Wharton Extends No. 1 Run As MIT Sloan Surges In 2026 U.S. News EMBA Ranking

The University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business was not ranked for its EMBA program by U.S. News before this year but earned a spot at 113th, tied with four other schools

U.S. NEWS’ TOP EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMS OF 2026: 109-126

Rank	School Name	State	Public/Private	Previous Rank	Change
109	Bradley University (Foster)	IL	Private	NA	NA
109	Manhattan University (O’Malley)	NY	Private	NA	NA
109	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	Public	NA	NA
109	University of St. Thomas (Opus)	MN	Private	NA	NA
113	Ashland University	OH	Private	NA	NA
113	Bellarmine University (Rubel)	KY	Private	NA	NA
113	California State University–East Bay	CA	Public	NA	NA
113	The University of Texas at El Paso (Hunt)	TX	Public	NA	NA
113	University of Hawaii–Manoa (Shidler)	HI	Public	NA	NA
118	Frostburg State University	MD	Public	NA	NA
118	Millsaps College (Else)	MS	Private	NA	NA
118	Rockhurst University (Helzberg)	MO	Private	NA	NA
118	Texas Woman’s University	TX	Private	NA	NA
118	University of New Orleans	LA	Public	NA	NA
118	University of Wisconsin–River Falls	WI	Public	NA	NA
118	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point	WI	Public	NA	NA
118	Wichita State University (Barton)	KS	Public	NA	NA
126	Nicholls State University (Danos)	LA	Public	NA	NA

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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