Pepperdine Graziadio Ranked Again as Best Business School by The Princeton Review

Pepperdine Graziadio ranked No. 9 for having the Most Competitive Students and No. 11 for Best Online MBA

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pepperdine Graziadio Business School has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools according to The Princeton Review. The education service company chose Pepperdine Graziadio for its Best Business Schools for 2021 list which was released on December 8, 2020. As part of the ranking, Pepperdine Graziadio was listed No. 9 for Most Competitive Students -- the only business school in California for this category -- and recognized as one of the Best Business Schools on the West Coast.

Pepperdine Graziadio was also named a top online MBA program by The Princeton Review and nationally ranked No. 11 for the Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021. Of the top 50 online MBA programs, Graziadio is the No. 1 faith-based business school in the nation and No. 2 top online MBA program in California.

"We are proud to be recognized as one of the nation’s best business schools. As much of the world was forced to digitally innovate during the pandemic, it gives me great honor to know our students are receiving the very best business education and leadership training,” said Deryck J. van Rensburg, dean of the Graziadio Business School. “Pepperdine Graziadio is committed to developing Best for the World Leaders through our hybrid, online, and in-person graduate programs across five campuses.”

The Graziadio Business School is renowned for developing entrepreneurial, responsible, and critical thinking leaders that can address complex business challenges through values-centered, collaborative, and experience-driven education. Graziadio students are able to apply their lessons learned in the classroom through the highly distinctive and recognized E2B (education to business) program working with companies on real business issues. The Graziadio Business School offers a broad portfolio of programs catering to the learning needs of diverse student segments such as: part-time MBA program or our online MBA for working professionals, a full-time MBA program for deep immersion, and two separate Executive MBA programs for mid- to senior-level professionals ready to advance their careers in management.

"We strongly recommend Pepperdine Graziadio Business School for their outstanding MBA programs," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's editor in chief. "Each school we selected offers stellar academics as well as robust experiential components. We do not tally a hierarchical mega-list of best b-schools overall because our goal, for the 25+ years we've conducted this project, is to help MBA applicants identify the business schools best for them. Our multiple categories of ranking lists are designed to help them do just that."

The Princeton Review tallied its lists for 2021 based on data from its surveys of nearly 24,000 students enrolled in MBA programs at 369 schools, and of administrators at those schools. Six of the lists were based solely on data from student surveys. Eleven were based on data from student and administrator surveys. One was based solely on data from administrator surveys.

About Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School

For more than 50 years, the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School has challenged individuals to think boldly and drive meaningful change within their industries and communities. Dedicated to developing Best for the World Leaders, the Graziadio School offers a comprehensive range of MBA, MS, executive, and doctoral degree programs grounded in integrity, innovation, critical thinking, and entrepreneurship. The Graziadio School advances experiential learning through small classes with distinguished faculty that stimulate critical thinking and meaningful connection, inspiring students and working professionals to realize their greatest potential as values-centered leaders. Follow Pepperdine Graziadio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.