Ivey vs. Columbia Value Investing

For those who are interested in a value investing career, there seem to be two good options - the Value Investing Program at Columbia and the Richard Ivey Business School in Canada. It is the only other program that I know of with a separate specialization in value investing.

In Ivey's case ... the school has gained notoriety over the last 4-5 years and was named the best international MBA by BusinessWeek in 2014 and 2015. The value program seems to be well vetted, well designed, and well supported by some of the top value investors in the world. There are fewer courses to take than at Columbia, but there seems to be a large support system for the program and many resources including a student investment fund, stock picking competitions, investment projects, networking events, etc.

My stats are such that I think I could receive a good scholarship to go to Ivey, but I am concerned with the brand quality and the marketability of the degree. I.e. would it make more sense to just go somewhere like UVA or Tuck and find my way into value fund from there? Or would it be better to come from a value specific program like Ivey but give up some brand rep. Which would funds prefer?

Looking for pros, cons, thoughts, concerns....GO!

 

Columbia holds a much more well regarded reputation than Ivey, but I imagine it will also be much more difficult to get into.

I guess it comes down to whether you plan to work in the US or Canada. If you're going to be working in the States, then an Ivey degree just doesn't have that international recognition, at least not yet.

I would research some of the top value funds and see where they mainly recruit from. From there you can form a plan of which schools you'd like to attend.

 

So as far as the US goes, I would say just about any top US business school would be better than Ivey, assuming you don't want to work in Canada. Columbia IS the place to go to learn value investing in the US, but with that competition it'll be difficult differentiating yourself to get in. I'd take a look at all the top "quant" business schools in the US. or look at OCR lists at each school and go from there.

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there" - Will Rogers
 

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