| As the economy begins to recover, more workers | | | | institutions themselves to compile the list. |
| and students of all ages are pursuing higher education | | | | The company named the Crummer Graduate School |
| in the form of vocational training, night classes or | | | | of Business at Rollins College in Florida the state's |
| online degree programs to stay competitive in a | | | | best entrepreneurial program for its "four separate |
| challenging job market. To cater to the needs of | | | | programs [that are] each geared to the needs of a |
| greater numbers of working adults who are | | | | distinct demographic," the book's editors said. |
| continuing their education, schools are beginning to | | | | The Aspen Institute, a Colorado-based education |
| offer and perfect online programs in business that | | | | company, released the 2009-2010 edition of Beyond |
| are gaining national recognition. | | | | Grey Pinstripes, a list of its top-rated MBA programs. |
| Several publications have released rankings of | | | | The company took a nontraditional approach to rank |
| masters programs to help returning students - | | | | masters management degree programs across the |
| including those who have been out of school for a | | | | globe, as its primary criteria examined each business |
| long time - decide which schools are best for them, | | | | school's ability to prepare its students for the |
| particularly for those pursuing classroom-based or | | | | environmental, social and ethical challenges they will |
| online MBA degrees. | | | | face in their business careers. |
| The Princeton Review teamed with Entrepreneur | | | | The list aims to recognize institutions that are |
| magazine to survey 2,300 business schools and | | | | "thoughtfully pursuing new approaches" to develop |
| create a joint list of the top 25 nationwide programs, | | | | "students who take a more holistic view of business |
| which include schools that offer online degrees. For | | | | success," said Rich Leimsider, director of the Aspen |
| example, Drexel University's Lebow School of | | | | Institute's Center for Business Education. |
| Business, which ranked third on the list, offers two | | | | A Canadian school - the Schulich School of Business |
| online MBA programs - its MBA Anywhere and the | | | | at York University - topped the list for the first time |
| Corporate MBA in Pharmaceutical Medicine. | | | | based on the varied course offerings and high |
| The Princeton Review also announced its annual | | | | number of scholarly articles published by its faculty. |
| rankings of MBA programs in the 2010 edition of its | | | | Working adults and continuing students may use |
| guidebook, The Best 301 Business Schools. The | | | | these rankings to determine which courses, curriculum |
| company used a combination of feedback from | | | | or online degree programs will best cater to their |
| students and alumni of masters management | | | | needs. |
| programs as well as data collected from the | | | | |