The list recognized the top 244 on-campus MBA programs around the country and was based on survey data from more than 17,800 students and school administrators.

鈥淲hat makes our Best Business Schools list unique is that we factor in data from our surveys of students attending the schools about their campus and classroom experiences,鈥� said Rob Franek, editor-in-chief of 颅The Princeton Review.

Student respondents identified cost, diversity, high academic standards, job prospects upon graduation and accessible, knowledgeable faculty as attributes that separated the UCA MBA program from others.

鈥淚t has been our goal over the last few years to grow our program and provide a high-quality, affordable and flexible graduate program that our students could use to advance their careers,鈥� said Mark McMurtrey, Ph.D., director of the UCA MBA program. 鈥淥ur continued inclusion in this ranking of top MBA programs in the country shows our students find value in our program and the concentrations we now offer.鈥�

The UCA MBA program has more than 150 students 鈥� up from 89 in 2016 鈥� and offers concentrations in finance, health care administration and information management, as well as an option to embed a graduate certificate in data analytics. It is accredited through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

MBA Director Mark McMurtrey, Ph.D.

Mark McMurtrey, Ph.D., professor of management information systems and Master of Business Administration program director, has been awarded the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Outstanding Educator Award.

The SWDSI is a division of the聽, a professional organization made up of those interested in sharing research on the study of decision processes and the application of quantitative and behavioral methods to the problems of society. The Outstanding Educator Award is one of the most prestigious honors presented by the Federation of Business Disciplines and SWDSI.

鈥淜nowing that my name will be forever linked with these other winners is absolutely humbling and quite an honor. I know my family is proud of me, and my late parents as well,” McMurtrey said.

McMurtrey has served as program chair for the SWDSI鈥檚 2017 conference and served as the organization鈥檚 president from 2019-20.聽He is in his 19th year as professor at UCA and fifth year as MBA director.

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