Online Business Programs Ranked by the Best MBA Faculty 2023

Online Business Programs by Fully-Time MBA Faculty

An MBA program is only as strong as the background of its professors. Some of the best business professors have a nice balance of industry experience and teaching in an academic setting.

They have the ability to back their in-class lesson plans with real-world application. That is a powerful combination for someone entering the business field. Knowing that your professor is an industry influencer and has extensive teaching experience in the field of is a clear sign that a program delivers high-quality education. See our full report on the Best Online MBA Programs.

Online Business Programs Ranked by the Best MBA Faculty

Rank	University	Full-Time Faculty	Full & Part-Time Faculty	FT Faculty with Doctorate
0	The University of North Carolina at Pembroke	-0	-0	-0
1	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	-0	-0	-0
2	Union University	-0	-0	-0
3	New York University	-0	-0	86.00%
4	Minnesota State University Moorhead	-0	-0	-0
5	Alfred University	-0	-0	-0
7	South Carolina State University	15	19	86.70%
8	Southern Arkansas University	19	21	63.20%
8	Missouri Western State University	19	21	84.20%
10	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	18	22	81.00%
10	Black Hills State University	22	22	-0
12	Southern University and A&M College	18	24	79.20%
12	Longwood University	21	24	90.50%
13	Bellarmine University	21	24	90.50%
15	Morehead State University	23	27	75.80%
15	Augusta University	20	27	84.00%
17	McNeese State University	23	28	91.30%
18	University of Louisiana at Monroe	28	29	70.00%
19	University of Dallas	30	30	85.70%
20	Samford University	29	32	88.00%
20	Pittsburg State University	29	32	76.50%
22	Widener University	25	33	81.50%
22	Thunderbird School of Global Management	30	33	100.00%
24	State University of New York College at Brockport	33	34	92.90%
24	Governors State University	26	34	85.70%
25	The Citadel	29	34	83.90%
27	Florida Southern College	26	35	76.20%
28	University of Northern Colorado	29	37	-0
28	Murray State University	35	37	86.50%
30	Indiana University Southeast	31	38	73.50%
31	Shippensburg University	38	39	92.50%
31	Idaho State University	39	39	75.00%
33	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	36	40	79.30%
34	The University of Tulsa	40	42	86.00%
34	State University of New York at Oswego	36	42	73.00%
35	Eastern Kentucky University	40	42	81.80%
37	Prairie View A&M University	43	46	72.20%
37	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	45	46	72.00%
39	University of South Florida St. Petersburg	40	47	82.50%
40	Marist College	33	48	66.70%
41	Stetson University	47	52	93.60%
41	Marshall University	46	52	-0
42	Lamar University	42	52	76.70%
43	Fayetteville State University	41	52	81.30%
45	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College	53	54	72.90%
45	Texas A&M University-Commerce	48	54	-0
47	West Texas A&M University	54	56	74.10%
48	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	44	57	97.60%
48	The University of Akron	48	57	75.80%
50	William Paterson University	47	62	86.80%
50	Manhattan College	41	62	94.10%
52	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	54	64	85.10%
53	Salisbury University	58	71	79.60%
54	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden	53	72	97.80%
55	Quinnipiac University	54	73	83.90%
56	University of St. Thomas-Minnesota	74	74	85.70%
57	Western Carolina University	63	76	86.00%
57	University of Nebraska at Omaha	60	76	84.70%
59	Western Kentucky University	58	82	82.60%
60	Syracuse University	76	85	71.10%
61	West Chester University	56	86	87.20%
62	Rider University	50	88	98.40%
63	Saint Joseph's University	82	90	-0
64	Georgia Southern University	92	92	88.30%
65	Carnegie Mellon University	95	102	94.00%
66	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	104	113	79.80%
67	Virginia Commonwealth University	85	118	79.60%
68	Drexel University	121	121	83.00%
