Cambridge College a Leader in Awarding Master's in Business Degrees to African-Americans

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cambridge College was named one of America's Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine. Cambridge College's School of Management ranked 3rd in awarding master's in business/commerce degrees to African-American students, higher than any other private, non-profit college in the nation.  In master's degrees across all disciplines, Cambridge ranked 18th nationally in awarding master's degrees to African-Americans, 65th to Hispanics, and 41st across all minorities.  

"These rankings reflect our success in reaching our mission," said College President Deborah Jackson. "We are proud to offer an accessible, academically excellent education to hard-working students across all walks of life. We value our students' diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and our unique learning model creates an intellectually-rich, supportive classroom environment for adult learners."

Last year, the College enrolled more than 8,300 students in professional education and degree programs.  In addition to earning distinctions at the college-wide level, each of Cambridge College's three graduate schools individually ranked nationally on the diversity Top 100 list.

A full list of Cambridge College's rankings in the Top 100 follows:

Master's Degrees in All Disciplines

• 18th to African-Americans
• 65th to Hispanics
• 41st to Minorities

Master's Degrees in Education

• 6th to African-Americans
• 24th to Hispanics
• 38th to Native Americans
• 7th to Minorities

Master's Degrees in Psychology

• 20th to African-Americans
• 19th to Hispanics
• 21st to Minorities

Master's Degrees in Business/Commerce General

• 3rd to African-Americans
• 9th to Asian Americans
• 9th to Hispanics
• 6th to Minorities

About Cambridge College:
Cambridge College, (www.cambridgecollege.edu), is dedicated to providing academically excellent, time-efficient, and cost-effective higher education for a diverse population of working adults for whom those opportunities may have been limited or denied.  Founded in 1971, Cambridge College is a private non-profit institution of higher education accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, (NEASC CIHE).  Comprised of four schools – Undergraduate, Education, Psychology and Counseling, and Management– Cambridge College enrolls more than 8,300 students each year in professional education and undergraduate, graduate and doctorate-level degree programs at the main campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts and across seven regional centers nationwide in Springfield and Lawrence, Massachusetts; Chesapeake, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee; Augusta, Georgia; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Rancho Cucamonga, California.

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