<p>I was just wondering which undergrad b-school is better recognized nationally/internationally.............Emory's Goizueta (sp?) or U of Illinois (Urbana) Business School, ? Also, which has better job prospects after graduation? Any input will be appreciated :-)</p>
<p>In my humble opinion, undergrad buz is a waste of time. Major in something else and then go get a job in a corporation and then get MBA. Undergrad buz teaches you business principles you will never use in your first few years in the job. And just as many engineers if not more get the same jobs that business undergrads seek(ibanking, consulting, etc.). Unless you're at Wharton or Stern, major in another field and take a few business courses for a possible minor/second major. Recruiters would probably look more favorably on that.</p>
<p>With that said(not trying to discourage you), I think Urbana would have the better name, but there are a lot more people at Urbana so maybe more competition. I think the recruiters for both of those schools are probably going to be companies in the are(regional recruiting) as I have not seen either of the two schools on the top NYC bank/corporations's lists for annual recruiting. I'm sure you can actively pursue an opportunity and try to land an interview(or do significant internships) but its not going to have a reputation with these companies like Cornell engineers or UPenn business majors etc etc.</p>
<p>Actually I might be wrong about that. USNews says UIllinois is 12th overall for undergrad buz and very good for accounting.</p>
<p>P.S. Neither of those schools would have an international undergrad reputation. I think Urbana has a pretty good MBA program though so if theres any way you can do a coop+accelerated MBA that would be nice. Most undergrad buz majors are considered 'easy' and not really prestigious so I don't think most of them would have a.. international reputation. </p>
<p>Schools that I could think of that would have a national reputation for undergrad buz:</p>
<p>Tier 1(All the i-banks look here and engineering/econ departments. Also top consulting companies like BCG, Booz Allen, PWC, etc look here first.)
UPENN:Wharton
MIT:Sloan
UCal-Berkeley:Haas
UMich Ann Arbor
NYU: Stern
CMU</p>
<p>Tier 2(Good corporations and a lot of companies in the areas near the school look here. For example, Northern VA companies recruit UVA kids heavily).
UNC-Chapel Hill
UTexas-Austin
USC-Marshall
UVA-McIntire
Indiana Univ.
UIllinois-Urbana Champaign
Wash. in st louis
Cornell</p>
<p>Don't worry so much about prestige. The school that fits you the best and you think you'll excel at the most is the one you should choose.</p>
<p>To a certain extent, job opportunities are impacted by the companies a school attracts for on-campus recruiting. However, you can land the job of your dreams as long as you're active and accomplish a lot during college. </p>
<p>Bottom line: If you have the drive, then what you do in college will greatly outweigh where you go to college. Sure, you'll have to work harder and it's usually the exception than the rule that you'll land a job with the prestigious firms that recruit at Wharton, Stern, Ivies, etc., but it's always a possibility that only you can make happen, not the name of the school you go to.</p>
<p>UVA has a first tier biz program, it's on many ibanks' recruiting calendars........</p>
<p>"Major in something else and then go get a job in a corporation and then get MBA. Undergrad buz teaches you business principles you will never use in your first few years in the job. And just as many engineers if not more get the same jobs that business undergrads seek(ibanking, consulting, etc.)."</p>
<p>in my humble opinion, i disagree. i beliv that an udergrad biz degree is more efficient than majoring in something else and getting your mba. while you may or may not use too much of what you learn the first copuple yrs of your career, you will know your stuff down the road. an undergrad biz degree has the same basic classes as an MBa program. but an mba doesnt include GE's and elective courses required for an undergrad degree, thats why an MBA is 2 yrs. census burue estimates that there is more job growth for biz related jobs (like finance and accounting and baking and consulting) than engineering related jobs. while just about any major can break into ibanking out of college, its not feasible in consulting if a candidate has no knowledge of economics. i know this becaue i interveiwed for a job at bain. b/c biz majors are required to take basic econ, they hold the competetive edge in consulting fields, not engineers. </p>
<p>now lets say you do major in engineering and decide to get an MBa. and take into account that on avg. MBA students enter b-school at age 25-30 with ATLEAST 5 yrs of work experience. now your going to have to take 2 yrs out of your career and PAY to go back to school. thats a pretty big sacrifice. and a huge mistake if you are not making meaningful connections or getting excelent grades. B-school is a hugely stressful process, mostly b/c you have to switch gears mid-career. </p>
<p>now lets say you did biz as a major and aready know a thing or 2 about biz. you wont have to pay to go back to school to learn what you already know, and those two yrs spent can be used to advance in your career. and by the age 25-30, you already have a stable career that wont be interupted by having to go back to school.</p>