Undergraduate Business Programs You Can Take to the Bank: Value Colleges Releases the 2015 Top 50 Best Value Undergraduate Business Schools
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Value Colleges (http://www.valuecolleges.com), an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate college education, has published its 2015 ranking of the Top 50 Best Value Undergraduate Business Schools at http://www.valuecolleges.com/rankings/best-value-undergraduate-business-schools/.
The ranking is a thoroughly-researched, wide-ranging list of the most reliable investments for a bachelor's degree in business. These are strictly the most well-respected, AACSB-accredited institutions, distinguished by an ideal combination of price and market value. Topping the list are the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Business, and the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Our list ranks schools based on the criteria most relevant to future business students:
*total annual cost
*national rankings for business schools
*early career salaries
Information was compiled from payscale.com, US News & World Report, and the college's own websites.
And here's the list (in alphabetical order):
Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ
Auburn University, Harbert College of Business, Auburn, AL
Babson College, Wellesley, MA
Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Boston, MA
Boston University, School of Management, Boston, MA
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Business, Provo, UT
City University of New York, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, New York, NY
College of William and Mary, Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Williamsburg, VA
Cornell University, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Ithaca, NY
Florida State University, College of Business, Tallahassee, FL
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, Washington, DC
George Washington University, School of Business, Washington, DC
Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, GA
Indiana University—Bloomington, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN
Miami University, Farmer School of Business, Oxford, OH
Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business, East Lansing, MI
New York University, Stern School of Business, New York, NY
Ohio State University, Columbus, Fisher School of Business, Columbus, OH
Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, University Park, PA
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, West Lafayette, IN
Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara, CA
Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse, NY
Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, College Station, TX
University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AR
University of Arkansas, Walton College of Business, Fayetteville, AR
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Berkeley, CA
University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business, Boulder, CO
University of Connecticut, School of Business, Mansfield, CT
University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration, Gainesville, FL
University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Athens, GA
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, College of Business, Urbana-Champaign, IL
University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business, Iowa City, IA
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD
University of Michigan—Ann Arbor, Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
University of Missouri, Trulaske College of Business, Columbia, MO
University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, South Bend, IN
University of Oklahoma, Price College of Business, Norman, OK
University of Oregon, Lundquist College of Business, Eugene, OR
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, PA
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, CA
University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX
University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Foster School of Business, Seattle, WA
University of Wisconsin, School of Business, Madison, WI
Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business, Blacksburg, VA
Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School, St. Louis, MO
Carrie Sealey-Morris, Editor of Value Colleges, describes the "overwhelming" number of options out there for today's prospective business student: not only the proliferation of degree types, "Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Applied Economics, Management," but also the problem of choosing a residential or online program. But for those who choose residential, "In addition to being great values, the schools on this list have many other features you look for in a good business school, including opportunities for relationships and networking that will mean a lifetime of colleagues and peers you can turn to when you need partners, employees, or employers."
Value Colleges is an independent, online resource with one mission: to help prospective students find the best educational value in their chosen field. At Value Colleges future students can find rankings for the top investments in online and residential college degrees, advice on making the best decisions about finances when in college, and explanations of commonly-misunderstood aspects of college costs.
Contact:
Carrie Sealey-Morris
Editor, Value Colleges
(512) 710-9901
SOURCE Value Colleges
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