Each year, HispanicBusiness magazine measures the effectiveness of the nation's universities in attracting Hispanic students. HispanTelligence, the research arm of Hispanic Business Inc., assesses the nation's top universities for Hispanics in the fields of business, engineering, law and medicine.
The 40 universities -- 10 in each degree area -- were ranked in terms of Hispanic diversity on the following criteria:
-- Hispanic student enrollment.
-- Hispanic faculty members.
-- Degrees conferred to Hispanics.
-- Progressive programs aimed at increasing enrollment of Hispanic students.
Here are the 10 top universities for postgraduate business studies.
| No. 1 University of Texas at El Paso, College of Business Administration Academic Services Bldg., 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968 (915) 747-7726; Fax: (915) 747-5147 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 403 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 306 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 75.9% |
| Total MBA degrees earned | 140 |
| MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 104 |
| Percent of MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 74.3% |
| Full-time MBA School faculty | 44 |
| Full-time MBA School Hispanic faculty | 15 |
| No. 2 University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business 1 University Station B6004, Austin, TX 78712 (512) 471-7612; Fax: (512) 471-4243 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 537 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 38 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 7.1% |
| Total MBA degrees earned | 265 |
| MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 13 |
| Percent of MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 4.9% |
| Full-time MBA school faculty | 92 |
| Full-time MBA school Hispanic faculty | 2 |
| Percent Hispanic faculty in MBA School | 2.2% |
| No. 3 University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Business Graduate School. One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 (210) 458-4330; Fax: (210) 458-4332 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 247 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 54 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 21.9% |
| Total MBA degrees earned | 21 |
| MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 6 |
| Percent of MBA degrees earned to Hispanics | 28.6% |
| Full-time MBA School faculty | 90 |
| Full-time MBA School Hispanic faculty | 15 |
