<p>University of Florida's MBA Program just received a $50 million gift from an alum. The state has also agreed to build a new facility to go along with the windfall of new faculty coming in.</p>
<p>Here is a link to some of the rankings:</p>
<p>This is somewhat old news...</p>
<p>It was a $30 mil gift and the state matched it for a total of $60 mil.</p>
<p>tomslawsky already has the job of pushing UF propoganda on this board. He doesn't need your help.</p>
<p>I don't understand why this is here. Is it an advertisement?</p>
<p>Not an advertisement, just want to let the potential MBA students know that UF's MBA program is going to skyrocket up the rankings. Also, Florida's economy is moderate at this juncture, but in the future with all the new people moving to this state it will inevitably be one of the top destinations for young professionals. I believe Florida is projected to reach 23 million residents by 2020. </p>
<p>Keep in perspective that UF is the only game in town (no other highly regarded MBA programs in FL). The future is so bright for us Gator's we have to wear shades...</p>
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So... an advertisement. And one that claims psychic powers, at that.</p>
<p>Have there ever been any highly respected MBA programs in Florida? So why is now any different? Did I miss the news that Wharton recently relocated from Key West?</p>
<p>Also, UF is already overrated on the rankings. The avg starting salary for UF MBA grads is not good.</p>
<p>I disagree about an over inflated ranking. UF is the flagship university of Florida.</p>
<p>Starting salary is around 80k, but keep in perspective that the cost of living in mad cheap for Florida.</p>
<p>If I am wrong about the South Florida market, then why is Northwestern & Duke offering Executive MBA programs in this area? Sounds like you guys are afraid of competition.</p>
<p>Oh by the way: UF also just started a traditional MBA program in Miami.</p>
<p>Starting salary from UF is $66,333 based on everything I have seen. If you have other numbers, please post. Cost of living is "mad cheap" in Texas (which is a hotter state for growth and business than Florida), yet starting salaries at SMU (located in Dallas and UNRANKED) are 10k higher.</p>
<p>If you are looking to live in Florida, the UF MBA is your best option in the area. The starting salaries are lower because the cost of living is low in Florida, and a large majority of graduates choose to stay in Florida.</p>
<p>If you are looking to work in NYC, UF is not where you want to go obviously. But if Miami or somewhere else in Florida is where you want to work, UF becomes an extremely attractive option. What makes it so attractive compared to the bigger name schools is that your ROI is shorter because of the low tuition (assuming starting salary will be around the same). I think this is a fair assesment of UF, and I think they should really concentrate on building that regional reputation much like Emory and Vanderbilt have done.</p>
<p>No, there's absolutely no respectable MBA in Florda, (aside from UF)...</p>
<p>MBA</a> Programs In Miami - Kellogg School's Miami Executive MBA (EMBA) Program</p>
<p>But I guess if you aren't from Penn, you don't count.</p>
<p>Also, UF MBA prof's don't have a knack for beating their wives to death with half wrapped christmas presents, like the profs at other highly ranked MBA's do.</p>
<p>Hey Vector, we can't ALL be able to graduate from Penn. By the way, propaganda is a petty strong word. Here is another GRE word for ya-</p>
<p>HUBRIS</p>
<p>It's what you have and it's EXACTLY what will allow a school like UF to sneak up to top 25 status.</p>
<p>Also, $66,500 normalized to a North East Salary is between $85-90,000. Using un-adjusted salaries to make a comparison is just plain dis-honest and manipulating. Personally, I think all rankings should pick a dot right in the middle of the country and adjust ALL salaries to that city. To not do so is just silly, and not very logical.</p>
<p>Finally, WHO CARES what SMU grads make if they choose to work in a different market? It doesn't matter if the market is in Houston or Mars; it is still a DIFFERENT market. UF MBA's tend to stay in Florida and usually start work at the top of the salary bracket in the Florida Market. If they are at the top of their bracket, then what more can you ask a school to do for placement? Come on, man-this isn't complicated to figure out, if Florida suddenly became the hot destination for SMU MBA's, the SMU starting salary sould baseline towards $65,000.</p>
