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Following Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School and Kellogg School of Management in BusinessWeek’s 2008 Best MBA Programs are Wharton School, Ross School of Business, and Stanford Business School. Check out the following information on those three schools and see what MBA school suits you best.

Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania)

Founded in 1881 by Philadelphia philanthropist Joseph Wharton, Wharton School is regarded as the first collegiate business school in the world. With Wharton putting it up to be able to contribute to the business world by providing liberal education to aspiring practitioners, Wharton School has already grown into a university with several distinguished faculty, 11 departments and more than 25 research initiatives and centers. It offers executive education, PhD, MBA, and undergraduate business programs. To apply to Wharton School, fill out the application form online through its website.

Ross School of Business (University of Michigan)

Then called “School of Business Administration” when it was established on January 10, 1924, Ross School of Business continued to expand both in territory and in scope of courses offered. It was renamed by the school’s Board of Regents in honor of Stephen M. Ross, who donated $100 million to the school in 2004. With Tappan Hall as its main sanctuary for about 25 years, Ross School of Business shall have a new building which will open in January 2009. Ross School of Business offers MBA, executive and doctorate programs. To apply to Ross School of Business, simply check out the website and download the application form. Available programs and schedules can also be found on the site.

Stanford Business School

Initiated by former US President Herbert Hoover, the Stanford Graduate School of Business was established in 1924 to provide a highly reputable school of business for the brightest students in the West Coast. Besides having three Nobel laureates in its faculty, Stanford GSB also boasts of its Center for Leadership Development and Research, Center for Global Business and the Economy, Center for Social Innovation, and Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. To apply to Stanford GSB, just fill out the online application form through its website.

Having a successful business career requires significant investment. And what better way to invest in your business future than getting quality business education? Nothing assures having quality MBA education better than the best business schools. If you’re on the look out for an MBA school that would best equip you as you put up your business career, then you’ve come to the right page. Here are profiles of the three universities in the US that topped BusinessWeek’s 2008 list.

University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Since its inception in 1898, Chicago Booth has been an exemplar of quality education. Fostering an effectual discipline-based approach to learning, it has nurtured a number of successful business practitioners including Nobel laureate, James Kilts, who developed Gillette, Kraft, Oscar Mayer and Nabisco. To apply to any Chicago Booth MBA school, just request for an application form through the school’s website. Chicago Booth offers MBA, PhD and executive programs in full-time, and evening and weekend classes.

Harvard Business School

Founded in 1908, Harvard Business School (HBS) is one of the oldest MBA schools in the country. Effectively handling a good reputation in management education through the years, it boasts of educating a number of distinguished business personalities. Among its deans are John H. McArthur, who has been the Senior Advisor of the World Bank’s president since 1996, and Jay O. Light, who was a Ford Foundation Director of Investment and Financial Policies. To apply to HBS, follow its online application program on its website.

Kellogg School of Management [NorthwesternUniversity]

Also founded in 1908, Kellogg School of Management takes its pride in its countless alumni who have set their own places in the business world. Rearing students from different cultural backgrounds, Kellogg offers undergraduate, MBA, doctoral and executive programs in full-time and part-time. To apply to the Kellogg School of Management, just check out the application requirements and download the application form from the school’s website.

In BusinessWeek’s 2008 MBA School rankings, Haas School of Business, Johnson Graduate School of Management, and Tuck School of Business took the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth places, respectively. For more information on these schools, check out the brief school profiles below. They include brief school backgrounders, programs offered, distinguished alumni and application instructions. Click on the links to view the schools’ respective websites.

Haas School of Business (University of California–Berkeley)

Haas School of Business was established from the initiative of one of University of California-Berkeley’s distinguished alumni, Arthur Rodgers. In his commencement address in 1883, Rodgers mentioned the idea of University of California College of Commerce. In less than 15 years, the Haas School of Business was born. Haas School of Business offers undergraduate, MBA, PhD, executive education, Masters in Financial Engineering, and non-degree programs in full-time and part-time. To apply to Haas School, inquire at the admissions office or fill out the application form online through the school’s website.

Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell University)

Since it was founded in 1946, Johnson School has produced a number of notable business practitioners. Among them are: Nancy Schlichting of Henry Ford Health System, Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods, Inc., Daniel Hesse of Sprint Nextel Corp., Kyung-Bae Suh of AmorePacific Corp., and Robert Ramin of National Aquarium. Johnson School offers undergraduate, graduate, MBA, PhD and executive programs. Apply to Johnson by completing the application form online.

Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College)

Founded in 1900, the Tuck School of Business is the alma mater of a number of prominent business practitioners, including John Jacquemin, Mark Byrne, Quentin L. Kopp, Philip J. Moss, Anne Sullivan and Colin Kenny. Tuck School of Business offers only full-time MBA program, executive education programs and the undergraduate Tuck Business Bridge Program. Application to Tuck School of Business can be done online through the school’s official website.

Filling the seventh to ninth spots in BusinessWeek’s list of the best MBA Schools in the US as of 2008 are Columbia Business School, Fuqua School of Business, and MIT Sloan School of Management, respectively.

Below are some information on these schools, including brief backgrounders, business programs offered, instructions on how to apply and links to the schools’ corresponding websites.

Columbia Business School

Established in 1916, Columbia Business School has been among the top producers of business leaders in the United States. It prides itself with faculty members who contribute to the world of business and business education not just by educating aspiring business practitioners, but also by coining different business concepts. With about 40% of its student body representing various countries, Columbia Business School also boasts of producing not just business leaders, but also business advisers around the world.

Columbia Business School offers MBA, executive, and doctorate education programs. To apply to Columbia Business School, access the school’s online application through its official website.

Fuqua School of Business (Duke University)

Founded by James Buchanan Duke in 1924 through family’s foundation, The Duke Endowment, Duke University was initially just an expansion of Trinity College. In 1969, however, the Fuqua School of Business was founded. Other than executive, doctorate and MBA programs, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business also offers cross continent and joint degree programs. To apply to Fuqua just fill out the application form and check out the application requirements online through the school’s official website.

MIT Sloan School of Management

Starting off as an engineering administration curriculum of the MIT Department of Economics and Statistics in 1914, MIT Sloan was not actually a business school. Today, MIT Sloan School  of Management offers undergraduate, MBA, Master of Finance, PhD, and executive education programs. Applying to MIT Sloan can be done online or manually. Just call the admissions office or download the application form through the school’s website.