69	James Madison University	128	133	71.10%
70	Saint Xavier University	16	165	88.50%
71	Florida Atlantic University	132	171	78.90%
72	University of Detroit Mercy	16	175	88.20%
73	The Pennsylvania State University	165	177	84.00%
74	Kennesaw State University	169	195	78.60%
75	Bentley University	166	197	76.70%
76	Johns Hopkins University	25	261	86.50%
77	Florida International University	157	264	84.60%
78	Jacksonville State University	28	285	78.60%
79	The University of Michigan-Flint	29	305	85.70%
80	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	25	314	86.70%
81	Emporia State University	31	318	92.90%
82	Tennessee State University	26	325	97.00%
83	Arkansas Tech University	23	335	85.70%
84	Youngstown State University	33	375	81.10%
85	University of Alabama in Huntsville	33	415	93.90%
86	Yeshiva University	29	445	74.10%
87	University of Tennessee at Martin	38	452	91.20%
88	Robert Morris University	45	479	79.00%
89	Western Illinois University	47	495	61.90%
89	Arkansas State University	47	495	83.00%
91	University of Scranton	45	515	88.10%
92	Northern Kentucky University	43	535	78.80%
93	University of Missouri-Kansas City	49	575	74.50%
94	The College of New Jersey	44	581	100.00%
95	University of Central Missouri	52	595	69.20%
96	Southeast Missouri State University	57	605	89.40%
97	University of West Georgia	60	625	82.10%
98	University of Houston-Clear Lake	56	635	96.80%
99	Rochester Institute of Technology	61	678	83.30%
100	Rowan University	62	725	85.00%
101	The University of New Mexico	56	745	75.80%
102	New Mexico State University	68	755	82.60%
103	Hofstra University	56	756	97.40%
104	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	74	786	100.00%
105	California State University, Sacramento	59	825	98.20%
106	University of Nevada, Reno	72	845	82.00%
107	University of Virginia-Darden	81	855	95.00%
108	Wayne State University	59	865	79.60%
109	University of Colorado Denver	69	885	80.30%
110	Boise State University	85	979	76.00%
111	University of North Carolina Wilmington	75	1,042	93.80%
112	Florida State University	107	1,115	80.80%
113	Ohio University	109	1,149	68.40%
114	Montclair State University	104	1,196	77.80%
115	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	13	1,425	83.30%
116	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	107	1,445	57.60%
117	University of Montevallo	14	1,525	64.30%
118	Drury University	15	1,592	83.30%
119	Texas Wesleyan University	13	1,675	83.30%
120	The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	16	1,725	-0
121	Baylor University	159	1,732	76.00%
122	Woodbury University	14	1,775	-0
123	Henderson State University	16	1,792	63.20%
124	Berry College	19	1,975	100.00%
125	The University of Georgia	175	1,988	83.00%
126	Indiana University Northwest	16	2,075	87.50%
127	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	18	2,125	-0
128	Oklahoma City University	18	2,225	90.00%
129	Ohio Northern University	21	2,238	77.80%
130	Queens University of Charlotte	18	2,317	66.70%
131	Georgia Southwestern State University	19	2,325	78.90%
132	University of South Carolina Aiken	20	2,425	83.30%
133	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	24	2,666	93.50%
134	Barry University	19	2,675	88.20%
135	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	20	2,689	64.30%
136	Abilene Christian University	19	2,724	84.00%
137	Arizona State University	247	2,765	79.40%
138	Indiana University South Bend	20	2,808	88.90%
139	Dominican University	20	2,833	80.80%
140	Kutztown University	27	2,925	81.80%
141	Francis Marion University	27	2,975	91.70%
142	Jackson State University	24	3,025	100.00%
143	Midwestern State University	28	3,155	93.10%
144	Western New England University	29	3,166	82.40%
145	University of Alaska Fairbanks	17	3,244	65.40%
146	Columbus State University	31	3,275	90.60%
147	Eastern Illinois University	33	3,325	77.50%
148	University of Maine	25	3,358	-0
149	Auburn University at Montgomery	31	3,433	87.90%
