U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Online MBA Program at USF St. Petersburg 32nd in the nation and 2nd in Florida, second only behind the University of Florida, in its 2015 survey of Best Online MBA. The rankings are based on five general categories: Student Engagement, Admissions Selectivity, Peer Reputation, Faculty Credentials and Training, and Student Services and Technology. The program scored especially well on the Faculty Credentials and Training criterion, in which it tied for 6th in the nation, and in Student Engagement, in which it tied for 11th. On both criteria, it was best in Florida. More details about the rankings, including the methodology used by US News and World Report, can be found at http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/mba/rankings?int=987608.
Congratulations are due to Dr Alison Watkins, Associate Dean in the Kate Tiedemann College of Business, and Mr Eric Douthirt, program administrator for the MBA program, and of course all the faculty in the Kate Tiedemann College of Business.