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Turning the Tables: Ranking the MBA Rankings (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

Forbes says the full-time MBA program at the University of Stanford is best. BusinessWeek say it’s the University of Chicago. U.S. News & World Report has yet another answer: Harvard Business School and Stanford in a dead tie. Say what you will about the lack of consensus on what constitutes the best MBA program in…

2010 Financial Times MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 8, 2010

This 2010 ranking is the 12th year the Financial Times has ranked the best MBA schools. The ranking, published every January, is based on data collected from business schools and from alums three years after graduation. This survey includes responses from 8,001 alums of the Class of 2006, though most of the results are combined…

The Economist’s 2009 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 10, 2010

This is The Economist’s eighth annual ranking of full-time MBA programs. The ranking, published in mid-October of every year, is based 20% on student and alumni surveys and 80% on data provided by the schools. There are some incredibly peculiar results in this ranking, which raise significant credibility issues. Pretty much no one in business…

Michigan’s Ross vs. Northwestern’s Kellogg (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 8, 2023

Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and Michigan’s Ross School of Business may very well be more similar to each other than any other two top schools. They attract similar applicants--outgoing, highly collaborative, super smart, down-to-earth. They have similar program strengths, outside of Kellogg’s number one status in marketing. They attract similar corporate recruiters to campus,…

My Story: From Deloitte Consulting to Harvard (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 15, 2010

As Harvard’s incoming Class of 2012 gathers on the school’s expansive campus this fall, it will be warmly welcomed by an energetic second-year named Justine Lelchuk who is co-president HBS’s Student Association. She has just returned to Harvard after working as an intern in brand management in the baking division of General Mills in Minneapolis.…

My Story: From an Army Ranger in Iraq to Harvard (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 18, 2010

As an Army Ranger and captain in the Army National Guard, Brett Gibson was awarded a meritorious service medal for his work in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. He was deployed to Iraq as a battle captain and plans officer for a 550-solider squadron. Over a year's time, his unit conducted 50 security and humanitarian missions…

My Story: From West Point to Berkeley (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 2, 2010

Growing up in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Liz Callahan never imagined that she would one day fly a Black Hawk helicopter over the broad plains and reedy marshes of Iraq. Yet, after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2003, she soon found herself piloting the $14 million aircraft, as a captain in…

Dipak Jain Named New Dean of INSEAD (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 15, 2010

Dipak C. Jain, the highly popular former dean of Northwestern's Kellogg School, was named today the new dean of one of Europe's top business schools, INSEAD. Jain, who led Kellogg from 2001 to 2009, succeeds J. Frank Brown, who will step down in March of next year. Jain's appointment is a coup for INSEAD, which…

Wharton to Overhaul MBA Program (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 5, 2019

Wharton will soon unveil a new MBA curriculum, the result of a year’s worth of study and work by the faculty, according to Wharton Dean Thomas Robertson. The school’s faculty is expected to vote on the change in November so that the changes could be implemented next fall for the Class of 2013. “They are…

The Economist’s Roller Coaster 2010 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 18, 2010

Several top European business school tumbled in The Economist's latest MBA ranking, paving the way for a comeback of sorts for U.S. management education. The Economist yesterday named the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business the number one MBA program in the world, followed by Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, Berkeley's Haas School, and…

Winners & Losers in The Economist’s 2010 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 27, 2010

When The Economist unveiled its 2010 MBA ranking recently, the magazine made clear that there were some dramatic changes in the results. As the magazine put it, "Our latest ranking is probably the most turbulent in that short history. Usually, schools move up or down just a few places year on year. This time around,…

The Economist 2010 MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 28, 2010

There were so many dramatic changes in The Economist’s ninth annual ranking of full-time MBA programs that we dubbed this the "roller coaster ranking." Published in mid-October of every year, the British magazine's global ranking is based 20% on student and alumni surveys and 80% on data provided by the schools. There are some incredibly peculiar…

New WSJ Ranking of Best EMBA Programs (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 30, 2010

The world’s most expensive Executive MBA program--Wharton’s $167,250 alternating weekend program for execs--was ranked first by The Wall Street Journal today, dislodging Northwestern University’s Kellogg School’s pricey $153,900 EMBA which fell to fifth place. In its second ranking of the best EMBA programs, the Journal dinged Kellogg, rating the overall quality of its Executive MBA…

Wharton’s MBA Gatekeeper (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 13, 2023

When J.J. Cutler applied for admission to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1995, the school accepted nearly one in four applicants and the average GMAT score of an entering student was 650 out of 800. These days, Wharton accepts about 17% of those who apply and the average GMAT score of an enrolled…