150	University of Nebraska at Kearney	29	3,476	88.90%
151	University of Montana	28	3,525	93.50%
152	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	29	3,526	96.60%
153	Saginaw Valley State University	24	3,625	85.70%
154	Clark University	25	3,683	80.80%
155	Niagara University	28	3,725	76.00%
156	Frostburg State University	33	3,924	85.00%
157	Tennessee Technological University	36	3,938	88.90%
158	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	35	3,975	83.70%
159	University of Baltimore	36	4,063	89.10%
160	University of Illinois at Springfield	33	4,124	97.20%
161	University of South Dakota	39	4,125	80.60%
162	New Jersey Institute of Technology	34	4,142	100.00%
163	The University of Texas at Tyler	40	4,175	82.50%
164	Clarkson University	37	4,214	89.10%
165	Southern Utah University	34	4,271	88.90%
166	Northeastern Illinois University	36	4,325	-0
167	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	40	4,375	94.40%
168	Bradley University	43	4,401	78.40%
169	Radford University	41	4,425	89.60%
170	University of Houston-Victoria	39	4,475	100.00%
171	Canisius College	37	4,508	94.60%
172	Valdosta State University	43	4,575	86.00%
172	The University of North Dakota	41	4,575	82.70%
174	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	43	4,633	84.60%
175	Georgia College & State University	47	4,837	86.00%
176	Ramapo College of New Jersey	41	4,838	85.40%
177	Stockton University	41	4,875	78.60%
178	Iona College	43	4,956	65.20%
179	Drake University	45	4,992	77.60%
180	University of Hartford	44	5,013	75.00%
181	Louisiana Tech University	46	5,075	80.00%
182	California State University, Stanislaus	33	5,084	100.00%
183	University of West Florida	44	5,148	85.20%
184	University of Southern Indiana	48	5,216	74.50%
185	Minnesota State University, Mankato	48	5,337	97.70%
186	Stephen F. Austin State University	49	5,375	82.60%
187	Gonzaga University	44	5,472	89.10%
188	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	48	5,475	73.90%
189	Adelphi University	42	5,533	81.00%
190	University of New Orleans	45	5,688	92.20%
191	East Tennessee State University	53	5,725	85.50%
192	University of North Alabama	46	5,875	82.90%
193	The University of Michigan-Dearborn	54	5,975	80.00%
194	Coastal Carolina University	58	6,025	-0
195	University of Wyoming	55	6,112	85.50%
196	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	43	6,142	81.80%
197	Wichita State University	54	6,209	77.80%
198	University of Central Arkansas	58	6,225	86.30%
199	University of Southern Mississippi	60	6,475	83.60%
200	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	60	6,575	76.60%
201	College of William and Mary	67	6,842	87.90%
202	Creighton University	62	6,917	78.90%
203	University of Toledo	64	7,275	70.10%
204	The University of Mississippi	60	7,325	98.20%
205	Fairleigh Dickinson University	54	7,375	-0
206	College of Charleston	67	7,413	91.30%
207	Stevens Institute of Technology	66	7,442	95.70%
208	University of Alabama at Birmingham	65	7,575	73.80%
209	Florida Gulf Coast University	65	7,725	89.10%
210	Eastern Michigan University	66	7,925	94.30%
211	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	62	8,038	88.90%
212	Xavier University	77	8,425	76.10%
213	Colorado State University	81	8,476	89.10%
214	Sam Houston State University	84	8,825	81.40%
215	Marquette University	72	8,846	82.40%
216	California State University, San Bernardino	66	8,859	80.90%
217	University of Massachusetts Boston	76	8,875	81.80%
218	Missouri State University	79	8,933	-0
219	Loyola University Chicago	81	9,571	81.00%
220	University of Dayton	77	9,663	75.80%
221	Utah State University	93	9,742	72.10%
222	North Carolina State University	93	10,238	67.90%
223	University of Massachusetts Lowell	75	10,375	75.40%
224	Central Michigan University	106	10,725	70.60%
225	West Virginia University	93	11,017	78.90%
226	St. John's University	90	11,183	95.90%
227	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	92	11,208	88.20%
