Financial Times Ranks Global Executive MBA Program No. 1 for Women

Program also in Top 5 for Career Progress, International Resident Students

In the 2009 Financial Times Executive MBA Rankings, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is ranked No. 1 for women students. The survey also lists Georgetown’s Global Executive MBA as No. 5 in the world and No. 1 in the United States for both career progress and international resident students. Overall, the program ranked as 37th in the world and 14th in the United States.

“Georgetown’s global perspective and diversity, combined with the career impact and return on investment of our programs, places us among the very best Executive MBA programs in the world,” said Gordon Swartz, associate dean for executive education at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. “On top of this, our students have access to the global business and policy-making resources of Washington, D.C., which are unparalleled in any other top executive MBA program.”

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business is located in a global center of business, politics, and policy making. As such, the school attracts a diverse population of executive students, including non-profit and government employees and military officers who add to the richness and value of the educational experience at Georgetown.

Financial Times produces the rankings through surveys of alumni and the individual business schools. Programs are evaluated on the following criteria: alumni salary figures and percentage salary increase, alumni career progress and aims achieved as a result of their degree, faculty research, percentage of faculty with doctorates, percentage of international and women faculty members, student work experience, percentage of international and women students, international course experience, percentage of international and women board members, and number of languages students are required to speak upon graduation.

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business offers several Executive MBA programs designed to enhance the business and leadership skills of individuals who already have built successful careers. Characterized by small class sizes and cohort relationships, the Executive MBA programs are highly selective. Students can choose from the Georgetown Campus Global Executive MBA, the Georgetown-ESADE Global Executive MBA, or the Executive Master’s in Leadership. In 2009, Georgetown’s Global Executive MBA Program was ranked No. 12 by BusinessWeek and as a top-tier program by CEO Magazine.