U.S. News & World Report has named the on-campus, full-time Manderson MBA offered by The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business among the top programs in the country in its 2025-2026 Best Graduate Schools list, ranking the Manderson MBA 27th in the nation among public programs and 54th overall.
The ranking represents a one place improvement in the overall metric and two places among other public peers. The Manderson MBA is now tied with MBA offerings from Tulane University, Baylor University, and Syracuse University.
Dr. Sharif Melouk, associate dean of the Manderson Graduate School of Business at Culverhouse, said, “We are happy to see that the Manderson MBA is recognized again as one of the best in the nation.
“Of course, rankings are just a reflection of the hard work we put into delivering a comprehensive MBA experience for our students that sees them securing great-paying jobs soon after, if not before, graduation. Many thanks to the team here at Manderson, our alumni, and partners for all that they do for the program.”
More information about the Manderson MBA, including application info, is available here.
Focused areas of study offered as part of the Manderson MBA include business analytics, cyber security, finance, financial engineering and risk management, information systems, marketing, , real estate, strategic management, and supply chain and operations management. Furthermore, the Manderson MBA may be earned as a dual degree alongside a University of Alabama School of Law Juris Doctor, Master of Science in Engineering (civil or mechanical), or Master of Fine Arts (theater management).
For individuals considering the next steps in their academic journey, the Manderson MBA offers a round 4 deadline of April 15 and a round 5 deadline of May 15 (if available slots remain) for admission in fall 2025.
To determine annual MBA program rankings, which for the current ranking period includes 133 programs in total out of the 508 AACSB-accredited institutions in the nation, U.S. News & World Report uses starting salary and bonus data, peer and recruiter assessments, incoming student GPAs and acceptance rates, as well as other factors like employment rates at graduation and at 90-days post-graduation.
About The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business
Housed within the AACSB-accredited Culverhouse College of Business at The University of Alabama and serving over 900 students, the Manderson Graduate School of Business offers top-ranked specialized master’s degrees in areas like accountancy, business analytics, operations management, management, and marketing, as well as Ph.D. degrees in several business disciplines It is also home to a traditional on-campus two-year MBA, Executive MBA, and the STEM/CREATE Path to the MBA.