The University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business is in elite company in the latest rankings from CEO Magazine. The Daniels Executive MBA, Online MBA and full-time Denver MBA have all been recognized for the quality of their faculty, international diversity, international exposure and faculty-to-student ratio, among other factors.
In CEO Magazine’s 2024 Global MBA Rankings, Daniels maintained its Tier One status. The Executive MBA ranked No. 13 globally and is the No. 4-ranked program of its kind in North America. The Online MBA is ranked No. 23 globally and No. 5 in North America.
“We take pride in our commitment to a comprehensive, global education,” said Vivek Choudhury, dean of the Daniels College of Business. “Through immersions abroad and comprehensive curricula, our MBA students study the international business landscape and grow as people. Plus, our cohort model ensures that our diverse groups of students are also learning from one another.”
No matter the program—online, executive, part-time or full-time—MBA cohorts have a chance to spend time outside the United States for exposure to a diverse set of ideas, points of view, customer types and more. In the past, students have traveled to Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, to name a few. On these immersion trips, Daniels students expand their relationships with one another as they learn from business leaders, visit industry sites and collaborate in group workshops to solve real business challenges.
“You can only learn so much when seated in a classroom in Denver, Colorado,” said Lowell Valencia-Miller, assistant dean of MBA programs. “Exposure to different cultures and different business models is a cornerstone of what we do at Daniels. Plus, students discover how their career goals fit into the global business ecosystem. Ultimately, these are some of the skills that set our graduates apart in the job market.”
In the Daniels Executive MBA program, the global program draws attention to emerging markets and developing economies—which stretch the limits of students’ comfort zones. Graduates frequently cite these experiences as the most meaningful, transformational portions of their time at Daniels.
“Conducting business outside the United States involves a unique set of challenges,” said Andy Cohen, faculty director of the Executive MBA. “Our coursework stresses the importance of making well-informed decisions in a global environment, utilizing critical thinking skills and emotional intelligence. There is no substitute for hands-on, first-person experiences with businesses around the world.”
CEO Magazine has been showcasing top business schools from around the globe since it first launched in 2008. In 2012, it published its annual Global MBA Rankings, profiling MBA, Executive MBA and Online MBA programs. This year, CEO Magazine ranked data from 139 schools, offering 284 different programs in 24 countries.
The ranking methodology is weighted entirely toward fact-based criteria, a system designed to cut through the noise and provide potential students with a performance benchmark for those schools under review. Factors included in the calculation include the quality of faculty, class size, international diversity, international exposure, gender parity and professional development.