Business Week’s 2008 Best MBA Programs listing puts Wharton School, Ross School of Business, and Stanford Business School at the fourth, fifth, and sixth spot, respectively. Below are brief overviews of these three MBA schools which include notable lecturers and alumni and application procedures:
Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania)
Wharton was founded in 1881 by philanthropist and industrialist Joseph Wharton with the aim of making liberal education in the field of business available to those who want to study it. Wharton School is composed of 11 academic departments and more than 25 research centers and research initiatives. Wharton is often cited as the world’s first collegiate business school, and is recognized for their diverse and competent faculty. The school offers undergraduate programs, executive education, and MBA and PhD degrees. Interested applicants can visit the school’s website and fill up the online application form to apply to Wharton.
Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)
The Ross School of Business was established in 1924 as the School of Business Administration, and used the Tappan Hall as the school’s main center. As the years progressed, the department extended its scope of programs offered as well as its land territory. In 2004, a school alumnus named Stephen M. Ross donated $100 million to the development of the school. This kind act was recognized by the school’s Board of Regents by renaming the School of Business Administration after Ross. Ross offers executive education, doctorates, and MBA degrees. Interested applicants can visit the school’s official website to download the application form and get the complete listing of course and program offerings.
Stanford Graduate School of Business was established in 1924 as part of former president Herbert Hoover’s initiative to keep the best West Coast students from going to the East Coast to pursue business studies. Stanford GSB is proud to have a team of recognized and competent lecturers for their faculty, which includes three Nobel laureates. The school is also recognized for the education and training they provide at the Center for Global Business and the Economy, Center for Leadership Development and Research, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Center for Social Innovation. For more information about the school and to apply to Stanford GSB, visit the school’s website and fill up the online application form which you can download from the site.
