Business major - which school would you choose between

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on what business major and career objectives are. Wander over to poets and quants to get the skinny on where the tippy top financial wizards are plucking the next generation of robber barons.

1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 100.00
2 University of Southern California (Marshall) 94.57
3 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) 88.93
4 Georgetown University (McDonough) 87.65
5 Cornell University (Dyson SC John) 85.71
6 New York University (Stern) 85.35
7 University of Virginia (McIntire) 84.92
8 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 83.56
9 University of Michigan (Ross) 81.04
10 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 79.63
11 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 79.58
12 Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) 79.06
13 Emory University (Goizueta) 76.96
14 Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim) 75.47
15 Boston University (Questrom) 73.80
16 University of Illinois (Gies) 73.37
17 Villanova University 73.00
18 Tulane University (Freeman) 72.11
19 University of Miami

Ridiculous list because it leaves out several top business schools (MIT, UC-Berkeley, & Indiana-Kelley).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Love hearing the feedback. We very likely will not have these 4 options lol. Like beyond unlikely. But thinking ahead because DS got into UGA and was offered money (not a ton) but still waiting on Wisconsin, UT Austin, UF, UNC (won't get in) Michigan, UMD oh and Vanderbilt (ridiculous reach along w. UNC)

I was told Wisconsin was "better" or more competitive than UGA.

I just panicked cause Michigan is a fortune and I know he would want to go on the unlikely chance he got in.

He has a better chance of getting into Michigan oos than Texas.

+1. Michigan is a diverse school with 50% OOS kids. Texas on the other hand is likely sub 5% for in-demand programs like CS and Business.

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MY DC got in OOS Texas but WL at Mich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

All great choices but order is easy order: Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin

+1. If you have the admit and money was not an issue, this is the order I'd go with. Ross is head and shoulders above the other three. Don't know much about Georgia and Wisconsin for business but I suspect they are comparable and a couple tiers below Austin.

[Anonymous]

Friend of mine’s son graduated from UGA last year. Business major. Got several job offers, took one that started at $85k. As he paid in state tuition, bang for the buck was huge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on what business major and career objectives are. Wander over to poets and quants to get the skinny on where the tippy top financial wizards are plucking the next generation of robber barons.

1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 100.00
2 University of Southern California (Marshall) 94.57
3 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) 88.93
4 Georgetown University (McDonough) 87.65
5 Cornell University (Dyson SC John) 85.71
6 New York University (Stern) 85.35
7 University of Virginia (McIntire) 84.92
8 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 83.56
9 University of Michigan (Ross) 81.04
10 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 79.63
11 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 79.58
12 Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) 79.06
13 Emory University (Goizueta) 76.96
14 Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim) 75.47
15 Boston University (Questrom) 73.80
16 University of Illinois (Gies) 73.37
17 Villanova University 73.00
18 Tulane University (Freeman) 72.11
19 University of Miami

Ridiculous list because it leaves out several top business schools (MIT, UC-Berkeley, & Indiana-Kelley).

Here's the full list. Its methodology is sound. Kelley is #24. MIT and Haas used to be on there but have dropped out; I don't recall the reasoning, but it was explained at the time. I think it had something to do with them not providing the full data that P&Q requested.

https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/rankings/poetsquants-best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2023/2/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on what business major and career objectives are. Wander over to poets and quants to get the skinny on where the tippy top financial wizards are plucking the next generation of robber barons.

1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 100.00
2 University of Southern California (Marshall) 94.57
3 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) 88.93
4 Georgetown University (McDonough) 87.65
5 Cornell University (Dyson SC John) 85.71
6 New York University (Stern) 85.35
7 University of Virginia (McIntire) 84.92
8 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 83.56
9 University of Michigan (Ross) 81.04
10 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 79.63
11 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 79.58
12 Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) 79.06
13 Emory University (Goizueta) 76.96
14 Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim) 75.47
15 Boston University (Questrom) 73.80
16 University of Illinois (Gies) 73.37
17 Villanova University 73.00
18 Tulane University (Freeman) 72.11
19 University of Miami

Ridiculous list because it leaves out several top business schools (MIT, UC-Berkeley, & Indiana-Kelley).

