While it may surprise many observers given how high tuition rates are for MBA programs, many of these programs are actually loss leaders or "show" programs to get a U.S. News ranking. Secondly, applications to most MBA programs have been declining for years, evidence that there is less interest in the degree. Many are putting more resource behind their undergraduate business programs, specialty master's in business, and online MBA programs. Today, nearly 32,000 students are studying for an online MBA at the 25 largest programs in the U.S. At the same time Gies experienced declining interest in its full- and part-time MBA programs, interest in its online MBA has exploded. The irony to all this is that business schools are still flourishing because of the demand for other programs.

Source: Forbes May 26, 2019 16:52 UTC