top business programs for UG, public and private
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The original post also noted that the parents are doctors unfamiliar with business who wanted to know options and different programs. And, yes, the original post could have been more clear, but the posters (parents) are unfamiliar with business both in school & in the real world according to my reading of their post. |
Anonymous
Congrats! Most clueless comment ever on this board. |
Anonymous
Saw a guy begging for money at traffic light with Wharton business sweater - looks like you maybe right. |
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| UGA, Rice, UT Austin, Vandy, UF, Ole Miss |
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Oh my gosh. Such unhelpful posts. Dear OP, a few thoughts:
1) 9th grade is early to be making a decision so my recommendation is that you encourage him to keep his options open. 2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. 3) He could got T50 for smaller financial firms 4) For business more generally, what is he interested in? Product development, product management, accounting, marketing, sales? (Sales is most highly compensated in that mix) I would suspect he/you wouldn’t know without experience. So maybe you son should reach out to some local businesses and try to do some informational interviews? 5) also just encourage your son to work in different businesses to get a feel for what he likes. Summer programs also have business options but can be pricey. Now, meanwhile, I know the world of business and my DS wants to go into medicine which o know nothing about. Any advice? |
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“2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. “
Ridiculous statement. Some of the top undergraduate business schools are at elite universities. Wharton, Sloan, etc. |
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Penn
MIT Cornell NYU Georgetown Berkeley UCLA USC UVA UMich That is my kid’s rough list. |
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Historically, many Ivy League schools considered business to be too pedestrian. Many people enter finance careers with degrees in economics, engineering, math, or science. This can involve a masters degree to switch areas.
Of course, there are business areas besides finance. These include accounting (CPA), manufacturing and supply chain management, marketing, organizational behavior and human resource management, information technology, and a vague combination of "entrepreneurship". These would be taught in the business school, not an economics department. |
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Sloan is grad. |
Anonymous
Also, Wharton is UPenn and is T20 I worked at a NYC I-bank and yes. Wharton students were recruit targets. But so were UPenn students, Barnard College English majors. The (well-known) form I worked at targeted top colleges/university grads with degrees that did not need to be business or Econ. But name brand school was a requirement. For smaller firms and firms outside of NYC it might be different and they might cast a wider net. Certainly for accounting firms, having an accounting degree is important. But, I don’t think a business undergraduate degree is needed to work in all business roles. |
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Huh? Vandy doesn't even have undergrad business...and UGA? |
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Well, would you look at that? A poster who actually answered OP's question. Thank you! |
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I would add Emory, WasU, Notre Dame |
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https://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad |
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UCLA doesn’t have an undergraduate business school. . |