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Accreditation and Rankings

AACSB International Accreditation

All academic programs of the UB School of Management are accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This prestigious accreditation is considered to be the hallmark of management education.

Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal ranks the UB School of Management No. 9 in the nation among schools with strong regional recruiting bases. The WSJ has ranked the UB School of Management as one of the world's best business schools for seven consecutive years. In addition, UB MBAs have been lauded in The Wall Street Journal rankings for their team skills and leadership potential.

BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek ranks the UB School of Management one of the country's top 5 business schools for the fastest return on MBA investment.

BusinessWeek also ranks the UB School of Management undergraduate program No. 78 in the U.S. The ranking was culled from a list of more than 550 schools accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, positioning the school in the top 15 percent of accredited undergraduate business programs.

In addition, BusinessWeek ranks the UB School of Management's Professional MBA program among the best part-time MBA programs in the nation.

Forbes

Forbes magazine ranks the UB School of Management as one of the best business schools in the world based on the "return on investment" it provides MBA graduates.

U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report ranks the UB School of Management as one of the country’s best Undergraduate Business Programs in the 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” The school was ranked No. 74, higher than any other business school in the SUNY system.

The Gourman Report

The Gourman Report, published by Princeton Review, ranks the school's undergraduate business program 24th in the country and its accounting program 36th in the country. 

The Gourman Report, published by Princeton Review, ranks the school's MBA and PhD programs 41st and 39th in the country, respectively.

International Rankings

ReportED (Education magazine from India), in a ranking of full-time MBA programs, ranks the UB School of Management No. 52 worldwide and No. 31 in the U.S.