Coles College is among the top 2 percent of business schools worldwide that maintain
accreditation in both business and accounting by AACSB International, the world's
largest accreditation association for business schools.
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Coles College is the second-largest business school in the state of Georgia, admitting
only juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
Kennesaw State's Online MBA was ranked No. 30 in the Princeton Review's 2024 Top 50 Online MBA Programs, making it the No. 1 Online MBA in Georgia.
The Princeton Review has listed The Coles College of Business among the 2024 Best Business Schools in recognition of the strength of its in-person MBA program.
CEO Magazine ranked Kennesaw State's Executive MBA Program No. 1 in Georgia for the
eighth year in a row. The program ranked 3rd in the country and 11th in the world
in the 2024 Global Executive MBA Rankings.
CEO Magazine in 2024 also ranked KSU's online MBA program No. 45 in the world and named the Coles College a Premier DBA Provider for its Ph.D. in Business Administration program.
Kennesaw State University was ranked 6th in TechGuide's ranking of Fintech MBA degrees. Fintech is one of seven disciplines MBA students can concentrate on.
The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program was ranked No. 17 in Cybersecurity
Guide's 2024 Affordability Rankings. More than 100 schools were examined based on academic rigor, Centers for Academic
Excellence, and overall program cost.
For the fifth time in a row, Billboard Magazine ranked the Joel A. Katz Music and
Entertainment Business Program among the top music business programs in the world.
The Princeton Review ranked the Coles College MBA program No. 36 in its 2023 list
of theTop 50 Online MBA Programs.
CEO Magazine Global EMBA Ranking Kennesaw StateThe Coles College of Business EMBA program was ranked 1st in Georgia and 3rd in North America in CEO Magazine's 2023 Global Executive MBA Rankings. For the ninth year in a row, the EMBA was recognized as a Global Tier One program.
The Institute of Internal Auditors has once again certified Kennesaw State's Internal
Audit Center as a Center for Internal Audit Excellence for the period of 2023-2028,
making it one of only 12 centers to achieve this goal.
World Scholarship Vault ranked Kennesaw State's MAcc program No. 1 in it's 2023 list
of the Best Online Accounting Master's Degrees in the U.S.
For the fourth time in a row, Billboard Magazine ranked the Joel A. Katz Music and
Entertainment Business Program among the top music business programs in the world.
Cybersecurityguide.org has ranked Kennesaw State's Master of Science in Cybersecurity
degree program No. 19 in its list of theTop 25 Best Online Cyber Programs.
The National Security Agency’s National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity awarded Kennesaw State the 2022First Place Outstanding Outreach Award, placing it in the top spot among the 347 member institutions.
CEO Magazine also named the Coles College a “premier DBA provider” for the Ph.D in Business Administration based on accreditation, quality of faculty, geography and international standing in its 2022 Global DBA Listing.
In early 2022, Research.com ranked Kennesaw State University 100th in the world in
faculty research onbusiness and managementand 126th in research ineconomics and finance. Rankings are based on author citations and each university’s h-index, which represents the productivity and impact of a group of researchers.
For individual research output, Research.com ranked Dana Hermanson 418th in the U.S.
and Lance Brouthers 558th in business and management. Hermanson also ranked 914th
for economics and finance.
QS World University Rankings listed Kennesaw State's WebMBA no. 63 in its 2020 listing
of Top Online MBA Programs.
The Coles College of Business EMBA program was ranked 1st in Georgia, 2nd in the nation,
and 8th in the world in CEO Magazine's2021 Global Executive MBA Rankings.
For the seventh year in a row, the EMBA was recognized as a Global Tier One program.
Fortune Magazine ranked the Coles College 23rd in the nation and 8th in the South
in its inaugural listing of theBest Online MBA Programsin 2021.
The Princeton Review ranked the Coles College MBA program No. 29 in its list of theTop 50 Online MBA Programs.
Best Value Schools ranked the Master of Science in Information Systems the #4 in its
15 Best Master's Degrees in Management Information Systems in 2021.
College Consensus ranked Kennesaw State's PhD in Business Administration No. 20 in
itsBest PhD in Business Administration 2021listing. The ranking is based on aggregate reviews featured in US News and World Report,
Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, and CEO Magazine.
QS World University Rankings listed Kennesaw State's WebMBA no. 37 in its 2020 listing
ofTop Online MBA Programs.
For the fourth straight year, Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA program was ranked first in Georgia inCEO Magazine’s 2020 Global Executive MBA Rankings. The program also ranked #3 in the nation. CEO Magazine has also designated the EMBA
program as a Global Tier One program for six years in a row.
Kennesaw State University is ranked 61st in the world and 2nd in Georgia for producing
accounting research published in 12 top accounting journals from 1990-present, according
toBrigham Young University’s 2019 Accounting Research Rankings. KSU is ranked 6th in the world for Accounting Education research, 18th in the world
for auditing research, and 24th in overall breadth of accounting research. Dana Hermanson
is the 18th most-published accounting researcher in the world.
The Coles College Executive MBA Program ranked 21st the Southeast in Ivy Exec's2020 Best Executive MBA Programs.
