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The Kellogg MBA: What You Need To Know

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management offers a top-notch business education setting. Founded in 1908, Kellogg is a global business school with a mission to educate, equip and inspire leaders who build strong organizations and wisely leverage the power of markets to create lasting value. Francesca Cornelli is the dean of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She is also a professor of finance and holds the Donald P. Jacobs Chair of Finance.

Kellogg faculty have led the transformation of business knowledge and education for decades. Kellogg’s curriculum provides a solid educational foundation and couples it with more than 1,000 experiential learning opportunities.

Kellogg has a strong degree portfolio including multiple options for full-time education including the traditional two-year MBA, one-year accelerated MBA, MMM (dual degree between Kellogg and Segal Design Institute at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science), JD-MBA and MD-MBA. Kellogg’s program is highlighted by students gaining mastery in multiple disciplines, a truly customized curriculum, access to 37 exchange programs across 20 countries, and a top-rated career services and placement program. Kellogg boasts more than 120 student-led clubs and sending graduates to more than 500 companies worldwide.

In March 2017, Kellogg opened the state-of-the-art academic facility which is Kellogg’s flagship building Evanston. The 415,000 square-foot Global Hub was designed in its form and function to enable greater interaction between our faculty and students and facilitate team-based learning and is a physical representation of the Kellogg culture.

Throughout the educational experience, students can take advantage of Kellogg’s world-renowned Career Management Center. The Center offers one-on-one coaching for students, job search resources and workshops, a job board with more than 5,000 annual listings, as well as extensive alumni connections.

Kellogg MBA Rankings Data

Kellogg MBA Employment Stats

B-School SmackDown:

Kellogg vs. Chicago’s Booth School of Business

Student Perspectives:

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MBA Program Consideration Set:

Stretch Schools: Harvard, Stanford, Chicago, Wharton

Match Schools: Columbia, Dartmouth, MIT Sloan, Berkeley

Safety Schools: Duke, Virginia, New York University, Michigan, Yale

Watch our video: A Conversation With Legendary Kellogg Dean Don Jacobs

Note: MBA Program Consideration Set: If you believe you’re a close match to this school–based on your GMAT and GPA scores, your age and work experience, you should look at these other competitive full-time MBA programs as well. We list them by stretch, match, and safety. These options are presented on the basis of brand image and ranking status as a general guideline.