<p>BlueDevil Mike,
Congrats on getting into Harvard Law, My Cousin is now an L1 student there, I'll tell her to say hi to ya ;)</p>
<p>Um, am I missing something? I always thought Rollins (Crummer) was ranked #1 in Florida. Rollins is #37 while Florida I think is #51.</p>
<p>Best</a> Business Schools - Forbes.com</p>
<p>Sorry, I'm new to this part of the boards so I'm not sure of the validity of Forbes's rankings or their criteria for ranking this way. I would like it cleared up though because I live in Florida so either one of these might end up a possibility.</p>
<p>That ranking seems a little screwey-looey to me. they haveIowa ahead of MIT and MIT ranked MIT # 17 and UCLA at 21 and Rollins ahead of Washington, Purdue and Notre Dame (maybe in football). </p>
<p>This seems to be the "gold standard" of rankings, although i have problems with it, too...</p>
<p>USNews.com:</a> America's Best Graduate Schools 2008: Top Business Schools</p>
<p>Ahhhh, that ranking is based on years to break even and if you look at Rollins, the AVERAGE starting salary of a graduate going into "general Management" is $300,000. Man, I hope there's time left to transfer....:)</p>
<p>Also, look deeper at the numbers- the average salary of the Rollins MBA four years out of the program is ~$81,000 and for UF it is ~$101,000. By the way, this salary is MUCH closer to the 4 year salary of top 25 schools than the percentage difference of starting salary and is even higher than Purdue's 4 year out of the MBA salary and Purdue is a top 25 MBA. The Average GMAT on the way in is almost 100 points different, too between UF and Rollins, too.</p>
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Finally, WHO CARES what SMU grads make if they choose to work in a different market? It doesn't matter if the market is in Houston or Mars; it is still a DIFFERENT market. UF MBA's tend to stay in Florida and usually start work at the top of the salary bracket in the Florida Market. If they are at the top of their bracket, then what more can you ask a school to do for placement? Come on, man-this isn't complicated to figure out, if Florida suddenly became the hot destination for SMU MBA's, the SMU starting salary sould baseline towards $65,000.
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<p>The previous poster made it sound like Florida was a great market to be in. I love Florida, but I sure as hell wouldn't take a huge paycut to live there. 10k is one thing, but that was to an unranked school. Compared to the ranked schools in TX, that's a 15-20k paycut. </p>
<p>I'll just buy a place in Miami instead...which, btw is far more expensive than anywhere in TX. I did some cost of living comparisons, and Orlando and Tampa were also more expensive than Austin, which has the highest cost of living in TX (by a decent amount).</p>
<p>I thought about what you said, regarding the different regions. I looked on the UT McCombs website and noticed that McCombs graduates average $92k in the "South." Are you telling me that MBAs make less in Florida than they do in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee? Really?!?</p>
<p>You would think Florida MBAs would be at an advantage in their own region.</p>
<p>Only 4% of grads from UT worked in the South, so that is not a large sample. The point is, if you want to work in Florida, UF is a great place to go...enough said.</p>
<p>266 graduates X 4%= ~ 10 graduates spread out over 10 states is ~1 graduate per southern state. </p>
<p>There is a good chance that no one from Texas went to Florida to work. Meanwhile ~90+% of UF graduates stay in Florida for work. Therefore, I stick by UF graduates getting jobs and salaries at the top of their market. I also think all the pieces are in place for a jump in prestige and clout from regional to national radar VERY soon in the future. The rise in US News ranking, the top 20 GMAT score and the $50 million gift are all signs of this. Will UF = Harvard/Wharton in 10 years-No! Will they be UNC, Carnegie Mellon or UT? If they play their cards right-YES. They're already in the same class as these schools with respect to student quality, faculty productivity and program quality, now it's about the marketing...</p>
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<p>LMAO @ quality students wanting to go to UF for a huge paycut. I looked into Florida when I was considering schools (because they have a concentration in Real Estate). However, after looking at the profiles of the students in that program, I immediately crossed them off my list.</p>