<p>ive been looking into loyola in chicago for a while now and i cant seem to find definite answers on how the school of business is (ranks, stats, avg. salary, accredited,etc...). if anybody has any information about the loyola school of business i would greatly appreciate it if you would share it with me. i also was wondering if anybody has an opinion on whether undergraduate business should be that heavily based on school ranks, it seems to me like where you go for undergrad business wont matter nearly as much as where you go for grad school as long as you do well in undergrad. </p>
<p>thanks to all</p>
<p>Yay LUC SBA!
(I went there for a year, had a great experience and would have stayed had the finances made sense.)</p>
<p>Rank? It's a low Tier 1 school by US News and its business program is ranked in the top 100 by Business Week. After UC and NU, it's regarded as the best Chicago school, with DePaul challenging in business and communications (Loyola accepts better students, but DePaul's biz and comm programs offer a great location) and UIC in the sciences (resources from grad programs).
Stats? The middle 50% is a 24-28 ACT.
Accredited? Like all business schools of significance, the school is accredited by the AACSB. Accreditation sets the admissions process, general set of curriculum, etc. The benefit is that Penn's Wharton school knows that whether you graduate from Loyola Chicago or Chicago State, you're learning the same material (although from different professors, in different academic settings, etc.) and will be prepared to transfer into their program or for graduate MBA courses.</p>
<p>Does it any of it matter? Depends. 10 years from now, your undergraduate education will not rank over your work experience/accomplishments and graduate program. But to get internships and that first job? That's the question to ask. From what I understand, accounting and marketing do not need a prestigious college whereas finance (esp. finance), economics and management grads do.
However, there is an immense value in the number and quality of resources available at a prestigious school. Employers will come to your school to recruit, talk with professors and advisers, interview and offer info sessions. That's big. Any college can have a career fair. But these visits allow students to have personal contact, impress recruiters and ask the questions that will help make for a better interview. Even bigger is the alumni networks of a prestigious (and large) business school. A supportive, successful alumni network can help your career grow by providing many opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to get.</p>
<p>if money matters would be a problem due to their high tuition, depaul university might be a good alternate choice. the business school is located right in downtown chicago and it seems to me that that would be a perfect setting for such a major. i visited both schools this past summer and can honestly say i would be satisfied with either choice.</p>
<p>If you're interested, make sure you visit both Loyola and DePaul. Even though each is Catholic, they do have different "vibes"....</p>