 In 2017, after falling 19 spots in one year in U.S. World News & Report's full-time MBA program ranking, Tippie began phasing out its full-time MBA program, with the final class graduated in 2019.Part-time MBA programs are still offered at the Iowa City campus, as well as in Des Moines, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Hong Kong, and Italy.In October 2019, Dean Sarah Fisher Gardial was named dean of Belmont University Massey College of Business, effective March 1, 2020.