University at Buffalo School of Management

2 Buffalo Business | AI AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS SOCIAL IMPACT OF MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATION, ENTREPREURSHP AND LEADERSHIP Startups Ranked. Recognized. Rising. The School of Management fared well in a variety of rankings for MBA, master's and undergrad programs over the past year. Our continued rise in these rankings demonstrates the school's commitment to developing transformational leaders who roll up their sleeves and make the world a better place. ANANTH IYER DEAN No. 2 for MBA ROI Bloomberg Businessweek released its annual MBA ROI calculator, and the school was ranked No. 2 in the nation. The ROI is determined by subtracting MBA invest- ment (tuition, interest on loans, plus forgone income) from gross return (10 years of earnings and raises over pre-MBA salary). The resulting net return is then annualized to show the compounded annual return on investment. No. 27 among public MBA programs Bloomberg Businessweek again ranked the school's MBA program one of the nation's best. The school is up one spot in the 2025-26 ranking to No. 61 overall, and up three places to No. 27 among public business schools. The school fared excep- tionally well in the inclusion compo- nent with an overall ranking of No. 13 and received high marks in the learning component with a rank of No. 31 (up four spots from last year). Top 6 in U.S. for MS in finance Financial Times has ranked the school's Master of Science in Finance program as one of the best worldwide. The school debuted in the 2025 Masters in Finance ranking at No. 60, and was one of only six programs in the U.S. to be ranked. Among more than 19 components in the ranking, the school fared exceptionally well in "value for the money," alumni network and career services. Top 15 nationwide for MBA employment rate U.S. News & World Report ranked the school one of the best business schools in the nation, based on the percentage of its MBA grads who are employed within three months of graduation. Only 15 schools graduating more than 100 MBAs made the list, and the School of Management clocked in with an impres- sive 88.9% employment rate. No. 9 in Northeast for entrepreneurship Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review again named the University at Buffalo one of the top schools for under- graduate entrepreneurship studies. UB was ranked for the fourth consecutive year, coming in at No. 47 overall in the 2026 Entrepreneur magazine/Princeton Review annual ranking. UB also ranked No. 28 among public universities worldwide. The School of Management is the only business school from the Buffalo Niagara region to be included in these rankings. "Our continued rise in these rankings demonstrates the school's commitment to developing transformational leaders who roll up their sleeves and make the world a better place," says Ananth Iyer, dean. "Our grads enter the workforce with fresh ideas, sharp insights and the collaborative skills they need to create positive change."

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