Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business Administration, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and the School of Education clinched top spots on U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of the nation’s best graduate schools.
The College of Business Administration placed 10th for its graduate entrepreneurship specialty and 13th for marketing in the 2017 rankings – moving up three places in both categories over last year. The college is ranked 16th for its graduate accounting program and 19th for its Executive MBA program, and LMU’s part-time MBA program placed 55th.
“Our brand awareness and reputation as a college with premier graduate business programs has grown as a result of these national recognitions,” said Dennis Draper, dean of LMU’s College of Business Administration. “These rankings reflect the commitment and investment of the entire CBA community to academic excellence, and are a testament to the high caliber of our graduate programs and the students who enroll.”
Across town, Loyola Law School climbed 10 spots in the overall rankings for best law schools, moving up to 65 out of 196 schools.
The school also was recognized for its tax law specialty (which is ranked fifth, landing in the top 10 for six of the last seven years); trial advocacy (eighth, top 10 for nine of the last 11 years) and part-time programs (11th of 79 schools and first among West Coast schools).
“For more than 90 years, we have strived to do what’s best for our students: prepare them to be excellent lawyers and help them obtain jobs that allow them to do just that,” said Paul T. Hayden, interim dean and Thomas J. Girardi Professor of Consumer Protection Law at Loyola Law School. “Our faculty and staff innovate in the classroom, in our experiential offerings and in our career development opportunities – and our dynamic students and alumni are among the best anywhere.”
LMU’s School of Education is ranked 62nd nationwide. Of the Jesuit schools listed, only Boston College and Fordham placed higher, and of independent schools of education in California, only Stanford and USC ranked above LMU.
“Seeing the School of Education once again recognized as a top-ranked school highlights our commitment towards reshaping schools and society,” said Shane P. Martin, dean of the School of Education. “The impact of our faculty, staff, students and alumni continues to empower new generations of innovative, forward-thinking leaders across schools and communities in Los Angeles and beyond.”
