Deans’ Panel: A Conversation With Leaders Of Top Online MBA Programs by: Nathan Allen on November 09, 2020 | 897 Views November 9, 2020 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit As part of our robust coverage around the 2021 Poets&Quants Best Online MBA Programs, P&Q had a Zoom call with leaders from four of this year’s top online MBA programs. The video above is a 25-minute panel with Ramesh Venkataraman, Indiana Kelley’s associate dean for information and instructional technologies and chair of Kelley Direct MBA and M.S. Programs; Cindy McCauley, Carnegie Mellon Tepper’s executive director of online master’s programs; Joyce Russell, dean of the Villanova School of Business; and Steve Allen, North Carolina State’s interim associate dean of academic programs. During the panel discussion, the deans and directors speak about this year’s rankings, the current state of the online MBA degree, the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the online space, the most exciting and new aspects of their individual programs, advice to applicants considering an online MBA degree, and more. The 2021 Poets&Quants Online MBA Rankings Package THE BEST ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS OF 2021 HOW ONLINE MBA STUDENTS RATE THEIR EXPERIENCE HOW ONLINE MBAS RATE THE IMPACT OF THE DEGREE ON THEIR CAREERS ACCEPTANCE RATES FOR THE TOP ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS AVERAGE GMAT, GRE & GPAS FOR THE 2021 TOP ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS MOST & LEAST EXPENSIVE TOP ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS OF 2021 VIDEO: DEANS’ PANEL — A CONVERSATION WITH LEADERS OF THE TOP ONLINE MBA OPTIONS PODCAST: MBA ALTERNATIVES: A BUSINESS CASUAL CONVERSATION ON THE PROS AND CONS OF MBA ALTERNATIVES FROM ONLINE MBAS TO PART-TIME MBAS AND EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMS THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND P&Q’S 2021 ONLINE MBA RANKING