MBA Centralranked the Coles College WebMBA as the third best Online MBA in Georgia based on affordability,
support services, and quality of classes.
CyberDegrees.orgranked Kennesaw State University #1 in online cybersecurity degrees in 2019. The ranking
called out the BBA in Information Security and Assurance, and the eDegree in Cybersecurity,
along with programs offered by the College of Computing and Software Engineering.
The National Security Agency's National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity
program recently designated Kennesaw State as a Center of Excellence through 2027.
National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community recently presented
Kennesaw State with the 2022 First Place Outreach Award, naming the University the
top institution in the country for cybersecurity outreach efforts.
The Coles College WebMBA is ranked 23rd in the world by QS World University Rankings
in its2019 Online MBA Rankings.
Kennesaw State was recognized as a Top University Sales Program by the Sales Education
Foundation for the 13th year in a row in 2019.
Kennesaw State was recognized as aTop University Sales Programby the Sales Education Foundation for the 15th year in a row in 2022.The part-time
MBA program was ranked 81st in U.S. News and World Report's 2020 Best Grad School
rankings.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Coles College's WebMBA program 21st in its 2019
listing of the Best Online MBA Programs.
Poets&Quants ranked Kennesaw State University'sWebMBAprogram 26th in its 2019 list of Top Online MBA Programs, based on admissions standards, student experiences, and career outcomes.
The Coles College Executive MBA Program ranked 17th the Southeast in Ivy Exec's2019 Best Executive MBA Programs.
Online MBA Report ranked the Georgia WebMBA program 1st in Georgia its2019 Online MBA rankings. The organization also ranked the program 9th in the South, 22nd among public colleges,
and 27th in the country.
Billboard Magazine ranked the Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business program
as one of the Top 15 Music Business Education Programs in 2018.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Coles College's WebMBA program 19th in its 2018
listing of the Best Online MBA Programs.
TheExecutive MBA Programis ranked 1st in Georgia and 7th in the World by CEO Magazine in its 2019 Global Executive
MBA rankings. The EMBA program was recognized as a Global Tier One EMBA program for
the fifth year in a row.
CyberDegrees.org ranked Kennesaw State University #1 in online cybersecurity degrees
in 2018. The ranking called out the BBA in Information Security and Assurance, and
the eDegree in Cybersecurity.
Coles College's WebMBA Program is ranked #4 in Georgia by Online MBA Today, based
on tuition cost, accreditation, student base salaries, and prestige.
CollegeChoice.net ranked Coles College's online BBA program 20th in its listing of
the country's most affordable online marketing programs.
Military Times Magazine ranked Kennesaw State 6th in its feature 2018 Best for Vets:
10 Best Cybersecurity Programs.
Poets & Quants ranked the Coles College of Business's Online MBA Program 6th on its
2018 list of the most affordable, highly-ranked programs in the country.
Kennesaw State University is ranked 63rd in the world and third in Georgia for producing accounting research published in 12 top accounting journals from 1990-present, according to Brigham Young University’s 2017 Accounting Research Rankings. KSU is ranked19th in Accounting Information Systems research, 17th in Auditing, and 11th in Accounting Education research. KSU is ranked #1 in Georgia for research into Accounting Information Systems, Auditing, and Accounting Education Research.
Three KSU School of Accountancy faculty are in the top 1,000 accounting researchers
overall, according to Brigham Young University's 2017 Accounting Research Rankings.
Dr. Dana Hermanson is ranked 22nd worldwide in publishing in 12 top accounting journals
from 1990-present. For research published during the last six years, Dr. Divesh Sharma
is 130th and Dr. Vineeta Sharma is 351st.
Kennesaw State University is ranked 37th in the world for impact of entrepreneurship
research, according to a study published in the Journal of Small Business Management,
with former faculty member Dr. Joseph Astrachan ranked as the 25th top contributor
to entrepreneurial research in the world.
Coles College is consistently recognized as a top business school by The Princeton
Review.
Chief Executive Magazine recognized Coles College as a “Go-To Business School.”
Coles CollegeDoctor of Business Administrationprogram is one of the few such doctoral programs of its kind in the world and is one of 20 named a “premier DBA provider” in CEO Magazine’s global listings – ratings based on accreditation, quality of faculty, geography, and international standing.
Part-timeMBAranked 28th nationally in the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Graduate Schools
edition.
Coles College MBAranked as a Top 50 Program in the Nation by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Several Coles business programs are highly ranked in CEO Magazine’s 2018 Global MBA Rankings.
Ranked #3 best Online Bachelor in Information Assurance & Security Degree Programs
byTheBestSchools.com.
One of only four business schools in the South to win the USASBE’s National ModelEntrepreneurship ProgramAward at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Home of theSchool of Accountancy, boasting one of the largest accounting programs in Georgia, and KSU is the only college and university in Georgia that is recognized at the institute of Internal Auditor’s Comprehensive Level.
TheColes College Online MBAtied for 25th place nationally in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 “Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans” rankings. Coles College online MBA is self-paced, competitively priced, carries AACSB accreditation, and is certified for the GI Bill® and the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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