The Tippie College of Business’ Iowa MBA program is ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of graduate school programs for 2025.
Tippie’s part-time Iowa MBA was ranked 12th among public university part-time programs, up two spots from last year. Overall, the program ranked 22 among all public and private programs, up three spots. It’s also the highest ranked MBA program in Iowa.
The ranking is one of many the Iowa MBA has received recently, placing it among the best in the country, including rankings by Fortune magazine, the Princeton Review, and Poets & Quants.
The Iowa MBA offers classes online as well as in-person in Des Moines. Begun in 1966, the program has evolved to meet demand from students for flexibility and added an online component, including a fully online option, in 2019.
U.S. News’ rankings were published online April 8, 2025.
Media contact: Tom Snee, 319-384-0010 (o); 319-541-8434 (c); tom-snee@uiowa.edu