<p>Is duke a good school for those people who eventually want to go into business? Im deciding between NYU stern, Umich Ross and Duke. The other 2 schools Im thinkin bout are both undergrad business schools. Does that make them have an advantage over a liberal arts school liek Duke? Do Duke students get lots of internship/job opportunities? I will likely end up dropping Ross as it is very far away, so between Stern and Duke which would be the best choice? Considering location, internships, reputation, college experience.</p>
<p>It's a toss-up between NYU Stern and Duke Fuqua. Duke's business school is ranked 11 in the nation, and both will get you amazing opportunities after graduation. I would say Duke is a better school for business, but I also depends on the environment you want to live in. NYU is, obviously, in New York and hectic, whereas Duke is a lot more relaxing, peaceful, calm, and in a tiny city. You will get plenty of job opportunities afterwards, but I would say that if you wanted to work in NY or a Northeastern city like Boston, PA, etc, then obviously NYU Stern is the better choice since it is already in the city and has connections to top companies in the northeast. You would be facing more competition with northern schools if coming from Duke. But either school will get you any opportunity you want.</p>
<p>sry i didnt make it clear...... Im talking about doin undergrad at DUKE. Prob. major in econ as opposed to bein a business major at stern.</p>
<p>My reply still holds.</p>
<p>No it doesn't. Fuqua doesn't offer an undergrad degree. Someone who's looking for an undergrad business education would be better off at Stern for traditional business majors like marketing and accounting. As far as management and finance goes, either one is fine. An economics degree at Duke works great for finance, and some combination of econ and sociology (possibly through the Markets and Management certificate) would be good for someone looking to go into consulting.</p>
<p>Duke provides great opportunities for students to get into business, and students generally have no problem landing top jobs at Wall St. and other places. As far as Fuqua goes, it's almost completely irrelevant because you can't take classes there. However, I do have a friend who does research for a professor there. Either school will be fine for business - I think a Duke you will get more well-rounded education, which may be attractive to employers. NYU will provide you with a more specialized education in the business field.</p>
<p>The edge goes to ross or stern</p>
<p>fjm - Any particular reason why? One-liners are never very helpful. :)</p>
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<p>I'm also a research assistant at Fuqua. IMO the job is more useful for someone who plans on getting a PhD, although I can see the experience being valuable for consulting as well.</p>
<p>If you want to go into ibanking or consulting then there is no comparison. Stern and Ross grads are recruited more. Although duke econ is also respected, the recruitment by the top firms and banks just isn't the same. It's not impossible from duke but it will take a little more initiative on your part.</p>
<p>Hm. And you are basing this on what exactly?</p>
<p>Ignore fjm</p>
<p>Duke students are recruited heavily, same thing goes with students at Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pton etc. who don't have business schools. Going to a lower quality school because it has a specific program isn't something you should neccesarily do. There are many opportunities at Duke and the other schools without business programs to take advanced finance, marketing and accounting courses. Of course, Stern is a great program.</p>
<p>Look at WSJ feeder rankings into top business schools as well, Duke students frequently feed into top business programs (along with other schools without undergrad business programs). NYU's student body as a whole is weaker than the other schools mentioned above, so its suprising that someone would claim Stern grads are recruited more. However, I don't have any stats on just Stern so I can't say anything for sure.</p>
<p>Michigan's business school is consistently ranked among the top three in the world by WSJ and among the top five or six by Business Week. The school received a $100 million donation from an alumnus and is using the money to build a high-tech campus, establish more scholarships, and boost faculty. What does Duke have to compete with all of this?</p>
<p>Michigan also does much, much better in business school case competitions, venture capital competitions, and other national tournaments. The school is known for strategy and analysis, while Duke is known for "teamwork." Which one do you think will give you stronger skills for the future? I'd take the real skills and great facilities at Michigan over the touchy-feely culture of Duke.</p>
<p>I still don't think Fuqua is that relevant to your decision. I also disagree that you have an edge at ross or stern. You're going to get a very different education, but Duke students do not have any problems landing top jobs after graduation. Companies very actively recruit on campus here.</p>
<p>ya Idk how Fuqua came up. Anyways Ross is kind of out of the picture. If i choose a business program it will most likely be Stern cuz its so close to home. From what I have gathered from other sources, Duke gets recruited from some of the Big Name companies (such as Goldman Sachs) more heavily than Stern. Stern, however, gets recruited from some NY based banks very heavily, an option not available to Duke students.</p>
<p>Really though, if you go to Duke and want to work at a smaller bank in NY, one that doesn't recruit here, all you have to do is contact them and submit a resume. It shouldn't be a big deal, and I imagine that any company would be happy to look at you. They may also give you an extra edge because you're going out of your way to find them. Recruiting is nice because it's convenient, and they know your school, but a Duke degree can get you whereever you want if you just make a bit of an effort to advertise yourself.</p>
<p>I'm waitlisted at Duke an I'm enrolling at USC (marshall). I love Duke, but USC really wants me to go (nice scholarship, lots of personal calls and letters, honors program, special classes, etc). USC has an amazing alumni network, but I just think Duke is an amazing school. I really don't know what'd I do anymore if I got into Duke. Is Duke good enough for business (economics/public policy) compared to what USC has given me?</p>
<p>What do you mean when you say Duke doesn't have a business school? Or a business undergraduate program?</p>
<p>Our business school (Fuqua) does not offer any sorts of degrees to undergrads, is what the statement means.</p>
<p>And yeah - Duke's pre-business track really is top-notch. I know USC has put a lot of time into recruiting you, and I'm sure they're great - but I can't really speak about their program.</p>
<p>All I can say is that our students are recruited in a manner that reflects our status as a top-tier institution.</p>
<p>Most top schools for business recruitment don't have undergrad business programs but great business schools (see: Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, Stanford etc)</p>
<p>The Markets and Management certificate @ Duke along with an Econ major (or minor) should be fine for getting into i-banking.</p>