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UT ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS RANKED
AMONG NATION'S BEST
Public Accounting Report 2005 Ranking
KNOXVILLE , TN –The University of Tennessee College of Business Administration's accounting programs again have made the Public Accounting Report 's (PAR) esteemed annual rankings, reflecting the program's increased national prominence and impact.
The college's Master of Accountancy program moved up four spots to #16 on the PAR top graduate program rankings list while the undergraduate accounting program ranked #17 on the top undergraduate programs list. When ranked against public schools, the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs ranked #14 and #13 respectively. There are approximately 170 schools in the U.S. with accredited accounting programs.
“We are honored to be named again to PAR's prestigious list and to have our programs in the top 20 in the nation,” noted Dan Murphy, department head for the college's Department of Accounting and Information Management . “The accounting department recognizes the importance of teaching as a driver of success. Our commitment at all levels of study is confirmed by the PAR rankings, which serve as a testament to our meeting the needs of all of our students.”
For the survey's newly created doctoral category, UT's accounting program received an honorable mention. When ranked only against public schools, UT's doctoral accounting program ranked in the top 20.
The University of Tennessee accounting programs are not alone in garnering impressive rankings for the college. Also ranked by Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Modern Physician, Journal of Business Logistics , and U.S. News & World Report are the College of Business Administration's full-time MBA program, Executive MBA programs, Physician Executive MBA program, undergraduate program, and supply chain management/logistics programs.
Ranking of Accounting Programs — TOP 25 PROGRAMS
Public Accounting Report
UNDERGRADUATE RANKING |
GRADUATE RANKING |
| |
1 University of Texas |
University of Texas |
2 Brigham Young |
Brigham Young |
3 University of Notre Dame |
University of Illinois |
4 University of Southern California |
University of Notre Dame |
5 University of Illinois |
University of Southern California |
6 University of Michigan |
Indiana University |
7 Texas A&M |
University of North Carolina |
8 Michigan State |
Texas A&M |
9 Indiana University |
University of Michigan |
10 Ohio State |
Northern Illinois |
11 Northern Illinois |
Michigan State |
12 University of Georgia |
Ohio State |
13 University of Wisconsin |
University of Georgia |
Miami(Ohio) |
|
14 |
University of Missouri |
|
University of Florida |
15 Baruch College |
|
16 University of Virginia |
University of Tennessee |
17 University of Tennessee |
University of Virginia |
18 Arizona State |
Arizona State |
University of Florida |
|
19 |
University of Wisconsin |
20 Wake Forest |
Miami ( Ohio ) |
University of Washington |
|
21 |
University of Washington |
22 University of Alabama |
Baruch College |
23 University of Mississippi |
Wake Forest |
|
North Carolina State |
24 North Carolina State |
|
Florida State |
|
Baylor |
|
25 |
University of Alabama |
About The University of Tennessee College of Business Administration
The mission of the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration in Knoxville, Tennessee, is
to provide innovative leadership in management research education and practice. The College consistently breaks
new ground with both its scholarship and award-winning, integrated curriculum that is taught within its undergraduate,
graduate and nationally recognized executive education programs. The College is fully accredited by AACSB International -
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. For more information about the University of Tennessee College of
Business Administration, visit http://bus.utk.edu.