Three Hoosier Universities Ranked for Best MBAs
The Kelley School of Business at IU Bloomington is the highest-ranked program in Indiana. (Provided Photo/Indiana University)
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThree universities in the Hoosier state are on the list of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s Best “B-Schools” to get an MBA.
The ranking is based on criteria, including compensation, networking, learning, and entrepreneurship.
The publication says each of the four categories is a weighted index. The magazine used surveys with nearly 27,000 MBA students, alumni and recruiters to determine the value of each index.
Compensation measured the highest value with 37% of the total score.
“Not surprisingly, earnings rank highest. Our index uses these measures: pay right after graduation, what alumni are earning, percentage of students employed three months after graduation, percentage of a class receiving a signing bonus, and size of bonuses,” said the magazine summary.
The networking index measured nearly 26%, the learning index tallied about 21% and the entrepreneurship index accounted for about 16% of the score.
Number 25: Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in the highest ranked school in the state to earn an MBA with an overall score of 74.4.
“Kelley is truly a collaborative and supportive environment for faculty, staff and students, who are exceptionally engaged in all aspects of an MBA experience,” commented one person who was surveyed.
Number 28: Three spots behind is the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame with a score of 71.6.
“A small class size leads to an amazing alumni network, both of which were integral in helping me land a job,” responded one student.
Number 78: The Krannert School of Business at Purdue University has a score of 26.6.
“The many opportunities to develop different types of skills was the best thing,” said one respondent.
Stanford is ranked No. 1 on the Bloomberg list.
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