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![Kent State University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list. Kent State University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/01.15.19%20Photo%20of%20Risman%20Plaza%20at%20Kent%20State%20University.jpg?VersionId=B0WD0cPw4c6gAHI54A7oeIeeZ3DDWrRp&h=242cd5c8&itok=MZS14KGm)
Kent State University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report’s on its 2019 Best Online MBA Programs list.
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
![George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time Kent State University alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/05.10.18%20Photo%20of%20alumnus%20Dr.%20George%20R.%20Newkome%20and%20Kent%20State%20President%20Beverly%20J.%20Warren_0.jpg?VersionId=KOCLwyVocI30E.i4gUVADkw6A00pi.NH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=GX0_Kv1w)
"We are so pleased they recognize and appreciate Kent State’s upward trajectory in advanced materials science and have chosen to support the recruitment and retention of talented faculty members.” - former Kent State President, Beverly J. Warren.