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The Princeton Review tallied its “Best Business Schools for 2025” based on excellent academics, robust experiential learning components, outstanding career services and positive feedback from enrolled students.

In the UTampa write-up, students are quoted as saying that at the Sykes College of Business “the academic experience is excellent. The school has built an environment that pushes the students to talk to each other, and ask each other for support,” and that “�������� does an excellent job preparing you for the business world.”

Students also appreciate the “cheap tuition,” and that “most of the classes require heavy interaction instead of just the instructor speaking.” Lastly, students note that the University “strives to remain cutting edge by preparing students as leaders in this new global marketplace.”

The Sykes College of Business offers both undergraduate and graduate coursework. Graduate students can pursue an MBA, as well as master’s of science degrees in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing and cybersecurity. There are joint M.S./MBA degrees, as well as part-time, full-time and executive MBA schedules, and an Executive Doctor of Business Administration degree.

Frank Ghannadian, dean of the Sykes College of Business, said the College of Business attracts students from around the globe and is renowned for graduating students who make immediate impact in the business community and within their countries.

“I’m proud of all the business students who work extremely hard to reach their goals, faculty who are outstanding teachers and scholars and the vibrant business community that supports the College of Business every day,” Ghannadian said.

Ghannadian added that numerous businesses recruit annually at UTampa, including T. Rowe Price, Citigroup, Syniverse Technologies, Deloitte and Franklin Templeton Investments.

The Sykes College of Business offers state-of-the-art resources and encompasses the Center for Ethics, TECO Energy Center for Leadership, Naimoli Institute for Business Strategy, the John P. Lowth Entrepreneurship Center and the Southard Institute for Sales Excellence.

Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief, said that for students considering earning an MBA, “we highly recommend these b-schools and salute them for their impressive programs.”

The Sykes College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).