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Leavey MBA Students in Front of Lucas Hall with EMBA (#1 in Silicon Valley), Evening MBA (#1 in Silicon Valley), and Business Specialty National Rankings

Leavey MBA Students in Front of Lucas Hall with EMBA (#1 in Silicon Valley), Evening MBA (#1 in Silicon Valley), and Business Specialty National Rankings

Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business Again Ranks #1 in Silicon Valley for Executive and Part-Time MBA Programs

Leavey School of Business receives top-25 rankings across the board for business specialties, including Entrepreneurship at No. 17, Marketing at No. 16, Business Analytics at No. 18, and Finance at No. 24.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (April 25, 2023)

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University has again been nationally recognized as a premier institution in graduate business education by U.S. News & World Report. Amongst the 299 schools included in the 2024 list, the Leavey School of Business is proud to be ranked No. 1 in Silicon Valley. The School’s Executive MBA landed in the top 15 nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, ranked No. 3 overall in California and No. 14 in the U.S. The EMBA program is also No. 1 among Jesuit universities nationwide.

Leavey’s Part-Time MBA program also ranked No. 1 in Silicon Valley and No. 4 in California and solidified a national ranking of No 28, marking its fifth consecutive year amongst the top-30.  

Reflecting Leavey’s close connections to Silicon Valley and the technology industry, the school’s Entrepreneurship concentration jumped by 10 places, moving from a national ranking at No. 27 to No. 17. With top-25 rankings across the board, this year’s national concentration rankings are rounded out with Marketing at No. 16, Business Analytics at No. 18, and Finance at No. 24.

“Year after year, Leavey ranks among the top schools for graduate business education. This year, the positive trend continues, and we are delighted to be celebrating the ongoing success of our Executive and Part-Time MBA programs,” said Dean Ed Grier. “Leavey is home to dedicated faculty and talented students, and I am thrilled to see their impressive work reflected in our rankings.”

The full rankings can be found at U.S. News & World Report

About Santa Clara University

Founded in 1851, Santa Clara University sits in the heart of Silicon Valley—the world’s most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University’s stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís. SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. SCU has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see www.scu.edu

About the Leavey School of Business

Leveraging its place  in the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the most dynamic business environments in the world, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University combines academic excellence in theJesuit tradition, with an energetic, innovative spirit that typifies the region. The premier school in Silicon Valley for professional and executive degree programs, Leavey offers one of the nation's best graduate business programs ranked No. 14 Executive MBA by U.S. News & World Report, No. 28 ranked Evening MBA by U.S. News & World Report, and No. 9 ranked Online MBA by Poets&Quants. Our Undergraduate Business programs rank in the Top 10% nationwide, ranked No. 67 by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit www.scu.edu/business.

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