Rutgers Business School excels in Poets&Quants 2024-2025 MBA Ranking

Poets&Quants recently released the 15th annual MBA ranking, reaffirming Rutgers Business School’s position as the No. 1 public MBA in the Northeast U.S. Overall, RBS moved up seven places from last year to No. 42 nationally, the No. 18 public MBA program in the U.S., and again the No. 1 public MBA in the Northeast U.S.

According to Poets&Quants, “The 15th annual list combines the most influential business school rankings in the world: U.S. News & World Report, The Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, LinkedIn‘s top MBA ranking, and Princeton Review‘s annual list of the best colleges” [Poets&Quant’s 2024-2025 MBA Ranking].

The Rutgers Business School faculty are accomplished and committed scholars, continuously building knowledge in their disciplines through rigorous research. Since 2000, RBS faculty have added more than 900 peer-reviewed journal articles to the academic literature. RBS faculty also bring years of business experience to the classroom to connect theory to real-world practice.

On average, alumni realized a 166% salary increase, ranking Rutgers MBA No. 1 in Salary Percent Increase among public business schools in the Northeast U.S., according to Financial Times.

Poets&Quants also released their annual specialty survey of the World’s Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship. Among the MBA programs that have a focus on entrepreneurship, the RBS Full-Time 

MBA program was ranked the No. 1 Public MBA for entrepreneurship in the Northeast U.S. Overall, RBS was ranked No. 29 in the world for entrepreneurship and No. 5 in the Big Ten in this special category [see rankings].

The P&Q methodology used 16 data points collected via a school survey. Data points were weighted from 15% to 2.5% to create a well-rounded methodology and ranking that measured many parts of the entrepreneurial experience. Like previous years, the two heaviest-weighted categories are the average percentage of MBAs launching businesses during B-school or immediately after and the percentage of MBA elective courses that are 100% focused on entrepreneurship and/or innovation.

Highlighting the value and currency of Rutgers Business School’s entrepreneurship graduate study, the well-established entrepreneurship MBA was revised to become the Technology Commercialization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship MBA. The program evolved to meet the changing needs of students, whether starting businesses or bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to established companies.

“Entrepreneurship and innovation drive growth,” said Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Doug Brownstone, Department of Management & Global Business. “Beyond the encompassing curriculum, we mentor our students who want to start or grow a business with the RBS annual business plan competition. Developing a sound business plan, presenting it to a panel of judges, and answering their questions has proven very beneficial to the students, whether or not they win a prize.” Forty students a year take advantage of this opportunity to learn, grow, and compete for $50K in prizes.  

Continuing with MBA concentrations, Fortune released its 2025 specialty ranking report on the best schools with international business concentrations [see report]. Among elite MBA programs with an international business concentration that were evaluated and ranked by Fortune, the RBS MBA program was ranked No. 14 overall in the U.S., No. 3 in the Big Ten, No. 6 among U.S. public MBA programs with international business concentrations, and again the No. 1 Public MBA in the Northeast U.S. in this unique category. 

The Rutgers Business School Department of Management & Global Business curriculum prepares graduates to be effective managers in a complex and evolving global business environment, whether working for a small business or a major corporation.

Distinguished Professor Farok J. Contractor, Ph.D., Department of Management & Global Business, said, “Today, there is hardly an American business unaffected by changes in government policies such as tariffs and international supply chains or changes in exchange rates. 

“For example, a small Brooklyn pizzeria called Di Fara regularly sees customers lined up outside, waiting to get in because their pizza is so tasty. Di Fara's great taste comes from its reliance on tomatoes and cheese imported from Italy, which is paid for and costing in euros.  But their sales revenue from customers is in U.S. dollars. This illustrates how even a small domestic U.S. business, like millions of others, is affected by exchange rates and other changes occurring outside the borders of the USA.”