<p>what school has the best business program?</p>
<p>University Of Pennsylvania</p>
<p>Wharton.
Choose a school you ENJOY, not because of name recognition.</p>
<p>If International Business, University of South Carolina - 12 straight years. If entrepreneurship, Babson. If accounting, University of Illinois.</p>
<p>If we are talking about undergraduate, then the best is unquestionably Penn's Wharton school.</p>
<p>However you should take a step back and think why you want to go to business school and if that's really something for which you should sacrifice a rewarding liberal arts education.</p>
<p>"If we are talking about undergraduate, then the best is unquestionably Penn's Wharton school."</p>
<p>Why? when USouth Carolina has ranked above Wharton for international business for 12 STRAIGHT YEARS? Moore</a> School of Business - Moore School's Undergraduate International Business Still No. 1 in U.S. News It might be, but "unquestionably"?</p>
<p>Just curious why you (mini) said U of Illinois for accounting when Texas is #1, and has been for many years, yet you say that SC is best for international business for the same reason?</p>
<p>But, I would agree that generally Wharton is #1 until you start talking specific programs.</p>
<p>Although as I look through all of the programs listed, University of Texas is in the top 5 of over 1/2, and in the top 10 of all. Right up there with Penn Wharton.</p>
<p>Hmmm, interesting...</p>
<p>I would say NYU Stern. Its located in the most business oriented part of the USA. Many connections, internships, list goes on.</p>
<p>Stern is definitely not better than Wharton</p>
<p>Simply because NYC has a lot of multinational businesses does not make an NYC school the best place to go for business. Funnily enough, the most notable business schools ar actually outside of NYC. Stern is good, but just being in NYC doesn't make it the best, as connections at the best business schools don't know regional boundaries.</p>
<p>"Just curious why you (mini) said U of Illinois for accounting when Texas is #1, and has been for many years, yet you say that SC is best for international business for the same reason?"</p>
<p>Fair enough - I think I had been looking at the Business Week rankings for accounting. but the point is the same. Wharton is NOT unquestionable the best undergraduate business school, and, dollar for dollar, is certainly not the best at all. Take away international business, accounting, entrepreneurship and all of a sudden, Wharton looks rather mundane (and Stern more so).</p>
<p>^^ No, sorry. Unquestionably, Wharton is seen as THE number 1 undergrad business school. It's just the way it is and how employers perceive it. Go talk to them if you disagree. No one on CC can change that.</p>
<p>For undergraduate Business, Wharton is #1. There are another 5 or 6 programs that are almost as good, but Wharton is the unquestioned #1.</p>
<p>I just questioned it, with some data to back it up. It MAY be the best, but unquestioned it most definitely is NOT.</p>
<p>"It's just the way it is and how employers perceive it."</p>
<p>Employers do not perceive it as best when seeking accountancy help, international businesses do not perceive it as best either. It may be true that there is a relatively small group of investment banks who see it that way (though I suspect that is more true for graduates of Wharton's MBA program.)</p>
<p>I'm not going to make an argument out of facts..but Wharton is LOOKED at as the number 1 business school. Take it or leave it. I'm just restating the facts.</p>
<p>Being looked at as the best tends to be a self-fulfilling virtuous cycle...</p>
<p>Being perceived as the best --> drawing the best students and faculty --> who naturally are the most inclined to become very successful --> which brings money and prestige back to the school --> which improves its public perception...repeat.</p>
<p>I always thought it would be a cold day in hell before I stick up to defend Wharton, but it really is head and shoulders above every other undergraduate business program... justifiably so or not.</p>
<p>I tend to agree that Wharton is perceived to be the best overall undergraduate program - but GAAAH you'd have to live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!!!! </p>
<p>(ducks head and runs for cover;))</p>
<p>"I'm not going to make an argument out of facts..but Wharton is LOOKED at as the number 1 business school. Take it or leave it. I'm just restating the facts."</p>
<p>So where are these so-called "facts"? USouth Carolina has been looked at as being above Wharton for international business for 12 STRAIGHT YEARS.</p>
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<p>This reminds me of a funny story - son's roommate in an argument yelled at my son,"Just because they're facts doesn't make it true!!", then realized what he said and admitted begrudgingly, "Well, yes I guess it does." </p>
<p>Facts are facts and there's no arguing them.</p>
<p>Mini, Wharton is to undergraduate Business as MIT is to Engineering. Sure, MIT is not #1 in all kinds of Engineering (Agricultural, Biomedical, Civil, Environmental, Industrial etc...), but overall, it is generally considered the biggest name in Engineering just as Wharton is the biggest name in undergraduate Business education. If we were talking about MBA programs, I am sure a couple other heavy hitters Ilike HBS, Kellogg, maybe even Stanford) could make a case for having the biggest name, but since none of those offer BBA programs, Wharton wins.</p>