<p>I want to get into a school that's good for Business/Finance/Accounting majors like that but I don't know how to tell if the school specializes in that field. For example Baruch is known for Business but how would I find out if another school is?</p>
<p>Depends on the degree of prestige you require. On a basic level -I tell students to look at the 'The Common Data Set" on each universities website. The last pages will list the number of graduates in each major. If the program is strong, the % of graduates will reflect that.</p>
<p>Business’ popularity tends to increase at lower selectivity schools, so that may not necessarily be an indicator of strength of the program.</p>
<p>You can look at the AACSB accreditation listings for business and accounting:
[AACSB</a> Business and Accounting Accreditation](<a href=“http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accreditedmembers.asp]AACSB”>Search Accredited Schools | AACSB)</p>
<p>You can also look at the BusinessWeek (or US News) business program rankings.
[Top</a> Business School Rankings: MBA, Undergrad, Executive & Online MBA - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>There is no easy and reliable way to address the thread title question more generally (for any random major/program). Resources include the Common Data Set (Section J on % of degrees conferred), Rugg’s Recommendations (which lists schools the editor considers strong in each major), graduate program rankings (NRC, USNWR, QS World) … and this forum.</p>
<p>I completely disagree with snugapug. Often extremely strong majors at a particular school may not attract many students, even though the level of resources, teaching, and rigor are all high. I’ve heard a geology professor remark that pound for pound, Cal Tech has the best Earth science program in the US (something most of the respectable rankings agree with) yet if I remember correctly, only about 5 geology majors graduate from the school every year. My school is also quite impressive in the field, but out of tens of thousands of students fewer than ten graduate with a geology/geophysics degree every year. The program is strong, but few students want to study the discipline. The same is true of many other majors, particularly ones which few students received significant exposure to in hs or which seem to be immediately practical.</p>