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BusinessWeek: The Best Business Schools of 2008
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November 14th, 2008

This one for Pranav and Som

The Best Business Schools of 2008
No. 1: University of Chicago
Booth School of Business
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 1
Total Tuition and Fees: $97,165
Applicants Accepted: 22%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 78.0/105.0
In Brief: This year’s No. 1 has it all: ambitious students, academic rigor, and top-notch faculty.

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No. 2: Harvard Business School
Boston
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 4
Total Tuition and Fees: $101,660
Applicants Accepted: 12%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 77.0/121.0
In Brief: A century old, Harvard’s case-based curriculum continues to set the standard.

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No. 3: Northwestern University
Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Evanston, Ill.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 3
Total Tuition and Fees: $93,918
Applicants Accepted: 20%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 75.0/110.0
In Brief: Kellogg’s distinct culture of collaboration and competition sets it apart.

No. 4: University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School
Philadelphia
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 2
Total Tuition and Fees: $100,860
Applicants Accepted: 18%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 80.0/120.0
In Brief: Highly competitive program features flexible curriculum, diverse student body.

No. 5: University of Michigan
Ross School of Business
Ann Arbor, Mich.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 5
Total Tuition and Fees: $90,879
Applicants Accepted: 20%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 63.5/105.0
In Brief: School spirit runs high at Ross, where students are highly sought after by recruiters.

No. 6: Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
Palo Alto, Calif.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 6
Total Tuition and Fees: $97,842
Applicants Accepted: 8%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 75.0/125.0
In Brief: Small classes and sense of community in the heart of Silicon Valley are hard to beat.

No. 7: Columbia Business School
New York
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 10
Total Tuition and Fees: $94,104
Applicants Accepted: 15%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 75.0/110.0
In Brief: Finance focus and access to Wall Street are pluses—or used to be before the investment banking industry collapsed.

No. 8: Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
Durham, N.C.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 9
Total Tuition and Fees: $99,906
Applicants Accepted: 30%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 65.0/100.0
In Brief: Passionate teachers and competitive, collaborative learning environment all get high marks.

No. 9: MIT
Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Mass.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 7
Total Tuition and Fees: $93,568
Applicants Accepted: 15%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 70.0/116.0
In Brief: Quantitative skills and entrepreneurship are this program’s strong suits.

No. 10: University of California-Berkeley
Haas School of Business
Berkeley, Calif.
2006 BusinessWeek Rank: 8
Total Tuition and Fees: $84,055
Applicants Accepted: 12%
Pre-MBA/Post-MBA Pay in $ Thousands: 78.0/110.0

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There Are 8 Responses So Far. »

  1. Comment by jayshah on 14 November 2008:

    Are these fees for one year?

  2. Comment by rks on 14 November 2008:

    Jay:Table - The Best U.S. B-Schools Of 2008

    “1. Tuition and all required fees for entire program (where applicable, out-of-state figures used); excludes living expenses.”

  3. Comment by rks on 14 November 2008:

    Pranav: Chicago Gets Naming Gift, Becomes Booth School

  4. Comment by Qalandar on 14 November 2008:

    No Jay, those are cumulative for the (generally) 2-year program…

  5. Comment by Pranav on 14 November 2008:

    rks: I prefered GSB to Booth. The guy just paid $300 M and go his name added. We used to call seven schools the magic seven schools that one can go to as opposed to the top10: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Wharton, Kellog, Chicago and MIT Sloan. I wouldn’t consider Berkely, Duke and Michigan top notch.

  6. Comment by jayshah on 15 November 2008:

    Thanks Q and rks

  7. Comment by rks on 15 November 2008:

    CAT is tough, becoming IIM grad tougher

  8. Comment by Som on 16 November 2008:

    “CAT is tough, becoming IIM grad tougher” Absolutely! Harsha Bhogle had said something on the same line if I could remember it correctly.

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