Rankings and Recognition
MBA ACCOLADES
Top 100 best full-time MBA programs in the nation – U.S. News & World Report (2023) (2021)
Best Business Schools – Bloomberg Businessweek (2022) (2019)
Top 25 Best MBA Programs in the South – College Consensus (2021)
USA's Leading Tourism and Hospitality Management Programs – Newsweek (2021)
No. 1 in the nation for job placement three months after graduation – U.S. News & World Report (2021)
Most affordable full-time MBA program in the nation – U.S. News & World Report (2021)
Highest percentage of female students in a full-time MBA program – U.S. News & World Report (2021)
Top 10 public, one-year MBA program in the nation – U.S. News & World Report (2021)
Top 100 Best MBA Program – WalletHub (2019)
No. 7 Accelerated MBA in the Country – MBA Central (2019)
No. 1 in the Nation for Job Placement three months after graduation – U.S. News & World Report* (2018)
Top 100 Best Full-Time MBA program in the Nation – U.S. News & World Report (2018)
No. 8 MBA with Most Women – U.S. News & World Report (2017)
*Data based on information provided by job-seeking members of the 2017 MBA cohort.
MBA IN THE NEWS
CofC MBA program nationally recognized for success in recruiting women – Bloomberg (2021)
CofC MBA program ranked best in the country for job placement – ABC News 4 (2020)
CofC MBA program ranked among the best for job placement – Charleston Regional Business Journal (2018)
GOOD NEWS: CofC program ranks first in the nation – Charleston Currents (2018)
Q&A with Former MBA director, Mark Witte – The Post & Courier (2017)
CITY RANKINGS AND RECOGNITION
No. 1 Best City in the U.S. – Travel + Leisure (2021) (2020) (2019) (2018)
No. 10 Best City in the World – Travel + Leisure (2018)
No. 4 Best Place to Start a Career – WalletHub (2018)
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Wins Chamber of the Year Award – Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (2018)
Best Small Cities of the U.S. – National Geographic (2018)
No. 1 City in America for Economic Opportunity – Yelp (2018)
No. 4 Best Mid-Size Cities for Jobs – Forbes (2017)
Top City Attracting Millennials – Inc. (2017)
Top City to Work in Manufacturing – Smart Asset (2016)
No. 7 Fastest Growing Mid-Size Economies – Headlight Data (2016)
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