Well, well, well, the SDSU business program is finally getting some respect. For the longest time, I was seeing nothing and hearing nothing about it. (That might have been due to not reading the right local publications, and not having a TV. But I don't think so.) Over forty years ago, the business classes at SDSU were in high demand, and business majors were thwarted by not being able to take the classes they wanted, and spent extra years completing their degrees, especially at the undergrad level. The MBA program did better with keeping its students moving along.

Local businesses were not limiting their hires of MBA's to those from SDSU, and I'd often wondered where the degree recipients ended up. Far too long ago, when I received that degree from SDSU, most of my classmates left San Diego to find employment. Sadly, I suspect that is still the case.

Back in the late 70's, as I recall, either US News or Newsweek once ranked the SDSU MBA program in the top ten in the nation. Seems that they did that once, and it didn't repeat there. That shows the credibility of many of those magazine rankings, as in nearly none. At least this time it was not just one mag that made the ranking. For those who are going to earn an MBA there, or those who recently did, this is welcome news. I only wish that this prestige came along two or three or four decades ago to do me some real good.

But do note that this ranking in the top fifty, is in the top fifty PUBLIC universities. The top-tier business schools have long been almost exclusively at PRIVATE universities. Hence, the highest ranked ones such as Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern, etc. are not on that list, but have a pecking order of their own.