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Brad D. Smith Schools of Business

Rankings & Endorsements for the Lewis College of Business

2024

Ranked #7 for Best Online Doctorate in business Administration Programs

CollegeRank.net

Ranked among the top 244 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2024
Ranked among the best Online MBA Programs of 2024
Ranked among the Best Business Schools (Southeast)
Ranked #9 with the Most Competitive MBA Students

Princeton Review

#206 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2024

2023

	Ranked among the top 243 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2023 Princeton Review
	#8 Most Affordable Online DBA Programs for 2023 PhDs.me
	#6 Affordable Online MBA Programs With No GMAT Requirement Discover Business
	#204 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2023 TFE Times
	#61 of the 75 Best Online Masters in Accounting for 2023 University HQ
	#17 of 50 Best Online Master’s Degrees in Accounting Online Master’s Degrees

2022

	#204 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2022 TFE Times
	Ranked among the 189 Top Sales Programs in 2022 by the Sales Education Foundation The Sales Education Foundation
	Ranked among the top 241 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2022 Princeton Review
	#118 of the Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (excluding MBA) #252-328 of the Best Online MBA Programs US News & World Report

2021

	#5 of the 20 Most Affordable Online DBA Programs in 2021 Best Colleges Online
	#44 of the Top 100 Most Affordable Business Administration Degree University HQ
	#24 of the top 25 Online MBA Programs in the South – 2021 Rankings Online MBA Report #2 of the top Online MBA Program in West Virginia – 2021 Rankings Online MBA Report
	Ranked among the top 244 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2021 Princeton Review
	Ranked #50 of the Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 Princeton Review
	#204 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2021 TFE Times

2020

	#224 of all U.S. business schools (#2 in West Virginia) for the Undergraduate Business Program in the 2020 Best Colleges Ranking US News & World Report
	#233 of the Best Online M.B.A. Programs in 2020 US News & World Report
	M.S. in Accountancy degree program ranked #3 Best Online Graduate Program of Value in Accountancy in 2020 Online U
	#31 out of 101 Most Affordable Accounting Schools in 2020 Discover Accounting
	Ranked among the top 248 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2020 Princeton Review
	#204 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2020 TFE Times

2019

	#235 of all U.S. business schools for the Undergraduate Business Program in the 2019 Best Colleges Ranking US News & World Report
	#187 of the Best Online M.B.A. Programs in 2019 US News & World Report
	#4 among the 50 Best Online M.B.A. Programs in 2019 College Consensus
	#3 Best M.S. in Accounting and M.B.A. Accounting Concentration in 2019 College Consensus
	Online M.B.A. ranked one of the Best in Nation and only program of Excellence in West Virginia. Online MBA Page
	Ranked among the top 252 outstanding on-campus MBA programs Best Business Schools for 2019 Princeton Review
	#203 of the Best M.B.A. Program Ranking in 2019 TFE Times

2018

	#249 of all U.S. business schools for the Undergraduate Business Program in the 2018 Best Colleges Ranking US News & World Report
	Most Affordable B.B.A. in Accounting programs in West Virginia in 2018 with a CPA first-time exam pass rate of 60%. AccountingEdu
	#25 Most Affordable M.S. in Healthcare Administration degree, 2018 The Healthcare Administration Degree Programs
	Ranked #9 in 20 Best Master’s programs in Health Informatics College Rank
	27th Most affordable M.B.A. program Top Management Degree

Additional Rankings and Awards

#25 Most Affordable M.S. in Healthcare Administration degree, 2021 – The Healthcare Administration Degree Programs
#9 Among the 50 Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Economics for 2018 – Best College Reviews
Ranked among the Leading Business Schools of 2017 – Newsweek
#31 among the Top B.B.A. in International Business programs – Study.com

Leading Professional Societies Endorse LCOB Academic Programs

	The B.B.A. in Health Care Management is a member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).
	The B.B.A. in Accounting program recently became endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) in 2019. https://www.imanet.org/educators/higher-education-endorsement-program?ssopc=1
	The student chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma in the Lewis College of Business was recognized as a Highest Honors chapter by the AACSB for the first time in 2019. https://www.marshall.edu/cob/files/2019/09/BGS-Certificate-2019.pdf
	The M.S. in Human Resource Management degree has been fully aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidelines since 2018. https://www.marshall.edu/cob/files/2018/06/SHRM-Certificate.pdf