Willamette University’s full-time MBA program has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading graduate business programs, climbing nine spots to no. 97 among more than 500 MBA programs in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
This recognition reflects strong performance across multiple criteria including career attainment success, peer assessments, and student excellence.
“Atkinson meets change at full speed — and prepares students to do the same,” said Romana Autrey, Dean of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management. “We are constantly innovating to ensure our programs equip students with the resilience, human-centered skills, and creative problem-solving needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving world of work.”
The Atkinson Graduate School of Management has a long history of excellence in the Pacific Northwest, and has continued to steadily gain recognition as a standout on the national stage. Focused on experiential management education and with a strategic vision rooted in relevance, Atkinson continues to bring big opportunities to students while offering a close-knit and individualized learning environment.
Willamette is actively building partnerships with major innovators in the region, creating interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate students, and expanding curriculum to prepare students for in-demand fields like accounting, artificial intelligence, and healthcare administration. During the course of their program, MBA students are able to leverage their classroom projects to tackle real-world challenges and build resources that serve them beyond graduation.
