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Georgetown McDonough School of Business

Offering unparalleled access to the world's business, policy and thought leaders, Georgetown University's Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business is seated at one of the nation's most prestigious universities in one of the world's most dynamic and important cities.

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Kelley School of Business

Kelley School of Business

Making the commitment to enter an MBA Program may be one of the most important career decisions you will ever make. Choosing a graduate business program requires research and evaluation, and we encourage you to explore our website to learn more about the comprehensive MBA experience that has earned the Kelley School distinction as one of the foremost graduate business schools in the nation.

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Krannert School of Management

Krannert School of Management

Welcome to the Krannert Graduate School of Management and School of Management Web site. We are proud of our highly ranked graduate and undergraduate management and economics programs at Purdue. With our long history of excellence in the management of technology, we are positioned to be the pacesetters in educating the business leaders of the 2lst century.

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Ohio State University: Fisher College of Business

Fisher College of Business

Any MBA program is a big commitment of time and resources. And like any MBA program, we are a great fit for some but not for others. How do you know if the Fisher College MBA is the right one for you? We invite you to learn more about what makes Fisher College unique - beyond being ranked consistently as one of the top 25 MBA programs in the United States.

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USC Marshall

USC Marshall

Welcome to Marshall.
The USC Marshall School of Business is a private research and academic institution committed to educating tomorrow's global leaders. Ranked as one of the country's top school's for accounting, finance, entrepreneurship and international business studies, Marshall also shares the rich history and vibrant community of the USC academic system.

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Goizueta Business School

Goizueta Business School

From Dean Larry Benveniste

In today’s business environment, organizations are keenly aware that the leadership ability of their employees is the primary source of sustained value. Our mission at Goizueta Business School is to provide the ideal environment for students to grow academically and as leaders.

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McCombs School of Business

McCombs School of Business

Where Leadership is EarnedTM
One of the largest and most distinguished business schools in the country, the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin is dedicated to educating the business leaders of tomorrow while creating knowledge of critical significance for industry and society.

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UNC Kenan-Flagler Busines School

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

What Sets UNC Kenan-Flagler Apart

Recruiters tell us that it's not what you know, but what you can do that will determine your success. We help you grow in 3 areas they say you must excel at to advance.

1. General Management: We believe that general management is not a major. Instead, it is a way of thinking that must be pervasive in the program.

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Carnegie Tepper School of Business

Carnegie Tepper School of Business

The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consistently ranks among the top business schools in the world. In 2007, the Wall Street Journal ranked the Tepper School #3 among the top MBA programs in the U.S., and our undergraduate program has been ranked a Top Ten business program by U.S. News & World Report for several consecutive years.

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UCLA Anderson School of Management

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities designed by the architectural firm of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment.

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Yale School of Management

Yale School of Management

The mission of the Yale School of Management is to educate leaders for business and society.
Founded in 1976, it is the youngest of Yale University's professional schools.
The school offers a two-year full-time MBA degree, an MBA for Executives

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Johnson School at Cornell University

Cornell University The Johnson School

What distinguishes the Johnson School at Cornell from our Ivy League peers? What enables us - and our alumni - to make a real impact on the world? How do we produce leaders with a difference - leaders who act as catalysts to create, transform, and sustain organizations?

Core Distinctions
Three core elements are unique to the Johnson School.

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University of Virginia, Darden School of Business

Darden School of Business

The Darden mission, to produce leaders in the world of practical affairs, involves far more than a collection of courses spread across 21 months. The program leading to the Darden MBA is a rigorous experience, a proving ground for only the most dedicated students pursuing careers in general management.

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Duke University's Fuqua School of Business

Duke

In its relatively short history, The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina has established itself as one of the leading business schools in the world.

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Stephen M Ross School of Business

Michigan Ross School of Business

All the best MBA programs offer a broad management education. All emphasize leadership. Most make a point of connecting theory to practice. So what makes Ross different? How can you know if Ross is right for you? The Ross difference is action-based learning. We are committed to an approach to business education that goes beyond studying cases.

NYU Stern

NYU Stern

Our Mission

* to deliver the highest quality management education to the brightest business students in a dynamic environment of mutual learning, teamwork and support
* to advance the frontiers of business knowledge by fostering creative, cutting-edge research
* to leverage to the maximum extent our vital connection to New York City-our home, campus, classroom, and laboratory.

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Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School

Gain the benefits of being part of a university long known for its intellectual capital and cutting-edge research while you learn from the people whose ideas set the pace for business around the globe.

University of California Haas School of Business

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

For over 100 years, the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, has offered a superb management education to outstanding men and women from around the world. The School is one of the world’s leading producers of new ideas and knowledge for all areas of business, and a launching point for many new businesses.

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Tuck School of Business at Darmouth

Tuck School of Business

As part of the Dartmouth College campus, the Tuck School combines the intellectual depth of a large Ivy League university with the soul of a tightly knit community.

Tuck provides a world-class business education. The faculty ensure that our students become leaders who can work in diverse environments and accomplish the most complex objectives.

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University of Chicago School of Business

Chicago GSB

We are the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Since 1898, we have produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Our rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms our students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

We are proud to claim:

* an unmatched faculty

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Kellogg School of Management

Kellogg School of Management

The Kellogg School of Management develops global leaders in a culture of innovation and collaboration. Kellogg imparts Intellectual Depth, Leadership Skills and Social Responsibility, Experiential Learning and a Global Perspective to students in its Full-Time, Part-Time and Executive MBA programs and in its non-degree Executive Education courses.

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MIT Sloan MBA Program

MIT Sloan Management

Where the atmosphere is charged with new ideas

MIT Sloan students will say that once they graduate and leave the campus, life at first can seem a little dull. They miss the vitality of this diverse and expansive community where innovation is in the atmosphere, where life-changing ideas are as likely to be launched over coffee in the cafeteria as in the classroom.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Our Mission

Our mission is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and with those ideas to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.
Moving Forward on Three Fronts
New Curriculum

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Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

For nearly a century, our faculty have drawn on their passion for teaching, their experience in working with organizations worldwide, and the insights gained from their research to educate generations of leaders who have shaped the practice of business in every industry and in every country around the world.

Key aspects underlying the School's success include:

* The Case Method

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MBA Peregrinations

MBA Peregrinations

Charting the course of my travels through the MBA experience

PhD MBA CFA for the career in finance (BLOG)

PHD MBA CFA for the career in finance

The Blog about the top credentials for finance. A PhD Student from the Top Tier University gives his thoughts about studies and work in Finance.

Clear Admit

Clear Admit

This blog is intended as a resource for those interested in the MBA Admissions process.

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