U.S. News & World Report Names McCallum Graduate School of Business One of Top 75 in the Nation

Part-time MBA Ranked in Top 40 and Masters in IT Ranked in Top 20. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) March 29, 2011 - The Bentley University McCallum Graduate School of Business was ranked among the top 75 graduate business schools in the country, ranking #73, in the recently released U.S. News & World Report rankings of America's Best Graduate Business Schools 2012.

The part-time MBA program ranked among the top 40 in the country at #36, up from #51 last year, and #3 in New England; the Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) program ranked #18 nationally and #3 in New England.

Designed with the working professional in mind, the part-time MBA program at the McCallum School offers unmatched flexibility and the opportunity to receive credit for prior academic work. Foundation courses within the curriculum ensure an understanding of business basics such as statistics, economics, marketing, operations, accounting and finance. The MBA required core courses integrate business and IT to spotlight its role in gaining competitive advantage, improving business processes, leading change, and formulating global strategy. The part-time MBA allows students to customize their degree by selecting two from a collection of 8 concentrations.

The MSIT program prepares professionals for careers that require the integration of information systems knowledge with a strong understanding of the global business environment - a proven expertise at Bentley. Graduates often start to work as consultants, risk analysts, business analysts, systems analysts, project managers, or systems architects and advance quickly in technical and managerial careers. The program equips its graduates to work in and/or lead teams that analyze, architect, integrate and implement IT-based business solutions in an increasingly diverse, globally interdependent, and technically complex environment.

The McCallum Graduate School of Business offers the most advanced business education possible, integrating information technology into course content. Program offerings include the innovative integrated MS+MBA and seven Master of Science degrees. The McCallum School provides a powerful, student-centered learning environment, innovative curriculum, state-of-the-art facilities and committed teachers and scholars. Students draw on first-rate technological resources including an extensive computing network; an on-site financial Trading Room; use of the leading integrated enterprise software from SAP America; specialized labs for studying accounting systems, marketing, and information design; and research databases and information sources worldwide.

To learn more about all the programs offered at The McCallum School including full and part-time MBA, and the integrated MS+MBA program, please visit: http://www.bentley.edu/graduate.

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY is one of the nation's leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader - one with the deep technical skills, broad global perspective, and high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. Our rich, diverse arts and sciences program, combined with an advanced business curriculum, prepares informed professionals who make an impact in their chosen fields. Located on a classic New England campus minutes from Boston, Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creative thinkers. The McCallum Graduate School emphasizes the impact of technology on business practice, in offerings that include MBA and Master of Science programs, PhD programs in accountancy and in business, and customized executive education programs. The university enrolls approximately 4,100 full-time undergraduate, 140 adult part-time undergraduate, 1,430 graduate, and 34 doctoral students. Bentley is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; and the European Quality Improvement System, which benchmarks quality in management and business education.

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