Kelley Direct students celebrating an earlier No. 1 ranking in 2022 by Poets & Quants.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Continuing its tradition of excellence in online education, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is ranked No. 1 for its Online MBA in the 2023 U.S. News and World Report rankings.
This is the second consecutive year and fifth overall for Kelley Direct Online to be ranked best in the country. It also has been ranked No. 1 twice by Poets & Quants and six times by The Princeton Review.
Ash Soni, interim dean of the Kelley School and The SungKyunKwan Professor, said Kelley Direct’s continued top placement among the best online MBA programs recognizes more than 20 years of online educational innovation, while putting students first.
“Kelley Direct’s continued placement among the best online MBA programs is a testament to the quality of our Kelley faculty and our dedicated staff in providing an innovative student experience and career success,” Soni said. “We continually seek feedback from our students and have set high standards to remain a program that operates at the leading edge of business education.”
For this year’s rankings, the Kelley Direct Online MBA not only tied for first overall, but also ranked in the top 10 in all program specialties ranked. Its finance, general management and business analytics specialty degrees all ranked second, while marketing ranked third. The Kelley Direct Online MBA Program also ranked sixth among veterans.
“The quality education and valuable connections is a hallmark of our Kelley culture, and we’re pleased this student-first focus was recognized again this year with a No. 1 ranking by U.S. News & World Report for both our Online MBA and MS programs,” said Will Geoghegan, Kelley Direct Programs chair and clinical associate professor of management and entrepreneurship. “At Kelley Direct, students learn from the best, with the best.”
The Kelley Direct Master of Science degree program was also ranked No. 1 by U.S. News.
This year’s edition evaluates more than 1,800 online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. The methodologies incorporate metrics specific to online learning by regionally accredited institutions. Prospective students can see how the Kelley School of Business compares to other institutions and how the rankings are calculated at USNews.com.
The Kelley School of Business boasts the largest business school alumni network with more than 127,000 living graduates. Learn more about this prestigious group and why the Kelley Direct Online MBA is ranked No. 1.
A popular feature of the Kelley Direct Online MBA program is “Kelley On Location,” which took students to Chicago last fall.