Bennett Leckrone

1 week ago | bestcolleges.com | Bennett Leckrone |Alex Pasquariello

Updated on May 22, 2025The MBA is still the most popular graduate business degree, but a GMAC report shows that students are increasingly looking for specialized and online programs. Credit: Hispanolistic / E+ / Getty ImagesGMAC found a growing student demand for specialized business master’s degrees. The report found that interest in MBAs varied significantly by age, with older candidates showing more interest in professional MBAs offered in flexible, online formats.

2 weeks ago | bestcolleges.com | Bennett Leckrone |Alex Pasquariello

Updated on May 16, 2025A new GMAC report found that older prospective business students are more interested in AI education than their younger peers. Credit: shapecharge / E+ / Getty ImagesInterest in AI is higher in older candidates and lower in younger ones, according to the 2025 GMAC Prospective Students Survey. While 59% of survey respondents 40 and older said they want AI education, that figure was just 41% for those 22 and younger.

3 weeks ago | bestcolleges.com | Bennett Leckrone |Alex Pasquariello

Updated on May 7, 2025Online credentialing programs have traditionally lacked access to networking opportunities, but Harvard Business School Online is leading the charge to bring networking events to short-term online students and graduates. Credit: Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg / Getty ImagesHarvard Business School Online held an in-person gathering for its students and graduates in early May. That gathering, Connext, aims to offer the participants networking opportunities.

4 weeks ago | bestcolleges.com | Bennett Leckrone |Raneem Taleb-Agha

Updated on May 5, 2025As business schools seek to engrain artificial intelligence in MBA programs, Tulane University is expanding entrepreneurship and innovation through partnerships between humans and AI. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket / Getty ImagesTulane University overhauled its MBA program years ago to focus on STEM, and now it’s doubling down on AI. Tulane Dean Paolo Goes told BestColleges that AI is among the most important factors in modern business education.

1 month ago | bestcolleges.com | Bennett Leckrone |Alex Pasquariello

Updated on May 2, 2025A new report from GMAC found that business students are prioritizing return on investment in their search for a school. Credit: Education Images / Universal Images Group / Getty ImagesROI is on the rise as a priority for prospective business students when searching for a school, according to a new GMAC report. Rankings are declining as a factor for business students. Gen Z students are particularly focused on career outcomes and salaries.