Business Week’s 2008 MBA School rankings put The Haas School of Business, Johnson Graduate School of Management, and Tuck School of Business at the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth places. Below are quick overviews of the schools, with information on notable alumni and application procedures.
Haas School of Business (University of California – Berkeley)
Berkeley graduate and businessman Arthur Rodgers was the one who initiated the idea of establishing a business school branch for the University of California – Berkeley. Rodgers mentioned this idea in his 1883 commencement address, and was realized in a span of less than 15 years. The Haas School of Business offers programs and degrees such as part-time and full-time MBA degrees, PhD, undergraduate and executive programs, non-degree programs, and Masters in Financial Engineering. Interested applicants may contact the school’s admissions office for more information and complete the application form found at the school’s website.
Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell University)
The Johnson Graduate School of Management was established in 1946, and offers MBA, PhD, and executive MBA programs. The school also offers graduate and undergraduate degrees with MBA programs. The school’s list of notable alumni include Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods, Inc., Nancy Schlichting of Henry Ford Health System, Daniel Hesse of Sprint Nextel Corp., Robert Ramin of National Aquarium, and Kyung-Bae Suh of AmorePacific Corp. Interested applicants may visit the school’s website to download and fill up the online application form.
Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College)
The Tuck School of Business was established in 1900 and is the business school branch of Dartmouth College. Unlike other business schools, Tuck only offers a full-time MBA program to better assist and support their students. Aside from the full-time MBA program, Tuck also offers the undergraduate Tuck Business Bridge Program and executive education programs. Included in the school’s list of notable alumni are Colin Kenny, Quentin L. Kopp, Mark Byrne, Anne Sullivan, John Jacquemin, and Philip J. Moss. Applicants are advised to visit the admissions page at the school’s official website to get more information on application requirements and procedures.
Taking time to choose which business school to go to is essential if you want to get the best MBA education. So to help you choose a business school, below are profiles of the three business schools that snagged the top spots in the 2008 US MBA school rankings by Business Week:
Established in 1908, Harvard Business School or HBS is among the oldest existing MBA schools in the US. HBS is known for the high quality of its management education which it has maintained throughout the years. As of December 2008, the number of living HBS alumni falls at 42,012, including HBS deans Jay O. Light and John H. McArthur. McArthur is the Senior Advisor to the President of the World Bank, and has held that position since 1996. Light, on the other hand, is the current dean of HBS and is the director of Ford Foundation’s Investment and Financial Policies. For more information on application process and requirements, visit the school’s official website and check out the online application system.
Kellogg School of Management [NorthwesternUniversity]
The Kellogg School of Management was established in 1908, and has since been successful in producing business and industry leaders from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Aside from undergraduate and doctoral programs, Kellogg also offers executive education and several types of MBA programs including part-time, full-time, and executive MBA programs. For those planning on applying to Kellogg, make sure you visit the school’s official website to get more information on the admissions process and application requirements. There you can also download the application form according to your chosen MBA program, and process your application online.
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The Booth School of Business was founded in 1898, and has produced Nobel laureates and leading businessmen along the likes of James Kilts, who is responsible for turning Gillette, Kraft, and Nabisco into profitable, world-renowned companies. Those planning on pursuing an MBA education at Chicago Booth can choose among the PhD, executive, and MBA programs offered by the school. The programs also provide students with the option of taking evening, full-time, or weekend classes. More information on the program offerings, as well as application forms, can be found and requested at the school’s official website.
