US NEWS: Best Undergraduate Business Programs 2009
Give your thoughts and opinions on the new 2009 business rankings. I will post specific business major rankings by request.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of California--Berkeley
- University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
- New York University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
- University of Texas--Austin
- University of Virginia
- University of Southern California
- Cornell University
- Indiana University--Bloomington
- Emory University
- University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
- University of Wisconsin--Madison
- Washington University in St. Louis
man..this makes me wonder why my school doesn't have a business program.so sad
Cornell should be ranked above UVa, UT, UNC, and CMU.
Not even included after being number 3 last year? And Cornell bumped down from 4 to 11, what the heck is with that? I'm a student at ND and nothing seems to have changed for the worse with our business program, if anything, it's gotten better with a new course taught by the endowment manager. I'm pretty sure we kick a whole bunch of these school's butts.
though still not in the top 10... this is like what, its fourth year at number 11? jesus.
It feels good to see Berkeley up there. Haas is a great school, deserves to be up there!
I think Cornell should be ranked above UVa and UVA should be ranked ahead of UT, UNC, and CMU.
For Cornell, is the business school supposed to be the school for industrial and labor relations or the hotel management school?
Cornell is the AEM (Applied Economics and Management) program, in the Agriculture school...go figure that one.
Of the students I've met from Cornell, most leave me wondering how they got into that school in the first place. I don't doubt that collectively the student body is very strong, but of the small sample I've met weren't very impressive.
Surprising to see CMU make a huge jump too - they've always had excellent recruiting efforts at the school even being in Pittsburgh, but had fallen off in the rankings over the years.
does anybody actually care about these if you dont go to the school..i mean most recruiters and people i've spoken with in banking seem to feel that 99% of what you learn in college doesn't really matter since you'll pick it up on the job and at the end of the day the level of success you attain in your life will be correlated to overall intelligence, not if you went to the right undergraduate business school...i mean even an mba is bullshit.it has nothing to do with the education an MBA is there for massive networking
hey world traveler. shut up.
IBDilo26386 - you have likely met students from one of the state supported (public) colleges. Stick to students from Arts & Sciences and Engineering where the standards of admission are on par with the Ivy League and you should be fine.
Thanks, I'll remember that.
does anyone have any thoughts on IU being 11th ? suprised? expected? what do you guys think of the kelley school of business
lol nice gorilla, your what a freshman in college but apparently you have insightful comments, lol just didn't want some other freshman to think that people in the industry gave a crap about business school rankings for undergrad and they just go somewhere where they are happy, if you do well in undergrad you can get into anywhere (but i cant wait to hear your witty comeback :) )
nope
I do.
I hate other people being happy.
LIES.
Shut up stupid.
OMG this ranking is soo messed up. Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business should definitely be on there :P
Yes it should! ND should be there! I'm fuming.
i thought they only went by businessweek rankings for undergrad b-schools?
No one gives a shit about undergrad b-school rankings. Zero. Nada. Zip.
"No one gives a shit about undergrad b-school rankings. Zero. Nada. Zip."
These guys kinda do. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/553348-usn…
[quote=grandpabuzz]"No one gives a shit about undergrad b-school rankings. Zero. Nada. Zip."
These guys kinda do. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/553348-usn…]
I'll amend that; no one who is relevant to making a hiring decision/recruiting process.
at the end of the day the rankings dont matter. the only questions that do:
1) is there a solid alumni network in place. do alumni from my school hold respectable positions within the industry?
2) do the top firms or firms that you care about recruit on campus?
after that its all bullsht in terms of 'prestige'. sure go for prestige of course but find the school that fits said bill that suits you the best and you will be happier and more successful.
UT should be 1
I personally find UVA pretty intense, although I have to question the structure of the program to a certain degree...
there's no such thing as "best" or "most prestigious" undergrad business program, imo. In all honestly most of the curriculum is simple and vocational.
It's like saying what's the best place to learn how to do your laundry. who the hell cares. just get through it, graduate and then try to find happiness in your job.
Tell that to the kid at the University of South Eastern Alabama trying to get into IBD and see if he agrees
(A) in the FIRST place, The USEA is NOT the same person as the Wharton kid. (B) Agree it matters for getting 2-yr IBD stint after college, but people please understand that 2 year IBD analyst stint in your resume will not automatically set you up for life (it wont even automatically get you into a decent bschool like it used to)
Now on the other hand suppose you have a BS Engineering from UAlabama vs. a BS Engineering from UPenn. Both are smart. Both COULD easily be the same person. Here's where it matters more. One becomes a teacher and the other an executive/entreperneur from vc funding.
I'm assuming you didn't go to one since you're being so derisive. So how can you make such a broad statement regarding their simplicity? I mean really, I envy your econ degree.
This is interesting. Im from the northeast and Boston area schools especially Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University, Babson, and MIT are known for good undergraduate business programs. Surprised to see only MIT, I thought for sure Boston College would be top 15.
Goldennight,
Im curious as to the rankings for the following schools Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University, Babson and also Notre Dame Thanks
No one cares about these stupid rankings. They literally don't mean anything.
This isn't collegeconfidential, stop posting this meaningless shit.
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