U.S. News & World Report Ranks DePaul Part-Time MBA, Health Law and Intellectual Property Programs among the Nation's Top 10

Business Wire, April 2, 2004

Business Editors

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2004

Three DePaul University programs earned top-10 rankings nationally in U.S. News & World Report's annual graduate school rankings released April 2. DePaul's part-time MBA and intellectual property programs each placed ninth in their categories and the university's health law program was ranked 10th . The three programs are among a wide range of high-quality graduate school offerings available at DePaul, the largest provider of master's degrees in Illinois.

This was the 10th consecutive year DePaul's part-time MBA program rated among the top 10 in the nation. Enrolling approximately 2,200 students, the program at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business offers 20 different concentrations, including study in cutting-edge subjects associated with centers in behavioral finance, real estate, entrepreneurship, and strategy, execution and valuation. Full-time day and weekend MBA formats are available, too. The school also offers a portfolio of eight specialty masters degrees, a joint law/MBA degree, and MBA programs in Bahrain and the Czech Republic.

"Our part-time MBA consistently places among the top 10 because we have a reputation for offering a high quality, flexible, practical program of study that is responsive to the needs of working professionals," said Arthur Kraft, Kellstadt dean.

The College of Law's IP and health law programs are also highly regarded. "The recognition given to the IP and health law programs by U.S. News reflects the work of dedicated and talented faculty, and exemplifies the quality legal education available at DePaul," said Glen Weissenberger, dean of the College of Law. (more)

Established in 1997, DePaul's IP program includes over 30 courses and certifications in IP, such as patent law, information technology and art and museum law. It also offers IP-focused legal writing courses, two joint degree programs with DePaul's School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, and an LL.M. degree. Students can gain valuable experience providing legal assistance to local artists and inventors through the program's Technology Intellectual Property Clinic or through the program's summer job program, which is one of the most extensive in the country.

DePaul's Health Law Institute was created in 1984 and is the first American Bar Association-accredited program of its kind in the nation to provide students an extensive curriculum in health care regulation, policy and ethics. With the recent incorporation of the Disabilities Law Clinic, students have the opportunity to put their academic experience to work. Two of the institute's newest features are a partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA), which provides competitive students with paid work experience at the AMA after their first year of law school and the Center for the Study of Race & Bioethics, which serves as a research arm of the institute. The institute also offers an LL.M. degree in health law and a health law certificate.

U.S. News & World Report's specialty program rankings are based solely on ratings provided by educators at peer schools. Selected rankings are published in the 2005 edition of the guidebook, "America's Best Graduate Schools," the April 12 edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine and on the Web site: USNews.com.