The University's programs in international business are the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings.

The magazine's annual graduate-school rankings, which appear in the April 9 issue of the magazine, rank the Moore School's International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) Program as the country's top-rated public-university graduate program for international business and No. 2 among all institutions. Last August, the magazine's annual undergraduate guide ranked the school's undergraduate program in international business No. 1 for the 10th consecutive year.

The graduate ranking marks the 18th year that the program has been ranked either No.1 or No. 2 by the magazine in its annual guide, America's Best Graduate Schools.

Rob Dalton, who will earn an IMBA degree in the program's global track in May, said it was the Moore School's top U.S. News ranking that caught his attention when looking for a graduate program.

"I saw the ranking in U.S. News & World Report," said Dalton, a native of Ironstation, N.C. "I knew I wanted to study on the East Coast, and I wanted to know where the best programs were in international business. I came to the University knowing about the Moore School's reputation, but I didn't realize how good the internship experience would be in terms of getting to work at a high level in an organization and the amount of responsibility given to me. It gave me a real feel for my postgraduate experience."

Dalton was an intern last summer with World Vision U.S., a global leader in Christian relief and development services. Dalton earned a bachelor's degree in political science and religious studies from UNC Chapel Hill and a master's in divinity from Baylor University. His goal is to work in economic development and global management for a Christian relief and development organization.

The Moore School's ranking in international business outpaced Columbia University, Harvard University, Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Thunderbird Graduate School, a private school in Arizona, topped the list.

"This ranking is further confirmation of what our students, our faculty, and many of our alumni and recruiters know about the Moore School's international-business programs," said Joel Smith, dean of the Moore School. "And that is that our programs are growing even stronger in terms of the quality of our students, our faculty, and our curriculum. It shows that we are preparing our students to compete successfully in a global economic environment, which is essential for business schools today."

In addition to rankings based on new data, the magazine and guide include previous rankings.

The School of Law and College of Nursing's master's program were again listed among the top 100 schools. These rankings are based on new data. Previous rankings, which are included again this year, are the No. 2 ranking in school-library media and the No. 8 ranking in health librarianship.

U.S. News rankings are based on objective measures, such as entering students' test scores and placement success, and expert opinion, drawn from inside and outside academia, on program quality, faculty, and research. For the international-business ranking, U.S. News & World Report asked deans and program heads to vote for up to 10 schools offering the best programs in each area. The 10 schools receiving the most votes appear in the rankings.

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