“It is a tremendous recognition for the College of Business
and Innovation (COBI) to be ranked #116 in the nation by Businessweek,” noted Dr.
Thomas Sharkey, COBI Interim Dean. “This is
the first time COBI has been ranked by Businessweek, and this ranking reflects the remarkable work
performed by the COBI faculty, advisors, students and staff, day after day,
year after year.”
“There are a total of 1,654 schools in the United States
offering business programs,” noted Dr. Terribeth Gordon Moore, COBI
Senior Associate Dean. “To identify the top undergraduate business programs Bloomberg BusinessWeek uses a methodology that includes
nine measures of student satisfaction, post-graduation outcomes, and academic
quality. During the ranking process, seven new colleges of business were
invited to participate this year and we were one of the seven. The student survey portion ranked us 95th
within the student satisfaction segment, which we believe is outstanding.”
Founded in 1929, Bloomberg Businessweek magazine is a market
leader, with more than 4.7 million readers each week in 140 countries.
Sharkey said. “It is particularly rewarding to obtain this
ranking so recently after our continuing recognition by U.S. News and World
Report and Eduniversal.”
U.S. News and World report ranked
COBI as the only Ohio program in the top 50 in their 2013 Best Online Graduate Business Programs.
Eduniversal, an international
higher education ranking agency, rated COBI Excellent and included it as the
only Northwest Ohio business school in its list of 180 schools in North America
in its fifth edition of the Best 1000
Business Schools in 154 Countries, 2012. Earlier this year Eduniversal also
ranked COBI’s Human Resources Management program #37 in North America and one
of the top 200 HR masters programs worldwide.
“This recognition by a series of
prestigious publications and organizations validates what we have long known;
that COBI is a premier provider of business education programs, not only in
Northwest Ohio, but throughout the United States and around the world,” Sharkey
said.
COBI students surveyed by Businessweek for the ranking echoed
that sentiment as they identified what makes COBI unique. Their comments included:
“The collaboration
between local business and the college really helps students network and take
part in internships.”
“Real life
experience, great selection of professional business organizations to help you
network, and plenty of knowledgeable teachers that are willing to help. “
“Role plays,
required internship, virtual programs, group projects, and the ability to
participate in regional and national competitions.”
“Our Professional
Sales program went above and beyond. One of the major worries of students these
days is finding a job after graduation.
I had to turn down job offers that were being thrown at me.”
“UT COBI program
stands out from the rest because of how student centered they are. The
interactions they have with the students is far and beyond what they have to
do. They want to prepare you in the best way possible and they continue to do
that every year.”
