"… To steer you in the right direction, U.S. News surveys colleges and universities each year and ranks nearly 1,400 of them in different categories according to our methodology.
Here, we offer a sneak peek of the 2019 Best Colleges rankings.
These schools – listed alphabetically below – offer the top 10 Best Undergraduate Business Programs. These programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and were ranked based on peer assessment surveys conducted in spring 2017 and spring 2018. More than 10 schools appear because of ties." …
I think another way to decide is by looking at which colleges are most heavily targeted by firms that interest you e.g. Accounting firms or Investment Banks etc.
For example 22% of B.B. recruitment in 2017 was from these 10 universities according to WSO
University of Pennsylvania
New York University
Harvard University
University of Cambridge
Cornell University
The University of Texas at Austin
Columbia University
Duke University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
What about all these other graduate programs that are popping up in business schools such MS in Finance or Analytics or Financial Engineering etc.? Could they be the reason the MBA is losing its popularity?
The MBA is losing popularity among potential applicants due to rising tuition costs & the loss of income for two years, otherwise known as “opportunity cost”.
Specialty master’s degree programs arose out of demand for particular specialties combined with the reluctance to attend a 2 year full time program due to the financial considerations.