Here's the full list. Its methodology is sound. Kelley is #24. MIT and Haas used to be on there but have dropped out; I don't recall the reasoning, but it was explained at the time. I think it had something to do with them not providing the full data that P&Q requested.

https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/rankings/poetsquants-best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2023/2/

I don't see Texas all?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on what business major and career objectives are. Wander over to poets and quants to get the skinny on where the tippy top financial wizards are plucking the next generation of robber barons.

1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 100.00
2 University of Southern California (Marshall) 94.57
3 University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) 88.93
4 Georgetown University (McDonough) 87.65
5 Cornell University (Dyson SC John) 85.71
6 New York University (Stern) 85.35
7 University of Virginia (McIntire) 84.92
8 Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 83.56
9 University of Michigan (Ross) 81.04
10 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) 79.63
11 University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) 79.58
12 Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) 79.06
13 Emory University (Goizueta) 76.96
14 Northeastern University (D'Amore-McKim) 75.47
15 Boston University (Questrom) 73.80
16 University of Illinois (Gies) 73.37
17 Villanova University 73.00
18 Tulane University (Freeman) 72.11
19 University of Miami

Ridiculous list because it leaves out several top business schools (MIT, UC-Berkeley, & Indiana-Kelley).

Here's the full list. Its methodology is sound. Kelley is #24. MIT and Haas used to be on there but have dropped out; I don't recall the reasoning, but it was explained at the time. I think it had something to do with them not providing the full data that P&Q requested.

https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/rankings/poetsquants-best-undergraduate-business-schools-of-2023/2/

I don't see Texas all?!

Agree.

Poets & Quants often omits several outstanding schools from its lists.

[Anonymous]

Hard to argue Michigan. Poets and quants is a 1000x better than most click bait ranking publications. Not perfect, but it shows Michigan is by FAR the best choice among Michigan, Texas, GA and Wisconsin. Like not even debatable close.

[Anonymous]

Does Poet and quants list all colleges that have business programs? A few that my daughter are interested in are not on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hard to argue Michigan. Poets and quants is a 1000x better than most click bait ranking publications. Not perfect, but it shows Michigan is by FAR the best choice among Michigan, Texas, GA and Wisconsin. Like not even debatable close.

Not in terms of OOS cost - Michigan is the highest.

Question is whether it’s worth paying $80k more for Michigan than Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

UGA

MI

UGA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

Meant:
UGA
MI
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UGA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UGA or Wisconsin

Texas or Michigan

Or if all 4 were an option

And what if UGA was 30k cheaper than Michigan?

All great choices but order is easy order: Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin

Texas s has a great business school (McCombs). I am fairly sure that it is ranked in to top twenty nationally although I have not checked recently and I hate college rankings.

I think choosing a business school also depends on where your kid wants to live/work after they graduate. Does your kid want to stay in the Midwest?

Texas in general, and especially Austin, Dallas and Houston are booming these days. So many high tech and business opportunities are available to grads and UT is a strong pull in Texas.

They are all great schools. I am biased for Texas. Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Love hearing the feedback. We very likely will not have these 4 options lol. Like beyond unlikely. But thinking ahead because DS got into UGA and was offered money (not a ton) but still waiting on Wisconsin, UT Austin, UF, UNC (won't get in) Michigan, UMD oh and Vanderbilt (ridiculous reach along w. UNC)

I was told Wisconsin was "better" or more competitive than UGA.

I just panicked cause Michigan is a fortune and I know he would want to go on the unlikely chance he got in.

So in a hypothetical gets in everywhere and money is no object situation, it would be Vanderbilt, Michigan, Texas, UNC, Georgia, Wisconsin, UMD, Florida.

But everyone has their realities.

Texas and UNC are going to be unlikely. They don't take a lot of OOS. Vanderbilt is very good with financial aid, so if that works, definitely.

The real conundrum is Michigan. Great school. Ross does very well with placement. But it's fricking expensive for OOS. The kid really needs to be a gunner and promise to pay you back to make it worthwhile.

Indiana Kelley is better than Wisconsin. And I like Wisconsin. But Kelley is better.

Georgia is good, but it's going to be regional. A degree from Athens is not going to play in NY or the West Coast. Same with Florida.