My Story: From INSEAD to Avon Cosmetics (NEWS)

By: Mica Bevington | Last Updated: October 15, 2010

Michael Davis didn’t follow a traditional path to B-school. One of his earliest memories is leaving Iran ahead of the Revolution. His family landed in Iowa, where he proved himself a quick study. He finished high school at the age of 14. He graduated from Purdue at 19, with a degree in Computer and Electrical…

Winners & Losers in the FT’s New EMBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 26, 2010

For the second year in a row, Kellogg’s joint Executive MBA program with Hong Kong’s UST Business School came out on top of The Financial Times’ new 2010 global EMBA ranking released Oct. 26th. U.S./European partnership programs also claimed the number two and number three spots in the survey. Columbia Business School’s joint EMBA with…

The Most Selective MBA Programs (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 2, 2010

When you’re looking at metrics to compare the best business schools against each other, one of the best indicators of quality is the number of applicants a school accepts and rejects. After the average GMAT score, there are some observers who believe that the percentage of applicants accepted is the most important sign of quality…

Fewer Than 20% of MBAs in Loan Default (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 23, 2010

Roughly one in five MBAs are failing to make their payments on student loans, Fortune reported today (Nov. 23). Oddly enough, in comparison with most other students, business school grads are the elite of the elite. The report, based on government data, shows that business school students, in fact, have the best record of any students…

Harvard Prof Becomes Dean of CEIBS (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 30, 2010

The highest ranking business school in China--China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)--scored a coup today by recruiting Harvard professor John A. Quelch as its new dean. Quelch, who brings experience to the job as the former dean of London Business School, will assume the post in February. This is the first time a Chinese school…

In A Program Overhaul, Wharton Offers MBAs Free Life-Long Learning (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 5, 2010

In a new overhaul of its MBA program, The Wharton School said it will begin offering its MBA graduates tuition-free, on-going executive education once every seven years over the course of their careers. It’s the first time a major business school has agreed to give its MBAs free life-long education. After what it said was…

Harvard Business School students cheer during their graduation ceremonies in Boston

Poets&Quants’ Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs In 2010 (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 16, 2020

In the aftermath of the economic meltdown, things are slowly getting back to normal at the world’s top business schools. Job offers are up nearly everywhere, and corporate recruiters—especially from the once hard-hit financial sector—are back in hiring mode. So it is with little surprise, perhaps, that the Harvard Business School, the most famous MBA-granting…

Poets&Quants Top 50 MBA Programs Outside the U.S. (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 14, 2010

London Business School came in first among 50 of the best B-schools outside the U.S. in the new 2010 ranking by Poets&Quants. France’s INSEAD was second, followed by IMD in Switzerland, and then IESE and IE Business Schools in Spain. This new P&Q list is a composite of four major MBA rankings published by Bloomberg…

BCG: Very Bullish on the MBA (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 7, 2011

To meet aggressive plans for growth, Boston Consulting Group may have to double its hiring of freshly minted MBA graduates over the next five years, according to a top official at the consulting firm. This year, the prestigious consulting firm expects its MBA hiring to be up a whopping 18% over 2010. The increase in…

Is An Elite MBA Degree Still Worth The Cost? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 7, 2011

Does it really pay to get an elite MBA degree? Ordinarily, that would be a silly question. An MBA from Harvard or Stanford or from any number of the very elite business schools has long been a no-brainer, regardless of the amount of money you have to borrow to make it happen. But a new…

Pricing for a Top MBA Degree (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 8, 2011

For the most updated story on the cost of an MBA degree see: Full Cost Of The MBA Keeps Rising: Four Schools Now Over $200K What’s the most expensive two-year MBA program you can take? You might be surprised to learn it isn’t Harvard or Stanford, or Wharton or Chicago, or Dartmouth or Yale. Instead,…

Tulane University's Freeman School of Business is ranked 44th among the top 100 business schools in the U.S. by Poets&Quants.

Winners & Losers In The 2011 Financial Times MBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 31, 2011

The classical definition of "authoritative" is "able to be trusted as being accurate or true" and "considered to be the best of its kind and unlikely to be improved upon." The new 2011 MBA ranking published today (Jan. 31) by the Financial Times hardly meets the test of this definition. If anything, this survey makes…

Europe Drawing Bigger Share of MBA Pipeline (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 2, 2011

European business schools are attracting a steadily increasing share of the global market of prospective MBA students, according to a new study published today (Feb. 2) by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The report confirms what the Financial Times recently called the "diminishing dominance" of U.S. business schools. GMAC researchers also found that European…