Bloomberg BusinessWeek has ranked the undergraduate program at the Albers School of Business and Economics among the best in the nation in their newly released rankings of Undergraduate Business Programs for 2012.   Albers ranks second in the Northwest and seventh in the West, and is among the Top 40 of private business schools in the nation.  Albers faculty received an “A+” rating in the survey.

Established in 1947, The Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University is home to over 1,700 graduate and undergraduate business students. Albers offers students undergraduate degrees in business and economics. In addition to our MBA for working professionals, we also offer graduate degrees in finance, international business, and accounting, as well as the Leadership and Health Leadership Executive MBAs. An Albers education is values-centered and prepares students for ethical and socially responsible leadership. Our undergraduate, MBA, and LEMBA programs are all nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The MBA and undergraduate programs are also nationally ranked by BusinessWeek. Albers is accredited by AACSB International, a distinction earned by only 5% of business schools world-wide. For more information, go to www.seattleu.edu/albers.

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Barb Silverman Hauke: 206-296-5732 or [email protected].

SEATTLE – U.S. News & World Report ranksSeattle University’s Leadership Executive MBA program 23

^rd in the nation, in Graduate Business Programs for 2013. This marks the fourth year the program, in the Albers School of Business and Economics has been ranked in the top 25 in the nation. 

SU’s part-time MBA program placed second in the Northwest among other part-time MBA programs. Included in the rankings of graduate specializations, SU’s accounting program ranked 19 nationally, and their entrepreneurship program ranked 25 in their respective categories.

 Established in 1947, The Albers School of Business and Economics is home to more than 1,700 graduate and undergraduate business students. Albers offers students undergraduate degrees in business and economics. In addition to SU’s MBA for working professionals, graduate degrees in finance, international business, accounting and the Leadership and Health Leadership Executive MBAs are also offered. 

An Albers education is values-centered and prepares students for ethical and socially responsible leadership. The undergraduate, MBA, and LEMBA programs are all nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The MBA and undergraduate programs are also nationally ranked by BusinessWeek. Albers is accredited by AACSB International, a distinction earned by only five percent of business schools world-wide.  

For more information, visit: www.seattleu.edu/albers.

For additional information about the rankings, visit http://www.usnews.com/education.

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Seattle University, founded in 1891, is a Jesuit Catholic university located on 50 acres in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Nearly 8,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within the eight schools and colleges. U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2012” ranks SU among the top 10 universities in the West that offer a full range of graduate and undergraduate degree programs.