Georgetown MBA brand name

How good is the Georgetown MBA brand name? I know any school outside the top 15 is usually a regional school. But how about Georgetown's reputation? I know Gtown places some kids on Wall St..but what happens when you go farther away.. like say in Chicago, Seattle, Houston or LA. Does it have brand value away from the east coast? Is the brand value across US any different from similar schools like Emory, Vandy, USC or Rice?

Also, it recently broke the top 20 in US News..but BW doesn't even rank it. Where would you guys put it? I am thinking it's a decent top 25 school.

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Looking at class profile, ~680 mean GMAT, 3.3 GPA

not the best numbers, but much like Rice, it is a program that benefits greatly from the caliber of its undergrad.

all of the BB's do recruit there, and since there are only about 250 students per class, 1-2 hires per BB sounds right. Don't forget the regional MMs and boutiques that must recruit there as well.

Salary-wise, the average salaries+signing bonus for MBA grads in the finance industry are on par with those at top-ranked schools, further evidence for solid recruiting.

 

MBA there are a few people that make it to Wall Street each year. PE recruiting is almost non-existent. Banks in the Washington D.C. area are most likely to hire you.

 

I think if you come in with the intention of banking and get at it from day one, you should able to find a job.

Bump. Also considering G-Town MBA, are your pretty restricted to the DC area?

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Yeah, it's pretty much Georgetown or the University of Maryland - College Park in the D.C. area. Both are in the top 30ish. Obviously, you have a bunch of garbage MBA programs in the D.C. area, like GWU, George Mason, Virginia Tech, UMBC, Johns Hopkins, etc. Seems like a waste of time to me.

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Not sure, but I would assume that Cornell is going to give you more opportunities. Georgetown's MBA program is relatively new, so the network is not nearly as large as Cornell's.

 

Cornell hands down will be better for your career aspirations. If you look at G-town's employment report, you'll see only two major banks hired more than one MBA grad. I imagine most of Georgetown's Finance grads go into corporate finance. It seems like only a handful make it into IBD. I'm going to be applying to MBAs R1 2011, and cut Georgetown off my list.

 

I appreciate your responses. I did look at Gtown's 2009-2010 employment report. It appears the following firms hired more than 1:

BoA Citi JPMorgan Wachovia

Georgetown MBA BusinessWeek full profile lists the following top employers:

* <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/deloitte" target="_blank">Deloitte</a></span> Consulting 11 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/booz-allen-hamilton" target="_blank">Booz Allen</a></span> Hamilton 6 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch">Bank of America</a></span>/<span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch">Merrill</a></span> Lynch 5 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/american-express" target="_blank">American Express</a></span> 4 * Beiersdorf 4 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/capgemini">Capgemini</a></span> 4 * Citi 4 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/morgan-stanley">Morgan Stanley</a></span> 4 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/pricewaterhousecoopers" target="_blank">PricewaterhouseCoopers</a></span> 4 * Walmart 4 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/wells-fargo-and-company">Wells Fargo</a></span> 4 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/accenture" target="_blank">Accenture</a></span> 3 * CSC 3 * Johnson &amp; Johnson 3 * Samsung Electronics 3

They look fairly congruent.

Cornell's numbers:

* <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/american-express" target="_blank">American Express</a></span> 9 * Citi 9 * Johnson &amp; Johnson 8 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/bain-company" target="_blank">Bain &amp; Company</a></span> Inc. 7 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/barclays-capital">Barclays</a></span> Capital Inc. 5 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/pricewaterhousecoopers" target="_blank">PricewaterhouseCoopers</a></span> LLP 5 * Procter and Gamble 5 * Unilever 5 * <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/accenture" target="_blank">Accenture</a></span> 4 * Bank of America <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch" target="_blank">Merrill Lynch</a></span> 4 * Colgate-Palmolive Company 4 * Corning Incorporated 4 * JPMorgan <span class="keyword_link"><a href="/company/jpmorgan-chase">Chase</a></span> 4 * M&amp;T Bank Corporation 4 * S.C. Johnson &amp; Son, Inc. 4

From the employment reports, the comparison, for me at least, is inconclusive. I'd love to hear what anyone else on wall street has to say

 

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