{"73640":{"#nid":"73640","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Full-time MBA Ranked 29th by BusinessWeek","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Management broke into the top 30 of BusinessWeek\u0027s latest rankings of the nation\u0027s top full-time MBA programs.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is listed 29th (10th among public universities) in the BusinessWeek survey, which only gives numerical rankings to the first tier of 30 schools. Tech is also ranked 23rd for return on investment, and it\u0027s the only school besides Harvard with 100 percent of graduate receiving job offers.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPublished every other year since 1988, the magazine\u0027s MBA rankings are determined by a survey of newly minted MBAs, a poll of corporate recruiters, and an evaluation of faculty research output.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn an online forum announcing the rankings, BusinessWeek associate editor Louise Lavelle explained Georgia Tech\u0027s ascension: \u0022One big reason was the student survey. Georgia Tech did better than four other top-ranked schools. The consulting and operations programs are strong. And it doesn\u0027t hurt to be located in Atlanta for recruiting purposes.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Management Dean Steve Salbu says: \u0022This leap reflects numerous things we have been able to achieve over the past two years: truly remarkable faculty hiring that has attracted top students, an MBA experience that our students rate higher than at many of the world\u0027s best b-schools, and our students\u0027 very impressive performance in the job market as we focus heightened attention on innovative, first-rate education.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022The Best B-Schools\u0022 is featured in the November 24 issue of BusinessWeek, on newsstands November 17.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Management is also ranked 29th (11th among public universities) in U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u0027s most recent rankings of the nation\u0027s top full-time MBA programs.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech College of Management broke into the top 30 of BusinessWeek\u0027s latest rankings of the nation\u0027s top full-time MBA programs.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech ranks in top 30 of BusinessWeeks top MBA programs"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-11-13 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:33","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73641":{"id":"73641","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178002","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:26:42","changed":"1475894388","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:48"}},"media_ids":["73641"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mgt.gatech.edu\/index.html","title":"College of Management"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/bschools\/rankings\/","title":"BusinessWeek Rankings"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EBrad Dixon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Management\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Brad Dixon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-3943\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brad.dixon@mgt.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}