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UST undergraduate business program jumps 26 places in latest Businessweek rankings

St. Thomas’ undergraduate business program ranks 80th of 145 eligible programs nationally.

The undergraduate program at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business placed 80th of 145 eligible programs nationally in rankings published this week by Bloomberg Businessweek. The school jumped 26 places from its previous rank of 106.

According to Businessweek, it ranks undergraduate business programs that meet requirements for accreditation, SAT and ACT test scores, and other factors. The magazine’s editors use a methodology that includes nine measures of student satisfaction, post-graduation outcomes and academic quality.

“To move this quickly up the rankings is a sign that the efforts of our faculty, staff, students and benefactors are building on our tradition of excellence,” said Dr. Christopher Puto, dean and holder of the Opus Distinguished Chair in Marketing. I could not be more grateful or proud of what they have accomplished. I am pleased that our mission to educate highly principled global business leaders is being recognized.” Continue Reading

March 27, 2013 by Clark Gregor

EveningMBA, FTMBA, leadership, Media, Newsroom

Opus Magnum Top 10 of 2012: #7

As the new year starts off, we’re looking back at the ten most popular posts on Opus Magnum from 2012. Today we’re down to #7, which takes us back to a big day for the Opus College of Business this year, when the UST MBA Program Earned its Top 25 Percent Ranking.

The Full-time UST MBA program vaulted from being previously unranked to being ranked among the top 25 percent of the nation’s accredited business schools, as published by U.S. News & World Report.

This was the first opportunity for the Opus College of Business to be ranked by U.S. News because the news outlet only considers schools that hold accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. UST’s Opus College of Business gained that accreditation in December 2010.

“We always believed we had an outstanding business school but there wasn’t a good way to demonstrate that,” commented Dr. Christopher Puto, dean and holder of the Opus Distinguished Chair in Marketing. “To move from being unranked to the top 25 percent is a wonderful affirmation. This initial ranking recognizes the efforts of our faculty, staff, students and benefactors. I could not be more grateful or proud of what they have accomplished.”

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January 10, 2013 by Editor

Local business, Media, Newsroom

Minneapolis a Best Place for Business and Careers says Forbes

By Dan Jackson, MBA ’12

Forbes magazine recently released their new “Best Places for Business and Careers” list. The list shows that the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have moved up in their ranking, and now sit at #22 amongst the 100 cities that were ranked. The list below, which can also be viewed on the website, shows the subcategories and their individual rank that help to comprise the total for the overall rank. Having been born and raised in Minneapolis, I thought I would provide a personal snapshot of experiences of these subcategories and how they contribute to the overall rank.

How Minneapolis Measures up in Forbes’ Subcategories:

#1 = America’s Safest Cities
#19 = Best Cities for Singles
#20 = Education
#104 = Job Growth
#156 = Cost of doing business

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July 9, 2012 by Editor

EveningMBA, FTMBA, Media, Newsroom

UST MBA Program Earns Top 25 Percent Ranking

March 15 was a big day at The Opus College of Business. The Full-time UST MBA program vaulted from being previously unranked to being ranked among the top 25 percent of the nation’s accredited business schools, as published by U.S. News & World Report.

This was the first opportunity for the Opus College of Business to be ranked by U.S. News because the news outlet only considers schools that hold accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. UST’s Opus College of Business gained that accreditation in December 2010.

“We always believed we had an outstanding business school but there wasn’t a good way to demonstrate that,” commented Dr. Christopher Puto, dean and holder of the Opus Distinguished Chair in Marketing. “To move from being unranked to the top 25 percent is a wonderful affirmation. This initial ranking recognizes the efforts of our faculty, staff, students and benefactors. I could not be more grateful or proud of what they have accomplished.” Continue Reading

March 16, 2012 by Editor