<p>outside of HWS, the main reason I would place MIT / Columbia over the remaining 4/5 schools (including Kellogg) has less to do with any particular specialty or curriculum, etc. (let’s face it, at the top tier level these programs are all very good) but rather because those two schools enjoy strong reputations both in the US and internationally.</p>
<p>Kellogg may be well known in the US (and even then I’d argue that its reputation isn’t significantly stronger than MIT or Columbia’s) but, and here is my point, it is absolutely no where near as strong on an international level. I point to my own anecdotal evidence during my travels across Europe and Asia where I have met a number of MIT / Columbia / Chicago MBA grads and I have yet to meet a single Kellogg grad. Now perhaps that is because I have spent my entire career in finance, but even beyond that in my discussions with senior management (C-level executives) across a number of industries – H/W/S stands above all else which is no surprise – and MIT / Columbia / INSEAD getting recognition then Chicago.</p>