UT Haslam in Top Five Among U.S. Public Schools in Major International Ranking for Ninth Year

Haslam holds the No. 5 place among U.S. public institutions in The Financial Times' 2025 Custom Executive Education Ranking.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In The Financial Times' 2025 Custom Executive Education Ranking released today, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business placed No. 5 among U.S. public institutions. Marking nine years of excellence, Haslam's custom executive education programs continue to rank in the top five among U.S. public institutions. Haslam ranked No. 7 among all public and private U.S. schools, and No. 53 among all business schools worldwide. In the rankings' growth subcategory, Haslam rose above all other U.S. public universities, ranking No. 1 for the second consecutive year.

Focused on Students, Delivering Value

Amy Cathey, Haslam's associate dean for graduate and executive education and interim vice provost and dean of the UT Graduate School, described the rankings as a testament to the college's ability to deliver timely and impactful executive education through impactful and rigorous academic experiences.

"Our faculty and staff make every effort to provide our students with the most current and relevant experiential learning possible," she said. "The expertise they acquire in these programs equip them to deliver significant value to their organizations. We are mindful that the business professionals who choose to augment their skills with Haslam have busy career demands, and we strive to accommodate their schedules by meeting them where they are with many programming options."

Haslam offers a full portfolio of customized executive education programs, open enrollment short courses, multiple MBA programs and several specialty masters' programs.

About the Financial Times' Custom Executive Education Ranking

The Financial Times' Custom Executive Education Ranking is widely acknowledged as an authoritative source, respected for the thoroughness and balance of its methodology. The rankings are derived from a client survey and a school survey and consider many factors. These elements include the quality of instruction, flexibility of program design, relevance to the workplace of new skills learned, follow up with students and several other data points. A total of 101 institutions from around the globe were included.

SOURCE University of Tennessee on behalf of its Haslam College of Business