Tuesday, April 7, 2026

US News and World Report has ranked the Tippie College of Business’ part-time Iowa MBA among the best in the country in its annual Best Graduate Schools higher education rankings. 

The part-time MBA program was ranked 22nd overall, holding steady from last year, and 11th among public programs. 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 in 2019.

The program is among 56 University of Iowa colleges and programs recognized among the best in their field in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings that were released April 7. 

Media contact: Tom Snee, 319-384-0010 (o); 319-541-8434 (c); tom-snee@uiowa.edu