With the job marketing shrinking in size every day and more competitive businesses emerging, it is a dream for every high school graduate to get into the best schools and set up their own businesses. Having a degree from a reputable and top-ranked school makes the process a little less challenging, so here is a list of schools you can apply to in order to be a more valuable asset within the market:
Stanford University
With a full-time tuition fee of $73,062, Stanford ranks highest for its Graduate School of Business not only in the United States but the world. Apart from the basic programs like accounting, finance, operations, etc. the school offers a further wide range of business programs to choose from such as NPO Management, Human Resources Management, Portfolio Management, Public Administration, Sports business and a lot more. Getting your degree from Stanford not only will help you land jobs more easily due to the exposure you get while in school it will also allow you to negotiate terms with employers due to your degree ranking.
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is the most distinguished and reputable business school you can get into. Graduates from here are offered jobs even before they are done with their degree. Studying at this institute costs around $75,000. It is one of the few schools that offer joint degrees, meaning you can pair your business degree with another degree from a different field for example Law or International Studies. The school not only prepares you for the business world in terms of work only but also prepares you to practice critical thinking, lead teams, and handle stressful situations.
University of Chicago (Booth)
The Booth Business School at the University of Chicago holds prestige in being a high ranked Ivy League business school. The tuition fee ranges around $72,000. The school offers diverse business programs. The most popular degree programs here are within accounting, finance, and marketing. Be sure of landing yourself a multinational company job offer with such a degree.
Columbia University
The Columbia Business School offers great exposure and diverse analytical learning to its students. The school has highly ranked business programs in entrepreneurship, international business leadership and marketing, and more. The tuition fee is pretty close to what other schools state, costing around $77,000, and also offers more than 70% employment within the markets.
Northwestern University (Kellogg)
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University offers multiple programs. From management to leadership there are multiple options to choose from. The tuition fee here is similar to others, and costs full-time students $74,000 per year. Apart from the highly ranked degree itself, the school also offers students research opportunities outside of the classrooms. Such opportunities even include getting to work at the General Motors Research Center and get firsthand experience.
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Shanae Brooks is a reporter covering leadership in the business world. She began her journalism career as a ghostwriter behind various successful books in the business realm.