs it said were the most promising.

"The MBA program at NMU has earned a reputation of excellence in business and management education. Northern attracts highly qualified students, with an average GMAT score of 620, and our MBA students rank above the top 30 percent overall in the nation of MBA students taking the graduate Educational Testing Service Exam," says Jamal Rashed, dean of the business school.

The ranking is based on data like enrollment, exam results, academics, and student satisfaction, but the website focuses on other considerations, mostly student-focused, such as the online activity of MBA students at the school, current political climate and the school's long-term and strategic investments.

In another piece of NMU business school news, the college recently announced it maintained its business accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The accreditation is elite, with less than 5 percent of business programs internationally accredited.

To maintain the accreditation, business programs must meet a range of quality standards, faculty and student expectations and learning goals, and go through an evaluation process conducted by other business school deans.

The school offers an MBA degree and bachelor's degrees in several majors, including entrepreneurship.

Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Northern Michigan University
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