<p>So I was looking at the US News undergraduate business ranking and noticed that UT Austin McCombs is ranked higher than Emory or Cornell. This kinds of rankings throw me off, because does this mean I will get better job opportunities as a McCombs graduate? Emory and Cornell are by far more prestigious than UT, and I feel like despite the ranking, overall prestige of the school will be a deciding factor. I have no idea how this works. Anyone?</p>
<p>A ranking is just like an opinion from one publication. There are no official rankings. Employers don’t hire based on rankings from commercial publications. You can look at any number of rankings for undergrad business schools, including this one below, which lists the publication’s own ranking and and an employer ranking survey too. You can read the methodology page to find out how they came up with that. If you want to find employment opportunities, rates and salaries that is a more difficult search.
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<p>doobab96, not many universities are “far more prestigious” than UT-Austin. Cornell is more prestigious while Emory is not. Where is matters (among employers and in academe), UT-Austin is one of the most well regarded universities in the country. </p>
<p>As far as business schools go, McCombs is one of the best. Prestige is not always an indicator of the quality of a specific program. Purdue is not necessarily very prestigious, but its Engineering programs are. NYU is not that prestigious either, but Stern is very well regarded. </p>
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Job opportunity is not a criterion of college ranking. Job opportunity depends on your choice of major, your grades, regional job market.</p>
<p>I guess job opportunities equal prestige of the school/program? Then is there a point in considering Emory when I probably would get into McCombs (in state, auto admit, over average sat))? I’m sure Emory excels in other areas like pre-med, but just looking at undergrad business.</p>
<p>For working in TX, it’s hard to beat McCombs. For working in Atlanta/Southeast, it’s hard to beat Goizueta. Move outside those regions and you will find other schools held in higher regard by the locals.</p>
<p>However, I would not assume that admission to McCombs is a given even if you are autoadmit with your stats. Then again, admission to Goizueta isn’t guaranteed either even if you get in to Emory.</p>
<p>In general, national general rankings are somewhat pointless. Different schools will offer different opportunities and may be strong in different areas/regions.</p>
<p>I would like to work somewhere outside Texas, preferably in the northeast, which I guess puts both of them in similar positions. Yeah, I know McCombs is still competitive, so I “probably” will be able to get in, but of course nothing’s for sure. </p>
<p>Emory has a strong presence in the Northeast, particularly among Goizueta alums (I briefly attended Oxford and spoke with the president of the alumni association a few times). I don’t know anything about McCombs.</p>