Once again, The Berkeley MBA for Executives Program and the UCLA Anderson Executive MBA lead ranking
NEW YORK, March 7, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Ivy Exec’s third annual EMBA rankings are out and in only the second year providing regional results, The Berkeley MBA for Executives Program and the UCLA Anderson Executive MBA occupy the top spots in the 2018 Best Executive MBA Programs – US West ranking. To compile these rankings, Ivy Exec undertook a quantitative, survey-based perception study of its nearly one-million-member strong professional community of high-achieving, advancement-oriented executives.
The Top Executive MBA Programs in the US West are:
1. The Berkeley MBA for Executives Program
2. UCLA Anderson Executive MBA
3. Executive Master of Global Management – Arizona Cohort
4. The USC Marshall Executive MBA Program
5. The W.P. Carey EMBA
6. The Eller Executive MBA
7. Leadership MBA (LEMBA)
8. The Foster Executive MBA
9. The LMU Executive MBA
10. The UC Irvine Executive MBA
The rankings are the result of a robust study of 6,245 global participants. Drilling down on the respondent pool, an impressive 55 percent held 20-plus years of work experience. In the remaining three segments, 22 percent had 15-20 years’ experience, 15 percent had 11-15 and lastly, eight percent had 7-10 years’ professional experience. The study intentionally excluded participants with less than seven years of work experience and entry-level titles.
Another key characteristic of this sample population is its collective level of education. In total, a combined 69 percent of 2018 respondents had completed either an MBA (39 percent) or EMBA (30 percent), with only 31 percent having neither. In 2017, only 50 percent had completed an MBA/EMBA, representing a 19-point improvement in this key demographic. We believe this information provides great credibility to the opinions shared within this survey as a function of the educational attainment of the providers.
Other top-ranked programs in the US West include the Pepperdine University Executive MBA, the University of Colorado CU EMBA and the Chapman University EMBA.
Ivy Exec’s goal in releasing its annual EMBA program rankings is to support its members and the broader, global professional community in making better-informed decisions when selecting the best-fit EMBA program for themselves. Pursuing an EMBA is a significant investment of time, not to mention money, so these rankings may help a professional consider potential ROI ahead of time.
Beyond the numbers, the study also gathered qualitative data to examine participants’ views on various important questions such as what they found “most important when it comes to career advancement opportunities post-EMBA?” Forty percent of respondents viewed “more responsibility” as a key post-EMBA outcome, while 33 percent looked to “higher compensation,” and finally, 27 percent sought “flexibility to change industries” as key benefits. This was a complete reshuffle from 2017 results which ranked 1) “higher compensation”, 2) “flexibility to change in industries” and 3) “more responsibility,” in order of importance.
In addition to the Best EMBA Programs – US West ranking, survey participants from other U.S. regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic/South and Midwest), as well as Asia, Europe and Latin America, were asked to share their perceptions on EMBA programs from their respective regions. Those rankings can be found here.
To view the complete list of top programs in the US West and an overview of the ranking methodology, click here.
For more information on the rankings, please contact Lauren.Lorenzo@ivyexec.com.
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