228	East Carolina University	109	11,545	70.10%
229	Villanova University	99	11,621	84.50%
230	Texas Tech University	114	11,623	82.30%
231	University of Florida	107	11,637	94.00%
232	University of Cincinnati	103	11,691	85.90%
233	Pepperdine University	103	11,692	79.70%
234	Georgetown University	107	11,733	100.00%
235	Washington State University	99	11,742	81.70%
236	Grand Valley State University	97	11,783	76.60%
237	University of Massachusetts Amherst	95	11,892	87.80%
238	University of New Hampshire	103	11,967	78.70%
239	American University	85	12,016	80.30%
240	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	117	12,175	85.00%
240	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	115	12,175	86.30%
242	Texas Christian University	101	12,328	95.80%
243	Old Dominion University	106	12,535	76.80%
244	Iowa State University	117	12,567	77.50%
245	Michigan State University	115	12,965	89.10%
246	University of Houston-Downtown	83	13,092	78.00%
247	University of Denver	107	13,166	68.90%
248	Santa Clara University	126	13,341	85.40%
249	University of Illinois at Chicago	124	13,366	83.90%
250	The George Washington University	116	13,633	96.00%
251	University of North Texas	114	13,803	82.10%
252	Middle Tennessee State University	124	13,874	87.30%
253	The University of Arizona	133	14,365	83.70%
254	Suffolk University	111	15,025	82.60%
255	The University of Iowa	134	15,451	77.50%
256	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	136	15,496	82.60%
257	University of Connecticut	126	15,919	83.00%
258	Oklahoma State University	126	15,926	92.10%
259	University of Maryland	147	16,266	87.00%
260	University of Miami	147	16,525	77.00%
261	University of South Florida	145	16,822	82.10%
262	The University of Alabama	162	17,323	79.50%
263	University of Delaware	155	18,725	89.50%
264	University of South Carolina	164	19,667	79.30%
265	California State University, Fullerton	145	19,986	90.70%
266	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	178	20,101	85.40%
267	Northeastern University	163	20,266	89.00%
268	Temple University	193	23,652	83.90%
269	University of Southern California	227	24,855	83.00%
270	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	222	26,176	76.90%
271	The University of Texas at Dallas	223	26,267	81.00%
272	Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis	322	32,869	66.30%

• The average number of full-time faculty for online MBA in programs is 65
• The lowest number of full-time faculty for online MBA in programs is 13
• The highest number of full-time faculty for online MBA in programs is 322
• The average percentage of MBA full-time faculty with a Doctorate degree 83%
• The lowest percentage of MBA full-time faculty with a Doctorate degree 58%
• The highest percentage of MBA full-time faculty with a Doctorate degree 100%

Online Business Programs Ranked by Best MBA Faculty

Start your research into the faculty strength of the online MBA programs you’re considering by looking into the number of full-time faculty the program employs. Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis campus has the highest number of full-time faculty of any online MBA program – 322. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, on the other hand, has only 13 full-time professors.

But the number of full-time professors is not all you should consider. A program without a large full-time faculty may have several part-time professors to help with the teaching load. You should also consider qualifications of the faculty, such as the percentage of professors who have a doctorate degree.

Compare Business Programs Ranking by Best MBA Faculty

While you are researching the faculty of various online MBA programs, don’t forget to consider campus MBA programs as well. You may find a program with a strong faculty right in your area. See the full online MBA rankings report.

Sources

• https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
• https://www.aacsb.edu/