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William Paterson University awarded more MBA degrees than any other New Jersey institution in 2024, according to data newly compiled by state business journal NJBIZ.
Flexible scheduling options and innovative degree concentrations have fueled William Paterson University’s MBA enrollment growth by 75 percent in the past four years. The number of William Paterson MBA graduates increased to 291 for 2024, ahead of Rutgers-Newark and Montclair State, respectively.
“We have successfully grown our MBA program very rapidly with momentum that is attracting great attention from prospective students,” says Joshua Powers, William Paterson University provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “In recent years, we have successfully implemented programs that enable MBA students to fit robust graduate education into their busy and complex lives.”
William Paterson’s Cotsakos College of Business offers both online and on-campus MBA programs—taught by the same University faculty—with multiple start times available and accelerated, seven-week sessions designed with working professionals in mind.
Enrollment via the University’s online programs, known as WP Online, has grown rapidly in the past four years. A recent survey of similar online programs, including William Paterson’s, indicated that graduates averaged salary increases of nearly $14,000 in their first year after earning their new graduate degrees, allowing them to cover the cost of their education in just over one year.
“Today’s students are mostly working adults, and they are coming to us to advance or change their careers knowing that we will support their ability to balance graduate studies, career, and family commitments,” adds Anthony “Tony” Bowrin, dean of William Paterson’s Cotsakos College of Business.
Students choose from a general MBA degree or a concentration in accounting, applied business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare economics and management, human resource management, marketing, or sales strategy.
The Cotsakos College of Business is one of six percent of business schools worldwide to carry accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), considered the “hallmark of excellence” in business education. That accreditation was just reaffirmed for the next six years.
03/14/25
