In the 2008 BusinessWeek MBA school rankings, Leonard N. Stern School of Business takes the thirteenth place, while Anderson School takes the fourteenth. In the fifteenth spot is Kelley School of Business. Below are short profiles of these MBA schools. Take time to read the profiles to be more informed.
Leonard N. Stern School of Business (New York University)
NYU Stern started out in 1900 as the NYU undergraduate School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance and is located on New York University’s Washington Square Campus. It was only in 1916 that the graduate business program was launched and was able to accommodate both full-time and part-time students. Throughout the years, NYU increased the number of programs it offered as prompted by the changing business industry demands and trends. The School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance was also changed to Leonard N. Stern School of Business after Stern gave a $30 million donation to improve the school’s facilities. To apply to NYU Stern, visit its official website and sign up through the online application form.
Anderson School (University of California–Los Angeles)
The Anderson School of Management was founded about 70 years ago under the University of California in Los Angeles. Currently, Anderson offers MBA, PhD, executive MBA, and Master of Financial Engineering as one of the school’s post-graduate programs. In addition, Anderson offers the UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA program, Management Development programs, Global Access program, Riordan programs, and Management Communication programs. To apply to UCLA Anderson, visit the school’s official website and accomplish the online admission form.
Kelley School of Business (Indiana University)
Kelley School of Business was established in 1920 but formerly had the name School of Commerce and Finance. The school was again renamed to School of Business Administration which was later shortened to School of Business. Finally, in 1997, when E.W. Kelley gave a $23 million donation, the school was renamed as the Kelley School of Business. It offers Undergraduate, full-time MBA, online MBA, specialized master’s degrees, and doctoral programs as well as executive education. Apply to Kelley School through its website and complete the online application form.
The MBA schools that take the seventh, eighth, and ninth places in the 2008 MBA School rankings are Columbia Business School, Fuqua School of Business, and MIT Sloan School of Management. Brief profiles about the schools are provided, along with instructions on how to apply to the schools. If you want to visit the official websites of the schools, just click on the links in this article.
Columbia Business School was established in 1916. Ever since the year of its establishment, this school has produced business leaders in the United States. Today, however, Columbia Business School has more than 40 percent of its student body representing other countries.
The school is most proud of its MBA, executive education, and doctorate programs. In addition, Columbia Business School is proud of having many professors who coined various business concepts and are also business practitioners and advisers to business heads around the world. To apply to Columbia Business School, visit the official website and begin the online application.
Fuqua School of Business (Duke University)
Duke University was founded by James Buchanan Duke in 1924. The school was formerly an expansion of Trinity College and was made possible by the Duke family’s philanthropic foundation, The Duke Endowment. Then, in 1969, the Fuqua School of Business was established. Today, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business boasts of one of the best business education in the United States. The university also offers cross continent and joint degree programs other than MBAs, doctorates, and executive education. Apply at Fuqua by using the online application form available at the school’s official website.
MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts was established in 1914. It did not start as a business school but was, in fact, an engineering administration curriculum in the MIT Department of Economics and Statistics. Today, MIT Sloan offers MBA programs, Master of Finance programs, PhD Programs, undergraduate Programs, and executive education. To apply to MIT Sloan, contact the admission office or download the online application form from the school’s official website.
