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.
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.
