<p>It is ranked 21st in the business week undergrad business schools</p>
<p>are you kidding me??</p>
<p>Does anyone know why this is??</p>
<p>It makes these rankings look like a joke</p>
<p>I thought that Tepper lands very high paying jobs and has amazing recognition at Wall Street</p>
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<p>They are a joke. The rankings change from year to year. Last year CMU was 16 on their list. Next year they could be 12. I wouldn't pay too much attention to these rankings anyways, they don't matter.</p>
<p>Well, first off, Business Week = Forbes or Fortune, not the Economist or the WSJ or the FT. It's not exactly the amazing source of information people think it is, although it's not as bad as Entrepreneur or something.</p>
<p>Tepper has had this problem for the last several years, and the explanation I've always heard is that they train great quant guys but they don't have a strong representation at the managerial level--which is where alumni networks kick in and people get jobs out of them. I think that's not entirely true, although I can see the point. But at a more basic level, I generally agree with you and I think Tepper is probably the single most underrated business school in the country. If you consider the IS/MISM program to essentially be a part of the business school (it's listed under H&SS, but it really seems to be a cross between SCS and Tepper, and their placement is the single best out of the entirety of CMU) then they churn out some amazingly talented kids.</p>
<p>First, I would ignore ranking. Second, Tepper has a high ranking. I think it ranks in the top 20</p>
<p>Third, although a fine business school, it does have its quirks. For example, it is one of the only undergraduate business programs that does NOT have an accounting major option, which I think is very wrong. Having an accounting major not only provides another major option for jobs,but it also provides professors who teach important concepts that are very useful in business and finance. </p>
<p>Fourth: Tepper tends to me much more quantitative and much less managerial. As someone noted on a post above this, having a number of top managers help in kicking in alumni contributions. I don't know too many top quantitative folks who make as much money as a top manager or CEO.</p>