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Financial Times Ranks SMU Cox EMBA Program Among the Top 30 in the World
No. 1 for Most Experienced U.S. Intake and Top 10 for Salaries

DALLAS (SMU) - The Financial Times today announced that the SMU Cox Executive MBA program ranks among the top 30 in the world and among the top 15 in the U.S. The value of a Cox EMBA is confirmed by the salaries of Cox graduates which rank 7th in the U.S. and No.1 in the Southwest and West.

Now in its fourth annual ranking of executive MBA programs, the Financial Times analyzed feedback from more than 3,000 alumni. The final ranking of each school is calculated on its performance in three main areas:

Career progress of the alumni;
Diversity and the international experience offered; and
Published research by faculty members in leading journals.

“First-class programs for working professionals are a core part of our business at SMU Cox, and the Financial Times ranking confirms our growing stature as one of the world’s leading resources for an Executive MBA,” said Albert W. Niemi, Jr., dean of SMU’s Cox School of Business. “We will only continue to enrich the educational experience for business professionals and executives with the addition of the Collins Center.”

SMU Cox is committed to the professional growth of business professionals, managers, and executives. In Spring 2005, the school will open the new James M. Collins Executive Education Center, a state-of-the-art teaching and conference facility that will house the Cox School’s Executive MBA and Executive Education programs. The Collins Center will serve as a hub of business learning, meeting the evolving educational needs of working professionals.

SMU's Cox School of Business offers a full range of business education programs, from BBA and full-time MBA to Professional MBA (PMBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), Masters of Science in Accounting, and Executive Education. With educational experiences like the SMU Cox Business Leadership Center (BLC), Caruth Institute of Entrepreneurship, American Airlines Global Leadership Program (GLP), and the Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program combined with an international alumni outreach of more than 28,000, it is no wonder SMU Cox is ranked among the top business schools nationally and internationally by major publications including BusinessWeek, Economist, Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. At SMU's Cox School of Business, what happens in the classroom is just the beginning.