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Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management Ranked Among Top Executive MBA Programs By the Financial Times and BusinessWeek

Posted on: Monday, 31 October 2005, 15:00 CST

WEST LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepperdine's Graziadio School of Business and Management announced today that it was among the top schools ranked in the Financial Times and BusinessWeek for its Executive MBA program.

The Financial Times global ranking, which was recently announced, put the Graziadio School at No. 61, ten places higher than last year. The Financial Times also ranked the Graziadio School among the top three in the world for percentage of women students. The rankings are based on data collected from more than 3,000 business schools globally.

In addition, the Graziadio School recently learned it ranks among the top 25 Executive MBA programs in the world by BusinessWeek for 2005. The Graziadio School also was recognized for a high percentage of women students. More than 3,400 members of the 2005 graduating class were surveyed along with 61 Executive MBA program directors to determine the ranking. Pepperdine's business school has consistently ranked among one of the world's top 25 programs by BusinessWeek since 2001.

"We are pleased that our Executive program has proven to be a success, yet we continue to look for ways to further improve both the quality of our faculty, as well as the quality in the classroom to ensure that students get the most out of their degree," states Dr. John Mooney. Dr. Mooney, recently appointed interim associate dean at the Graziadio School, manages all aspects of the Executive MBA program, as well as other programs offered at the school.

"The school strives to offer a real-world experience in all of our degree programs," said Dean Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., MBA. "I'm proud that our program is continuously recognized for providing executives with advanced skills and offering a quality class environment that more closely matches today's workplace."

In addition to the Executive MBA rankings, the school's Full-time MBA program ranks among the top 55 programs in the nation and second in the world in Organizational Behavior, according to the Financial Times. Forbes ROI ranks the Full-time and Fully Employed program among the top 60 programs for return-on-investment.

About the Graziadio School of Business and Management

Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management is one of the nation's largest AACSB-accredited business schools on the West Coast. Founded in 1969, the business school is named for the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Imperial Bancorp, George L. Graziadio. Financial Times ranks its Full-time MBA program among the top 55 programs in the nation, and second in the world in Organizational Behavior. Its Executive MBA program is ranked among the top 25 internationally by BusinessWeek magazine while Forbes Magazine recently placed its Fully Employed MBA program among the top 20 in the nation for return on investment. The Graziadio School also offers a bachelor's completion degree program, a master's in Organization Development program, and non-degree executive education programs that can be custom designed to address an organization's specific learning needs. With an alumni network of nearly 29,000 graduates, the mission of the Graziadio School is to develop values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice. For more information visit: http://www.bschool.pepperdine.edu/.

Pepperdine University

CONTACT: Emily Garcia, Director of Public Relations, The GraziadioSchool of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, +1-310-568-5580,graziadiopr@pepperdine.edu

Web site: http://www.pepperdine.edu/http://www.bschool.pepperdine.edu/

Source: PRNewswire

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