Financial Times ranks Executive Education No. 4 in the U.S.

The 25th edition of the Financial Times rankings of the world’s leading providers of customized and open-enrollment executive education programs ranked Rutgers Business School’s Executive Education No. 4 in the U.S. for both programs. Custom programs are tailored to a company’s request while open-enrollment programs advance executive skills across professions.

Brendan Shank, a global operations leadership development associate at Johnson & Johnson, said the insights she gained from completing the Mini-MBA in Digital Marketing have proven invaluable. "The program’s focus on strategic thinking and adaptability has enabled me to bring innovative solutions to business challenges that I have faced,” she said.

Peter Methot, associate dean of Rutgers Business School's Executive Education Program, said the latest rankings by the Financial Times, which also listed RBS No. 56 globally for open enrollment programs, is largely due to overall growth and client satisfaction as reported by alumni.

“I am excited to announce that for the first time in Rutgers history, we have grown the custom portfolio of clients and programs such that we were able to qualify for submission,” said Methot. To be considered, Financial Times required schools to have at least 10 clients who commissioned programs in 2023. 

“The result is that we have made the ranking for custom programs as well, mirroring our #4 in the U.S. position and achieving #44 globally,” Methot said. “It has been a goal for many years to grow this business segment, and we are excited to achieve this high-water mark. I am grateful for all the hard work everyone at RBSEE put into this exceptional achievement”

Rutgers Business School Dean Lei Lei said in the current highly competitive environment for executive education, staying strong and continuously enhancing the national and global program reputation takes a huge amount of effort. She also praised the work of the entire RBSEE team.

Connie Flohr, an employee at the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management (EM) which is charged with cleaning up nuclear waste sites across the United States, said she completed the Leading and Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce offered by Rutgers Business School's Executive Education Program. And then she brought the program to a group of her colleagues as a training and development opportunity.

"We have absolutely changed the way we do business," Flohr said. "My whole team now has the same fundamental understanding that we established during the program, and I think what’s benefiting us the most is that the actions that all of us are taking are relatively similar.”