<p>Does anyone know how good their undergraduate business and finance programs are? I'm from Nebraska, and I've heard a lot of opinions about it, but I'm worried that they may be biased.</p>
<p>Anyone have any idea?</p>
<p>Its very typical for people in your own state/state colleges to brag about their college programs.</p>
<p>For example; we at Arkansas like to say that Walton (Walmart dude) school of Business is one of the best, but it is barely ranked.</p>
<p>Check out some undergraduate Business ranking:
UN is neither in Businessweek Business Undergrad ranking nor in USNWR Business Ranking
Undergrad</a> B-School Rankings: Interactive Table</p>
<p>I dont know about Nebraska, but I think business schools in general are really hard to rank. Noobcake's link was from 2006. Here's Businessweek's undergrad rankings one year later.....Cal Berkeley moved from #12 to #3 and University of Washington moved from not even in the top 50 to #25 in one year. Not sure how that works.</p>
<p>[[url=<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/index.html%5DBusiness">http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/index.html]Business</a> School Rankings and Profiles: EMBA, Executive Education, MBA, Part-time MBA, Distance MBA<a href="go%20to%20undergrad%20tab">/url</a></p>
<p>Take it with a grain of salt. Plus, if u think u might live in Nebraska or in closeby states when you get older, the Nebraska business program will hold a lot more weight/have a better reputation there.</p>
<p>In the Midwest, both Carlson School of Management at the University of MN and programs at UW-Madison are highly reputable. It's anecdotal, but UW-Madison has produced more Fortune 500 CEOs than any other university, public or private.</p>
<p>Nebraska is not a highly-regarded public University. I'm sure it's decent in-state, but it's reputation outside of Nebraska is that of any other public...certainly not your Berk/UVa/Mich UNC, hell even UWisc or Texas.</p>
<p>I've met more than one young U Nebraska alumni whom is enjoying a great career in New York City.</p>
<p>Walt, it depends on your ambitions...do you intend to remain in Nebraska or midwest once you graduate?</p>
<p>If the price is right and it meets your needs, who cares about rankings.</p>
<p>Warren Buffett got his start there...as you likely already know.<br>
Plus, Huskers football is again on the rebound. ;)</p>
<p>I honestly don't intend on staying in Nebraska after I graduate, in fact - I didn't intend on staying in Nebraska for school. But it is a decent university (not necessarily anything special though) and one of the main reasons I'm considering going there is for financial reasons. In-state after scholarship would be only approximately $8,000 a year, and I would graduate debt free. Whereas if I went to just about any other university I would graduate with a great deal of debt. </p>
<p>Basically, I'm a pretty good student, but not a stellar student and there seems to be few scholarships for people in my situation. The scholarships I am eligible for won't even make a dent in the overall cost of attendance.</p>
<p>My dilemma is attend UNL and graduate debt free, have a decent time, have more freedom to move after I graduate (I wouldn't have to take the first job I could get to pay off loans) vs. trying to attend school elsewhere, graduating with $40,000+ debt (conservative), likely having a better time but having my options limited while at school because of finances, and having somewhat less freedom after I graduate but still being in a place that I love.</p>
<p>I think your thinking is sound, here--get a solid education and escape any debt burden. I know a lot of successful UN-L grads.</p>
<p>I know this is kind of a general question and it depends on the circumstances of each person - but going to UNL won't severely hinder the amount of opportunities I would have versus another, slightly better (Top 50 let's say) schoo, will it? I never was going to go to an Ivy League but was looking at schools such as Tulane and other similarly ranked schools.</p>
<p>^ What other schools are you considering?</p>
<p>I would say there is very little difference between Tulane and UNL, in terms of the education quality. But, the environments are very different.</p>
<p>If you want to settle in the South, sure, Tulane will give you an alumni connection base...but, if its going to put you in a large debt burden, its not worth it when you have cheaper/comparable options.</p>
<p>Go to Honors college if you must; any state u Honors program will give you a good education.</p>
<p>The University of Nebraska Honors Program is very focused (it's not a traditional Honor's College), it only deals with computer science and business, and is for one particular area.</p>
<p>Walt, that's just the JD Edwards program. There is a much larger University Honors Program. Acceptance into the program gives you a book scholarship as well as the option of living in Neihardt Residence Hall (best location of any of the dorms - except the dorm for the JDE program, rooms are smaller, but most have a sink, and it's certainly much quieter than any other dorm). There are some other benefits too.</p>
<p>UNL</a> | Honors Program</p>
<p>I applied for the Honors Program, but my decision comes down to: if I get into Nebraska Honors Program vs. U of Minnesota</p>
<p>As for business schools, this is probably bias but DEFINATELY Wharton is by far the best business program in the country.</p>