<p>I'm interested to know the top undergraduate business schools in California (both public and private universities). Does anybody have any known statistics or rankings? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.</p>
<p>You don't need to major in business as an undergraduate to get a business-related job. According to US News, Haas (Berkeley) is ranked third in the nation, behind Wharton (Penn) and Sloan (MIT). Stanford, UCLA, USC, Caltech, and other schools of similar prestige in California do not offer majors in business. I think there is a minor option at UCLA and USC.</p>
<p>So please don't let choice of major limit you...</p>
<p>UCLA has a solid bizecon program, and USC has a school of business (Marshall) and a specific school for accounting (Levanthal).</p>
<p>Stanford, although without business, will be the best option if you can get in.</p>
<p>The problem with top schools like Stanford is that most of the recruiting is from high finance and consulting firms that will work you to death and expect you to be on call 24/7. The $$$ is good but you will have no life. If you want a less high pressure type job with a more typical Fortune 500 company or accting firm--most of those go to business undergrads.</p>
<p>Most people on this board want to do banking or consulting anyway. Even for a "typical Fortune 500 company," you still can't go wrong with Stanford. Of course for something specialized like accounting, you'll want to get an accounting degree from somewhere else, like USC.</p>
<p>Who wouldn't want to earn like 120k (including bonuses) per year at the age of 22?</p>
<p>UCLA has Anderson School of Business, which is one of the top. If your planning on majoring in business, dont worry so much as where u go to undergrad school, whats important is where you go to get your MBA. So it might be better to go to a school you know youll do well at, so you can get into a better grad school.</p>
<p>I disagree with Snake805's comment. The Anderson School of Business does not offer an undergraduate program - it is a graduate program and should have no relevance on whether you will want to go there.</p>
<p>If you are going into certain business fields, pedigree is very important. Getting that i-bank or consulting interview depends firstly on where you go and secondly on your grades and activities. If you go to a recruited school (something like top twenty), then getting the minimum GPA will almost guarantee the interview.</p>
<p>Do not go somewhere just to get a better GPA. (this may be the case for med school, not not business school) MBA programs look primarily at work experience, not GPA. If you go to a brand name university, then you will have more opportunities (not to mention better personal connections) open to you.</p>
<p>Yes i know grad schools look at experience, and also your GPA. and GPA is important, yes the school makes a difference but the GPA is waat counts. If you get an averages GPA dont count on getting in to a top business school, unless you have tremedous experience, or know somebody. Its all who you know.</p>
<p>A distinction need to be made between graduate schools and professional schools. Graduate schools (as in academic PhD programs) base practically all of the admissions decisions on GPA, research experience and letter of recommendations from professors in the same field. Professional schools, which include business, medicine, law, and pharmacy schools do not necessarily seek to train people for academic careers and have different criteria. For business schools, a large part of the benefit is using the program to gain connections and leverage what you already know to advance yourself in the business world, so GPA is much much less important than work experience. Let's not get graduate school and business school confused. They stress different things.</p>
<p>are there any decent business schools in Califonia that a person with under a 4.0 could get into?(I have a 3.7 weighted). UCI, UCD, Cal Poly??</p>
<p>i read that sdsu is pretty good. none of the uc's have business undergrad besides ucr and ucm.</p>
<p>(whats the best undergrad business school thats public in california? (besides ucb and ucla))</p>
<p>Im not sure, but i know UCR business program is not half bad. I also hear from corporate employers that CSUNs program is very good, that the students from that program seem to know more than those from UCs.</p>
<p>so business undergrad? </p>
<p>what area in CA are you looking to settle down in the future at?</p>
<p>If you're looking at norcal/bayarea, SJSU is perfect for an inexpensive and excellent undergrad business degree. you'd be amazed at how many career opportunities there are because of the SILICON VALLEY. these companies are ALWAYS recruiting out of SJSU because their branches are so close to the campus. All the big 4 recruit there, including many other accting, industry and tech companies. my sister goes to SJSU and she received acceptances from each of the big 4, and chose EY for her summer internship, she's a senior now and is working at Sun Microsystems after rejecting many of her other job offerings. acceptance to the college is VERY easy, even under a 3.0. Yes, SJSU is VERY underrated, but that's where the jobs are. SFSU also has a good program and many SF based branches/companies recruit from there (..but not as much as the silicon valley for sjsu). </p>
<p>now if you're looking for socal, SDSU is ranked higher than any other CSU for business. i'm not sure about that school, but i'm sure there are career opportunities in SD. i wouldn't recommend UCR at all, there aren't as many recruiters that go there compared to the rest of the socal campuses.</p>
<p>as for UCLA, yes Anderson is only for grad school. UCLA has a HIGHLY impacted business economics major and they also offer an accounting minor.</p>
<p>i was accepted into: cal poly slo, sdsu, fullerton, long beach, and ucr so far.</p>
<p>i am interested and most likely will major in business finance maybe accounting. i wanted to know what school will offer me a great education and job placement after i get my bs. (social life is important too). I am mainly picking between slo or sdsu. which one is better? (i read big 4 recruit from slo)</p>
<p>in the end, i think i will go to the school that offers the best financial aid package. (sdsu already sent mine, just waiting for cal poly's)</p>
<p>BayAreaLivin, i dont know how u get ur info, prolly just search colleges websites. But ive heard from actual students at ucr business program is very good. and CSUN is one of the if not the best undergrad business program in CSU.</p>
<p>To the OP, based on USNWR rankings, some of the best undergrad progs.</p>
<p>Private - USC, Loyola Marymount</p>
<p>UC - Berkeley, Riverside</p>
<p>CSU - SDSU, CSULA, SLO, San Jose, CSUN, Fullerton</p>
<p>Big four rucruits at SDSU as well. Fifth best pass rate in the nation for the CPA (certified public accountant). I was in a similiar situation and chose SDSU - because it's more business oriented. Cal Poly SLO is mainly oriented for engineers.</p>
<p>haas and marshall</p>
<p>I'd stay away from the others</p>
<p>above poster is clueless</p>
<p>Cal poly slo is the only school i would not consider a commuter school. Otherwise the all will offer about the same prospects for big 4 acct firms. Fullerton and slo probably get the most people hired, but the others arent far behind. </p>
<p>Note, cal poly slo is also in a beautiful area, sdsu and long beach are close to the beach and the others offer nothing special and non are necessarily in the best areas except slo</p>